1 . Several years ago, I was teaching students when Charley entered into the classroom. What _________ me most was that he was in rags. Other children in the classroom stared at Charley _________ as they had never before seen such clothes. When asked to _________ himself, he told us he was from a distant village and usually helped parents do housework.

One afternoon, we had a game, and Charley made a perfect start. Next was Bruce’s turn. Bruce was the least _________ and athletic child in the history of our class. After Bruce’s second failure, Charley came up and spoke quietly to the _________ Bruce, “Forget them. I believe you can _________ it next time.”

By the semester’s end, we had all admired Charley for his _________. He taught us how to _________ a tough math question, how to _________ ripe fruit from raw fruit before that first bite, and how to treat others, even Bruce, who never called me “Miss”.

That afternoon before winter vacation, Charley walked to my desk and bent close to my ear, “My __________ boxes came out last night. I’m leaving here and moving to another place with my parents tomorrow. I’ll miss you.”

As I grasped the __________, my eyes were filled with tears. Then, as I __________ my calmness, Charley broke the __________ silence by pulling something from a box, saying, “It’s for you. I have prepared it especially for you, you’re a(n) __________ example of hardworking teachers, I show great respect for you.”

It was a dry leaf, the most valuable __________ that I had had.

1.

A．encouraged

B．impressed

C．touched

D．pleased

2.

A．naturally

B．gradually

C．worriedly

D．curiously

3.

A．teach

B．comfort

C．introduce

D．adjust

4.

A．active

B．rude

C．important

D．educated

5.

A．lucky

B．discouraged

C．reliable

D．fashionable

6.

A．stretch

B．ignore

C．remember

D．make

7.

A．knowledge

B．housework

C．fortune

D．information

8.

A．give up

B．work out

C．subscribe to

D．hand in

9.

A．limit

B．keep

C．distinguish

D．protect

10.

A．shopping

B．drawing

C．measuring

D．packing

11.

A．news

B．chance

C．gesture

D．direction

12.

A．replaced

B．resisted

C．regained

D．repaired

13.

A．precious

B．awkward

C．foolish

D．academic

14.

A．intelligent

B．professional

C．experienced

D．outstanding

15.

A．gift

B．lesson

C．moment

D．suggestion

2 . It was graduation day at Desoto Central Middle School. Brandy, a single mom, wanted her daughter, Aria Thomas, to feel loved and________, so she decided to________ a fellow parent to________her daughter when Aria’s time came to get her certificate (证书).

Brandy posted her________online and a woman named MJ and her husband Pop Pop answered. Pop Pop________began practicing his cheer. He spent the next few moments practicing, stretching his mouth wide and making loud________ , to the point that his family begged him to “Stop it”.

       Finally, Aria’s big moment________. As Aria prepared to take center stage to________her certificate, Pop Pop________jumped to his feet as if Aria were his child. While Brandy and MJ cheered, Pop Pop put his fingers to his mouth and whistled loudly. “I didn’t know you could whistle like that,” ________MJ said to him as he sat down.
       The video moved millions of viewers. They loved it, praising Pop Pop for his incredible response and infectious energy. Even Brandy herself commented on the ________ moment, thanking the couple for________for her daughter.

Thanks to the kindness of a literal________and a mom________enough to ask for help, for this day at least, Aria, a kid raised by a single parent, definitely did not feel________.

1.

A．Relieved

B．celebrated

C．respected

D．connected

2.

A．remind

B．represent

C．force

D．hire

3.

A．search for

B．stand for

C．cheer for

D．wait for

4.

A．request

B．concern

C．experience

D．doubt

5.

A．eventually

B．immediately

C．unwillingly

D．secretly

6.

A．noises

B．demands

C．protests

D．complaints

7.

A．approached

B．passed

C．ended

D．arrived

8.

A．award

B．issue

C．receive

D．display

9.

A．shyly

B．excitedly

C．anxiously

D．silently

10.

A．ashamed

B．scared

C．annoyed

D．astonished

11.

