1 . I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And_______otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always_______to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this_______after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy_______because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the_______to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “_______for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the_______of it! When I first
started_______the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much_______what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get________and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.________, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to________on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I
didn’t________“just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the________and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive________in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the________— friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my________self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from________in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,________raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent________I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.1.

A．as

B．until

C．though

D．unless

2.

A．hoped

B．chose

C．meant

D．agreed

3.

A．changed

B．continued

C．settled

D．started

4.

A．plan

B．idea

C．belief

D．saying

5.

A．right

B．ability

C．chance

D．patience

6.

A．cheering

B．looking

C．going

D．applying

7.

A．point

B．rest

C．half

D．basis

8.

A．enjoying

B．preparing

C．watching

D．attending

9.

A．worse

B．later

C．less

D．further

10.

A．confused

B．motivated

C．embarrassed

D．committed

11.

A．Fortunately

B．Interestingly

C．Obviously

D．hopefully

12.

A．try

B．act

C．rely

D．focus

13.

A．want

B．know

C．support

D．do

14.

A．steps

B．rules

C．orders

D．games

15.

A．roles

B．mind

C．part

D．value

16.

A．situation

B．operation

C．movement

D．process

17.

A．improved

B．expressed

C．preserved

D．recognized

18.

A．dreaming

B．hiding

C．relaxing

D．playing

19.

A．by

B．for

C．to

D．with

20.

A．lucky

B．happy

C．sure

D．satisfied

2 . I felt greatly puzzled as Helen opened the gift from her best friend — Cherry. “I...I thought you could use it for something.” Cherry’s explanation did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue ______ made of remnants (边角料) was presented as a birthday gift. Helen tried not to allow her______ to show. However, she was in low spirits when she came downstairs to say good night after the party. “Well, I guess I know how ______ my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?”

The next morning, I carried the rubbish outside. My heart ______ as I lifted the lid of the garbage can and saw Cherry’s gift lying among the other ______ items. Hesitating only a moment, I brought it into the house and put it ______. With time passing by, the gift was soon _______.

One day, Helen rushed home and ______ excitedly that Cherry invited us to her house. Cherry had been a regular visitor to our house but our invitation had never been ______, so I was surprised and my surprise was ______ when I learned that Cherry was adopted — she wasn’t ______ by her biological parents. Arrangements were made. A tall woman wearing a (an) ______ sweater greeted us at the small farmhouse. Shabby as the house was, we spent a (an) ______ day with the warm-hearted “family”. As daylight began to ______, we offered our thanks and said good-bye.

Helen sat ______ in the car on the way home. No sooner had we come to a stop on the driveway than she opened the car door and walked anxiously toward the ______. Nothing did she find there. Then, she went into the house and sat at the kitchen table ______ out of the window. As I placed what she was looking for on the table in front of her, a tear or two ______ from her eyes and fell onto the dark blue carpet that, ______ by magic, had become the most ______ birthday present in the whole world.

1.

A．coat

B．box

C．carpet

D．doll

2.

A．confusion

B．surprise

C．happiness

D．disappointment

3.

A．much

B．well

C．highly

D．deeply

4.

A．melted

B．touched

C．ached

D．beat

5.

A．ugly

B．waste

C．dirty

D．used

6.

A．off

B．in

C．up

D．away

7.

A．missed

B．recalled

C．gone

D．forgotten

8.

A．announced

B．informed

C．called

D．shouted

9.

A．accepted

B．returned

C．involved

D．sent

10.

A．disappeared

B．removed

C．doubled

D．overcome

11.

A．brought in

B．brought through

C．brought about

D．brought up

12.

A．shapeless

B．expensive

C．beautiful

D．formal

13.

A．terrible

B．happy

C．long

D．upset

14.

A．darken

B．run

C．fade

D．arise

15.

A．quietly

B．nervously

C．sadly

D．merrily

16.

A．living room

B．garbage can

C．kitchen table

D．dining hall

17.

A．staring

B．glancing

C．focusing

D．spotting

18.

A．cried

B．slipped

C．flew

D．sobbed

19.

A．even if

B．now that

C．so that

D．as if

20.

A．strange

B．colorful

C．available

D．precious

3 . When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to ____ all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some walked past, some jogged past and a few ____ past.

Watching so many ____ of people doing it, I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to _____the race. With ____ running practice, I just wanted to finish.

On the day of the race. it was terribly hot. Only after 2 miles, I felt sweat ____ off me and my legs swelling. I began to ____ ,"Why am I doing this? What was I thinking? I must be ____ ." For the following miles, I jogged. I walked, I jogged and walked. At times, I wonder if I could ____ .

