1 . The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the _________ tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my _________ into my studies.

At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of _________ but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had _________ no job experience. All I could _________ was that being a high school graduate and a year of college.

However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I _________. We had set up a meeting time, and after my _________, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was _________ at the chance of working for my wages.

When I started, it was very clear that I was not _________. I made mistakes with orders and often __________ sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not __________ the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for more __________. However, I stuck with it.

After working a while, I got better at orders, and always __________ the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had __________ the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and gave me the __________ of working.

1.

A．funniest

B．worst

C．hardest

D．lightest

2.

A．energy

B．motivation

C．wisdom

D．ambition

3.

A．questionnaires

B．surveys

C．certifications

D．applications

4.

A．exactly

B．absolutely

C．partly

D．doubtfully

5.

A．explain

B．claim

C．interpret

D．offer

6.

A．signed up

B．applied to

C．checked in

D．headed for

7.

A．interview

B．graduation

C．arrangement

D．performance

8.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．worried

9.

A．skilled

B．frightened

C．patient

D．satisfied

10.

A．avoided

B．abandoned

C．postponed

D．forgot

11.

A．spend

B．last

C．continue

D．wait

12.

A．ideas

B．expectations

C．jobs

D．instructions

13.

A．sold

B．produced

C．kept

D．recommended

14.

A．confirmed

B．received

C．guaranteed

D．become

15.

A．confidence

B．importance

C．expectation

D．hope

2 . Jeremy grew up being active and involved in sports. But he never gave healthy eating too much ________ until he found himself gaining weight. In November 2019, Jeremy ________ a turning point when he found that he was so ________ that he couldn’t play in a company football game. He decided to change his eating habits.

The first step Jeremy took toward healthy eating was to stop going to fast-food restaurants, where he used to eat fast food as ________ as 4 times a week. To his surprise, he found that giving up fast food wasn’t that hard.

Since Jeremy has always enjoyed cooking, he began to experiment with ways to make recipes ________. He used whole wheat flour instead of white flour, and olive oil instead of butter. Cooking allowed him to have more ________ over his food choices. “If you’re going to prepare it yourself, you’re much better off than if you were going to buy it already ________. You know exactly what’s in it.”

He also learned to expect there would be ________ as he changed his eating habits. Accepting that things wouldn’t always go perfectly, he didn’t get ________. “Just be patient with it, and be ________ with your goals.”

Jeremy’s friends and family noticed when he started eating healthier foods. Their support helped ________ him to make a healthy eating habit. And Jeremy felt pretty good when people began to ________ his changes.

For Jeremy, there have been no drawbacks to changing the way he eats. He acknowledges that healthy eating takes planning. But he knows it’s worth the ________. As a result of his changes, he is now back to a healthy weight and has the ________ to do the activities that he wants to do. “It’s just something that’s been really ________ for me.”

1.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．thought

D．concept

2.

A．hit

B．knocked

C．marked

D．proved

3.

A．under pressure

B．on edge

C．out of shape

D．off balance

4.

A．rarely

B．frequently

C．moderately

D．precisely

5.

A．cheaper

B．spicier

C．healthier

D．tastier

6.

A．control

B．power

C．potential

D．courage

7.

A．specialized

B．packaged

C．advertised

D．delivered

8.

A．questions

B．tragedies

C．disasters

D．setbacks

9.

A．relieved

B．discouraged

C．sensitive

D．cheerful

10.

A．realistic

B．content

C．concerned

D．strict

11.

A．force

B．motivate

C．persuade

D．disturb

12.

A．make light of

B．approve of

C．keep track of

D．take advantage of

13.

A．effort

B．money

C．wait

D．risk

14.

A．interest

B．agenda

C．qualification

D．energy

15.

A．dynamic

B．fortunate

C．rewarding

D．challenging

3 . It was 11 p.m. when Alex Conrad saw the woman on the Main Street Bridge, standing by the railing (栏杆) gazing down at the rushing Chippewa River. At her feet was what appeared to be a ________.