A．heart-warming

B．face-saving

C．risk-taking

D．record-breaking

12.

A．speaking up

B．dressing up

C．showing up

D．making up

13.

A．relative

B．colleague

C．neighbor

D．stranger

14.

A．strong

B．brave

C．patient

D．modest

15.

A．free

B．lost

C．alone

D．sick

3 . Six years ago, Libby and Joseph Lombardo gave birth to their first daughter Isabella. To the new parents, Isabella was surely perfect and they went home _______ to start their new life. Over time, however, the couple started to notice that Isabella seemed to have trouble _______ certain muscles easily. As the months passed by, the situation became more and more serious. Therefore, the couple decided to bring Isabella to the hospital as they _______ something was wrong with their baby girl. Unfortunately, the doctors were _______ at the baby girl’ s condition. Then the couple searched for answers in the hope that they could find out a(n) _______. Two years later, doctors finally _______ what was causing Isabella to struggle with her movement. But Isabella’s doctors told her parents that, _______, there was nothing they could do to help the little girl. Doctors _______ that Isabella would never _______ on her own in the future. There was a(n) ________ that she needed to get around by wheel-chair for the rest of her life. At that time, the couple was greatly shocked. However, they didn’t choose to give up. Instead, they began a long search to find a treatment that could give their daughter ________. After reading many medical papers, Joseph found out a surgery(手术)called SDR. The couple went straight to their doctors to ________ Isabella’s case and the surgery but every doctor they spoke to was not positive about the surgery. They ________ that the surgery could cause more harm to Isabella. Libby and Joseph thought hard about their choice. Finally, they decided to go to the hospital for the risky but ________ surgery. Isabella spent three months recovering from the surgery but they noticed ________ almost immediately. After three months, Isabella was able to walk and even run with a walker (助行架).

1.

A．secretly

B．excitedly

C．worriedly

D．hurriedly

2.

A．checking

B．moving

C．touching

D．training

3.

A．misunderstood

B．expected

C．feared

D．dreamed

4.

A．puzzled

B．amazed

C．angry

D．glad

5.

A．exit

B．solution

C．suggestion

D．aim

6.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．ignored

D．believed

7.

A．unfortunately

B．luckily

C．similarly

D．unexpectedly

8.

A．heard

B．predicted

C．promised

D．discovered

9.

A．live

B．walk

C．speak

D．sleep

10.

A．opportunity

B．point

C．possibility

D．rule

11.

A．strength

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．confidence

12.

A．discuss

B．report

C．observe

D．compare

13.

A．admitted

B．requested

C．complained

D．warned

14.

A．traditional

B．hopeful

C．popular

D．normal

15.

A．results

B．problems

C．disappointment

D．failure

4 . Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full sentences. Unlike most other children, I_________ communicated with others, neither cried nor lost temper. My extreme_________ 1 made my parents wonder if I was _________ slow, but they weren’t sure. Actually, I have to _________ that my memories of my early childhood are quite vague(模糊的)

My learning problems were the result of my mother taking medicine. When she became _________ with me, she had a bad cold, So she had to take _________ and stay in bed to _________ the illness. However, the medicine affected my early intellectual_________. When I was in elementary school, I learned very _________ and was as quiet as a doll. As a fifth grader, I finally started __________ my classmates. classmates. That was the first time in my memory that I had some friends. More __________, from that time on, I became talkative, laughing and playing like any normal child.

After heading full speed for my junior high education, my learning situation got __________ in the mud again. However, 1 never lost__________ that 1 might one day succeed. That’s when I discovered a strong__________ for English. With over 10 years of consistent English self-study, I successfully __________ TOEFL without going to any language center and headed for America for higher education.

I frequently met __________ in my studies, but I __________ to be overcome by them . I __________ those facing problems not to give up. Give yourself one more__________ to stand up, passion makes you__________ forward, and once you learn with passion, your dream will come true.

1.

A．always

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．immediately

2.

A．quietness

B．happiness

C．patience

D．eagerness

3.

A．physically

B．briefly

C．mentally

D．effectively

4.