___ the end, a 70-year-old man rushed past me, very ____ , and I felt a little ____ that I was more than 50 years younger than him and I couldn't ______ keep up with him. But then I realized something: he was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we _____ ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really ____ ?

We are all unique human beings with unique ____ . It's really no good focusing on others' race. I decided that I would not ____ running. and that one day I would be one of those ____ people who were still running races.

As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn't regret having such an experience. If you don't ___ others but get the lesson and grow, you are truly a ____ .

1.

A．see

B．inspect

C．stare

D．notice

2.

A．struggle

B．dragged

C．rushed

D．moved

3.

A．styles

B．ranks

C．types

D．races

4.

A．run up

B．run out

C．run across

D．run for

5.

A．some

B．little

C．much

D．any

6.

A．pouring

B．taking

C．melting

D．blowing

7.

A．doubt

B．remember

C．imagine

D．suppose

8.

A．friendly

B．crazy

C．generous

D．tired

9.

A．win

B．stop

C．make

D．finish

10.

A．On

B．At

C．Near

D．By

11.

A．slowly

B．gently

C．heavily

D．fast

12.

A．pleased

B．frightened

C．delighted

D．embarrassed

13.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．already

14.

A．compare

B．devote

C．recommend

D．show

15.

A．couldn't

B．won't

C．shouldn't

D．can't

16.

A．significance

B．pace

C．principle

D．concept

17.

A．insist on

B．look up to

C．put up with

D．give up

18.

A．elderly

B．professional

C．international

D．educated

19.

A．persuade

B．change

C．beat

D．follow

20.

A．learner

B．winner

C．dreamer

D．competitor

4 . Grady threw down his backpack and slammed the car door shut.

“This is going to be a really ______ week,” he said unhappily to no one ______. He looked around the campground. Hundreds of blue-green fir trees,some as tall as church towers,

____ the mountainside, giving it the appearance of a lush green carpet. The sun would be setting soon. Then, Grady thought, maybe the ______ wouldn’t feel so bad. Even up here in the
____, the hot stickiness of July clung to him.

Grady hated camping, but it was something his family ______ every summer. His father liked cooking over an open fire, telling stories about how to ______ things like bear attacks and swarms of bees. His mother and younger brother Jared liked to hike and take ______ of animals. Jared had a collection of bug pictures that he’d ______ to the walls in his half of their room. Grady thought they were just scary and proof that Jared was a ______ kid.

They set up camp — two ______, one for his parents and one for himself and Jared. While everyone else started ______ dinner, Grady, looking for some place to cool down, set off for the nearby stream, which was deep enough to ______ in.

As he ______ the stream, something caught his eye. There was a/an ______ black bear cub — no more than two feet tall with a lovely face. It was playing ______ at the water’s edge,

____ its surroundings. Grady moved closer to get a ______ look. Then Grady heard a sound behind him. He ______ his father saying that bear cubs would never be ______. Then he turned around and saw the cub’s mother moving swiftly towards him ...1.

A．long

B．interesting

C．peaceful

D．risky

2.

A．in advance

B．in brief

C．in particular

D．in silence

3.

A．blocked

B．covered

C．reflected

D．scarred

4.

A．dust

B．campground

C．heat

D．sun

5.

A．mountain

B．river

C．sky

D．tower

6.

A．believed in

B．insisted on

C．came cross

D．lived through

7.

A．encourage

B．explore

C．recognize

D．survive

8.

A．care

B．control

C．pictures

D．examples

9.

A．guided

B．pinned

C．taken

D．thrown

10.

A．sensitive

B．smart

C．tough

D．strange

11.

A．beds

B．rooms

C．tents

D．plates

12.

A．altering

B．hunting

C．ordering

D．preparing

13.

A．dig

B．swim

C．hide

D．sink

14.

A．crossed

B．imagined

C．left

D．neared

15.

A．adorable

B．aggressive

C．injured

D．large

16.

A．cautiously

B．joyfully

C．forcefully

D．nervously

17.

A．attacking

B．destroying

C．hating

D．ignoring

18.

A．better

B．brighter

C．fixed

D．lasting

19.

A．found

B．learned

C．remembered

D．misunderstood

20.

A．alone

B．awake

C．cute

D．scared

5 . Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a ____ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They ____ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was______that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more ____ to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, ____ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.

She had asked the government for______to move the books to a _____place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _____, she brought books home every night,______her car late after work. Her friends came to _____her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant   ___ to hide some books. All through the_____ , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, _____them over the seven-foot wall and _____them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war______. Then nine days laters, a fire burned the______to the ground.

