1 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she
The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while
Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and
Chloe was
A.sought | B.buried | C.noticed | D.dropped |
A.waste | B.object | C.material | D.antique |
A.embarrassed | B.satisfied | C.frightened | D.shocked |
A.competing | B.applying | C.coaching | D.preparing |
A.broken | B.stolen | C.replaced | D.deserted |
A.purchase | B.register | C.preserve | D.recover |
A.secured | B.prized | C.advertised | D.priced |
A.project | B.decision | C.habit | D.idea |
A.quickly | B.gradually | C.really | D.carefully |
A.identifying | B.obtaining | C.evaluating | D.investigating |
A.sorry | B.eager | C.upset | D.hesitant |
A.In addition | B.In fact | C.In return | D.In advance |
A.purpose | B.report | C.attempt | D.story |
A.heart-warming | B.breath-taking | C.eye-catching | D.life-changing |
A.important | B.simple | C.interesting | D.right |
2 . 23-year-old Taleigh Loven walked downstairs to her graduation party last October. She was
Mike Loven, 47, decided four years earlier that he was going to restart his study in Grand Canyon University, the
“There was no real reason for
The
A.hearing | B.enjoying | C.expecting | D.checking |
A.dad | B.brother | C.uncle | D.friend |
A.Imagining | B.Noticing | C.Having | D.Sending |
A.very | B.former | C.nearby | D.public |
A.introduced | B.registered | C.admitted | D.invited |
A.advanced | B.online | C.professional | D.crash |
A.idea | B.doubt | C.chance | D.certainty |
A.requesting | B.leaving | C.keeping | D.preferring |
A.attempt | B.goal | C.achievement | D.surprise |
A.accidentally | B.partly | C.really | D.hardly |
A.responsibility | B.experiment | C.recognition | D.school |
A.saddest | B.hardest | C.greatest | D.largest |
A.stressful | B.boring | C.awkward | D.discouraging |
A.plan | B.practice | C.struggle | D.advantage |
A.kept up with | B.lead to | C.made up for | D.fall apart |
3 . I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was
All of a sudden, an old lady
I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I
When I got home my mom told me that the old lady
A.flowing | B.flying | C.blowing | D.freezing |
A.drove | B.took | C.picked | D.turned |
A.simple | B.strange | C.warm | D.easy |
A.that | B.as | C.so | D.such |
A.repeated | B.regretted | C.remembered | D.forgot |
A.cookies | B.sweets | C.bread | D.salad |
A.confused | B.worried | C.nervous | D.disappointed |
A.hardly | B.usually | C.generally | D.completely |
A.satisfied | B.fearful | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
A.drove | B.called | C.visited | D.came |
A.left | B.laughed | C.cried | D.slept |
A.forget | B.imagine | C.permit | D.pardon |
A.puzzle | B.happiness | C.sadness | D.interest |
A.another | B.other | C.others | D.the other |
A.easier | B.harder | C.busier | D.brighter |
4 . It’s hard being an astronaut’s son, I
I often wonder
In one class, my teacher
He sat with me in the
I wrote about all these
I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the
Dad nodded to me,
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was enough just to be my father’s son.
1.A.doubt | B.say | C.know | D.believe |
A.strange | B.honest | C.perfect | D.formal |
A.why | B.where | C.whether | D.when |
A.normal | B.funny | C.special | D.unique |
A.shock | B.influence | C.attract | D.impress |
A.reported | B.announced | C.claimed | D.warned |
A.caring | B.worrying | C.thinking | D.complaining |
A.silence | B.threat | C.horror | D.dark |
A.pleased | B.astonished | C.supported | D.encouraged |
A.experiments | B.incidents | C.dreams | D.memories |
A.wish | B.guess | C.bet | D.promise |
A.merely | B.never | C.hardly | D.nearly |
A.parents | B.audience | C.students | D.teachers |
A.cleaned | B.blew | C.cleared | D.opened |
A.most | B.proudest | C.smallest | D.longest |
5 . Our family enjoyed a beautiful house plant for over thirty years. It had stayed with us through
However, two weeks ago, we
What
People can become root-bound, too. Those who
So if your new-found growth causes you to abandon the old ways, you may need to
A.peaceful | B.pleasant | C.hard | D.busy |
A.controlling | B.losing | C.buying | D.selling |
A.made | B.recorded | C.collected | D.discovered |
A.disappointedly | B.quickly | C.carefully | D.happily |
A.recovery | B.strength | C.trouble | D.growth |
A.avoided | B.practiced | C.tried | D.enjoyed |
A.amazed | B.disappointed | C.embarrassed | D.bored |
A.happy | B.useful | C.energetic | D.clear |
A.depend on | B.look for | C.wait for | D.turn down |
A.suggestions | B.studies | C.explanations | D.changes |
A.take off | B.fall down | C.calm down | D.set up |
A.warmer | B.safer | C.larger | D.taller |
A.chances | B.promises | C.time | D.room |
A.satisfied | B.accepted | C.mentioned | D.protected |
A.refuse | B.realize | C.order | D.prove |
6 . As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to
One day I
I put my hands in the jar and
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighbourhood. I will never forget the huge
A.save | B.give | C.earn | D.change |
A.turned | B.knocked | C.worked | D.looked |
A.how | B.when | C.why | D.if |
A.school | B.time | C.trouble | D.bed |
A.bag | B.carpet | C.coat | D.sofa |
A.allowed | B.forced | C.helped | D.stopped |
A.punished | B.tested | C.praised | D.paid |
A.set up | B.took out | C.talked about | D.put away |
A.boring | B.new | C.fine | D.terrible |
A.keep | B.make | C.remove | D.buy |
A.visit | B.forgive | C.welcome | D.serve |
A.recognize | B.reward | C.understand | D.protect |
A.goals | B.stories | C.marks | D.ideas |
A.room | B.money | C.food | D.time |
A.grabbed | B.lost | C.borrowed | D.charged |
A.rare | B.special | C.simple | D.enough |
A.promised | B.discovered | C.knew | D.admitted |
A.asked | B.required | C.showed | D.wrote |
A.decision | B.progress | C.mistake | D.difference |
A.courage | B.kindness | C.honesty | D.happiness |
7 . I’ve heard such a story. On a Friday
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of
The young violinist asked, ”Did you
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked.
