1 . I still remember the first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady named Rose to us. I was curious about what might have
At the end of the term, we
One week after graduation, Rose
A.forced | B.motivated | C.expected | D.supported |
A.dreamed of | B.picked up | C.turned down | D.gave away |
A.developed | B.compared | C.organized | D.shared |
A.carried | B.informed | C.educated | D.invited |
A.dull | B.broken | C.prepared | D.long |
A.table | B.home | C.floor | D.office |
A.saving | B.killing | C.helping | D.hurting |
A.cured | B.showed | C.created | D.cleared |
A.playing | B.working | C.jumping | D.resting |
A.wealthy | B.clever | C.young | D.useful |
A.courage | B.spirit | C.respect | D.humor |
A.lose | B.treasure | C.fail | D.live |
A.crazy | B.dead | C.alive | D.curious |
A.balance | B.difference | C.relation | D.instruction |
A.As | B.Unless | C.If | D.Though |
A.productive | B.wasteful | C.considerate | D.strange |
A.miss | B.seek | C.take | D.gain |
A.regrets | B.rights | C.games | D.ideas |
A.smiled | B.died | C.cried | D.acted |
A.quickly | B.reasonably | C.silently | D.possibly |
2 . I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so
I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing
One day I asked Sally why she
I
I felt she was extremely
The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was
It’s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
1.A.silent | B.small | C.strong | D.huge |
A.but | B.and | C.so | D.for |
A.still | B.again | C.well | D.alone |
A.passing | B.running | C.shooting | D.struggling |
A.studied | B.practiced | C.expected | D.improved |
A.title | B.prize | C.scholarship | D.reward |
A.good | B.brave | C.careful | D.active |
A.lack | B.talk | C.appear | D.count |
A.encouraged | B.respected | C.watched | D.helped |
A.victory | B.confidence | C.responsibility | D.profession |
A.dropped | B.buried | C.covered | D.sunk |
A.walked off | B.walked out | C.walked around | D.walked up |
A.coach | B.teacher | C.captain | D.leader |
A.suggested | B.sent | C.promised | D.offered |
A.worried | B.excited | C.disappointed | D.surprised |
A.great | B.wrong | C.strict | D.cruel |
A.pressure | B.value | C.cause | D.power |
A.exactly | B.naturally | C.really | D.normally |
A.taken | B.admitted | C.introduced | D.appointed |
A.dreamed of | B.picked up | C.benefited from | D.carried out |
She was a student and had been attending
She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to
I told her about
How about you? Is there anything in your
A.chair | B.room | C.seat | D.class |
A.mad | B.sad | C.angry | D.happy |
A.when | B.which | C.how | D.what |
A.meeting | B.school | C.university | D.party |
A.died | B.come | C.returned | D.left |
A.for | B.against | C.with | D.on |
A.bad | B.good | C.worse | D.better |
A.since | B.after | C.when | D.while |
A.find out | B.look up | C.go over | D.think of |
A.myself | B.yourself | C.himself | D.herself |
A.unhappy | B.guilty | C.lonely | D.helpless |
A.trust | B.understand | C.realize | D.find |
A.as though | B.even though | C.if only | D.no matter |
A.anything | B.nothing | C.something | D.everything |
A.faced | B.forced | C.satisfied | D.challenged |
A.try | B.continue | C.start | D.consider |
A.picked | B.elected | C.selected | D.chosen |
A.totally | B.simply | C.already | D.hardly |
A.calm | B.quiet | C.free | D.safe |
A.house | B.life | C.family | D.work |
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar
Her writing wasn’t perfect,
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat,
A.for | B.with | C.to | D.among |
A.concentrate | B.create | C.devote | D.adapt |
A.offered | B.bothered | C.challenged | D.approached |
A.thankful | B.prepared | C.disappointed | D.embarrassed |
A.so | B.or | C.and | D.but |
A.receive | B.learn | C.contact | D.give |
A.realize | B.argue | C.care | D.admit |
A.beyond | B.about | C.to | D.with |