“Something might be wrong.” Conrad thought in his car. He pulled a U-turn and parked with his hazard lights (警示灯) ________, blocking one of the four lanes. In case there was trouble, he hoped others would ________ and help.

He stepped out and got a clearer picture of the ________. The woman was in her 20s. What he’d thought was a backpack was in fact rope gathered by her feet. One ________ was tied to a bridge post. The other, around her neck. “Hey, what’s going on?” Conrad called out. She didn’t respond, but he kept inquiring, eventually knowing that she was going through a particularly ________ period. She was jobless, not doing well in school — in short, life wasn’t working out as she’d ________.

“Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Conrad. He started talking about his similar ________ he’d faced in his life. As he talked, he inched closer. Conrad is a quiet guy. ________, for the next hour he found enough topics to keep the woman ________. He gradually got within a few feet of her. Then a switch seemingly appeared. Without warning, she climbed onto the railing. Conrad ________ for her. He threw his arms around her, dragging her down off the railing. ________, bright lights appeared. It was the police. Someone had reported Conrad’s car for being ________ on the bridge. The two officers took hold of the woman and cut the rope.

Sadly, this was not the first time someone tried to end it all on the bridge. What was ________ was what Alex Conrad did. “Usually, at best, we have someone see something odd and call us later,” says police Lt. Brian Micolichek. “It’s rare that someone gets ________ involved.”

1.

A．rope

B．backpack

C．post

D．patch

2.

A．up

B．down

C．on

D．off

3.

A．take notice

B．make progress

C．achieve success

D．lose temper

4.

A．crash

B．scene

C．crowd

D．road

5.

A．end

B．side

C．part

D．edge

6.

A．unique

B．different

C．modest

D．rough

7.

A．complained

B．explained

C．intended

D．attained

8.

A．glories

B．hardships

C．opportunities

D．goals

9.

A．Indeed

B．Otherwise

C．Nevertheless

D．Moreover

10.

A．engaged

B．determined

C．informed

D．discouraged

11.

A．cared

B．stood

C．prayed

D．reached

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Consequently

C．Frequently

D．Strangely

13.

A．struck

B．destroyed

C．parked

D．repaired

14.

A．ideal

B．exceptional

C．unpleasant

D．normal

15.

A．personally

B．constantly

C．secretly

D．cautiously

4 . As my husband and I saw someone publicizing the benefits of spending time outdoors, we were lost in thought. Noticing my daughter had _________ a little homebody, we knew we had to _________ sport into our routine. We were determined to make skiing a family activity. But we needed our daughter’s _________.

When we persuaded my daughter to join us, we _________ two days at an all-inclusive family ski resort aiming to minimize the _________ of skiing with kids and maximize the fun that came on the slopes.

“Well done! You’ve arrived as scheduled,” said our ski instructor as we reached the resort. It was negative nine degrees. It was _________ , but we got ready soon. I could _________ recognize my daughter because her face was wrapped in thick clothes like the others.

The resort took account of almost all the trouble we might have in skiing. Of the fifty-three runs, eight were greens labeled with _________ reading “Route For Beginners”. However, when our instructor _________ us to ski, our hopes of being a __________ skiing family were dashed (使破灭). “Ahh!” escaped our lips. She was __________ and said, “Sorry, I thought you were ready.” Then she went on to lead us down a gentler way. We still __________ many times. Everyone slid down the slope, but not without falls.

While the experience frightened us, it also __________ our dinnertime conversation. My daughter told us, “Although I had a hard time skiing, there is no __________ of happiness.” I responded, “Your father and I enjoyed ourselves, too.” The next day, we __________ there as beginner skiers, but we believed we would be certainly expert skiers.

1.

A．become

B．met

C．criticized

D．blamed

2.

A．persuade

B．introduce

C．divide

D．trick

3.

A．award

B．examination

C．common

D．involvement

4.

A．calculated

B．witnessed

C．booked

D．offered

5.

A．bother

B．moment

C．fine

D．profit

6.

A．overdue

B．aimless

C．freezing

D．mild

7.

A．apparently

B．barely

C．instantly

D．straightly

8.

A．signs

B．trees

C．materials

D．walls

9.