A．prove

B．regret

C．expect

D．admit

5.

A．strict

B．pregnant

C．angry

D．bored

6.

A．medicine

B．advice

C．responsibility

D．notice

7.

A．end

B．kill

C．change

D．treat

8.

A．honesty

B．protection

C．connection

D．development

9.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．actively

D．early

10.

A．competing with

B．communicating with

C．worrying about

D．shouting at

11.

A．strangely

B．carelessly

C．amazingly

D．importantly

12.

A．separated

B．absorbed

C．broke

D．stuck

13.

A．freedom

B．wealth

C．pleasure

D．belief

14.

A．accent

B．love

C．hate

D．message

15.

A．passed

B．attended

C．quit

D．taught

16.

A．needs

B．demands

C．difficulties

D．aims

17.

A．promised

B．agreed

C．refused

D．failed

18.

A．encourage

B．forbid

C．find

D．consider

19.

A．tip

B．reward

C．gift

D．chance

20.

A．drive

B．move

C．lean

D．respond

5 . Bailey, a recently adopted dog ran away from her new owner. The adoptive family had searched for it for several days, but ______.

They ______ to the Animal Rescue League of El Paso for help. The rescue center put out an alert (警报) to ask local residents to be on the ______ for Bailey. What the center and its adoptive family didn’t ______ at the time was that Bailey was making a roughly 10-mile ______ through busy intersections over a two-day span back to the animal rescue center, using only her nose and a ______ map of the area.

Bailey ______ the center at night and summoned (召唤) her ______ caretakers by ringing the doorbell.

“At 1:42am Bailey is ringing the doorbell like, ‘I’m ______,’ ” said Loretta Hyde, founder of the league. “The ring camera kept ______ off and off and off … and you’ll see in the video that Bailey’s running out there, ______ for somebody to come.”

Hyde ______ over to the location to bring Bailey inside. “She slept so ______ the whole night,” Hyde said. “The next ______, she was like, ‘You can serve my breakfast over there. I’ll get it in a minute.’ Without proper food and water for such a ______ time, she was making up for her rest.”

Bailey is now home with her new family.

1.

A．in trouble

B．in vain

C．at risk

D．under attack

2.

A．jumped

B．brought

C．turned

D．took

3.

A．watch

B．exhibition

C．business

D．sale

4.

A．believe

B．change

C．expect

D．hope

5.

A．flight

B．drive

C．length

D．journey

6.

A．mental

B．digital

C．local

D．good

7.

A．left

B．reached

C．abandon

D．adopt

8.

A．new

B．former

C．old

D．forever

9.

A．tired

B．fine

C．honored

D．home

10.

A．going

B．singing

C．falling

D．shouting

11.

A．reaching

B．crying

C．waiting

D．waving

12.

A．got

B．took

C．blew

D．rushed

13.

A．hard

B．aloud

C．far

D．little

14.

A．night

B．evening

C．afternoon

D．morning

15.

A．special

B．long

C．critical

D．short

6 . I like joking. I was always the joker, the one who could make people laugh by some jokes. I was _______very popular but people liked having me around.

However, it all changed when I changed schools. I used to make fun of everybody with my _______friends. We _______whispered others’ names when they walked past us to make it look _______we were talking about them. _______, my new “friends” always kept_______and would never say the things as we did before. So if you _______any of them to _______me in one word, it would probably be: MEAN.

I was never your normal high school mean girl. I never understood why what I said could hurt others. I _______them. It wasn’t much better at ________. Being disrespectful and rude, I’d do all sorts of things to hurt my parents.________ a lot, I wanted someone to help me but I didn’t want to ask for help. So, I became even ________.

One day, while looking for my earphone in my room, I found a long lost video________. After connecting it to the TV, I found there were hundreds of videos of me, as a baby crying, dancing as a toddler（刚学走的小孩）, my first day of school etc. I didn’t ________when my mom and Dad came and sat beside me, holding my hand. We enjoyed the ________together, smiling and laughing as we ________the good days.

