1 . Earlier in the year we set out plans for a butterfly garden in the heart of the village. We drew up a plan showing our ______ and needed a donation to buy wildflower seeds. While we ______ to see if our donation would come through, Butterfly Conservation Scotland ______ us enough wildflower seeds.

The next ______ was that the seeds would have to be ______ within the next fortnight, which also meant that the turf (草皮) would have to be lifted before we could plant! It was suggested that we ______ a machine to lift the turf.

Last weekend, before we set out to plant our sunflowers, an unexpected ______ came!A lady came to me and ______ me a donation of £40!Problem was ______.We hired the turf- lifting machine and set to work ______ the turf. I sent out a call for Sunday ______ and 10 volunteers turned up, so we all got to work, rolling and making the turf into ______ shapes in the centre of our garden. The soil was then cleared and the seeds were sown and ______.

We were just about to ______ for the day, when my friend turned up with a lot of daisies (雏菊). What a joy! Everyone ______ to work and planted the daisies all along the back of the garden

1.

A．thanks

B．abilities

C．advantages

D．ideas

2.

A．waited

B．advised

C．explored

D．organized

3.

A．rented

B．awarded

C．offered

D．served

4.

A．experiment

B．problem

C．exchange

D．lecture

5.

A．planted

B．registered

C．improved

D．delivered

6.

A．sell

B．update

C．make

D．hire

7.

A．question

B．change

C．kindness

D．course

8.

A．mailed

B．handed

C．returned

D．threw

9.

A．solved

B．provided

C．appreciated

D．admired

10.

A．repairing

B．firing

C．drawing

D．cutting

11.

A．families

B．partners

C．classmates

D．volunteers

12.

A．confusing

B．creative

C．formal

D．awkward

13.

A．removed

B．watered

C．applied

D．recycled

14.

A．jog

B．hike

C．leave

D．escape

15.

A．continued

B．refused

C．pretended

D．challenged

2 . At a cafe in scenic Augsburg, Paul Blachut, a waiter is busy at work. It’s a warm Sunday afternoon and many people have come here for __________ beside the Lech river.

The meltwater from the Alps means the water in the river is very __________ at this time of year, and it __________ quickly. Along the S-shaped shore, people are picnicking and children are playing. Among those are a mother and her two daughters. They’re standing on the __________ of the riverbank, playing with an inflatable (充气的) tube. Suddenly, the girls __________ balance and fall into the river. Worse still, the girls __________ hold on to the tube, which their mother is sitting in, __________ her into the river, too. Now all three are caught in the river's current.

Blachut __________ from his work when he hears someone shouting, “Three people are drowning in the Lech!” Blachut __________ the three women a short distance away, waving their arms and trying to grab anything they can. Having taken lifesaving training courses, he hurries to the riverbank and jumps into the river. Despite the cold, what he cares about is __________ saving lives.

As Blachut _________ them, he can tell the mother is in the most trouble. Blachut immediately dives under the drowning woman, lifts her upward and pushes her toward the shore. __________, an onlooker is close enough to __________ the woman’s hand, pulling her to shore. Without __________ Blachut jumps into the current again, saving the daughters in the same way he did their mother.

The mother expresses her __________ appreciation for Blachut, and he is happy to see they are safe and sound.

1.

A．leisure

B．business

C．study

D．research

2.

A．warm

B．pure

C．cold

D．shallow

3.

A．covers

B．dries

C．winds

D．flows

4.

A．edge

B．top

C．bottom

D．entrance

5.

A．keep

B．break

C．find

D．lose

6.

A．energetically

B．desperately

C．properly

D．unwillingly

7.

A．directing

B．exposing

C．pulling

D．following

8.

A．looks up

B．turns up

C．passes out

D．brings out

9.

A．urges

B．spots

C．assumes

D．ignores

10.

A．all but

B．everything but

C．anything but

D．nothing but

11.

A．departs

B．approaches

C．figures

D．awakens

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Otherwise

13.

A．grasp

B．offer

C．loose

D．tie

14.

A．doubt

B．permission

C．exception

D．delay

15.

A．breathtaking

B．heartfelt

C．heart-warming

D．good-natured

3 . It was the start of spring several years ago. I _________ my old lawn mower (割草机) to cut my grass. I pushed it over to my front _________. There mixed in with many grass species, and I saw something new. A single buttercup (金凤花) _________ its way through the soil. It was bright yellow with five pedals making a _________ shape. I smelt it and _________ at its sweet scent (香味). It looked too _________ to cut down so I mowed around it.