A．convinced

B．warned

C．guided

D．advised

10.

A．permanent

B．legal

C．polite

D．cool

11.

A．modest

B．apologetic

C．motivated

D．depressed

12.

A．fell

B．woke

C．asked

D．admitted

13.

A．delayed

B．discouraged

C．interrupted

D．inspired

14.

A．kind

B．answer

C．shortage

D．check

15.

A．spoke up

B．went back

C．broke down

D．set off

5 . Mike Huddleston had flown from Maryland to San Francisco and needed to get to a rental car agency. But because of a neuromuscular (神经肌肉的) disease that weakens his muscles, he wouldn’t be able to _______ the stairs of the shuttle bus. As he was walking outside to meet his ride, he fell and couldn’t _______.

Due to his _______, Huddleston needed something to push up on, like a bench or a chair. But there was nothing around that fit that _______.

“Out of nowhere, I hear in my left ear, ‘What can I do to help?’” Huddleston _______ his head to see a man in his late thirties standing behind him. Huddleston described what the man could do to help him get off the _______. Once he got him up, the man _______ Huddleston’s baggage, which had rolled a few feet away when he fell.

This encounter _______ Huddleston because of the way the man offered that kindness. He took a(n) _______ to ask Huddleston how he could help. “Different people may need __________ in different ways,” Huddleston __________. “So asking them how you can help them is amazingly __________. It allows the individual who’s in need of assistance to maintain a sense of __________, to maybe feel a little less helpless, and maybe even a little less weak.”

It’s been more than 20 years, but Huddleston __________ to think about it to this day. “His willingness to help me — and the love and sympathy he showed in a very __________ situation — for me is something I will never forget.”

1.

A．climb

B．notice

C．remember

D．blame

2.

A．show off

B．move in

C．get up

D．hold back

3.

A．insight

B．position

C．movement

D．condition

4.

A．description

B．comment

C．instruction

D．adaptation

5.

A．raised

B．turned

C．held

D．bowed

6.

A．bus

B．ride

C．ground

D．track

7.

A．touched

B．fetched

C．delivered

D．gained

8.

A．excited

B．motivated

C．puzzled

D．struck

9.

A．moment

B．chance

C．risk

D．effort

10.

A．guidance

B．comfort

C．protection

D．assistance

11.

A．defended

B．explained

C．replied

D．sighed

12.

A．difficult

B．unusual

C．helpful

D．convincing

13.

A．independence

B．self

C．trust

D．relief

14.

A．fails

B．refuses

C．intends

D．continues

15.

A．disappointing

B．supportive

C．challenging

D．inspiring

6 . Isabella Springmuhl Tejada is one of the first professional fashion designers with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征).

Her path to success wasn’t ________.Although she showed her________.for design in childhood, when she would spend hours designing paper dresses for her dolls, she was________from several fashion schools due to her disease. She had no________but to seek other ways. She________for a sewing course, where she was________to sew clothing for finger-sized traditional Guatemalan (危地马拉的) dolls, which she________happily. Meanwhile, she also made a(n)________in designing dolls, creating some life-sized dolls and dressing them in the colorful traditional embroidered jackets she’s now famous for.

This design experience helped Tejada develop her own design style,________traditional Guatemalan patterns, colors, and materials in her culture. She also created her own brand Down To Xjabelle,________for people with Down Syndrome, knowing how difficult it was for people like her to find________! clothes. The new brand ________right away, making it all the way to London Fashion Week, proving fashion can________all barriers and borders.

And the ________designer talks about her plans for the future as well, “I want to export my brand all over the world and________that people with Down Syndrome can do what they set out to do.”

1.

A．comfortable

B．awful

C．awkward

D．smooth

2.

A．arrangement

B．talent

C．determination

D．responsibility

3.

A．rejected

B．dismissed

C．ignored

D．excused

4.

A．guidance

B．aim

C．option

D．right

5.

A．waited

B．competed

C．prepared

D．registered

6.

A．assigned

B．forced

C．inspired

D．persuaded

7.