One day, the bombing stopped and the_____ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ____ again while the city was _____. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ____ peace and a new library.

1.

A．meeting

B．working

C．personal

D．religious

2.

A．raised

B．handled

C．reported

D．discussed

3.

A．worried

B．angry

C．doubtful

D．curious

4.

A．practical

B．precious

C．reliable

D．expensive

5.

A．then

B．still

C．even

D．rather

6.

A．permission

B．confirmation

C．explanation

D．information

7.

A．large

B．public

C．distant

D．safe

8.

A．Fortunately

B．Surprisingly

C．Seriously

D．Secretly

9.

A．starting

B．parking

C．filling

D．testing

10.

A．stop

B．help

C．warn

D．rescue

11.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．happened

D．agreed

12.

A．war

B．night

C．building

D．way

13.

A．put

B．opened

C．passed

D．threw

14.

A．hid

B．exchanged

C．burnt

D．distributed

15.

A．approached

B．erupted

C．continued

D．ended

16.

A．restaurant

B．library

C．city

D．wall

17.

A．neighbours

B．soldiers

C．friends

D．customers

18.

A．sold

B．read

C．saved

D．moved

19.

A．occupied

B．bombed

C．quiet

D．busy

20.

A．dreamed of

B．believed in

C．cared about

D．looked for

6 . I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. “Your password has expired(失效),”   a server message flashed on my _______, with instructions for changing it.

_______ a new code doesn’t seem like a big deal, _______ you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly with no less than eight characters.

Suddenly I was angry. What made it _______ was that I was deeply depressed after my recent _______. Of course, that didn't mean _______ to the empty input field waiting for me to _______ a password. I remembered a(n) _______ from my former boss. He'd said, “I’m going to use a password to change my life.” It _______ me，reminding me that I shouldn’t let myself be a(n) __________ of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.

I made my password Forgive® h3r, and I had to type this __________ several times a day for the next 30 days. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That __________ reminder led me to accept the way things had happened and adopt a new way of dealing with my depression. __________ the month wore on, I felt a slow recovery begin to __________. By the time my server reminded me of my password the following month, I felt __________. One month later, when I was asked again to __________ my password，it became Quit smoking4ever. I quit smoking and __________ it brings great results.

Seeing how these __________ helped to materialize my goals kept me excited and __________ to follow my mothly goal. While it's sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal, __________ at it brings great results.

1.

A．table

B．mind

C．screen

D．behalf

2.

A．Putting up with

B．Coming up with

C．Changing into

D．Leaving out

3.

A．until

B．because

C．although

D．unless

4.

A．worse

B．further

C．better

D．less

5.

A．illness

B．unemployment

C．quarrel

D．divorce

6.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．it

D．such

7.

A．type

B．put away

C．share

D．come across

8.

A．tip

B．experience

C．comment

D．promise

9.

A．interested

B．confused

C．inspired

D．taught

10.

A．witness

B．victim

C．agent

D．volunteer

11.

A．system

B．technique

C．statement

D．secret

12.

A．constant

B．correct

C．initial

D．former

13.

A．When

B．If

C．As

D．Since

14.

A．set apart

B．take place

C．slip away

D．get across

15.

A．stressed

B．cheerful

C．free

D．confused[

16.

A．translate

B．ensure

C．seek

D．reset

17.

A．fluently

B．straight

C．fortunately

D．quickly

18.

A．recipes

B．possessions

C．reminders

D．mottoes

19.

A．motivated

B．touched

C．amazed

D．devoted

20.

A．struggling

B．consulting

C．contributing

D．keeping

7 . Being positive is very important. So I often _____my son to be positive. But one day I was caught not doing what I often tell him to do.

My son is 7 years old and he was _________a show to be put on at his school. He was playing the role of an angel. On the evening before the show, he asked me, “Mom, can we _______angels?” As usual, I seized(抓住)the ________to teach him to be positive and I said, “Yes, but only those who are perfect, and think and talk positively can.” He asked, “You must have seen them then?”

I was _____for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. I was touched by his _____that his mother was a perfect person. He looked into my eyes, _____a positive answer. I chose to be _______with him and told him, “No. I’ve not been a good person all the time.” I was almost_____to admit this to him. I thought that his______of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces. But he _____it positively and said, “It’s all right. You know to try to be better from now on.” I smiled as I replied, “ That’s ______. Sometimes, we might make a _______, but when we do, we must always try to do better.”

My son’s _______struck me right in my heart and are always with me. I learned a good lesson that day “to always try to be better.” This will always______ me in all situations where I’ll need to be positive.

1.

A．show

B．refuse

C．worry

D．encourage

2.