A.However | B.Instead | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.shy | B.excited | C.delighted | D.astonished |
A.impressed | B.supported | C.attracted | D.comforted |
A.expecting | B.producing | C.missing | D.taking |
A.better | B.sicker | C.worse | D.heavier |
A.hardly | B.mainly | C.frequently | D.truly |
A.recovery | B.success | C.school | D.attitude |
A.idea | B.influence | C.opinion | D.doubt |
A.going back | B.fighting back | C.leaving back | D.running back |
A.shares | B.creates | C.means | D.exchanges |
A.smiling | B.crying | C.sobbing | D.shaking |
A.gave up | B.handed in | C.left out | D.put up |
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he
Each
Down flew the Tomorrow
Everybody tried to
A.settled | B.relaxed | C.excited | D.worried |
A.laid | B.lifted | C.placed | D.bore |
A.night | B.morning | C.afternoon | D.dawn |
A.fetched | B.got | C.flew | D.took |
A.pink | B.white | C.black | D.blue |
A.off | B.back | C.out | D.away |
A.deep | B.far | C.over | D.along |
A.striking | B.beating | C.moving | D.shaking |
A.grass | B.tree | C.earth | D.floor |
A.especial | B.beautiful | C.lovely | D.ordinary |
A.familiar | B.common | C.wonderful | D.bad |
A.heart | B.head | C.mind | D.hands |
A.desired | B.forgotten | C.noticed | D.seen |
A.much | B.little | C.few | D.some |
A.change | B.advice | C.shock | D.suggestion |
A.hold | B.keep | C.catch | D.protect |
A.watched | B.guessed | C.knew | D.expected |
A.look | B.prepare | C.wait | D.long |
A.after | B.before | C.when | D.as |
A.struggled | B.refused | C.fought | D.escaped |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀铃) player. He was one of the best string
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his
I joined the United States Air________ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life
A.equipment | B.musical | C.instrument | D.musician |
A.copy | B.see | C.look at | D.read |
A.family | B.employer | C.friends | D.audience |
A.applying | B.paying | C.devoting | D.attaching |
A.since | B.while | C.before | D.after |
A.Force | B.Energy | C.Power | D.Strength |
A.on duty | B.on leave | C.on holiday | D.on vacation |
A.touch | B.contact | C.feel | D.keep |
A.proud | B.praise | C.please | D.pride |
A.took part | B.participated | C.joined | D.involved |
A.cut in | B.cut off | C.cut up | D.cut out |
A.Although | B.If | C.Whether | D.Because |
A.destroy | B.affect | C.effect | D.injure |
A.uses | B.preparations | C.impressions | D.excuses |
A.comment | B.sense | C.difference | D.decision |
A.at | B.on | C.with | D.off |
A.first | B.latest | C.last | D.longest |
A.bills | B.notes | C.symbols | D.signs |
A.wet | B.dry | C.cried | D.crying |
A.sponsoring | B.giving | C.distributing | D.taking |
7 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A
I
The next morning she
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling
My mom spent more than 20 years there.
A.noise | B.tune | C.sound | D.voice |
A.throw | B.take | C.carry | D.get |
A.otherwise | B.anyhow | C.instead | D.actually |
A.settled | B.pushed | C.hid | D.put |
A.teacher | B.director | C.employer | D.adviser |
A.success | B.encouragement | C.purpose | D.victory |
A.went | B.met | C.worked | D.stayed |
A.visit | B.continue | C.attend | D.prepare |
A.serious | B.fortunate | C.careful | D.responsible |
A.career | B.position | C.duty | D.part |
A.judging | B.learning | C.obeying | D.imagining |
A.patiently | B.eagerly | C.successfully | D.skillfully |
A.guilty | B.frightened | C.upset | D.ashamed |
A.looked up | B.went up | C.took up | D.showed up |
A.believe | B.protect | C.receive | D.treat |
A.action | B.intention | C.spirit | D.attempt |
A.must | B.ought | C.might | D.should |
A.At | B.On | C.During | D.With |
A.worthless | B.thoughtless | C.hopeless | D.helpless |
A.strange | B.different | C.dangerous | D.challenging |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无同情心的)mind.1.