A．purchased

B．accepted

C．imagined

D．contacted

8.

A．discovery

B．opportunity

C．innovation

D．schedule

9.

A．indicating

B．abandoning

C．transforming

D．highlighting

10.

A．specially

B．naturally

C．usually

D．obviously

11.

A．pricey

B．suitable

C．fancy

D．famous

12.

A．paid off

B．got across

C．took off

D．caught up

13.

A．combine

B．fuel

C．beautify

D．overcome

14.

A．ambitious

B．enthusiastic

C．humble

D．proud

15.

A．guarantee

B．assess

C．show

D．conclude

7 . My mom enjoyed inviting people for Thanksgiving. After my family moved far away from all our _________, Mom started filling the house with _________ guests—whoever had nowhere else to go for Thanksgiving.

I missed our big family gatherings before moving here, but Mom had a(n) _________ heart. This year, when Mom showed me her guest list, almost half the size of our small town’s _________, I was annoyed.

Our first guests arrived: three foreign exchange students. Mom’s original plan was to _________ one. But she was told those unable to go home sometimes _________ in tears, so here came three. The next guests _________ through the door, a single mom and her six kids. With more guests, the volume and the temperature in the house instantly _________. Luckily, dinner was ready before the house or I _________. However, seeing my name card placed among the six kids, I murmured angrily, “How would I get such an __________ seat?”

After dinner, Mom suggested sharing something we were thankful for—another annual __________ at our house. “I’m so __________ to your family for opening up home to us.” The single mom spoke with watery eyes. Then one student expressed how much it __________ to be with a family on Thanksgiving.

Suddenly something __________ me: the essence of generosity and inclusion. Thanksgiving is about more than family—it’s about a shared __________ full of kindness.

1.

A．colleagues

B．relatives

C．neighbours

D．strangers

2.

A．close

B．random

C．specific

D．favorite

3.

A．generous

B．energetic

C．curious

D．powerful

4.

A．applicants

B．beggars

C．population

D．volunteers

5.

A．shelter

B．award

C．repay

D．host

6.

A．set out

B．took over

C．broke down

D．showed up

7.

A．burst

B．dropped

C．pulled

D．fell

8.

A．recovered

B．declined

C．rose

D．stretched

9.

A．exploded

B．suffered

C．slid

D．withdrew

10.

A．impressive

B．unlucky

C．unusual

D．awesome

11.

A．contest

B．opportunity

C．anticipation

D．tradition

12.

A．grateful

B．sympathetic

C．familiar

D．addicted

13.

A．cost

B．worked

C．remained

D．meant

14.

A．inspired

B．convinced

C．struck

D．drilled

15.

A．welfare

B．community

C．friendship

D．future

8 . Rejection doesn’t always hurt. Sometimes rejection may _________ a more certain path to our final goals.

This year football fans have been watching to see how Joe would _________ in the playoffs(季后赛) this season. Joe dreamed to play in the National Football League (NFL), but his journey wasn’t a(n) _________ one. He applied to several colleges, but none _________ him. Later, he got into Ohio State, but he sat on the _________ for three years. Ohio State had a great football program and coaches, who didn’t think Joe had _________. But Joe thought differently. He _________ Nebraska and got rejected once again, but he didn’t quit. Then he applied to Louisiana State University, which accepted him. The rest is history.

Joe became the Heisman Trophy _________ during his senior year, then he was admitted to the NFL, and later, his team participated in the World Championship.

Joe’s story reminds us that there are _________ paths to our final goals and that it __________ strong endurance and determination to reach them. No single __________ is going to prevent you from __________ your long-term goals. Be sure to__________ the pain that comes from disappointment and face it bravely. Try to focus on goals rather than the __________ outcome of being rejected and remember that the hurt of rejection comes from how we __________ it.

1.

A．follow

B．lead

C．create

D．clear

2.

A．study

B．perform

C．train

D．join

3.

A．tough

B．fun

C．attractive

D．easy

4.

A．accepted

B．remembered

C．rejected

D．ignored

5.

A．bench

B．stand

C．team

D．stage

6.