At night in my room I started crying, tears of ________. So what if school was bad and life seemed hard? Right now, there were people standing beside me who would be there ________me forever and that was all that________. I wiped the ________and thought silently to myself—“What’s a little pain when you have so much to love?”

1.

A．never

B．really

C．always

D．often

2.

A．old

B．real

C．bad

D．young

3.

A．loudly

B．purposely

C．happily

D．slowly

4.

A．even if

B．as if

C．only if

D．what if

5.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Furthermore

6.

A．quiet

B．noisy

C．sad

D．excited

7.

A．discouraged

B．made

C．asked

D．gave

8.

A．please

B．describe

C．interest

D．attract

9.

A．hated

B．missed

C．encouraged

D．understood

10.

A．home

B．school

C．church

D．farm

11.

A．Confused

B．Surprised

C．Interested

D．Frightened

12.

A．stricter

B．meaner

C．better

D．happier

13.

A．box

B．earphone

C．TV

D．camera

14.

A．realize

B．think

C．doubt

D．imagine

15.

A．books

B．videos

C．photos

D．films

16.

A．saw

B．recalled

C．dreamed

D．thought

17.

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．kindness

D．happiness

18.

A．to

B．on

C．off

D．with

19.

A．mattered

B．puzzled

C．happened

D．took

20.

A．floor

B．sweat

C．tears

D．dust

7 . Life brings several ups and downs but nothing lasts forever. Nothing _______ it better than the life of diving coach Cliff Devries. Life had been_______to him but his will led the way to making him one of the most inspirational persons in the world.

Devries built the dream of becoming a swimmer.His remarkable talent _______ could allow him to realize it.However, life was not just roses and he _______ to have one of the most painful experiences of his life. In his early youth, he began to have shoulder abnormalities and then felt _______       

Due to his failing _______, his performance in training worsened. Devries turned to medical help, and the report stated Devries had a big tumor (肿瘤) in his spine (脊柱) and the doctors said he wouldn’t _______ it. Devries said, “All my plans of a future, a family and everything were _______” After a surgery in New York, Devries even had trouble in moving a finger.

However, every bad period comes to a(n)_______. Devries pulled through with his will to________. He sought________, exercise and all he needed to back up his feet. Soon, he was able to start standing and eventually walked. After many________, he became a swimming coach at Rochester Institute of Technology.He________milestones in his career as a coach and director of swimming.       

On his 46th birthday, Devries went up the diving board and jumped into the ________ he’d been waiting for all to rewrite his story. his life.The semi-paralysis (半瘫痪) that remains couldn’t ________Devries making a dive.He uses his determination.

1.

A．Explains

B．identifies

C．introduces

D．operates

2.

A．fair

B．cruel

C．easy

D．common

3.

A．Undoubtedly

B．correctly

C．impractically

D．narrowly

4.

A．tried

B．continued

C．started

D．struggled

5.

A．embarrassment

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．violence

6.

A．courage

B．steps

C．spirits

D．health

7.

A．make

B．take

C．fetch

D．tolerate

8.

A．kept back

B．wiped away

C．turned down

D．given away

9.

A．decision

B．idea

C．end

D．point

10.

A．live

B．play

C．explore

D．harvest

11.

A．research

B．support

C．treatment

D．question

12.

A．cases

B．experiences

C．requests

D．trials

13.

A．designed

B．achieved

C．admired

D．found

14.

A．position

B．site

C．moment

D．orbit

15.

A．catch

B．imagine

C．leave

D．prevent

8 . One day a little mouse was thirsty. She looked everywhere for water to drink. She climbed up onto a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was _________.The little mouse looked inside the bottle. “Aha, there is _________milk in it. That’s great!” She went into it and began to drink.

She drank and drank. After a moment she had drunk enough. Her stomach was too big and she couldn’t come _________the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat camp up to the table. When the cat _________the cry he jumped onto the table so _________, and said, “You’ll be my nice lunch!” The little mouse was very clever and she _________for a moment and said. “Brother Cat ,you mustn’t roll the bottle.” _________?” asked the cat. “I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的)”， said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her _________soon. So he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into _________. The little mouse ran __________as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had already gone into her home.