The next year when I once again pulled out the lawn mower, I saw that now there were several buttercups blooming where the first one had been. It _________ my day seeing how the beautiful little flower had increased so once again I _________ around it for as long as I could.

Now, several years later my front yard is _________ with buttercups. I also see buttercups everywhere blooming along the sides of the roads and on the grassy hills near my home. I wonder sometimes just how many of these lovely little creations came from that first __________ that I didn’t mow down.

It makes me think about all the things we can __________ through our lives. Every smile we share creates other __________ as well. Every act of kindness we do brings out the kindness in those around us. Every moment of love we create increases in all the hearts it __________. In the garden of __________ what we give is what we grow. May all of your days be as bright and __________ as a billion buttercups.

1.

A．put off

B．pulled out

C．put up

D．pull up

2.

A．lake

B．door

C．yard

D．window

3.

A．was sailing

B．was pushing

C．was lighting

D．was walking

4.

A．star-like

B．leaf-like

C．moon-like

D．ball-like

5.

A．sighed

B．shouted

C．smiled

D．knocked

6.

A．smelly

B．lucky

C．friendly

D．lovely

7.

A．brightened

B．darken

C．ruined

D．destroyed

8.

A．sat

B．jumped

C．walked

D．cut

9.

A．concerned

B．filled

C．familiar

D．delighted

10.

A．leaf

B．grass

C．flower

D．tree

11.

A．use

B．decrease

C．increase

D．forgive

12.

A．wrinkles

B．ideas

C．tears

D．smiles

13.

A．makes

B．touches

C．holds

D．injures

14.

A．life

B．shelter

C．campus

D．city

15.

A．beautiful

B．calm

C．frightening

D．free

6 . Once there was a little girl who had many misfortunes in life and was struggling with problems. One day she felt so upset that she couldn’t help ________ to her father why her life was so ________.

Sensing her ________, her father, a chef, took her to their ________. He asked her to just ________ till he finished everything. He filled three small pots with water and placed each on a burner. Once the water began to ________, he placed a potato, an egg, and some ground coffee beans in each pot. Curious, though, she kept ________ as her father instructed her to do so.

About twenty minutes later, he turned off the ________. The chef turned towards his daughter and said, “See, the potato went in strong and hard but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was ________, but now the egg became hard. ________, the ground coffee beans were unique. After being ________ the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.”

Seeing the little girl was still confused, he then ________, “The potato, the egg and coffee beans had each faced the same ________-the boiling water. However, each reacted ________. When hardships come your way, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?” Hearing these words, the girl made her choice inside-she would be the ________, which could not only change the whole situation but also change in its own way. After all, life is 10% what happens to you and 90%how you react to it.

1.

A．explaining

B．complaining

C．requesting

D．obtaining

2.

A．fortunate

B．permanent

C．memorial

D．miserable

3.

A．depression

B．desire

C．enthusiasm

D．curiosity

4.

A．study

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．cupboard

5.

A．absorb

B．listen

C．observe

D．seize

6.

A．cool

B．freeze

C．melt

D．boil

7.

A．cruel

B．silent

C．noble

D．modest

8.

A．lights

B．microwaves

C．burners

D．taps

9.

A．rough

B．plain

C．precious

D．fragile

10.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

11.

A．exposed to

B．connected with

C．committed to

D．motivated by

12.

A．revolved

B．proceeded

C．teased

D．responded

13.

A．emergency

B．dilemma

C．choice

D．adversity

14.

A．sufficiently

B．generously

C．differently

D．primitively

15.

A．coffee beans

B．potato

C．egg

D．chef

8 . My brother rang. “Can you do something with Mum?” he asked. Since Dad died, she’s been unwilling to _________ the house. She and my dad came over from Iran. My brother, Faraz, and I were born and _________ in America. _________, even now we always speak in Farsi (波斯语) when together as a family.

Mum was a writer and wrote poems in her own _________. But she didn’t write any more and stayed indoors after Dad died. One day, I saw a poster _________ that our town hall would be hosting people who’d been to Iran. I asked Mum to share her _________ there. _________, she agreed. After we arrived, she _________ cottage pie with chips. Seeing me dip my chips in gravy (肉汁), she was _________ at first. But then she accepted and laughed, because she knew I was a child of two __________ eager to enjoy what they both served up.