A．chance

B．resource

C．potential

D．enthusiasm

7.

A．signed up for

B．applied to

C．attended to

D．searched for

8.

A．fan

B．adviser

C．learner

D．winner

9.

A．similar

B．smooth

C．multiple

D．flat

10.

A．costs

B．takes

C．makes

D．offers

11.

A．theory

B．training

C．rejection

D．excuse

12.

A．achieving

B．planning

C．announcing

D．explaining

13.

A．affect

B．emphasize

C．estimate

D．acknowledge

14.

A．active

B．negative

C．possible

D．predictable

15.

A．interpret

B．imagine

C．explore

D．escape

9 . Jon was supposed to fly to Seattle fast week for a Beyonce’s concert. But he couldn’t ________ the flight because his new wheelchair was too ________.

Jon said that while he was at Eugene Airport last Thursday, everything went on as ________ at first An Alaska Airlines employee   ________ his ID and tagged his wheelchair, and even remembered him because he had flown to Seattle two weeks earlier.

However, this time around, an airline employee told him his chair was four inches higher, then moved him out of his chair and attempted to fold it, but in ________, while another employee looked online for information about the chair. He was ________ given a complaint form and told only an Airbus plane would be able to ________his new wheelchair

But they did not find any ________ Airbus flights that would get him there in time for the show. So he ________ to TikTok “I have about 22000________ and I usually get about a couple hundred ________ on my videos, so I thought, ‘OK, a couple hundred people will see it’. I never in a billion lifetimes would have thought that this whole thing would have ________ like it did.”

After he posted the ________ on TikTok, hundreds of the social platform’s users began tagging Beyonce. A representative for the singer ________ him, providing him with another wheelchair, and soon he was on his way to see his idol ________ in Texas.

1.

A．shift

B．complete

C．miss

D．cancel

2.

A．peculiar

B．inappropriate

C．wide

D．tall

3.

A．tough

B．unexpected

C．normal

D．eventful

4.

A．examined

B．kept

C．showed

D．copied

5.

A．effect

B．time

C．turn

D．vain

6.

A．flexibly

B．severely

C．apparently

D．ultimately

7.

A．fit

B．unfold

C．adjust

D．afford

8.

A．conventional

B．available

C．reliable

D．secure

9.

A．returned

B．applied

C．went

D．yielded

10.

A．friends

B．passengers

C．witnesses

D．followers

11.

A．gifts

B．links

C．views

D．accounts

12.

A．taken   off

B．given in

C．come back

D．broken down

13.

A．evidence

B．dilemma

C．target

D．determination

14.

A．handled

B．reached

C．charged

D．encountered

15.

A．interact

B．intervene

C．perform

D．respond

10 . Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.

As we restore the land, I feel my well-being _______ . I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected _______ occurred in my life. We _______ the farm.

It has taken a couple of years to _______ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our _______ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around the _______ trees and placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.

We also learned how to _______ others. Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is _______ . The desire to recover this land has _______ in me. I have seen this ________ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a(an) ________ . And my son has found his own kind of guild that ________ him.

Owning a farm was never our ________ , but it came when our family needed a ________ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and ________ of what will appear next.

1.

A．disappearing

B．lasting

C．returning

D．crashing

2.

A．song

B．light

C．shadow

D．storm

3.

A．secured

B．found

C．explored

D．repaired

4.

A．clear

B．remove

C．shelter

D．access

5.

A．patients

B．friends

C．staff

D．family

6.

A．weaker

B．older

C．taller

D．smaller

7.

A．respond to

B．appeal to

C．concentrate on

D．depend on

8.

A．preparing

B．selecting

C．processing

D．learning

9.

A．grown

B．changed

C．faded

D．remained

10.

A．gratitude

B．contribution

C．responsibility

D．drive

11.

A．house

B．life

C．organization

D．career

12.

A．supports

B．impresses

C．recognizes

D．persuades

13.

A．destination

B．plan

C．adventure

D．belief

14.

A．familiar

B．flexible

C．meaningful

D．tough

15.

A．prediction

B．admiration

C．expectation

D．evaluation