A.complaining | B.telling | C.hoping | D.pretending |
A.pleased B disappointed | B.exhausted | C.encouraged |
A.looking | B.turning | C.coming | D.tidying |
A.went on | B.went down | C.went out | D.went through |
A.candles | B.matches | C.lights | D.flashlights |
A.happily | B.patiently | C.hopefully | D.helplessly |
A.steps | B.words | C.knocks | D.screams |
A.dark | B.quiet | C.noisy | D.crowded |
A.newcomer | B.stranger | C.guest | D.settler |
A.called | B.disturbed | C.watched | D.offered |
A.surprisingly | B.delightedly | C.impatiently | D.willingly |
A.gently | B.kindly | C.politely | D.violently |
A.lend | B.sell | C.harness | D.borrow |
A.And | B.But | C.So | D.For |
A.holding | B.hiding | C.fetching | D.lifting |
A.suggested | B.commanded | C.sent | D.forced |
A.frightened | B.pleased | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
A.failure | B.success | C.complaint | D.determination |
A.warmth | B.coldness | C.kindness | D.sympathy |
A.doubtfully | B.hardly | C.actually | D.nearly |
In 1991, I spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its
One day, I
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, a camera, an airline ticket and other things
In the weeks that followed, I
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was
The woman beggar listened attentively and
“Then I will give you a gift,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in
I saw then the
A.cared about | B.came across | C.looked for | D.focused upon |
A.presented | B.gave | C.recalled | D.reminded |
A.traffic | B.dust | C.noise | D.climate |
A.headed | B.struggled | C.stood | D.came |
A.move | B.unload | C.hide | D.pass |
A.warning | B.planning | C.thinking | D.arranging |
A.hung | B.put | C.swallowed | D.cleared |
A.obvious | B.expensive | C.familiar | D.precious |
A.elegantly | B.cautiously | C.dependently | D.frequently |
A.locals | B.thieves | C.beggars | D.men |
A.proud | B.conscious | C.sick | D.aware |
A.get | B.run | C.come | D.rush |
A.attended to | B.looked up | C.thought about | D.wrote down |
A.for | B.into | C.out | D.at |
A.order | B.vain | C.serve | D.shock |
A.meant | B.made | C.deserved | D.suggested |
A.dirtiness | B.poverty | C.kindness | D.safety |
A.updated | B.unfolded | C.broken | D.unexpected |
A.moment | B.action | C.dignity(尊严) | D.life |
A.changed | B.damaged | C.found | D.accepted |
10 . “My name's Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)...”
With these words I began to
It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed
And it began to affect my
I was phoning people and
I haven 't
A.face | B.find | C.accept | D.notice |
A.now and then | B.all the time | C.at home | D.at work |
A.tried | B.asked | C.waited | D.invited |
A.polite | B.important | C.fine | D.special |
A.condition | B.situation | C.result | D.effect |
A.frequent | B.regular | C.unusual | D.particular |
A.friends | B.study | C.family | D.work |
A.a quick | B.a secret | C.an expected | D.an extra |
A.hopeful | B.delighted | C.frightened | D.anxious |
A.forcing | B.telling | C.giving | D.limiting |
A.leaving | B.taking | C.passing | D.recording |
A.long | B.immediate | C.enough | D.surprising |
A.saying | B.demands | C.wish | D.words |
A.careful | B.mad | C.determined | D.helpless |
A.save | B.reduce | C.protect | D.stop |
A.destroying | B.using | C.stealing | D.emptying |
A.offered | B.guided | C.ordered | D.reminded |
A.missed | B.had | C.received | D.fixed |
A.as | B.when | C.if | D.since |
A.always | B.just | C.more | D.different |