The man was too
Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, ”Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
1.A.morning | B.afternoon | C.noon | D.night |
A.quiet | B.beautiful | C.shocking | D.interesting |
A.slowed down | B.sped up | C.passed by | D.went away |
A.paper | B.glass | C.plastic | D.cloth |
A.working | B.sliding | C.singing | D.playing |
A.poems | B.articles | C.words | D.texts |
A.important | B.fantastic | C.dangerous | D.lovely |
A.talked | B.cared | C.expected | D.guessed |
A.came | B.rushed | C.walked | D.left |
A.damage | B.discover | C.forget | D.lose |
A.proudly | B.worriedly | C.seriously | D.carefully |
A.tired | B.disappointed | C.excited | D.surprised |
A.bought | B.made | C.drew | D.sold |
A.handed out | B.took out | C.lifted up | D.picked up |
A.destroyed | B.noticed | C.guided | D.caught |
8 . A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in
The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped “to
The next day, the professor saw the lottery
The professor received hundreds of
The robber gave back the
A.friendship | B.honesty | C.bravery | D.adventure |
A.held out | B.took out | C.made up | D.picked up |
A.crime | B.lecture | C.money | D.evidence |
A.explore | B.rest | C.watch | D.help |
A.stolen | B.dropped | C.forgotten | D.damaged |
A.results | B.story | C.loss | D.sales |
A.presented | B.took | C.donated | D.shared |
A.joking | B.saying | C.wondering | D.replying |
A.number | B.case | C.win | D.receipt |
A.notes | B.emails | C.letters | D.calls |
A.trick | B.find | C.lead | D.draw |
A.recognised | B.reminded | C.recorded | D.recovered |
A.car | B.suitcase | C.package | D.check |
A.explain | B.blame | C.believe | D.realise |
A.deal | B.promise | C.payment | D.offer |
9 . When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt.
Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner
Not really knowing how
He finally
I am forever thankful for the
A.meal | B.party | C.meeting. | D.time |
A.accepted | B.refused | C.got | D.received |
A.far | B.difficult | C.long | D.bad |
A.drove on | B.walked away | C.hurried up | D.got off |
A.pointed | B.written | C.shown | D.appeared |
A.street signs | B.tall buildings | C.traffic lights | D.bus stops |
A.queuing | B.sitting | C.standing | D.waiting |
A.meaning | B.idea | C.problem | D.way |
A.so | B.yet | C.but | D.still |
A.suddenly | B.luckily | C.finally | D.quickly |
A.right | B.wrong | C.best | D.fastest |
A.supplied | B.refused | C.offered | D.wanted |
A.it | B.he | C.she | D.this |
A.kept | B.dropped | C.drove | D.turned |
A.eager | B.worried | C.sorry | D.disappointed |
A.same | B.next | C.young | D.silly |
A.helpless | B.lonely | C.shamefully | D.alone |
A.after | B.although | C.until | D.when |
A.respect | B.concern | C.help | D.love |
A.mark | B.sign | C.symbol | D.line |
10 . My mother was a nurse and often took me along to visit the families she was caring for. Among them was a woman who had a
One afternoon, my mom told me that we needed to visit the woman at her home, and that we needed to be there to
I
A.serious | B.active | C.rare | D.common |
A.help with | B.deal with | C.learn from | D.focus on |
A.fruit | B.drug | C.clothing | D.food |
A.supermarket | B.restaurant | C.factory | D.garage |
A.produced | B.bought | C.offered | D.made |
A.comfortable | B.cheap | C.useful | D.beautiful |
A.approach | B.make | C.touch | D.leave |
A.managed | B.wanted | C.starved | D.requested |
A.turned | B.reported | C.explained | D.wrote |
A.advantage | B.condition | C.disability | D.shortcoming |
A.soon | B.even | C.never | D.again |
A.caring for | B.looking for | C.waiting for | D.setting for |
A.look | B.put | C.speak | D.take |
A.writer | B.patient | C.chemist | D.doctor |
A.positive | B.pleased | C.silent | D.surprised |