1.

A．big

B．strong

C．weak

D．small

2.

A．little

B．some

C．few

D．a few

3.

A．into

B．up

C．out of

D．down

4.

A．heard

B．saw

C．tasted

D．looked

5.

A．happy

B．honest

C．honestly

D．happily

6.

A．ate

B．thought

C．drank

D．took

7.

A．When

B．Where

C．Why

D．How

8.

A．dying

B．die

C．to die

D．died

9.

A．boxes

B．glasses

C．pieces

D．cakes

10.

A．away

B．in

C．to

D．at

9 . A few days ago, I sat in the sofa watching TV. Just then I got a _________from a friend of mine . I hadn’t seen him _________a very long time. We talked about our school days on the phone. Then he started talking about his _________.

His mother was badly ill in hospital. She couldn’t sleep at night and often _________to herself. My friend was angry_________her and asked his mother _________talking. Since then, his mother didn’t say anything. The doctor said she had a kind of mental disease (心理疾病), and she couldn’t look after herself like a normal person. My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault (过错). My friend _________like a baby on the phone. He said that he could do _________if his mother became better.

Do you know_________our parents love us and care for us all the time? I think we should ____________love our parents and take care of them. A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.

A．letter

B．e-mail

C．call

D．message

2.

A．in

B．for

C．at

D．of

3.

A．mother

B．father

C．brother

D．sister

4.

A．talked

B．talk

C．to talk

D．talking

5.

A．to

B．about

C．for

D．with

6.

A．stop

B．to stop

C．stopped

D．not to stop

7.

A．cried

B．shouted

C．laughed

D．heard

8.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．none

9.

A．what

B．whom

C．where

D．that

10.

A．too

B．either

C．also

D．else

10 . Two sisters have a debate about which life is better: city or country life. The elder sister, who lives in a city, ______ that city life is much better, ______ they don’t have to toil (辛苦工作) in the soil, and can enjoy lots of ______. The younger sister states that, their life in the countryside is rough, but they don’t waste their time on useless things, such as meeting with traffic jams (交通堵塞), and have no other worries.

The younger sister’s husband, Pahom, has the same opinion with her. He thinks that everything is good with their country life, except that he ______ a bigger piece of land, so that he does not have to fear the Devil (恶魔). Pahom luckily ______ to buy more land. ______, with more land, his heart wants even more land. ______ gain more, he travels to the Bashkir land. The Bashkirs have a ______ with him that he can have as much land as he walks during the ______, for a thousand rubles (卢布). Their only ______ is that he must come back to the starting point at the end of the day. Pahom’s ______ to achieve more makes him walk so much that he loses his strength. So when he ______ reaches the starting point, he has no strength to live and dies. The Bashkir chief laughs, and Pahom’s servant states that he now needs only that much land that is enough to ______ him.

Man is never satisfied, and he often becomes greedy in an effort to ______ more. How much is more can’t be defined, and it is up to him to ______ how far he must go simply to achieve something he wants at the expense of others.

1.

A．insists

B．hopes

C．doubts

D．ensures

2.

A．while

B．whether

C．though

D．since

3.

A．food

B．achievement

C．comfort

D．scenes

4.

A．loses

B．owns

C．needs

D．wins

5.

A．manages

B．prepares

C．happens

D．fails

6.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

7.

A．In return to

B．In addition to

C．In order to

D．In time to

8.

A．talk

B．deal

C．discussion

D．date

9.

A．evening

B．daytime

C．afternoon

D．weekday

10.

A．rule

B．wish

C．trouble

D．condition

11.

A．desire

B．willingness

C．ability

D．way

12.

A．ultimately

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．suddenly

13.

A．reward

B．encourage

C．bury

D．satisfy

14.

A．abandon

B．gain

C．keep

D．learn

15.

A．remember

B．argue

C．regret

D．decide