That day was a good __________. After that, Mum began to take a(n) __________ in the world again: She started a new collection of poems. “I’m thinking of taking a degree in English __________ if my English keeps improving. You and Faraz will help, I hope?” She asked on the phone. “Of course, Mum - as long as we don’t lose our mother tongue.” I replied. Ever since, I’ve been thinking about the phrase “mother tongue”. It means so many things: The __________ given by mothers to their babies and said back to them and the acknowledgement that all languages are rich in poetry. I’m a child of two cultures and I love them both, just as I love the people who helped __________ them around me.

1.

A．leave

B．move

C．keep

D．sell

2.

A．grown up

B．brought up

C．broken up

D．turned up

3.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Meanwhile

D．Besides

4.

A．style

B．rhythm

C．language

D．way

5.

A．writing

B．speaking

C．adding

D．saying

6.

A．poems

B．novels

C．essays

D．reports

7.

A．Surprisingly

B．Frighteningly

C．Disappointingly

D．Unfortunately

8.

A．made

B．carried

C．ordered

D．refused

9.

A．scared

B．shocked

C．thrilled

D．delighted

10.

A．lives

B．countries

C．families

D．cultures

11.

A．start

B．ending

C．process

D．opportunity

12.

A．role

B．chance

C．interest

D．duty

13.

A．history

B．painting

C．architecture

D．literature

14.

A．blood

B．spirit

C．words

D．thoughts

15.

A．offer

B．shape

C．escape

D．remove

9 . When my children were younger, we used to walk a graveled trail (用碎石铺成的小路) around the lake near our home. One spring day my daughter and I ______ just how much rubbish was ______ along the trail. The next day then we brought a big rubbish bag with us and started to slowly, step by step, ______ the rubbish along our way. There were plastic water bottles, wrappers for candy bars, empty chip bags, and even an old discarded shoe. We stopped and picked up each one. By the time we had circled the ______, the bag was nearly ______.

Tired but ______, we put the bag in an empty rubbish can. We stopped before we ______ home and took one last look at the lake as the sun set. It looked more ______ than ever.

I know that at times this world’s problems can seem ______ to deal with and you wonder what you can do to make a difference. But the ______ is everything you do makes a difference! Every time you bent ______ to pick up a single piece of rubbish you make a difference. Every ______ you share makes a difference. Every kind word you say makes a difference. Every hug you share, every flower you plant, every animal you ______, everything you do, no matter how ______, makes a difference in this world.

Therefore, make your difference ______ from picking up a piece of rubbish.

1.

A．thought

B．threw

C．valued

D．noticed

2.

A．missing

B．lying

C．hanging

D．waiting

3.

A．raise up

B．turn up

C．pick up

D．make up

4.

A．forest

B．mountain

C．pool

D．lake

5.

A．full

B．empty

C．broken

D．new

6.

A．happy

B．sad

C．depressed

D．exhausted

7.

A．headed

B．left

C．called

D．flew

8.

A．normal

B．boring

C．disappointing

D．beautiful

9.

A．easy

B．hard

C．unnecessary

D．simple

10.

A．hope

B．aim

C．tradition

D．truth

11.

A．forward

B．upward

C．backward

D．onward

12.

A．scream

B．laugh

C．smile

D．weep

13.

A．lose

B．beat

C．save

D．trick

14.

A．many

B．much

C．big

D．small

15.

A．yesterday

B．today

C．tomorrow

D．tonight

10 . Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it _______ . She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive _______ , but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel _______ .

They’re part of a new form of the _______ economy: an online group of house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in _______ homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner’s _______ .

It’s not all sightseeing. The two travelers carefully _______ their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to _______ . But house sitting also offers a level of _______ they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like ________ at a friend’s house,” Jessica says.

The couple has a high ________ rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner’s ________ . For Jessica, that means ________ plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house ________ and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right ________ ,” she says.

1.

A．indoors

B．online

C．single-handed

D．full-time

2.

A．game

B．service

C．vacation

D．procedure

3.

A．safe

B．busy

C．helpful

D．affordable

4.

A．local

B．private

C．sharing

D．agricultural

5.

A．strangers’

B．parents’

C．co-workers’

D．neighbors’

6.

A．favor

B．defense

C．honor

D．absence

7.

A．plan

B．explain

C．compare

D．complete

8.

A．buy

B．transport

C．choose

D．please

9.

A．support

B．comfort

C．control

D．attention

10.

A．cooking

B．staying

C．waiting

D．studying

11.

A．success

B．survival

C．growth

D．unemployment

12.

A．budget

B．abilities

C．expectations

D．understanding

13.

A．admiring

B．donating

C．sending

D．borrowing

14.

A．clean

B．open

C．simple

D．empty

15.

A．guess

B．decision

C．response

D．impression