A．going through

B．preparing for

C．turning to

D．looking for

3.

A．describe

B．draw

C．invite

D．see

4.

A．feeling

B．attitude

C．chance

D．method

5.

A．pleased

B．interested

C．excited

D．quiet

6.

A．thought

B．behavior

C．dream

D．story

7.

A．making

B．expecting

C．trying

D．choosing

8.

A．wrong

B．angry

C．strict

D．honest

9.

A．glad

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．embarrassed

10.

A．description

B．speech

C．picture

D．idea

11.

A．finished

B．took

C．caught

D．changed

12.

A．right

B．fine

C．impossible

D．unnecessary

13.

A．change

B．decision

C．difference

D．mistake

14.

A．words

B．performances

C．joy

D．progress

15.

A．hurt

B．protect

C．help

D．find

8 . Jack was happily trying his new car. The car was good and there wasn’t ____ traffic on the roads. Suddenly, a flower shop ____ his attention. He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers ____ there. The beautiful “Mother’s Day” card ____ him it was Mother’ Day.
Jack thought about his loving ____ who lived two hundred miles away. So he ____ a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses, signed the card and ____ the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother. Just ____ he got into his car, he noticed a girl standing outside the shop. She was ____ the money in her hand. She seemed a little ____ Jack asked, “Can I help you?” She replied in a ____ voice, “I want to buy some ____ for my mother, but I don’t have enough money.”
Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and ____ a big bouquet of red roses for her. She ____ him. While leaving the shop, Jack offered her a ____ She was pleased and her eyes were shining with ____ .
On the way, she told him that her mother was dead. So when they arrived, she ran to her mother’s ____ and placed the bouquet there. Jack was silent for a minute. Then he made a U-turn ____ and drove back to the ____ flower shop to take the flowers. He decided to drive down to meet his mother.
He handed his mother the bouquet and said, “I love you, Ma.” She kissed him and asked, “Why did you ____ down all the way? You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother’s Love: mothers think only about their children’s comforts.1.

A．much

B．enough

C．any

D．little

2.

A．caught

B．turned

C．kept

D．paid

3.

A．planted

B．displayed

C．transported

D．repaired

4.

A．answered

B．stopped

C．reminded

D．failed

5.

A．father

B．mother

C．brother

D．sister

6.

A．discovered

B．invented

C．chose

D．made

7.

A．forced

B．requested

C．encouraged

D．invited

8.

A．while

B．since

C．after

D．before

9.

A．counting

B．touching

C．taking

D．wasting

10.

A．curious

B．excited

C．angry

D．upset

11.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．low

D．gentle

12.

A．cards

B．candies

C．roses

D．clothes

13.

A．bought

B．lent

C．packed

D．grew

14.

A．thanked

B．praised

C．ignored

D．respected

15.

A．walk

B．present

C．ride

D．rest

16.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．weakness

D．kindness

17.

A．grave

B．house

C．car

D．shop

18.

A．nervously

B．immediately

C．carefully

D．painfully

19.

A．old

B．beautiful

C．same

D．only

20.

A．break

B．drive

C．run

D．fly

9 . On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to ______ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were ______ to go home. Some battled to ______ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ______ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ______ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most ______ had stopped. After making my way ______ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was ______. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to ______ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ______. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train ______ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was ______ through, exhausted and ______.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home, I was about to turn off my computer ______ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and ______ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their ______ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ______ message than I ever did from a textbook, The email taught me that a few words of ______ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic ______ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately ______ me and put a smile back on my face.

1.

A．break

B．flood

C．sink

D．crash

2.

A．forced

B．refused

C．adjusted

D．gathered

3.

A．order

B．pay

C．call

D．search

4.

A．climate

B．scenery

C．storm

D．burden

5.

A．used

B．promised

C．deserved

D．happened

6.

A．practice

B．routine

C．process

D．service

7.

A．to

B．through

C．over

D．for

8.

A．operating

B．cycling

C．turning

D．rushing

9.

A．check

B．carry

C．find

D．board

10.

A．street

B．ground

C．floor

D．platform

11.

A．paused

B．crossed

C．reached

D．parked

12.

A．wet

B．weak

C．sick

D．hurt

13.

A．ashamed

B．discouraged

C．surprised

D．puzzled

14.

A．while

B．when

C．where

D．after

15.

A．hardly

B．causally

C．absolutely

D．eventually

16.

A．devotion

B．donation

C．connection

D．reaction

17.

A．accurate

B．urgent

C．brief

D．humorous

18.

A．promise

B．appreciation

C．advice

D．guidance

19.

A．troubles

B．signals

C．rules

D．signs

20.

A．corrected

B．supported

C．amazed

D．refreshed