1 . Daniel lived on top of the hill. From his house, he could see the sea and the _________ below. One day, the villagers _________ something different about the sea. The sea seemed to be moving from the land. _________ of the villagers knew what was happening.

Daniel understood what was going on. He had seen such a(n) _________ when he was young. A tsunami (海啸) was approaching and the villagers had to be _________, but there was no time to send a message to the whole village.

“Jack!” he _________ to his grandson. “ _________ a torch quickly!” The boy did what he was told. Daniel took the torch and set his _________ on fire. Immediately, red _________ shot upwards and thick smoke rose into the sky.

Jack cried out, “Grandfather! Why are you setting our house on fire?” Daniel did not answer. __________, he stood quietly and watched the village. Suddenly, some villagers noticed the __________ and shouted at everyone to run up the hill to help put out the fire. When Daniel saw everyone running towards him, he was so __________. The villagers did their best but they __________ to control the fire. Daniel’s house was completely burned down but he stood on the hill __________. They thought Daniel had gone __________. They stared at him in disbelief.

Finally, Daniel said, “__________ towards the sea.” The villagers turned and saw a huge __________ of water rushing towards the village. They were __________ to see the water swallowing the whole village and __________ everything in its path.

Nothing was left of their homes __________ everyone was safe on the hill. The villagers realized why Daniel had set fire to his house.

1.

A．farm

B．railway

C．village

D．city

2.

A．recognized

B．noticed

C．overlooked

D．expected

3.

A．All

B．None

C．Neither

D．Most

4.

A．sight

B．chance

C．alarm

D．plot

5.

A．found

B．persuaded

C．taught

D．warned

6.

A．found out

B．figured out

C．called out

D．made out

7.

A．Borrow

B．Make

C．Light

D．Buy

8.

A．boat

B．house

C．clothes

D．tree

9.

A．balls

B．candles

C．signals

D．flames

10.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

11.

A．torch

B．boy

C．sea

D．fire

12.

A．frightened

B．confused

C．happy

D．crazy

13.

A．managed

B．refused

C．intended

D．failed

14.

A．crying

B．jumping

C．shouting

D．laughing

15.

A．hungry

B．mad

C．blind

D．thirsty

16.

A．Look

B．Wave

C．Head

D．Return

17.

A．drop

B．wall

C．spray

D．level

18.

A．shocked

B．disappointed

C．relaxed

D．excited

19.

A．covering

B．hiding

C．destroying

D．washing

20.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．unless

2 . A gentleman lost his family when young. He was homeless and went to the local_______every day. Although the church never let him in, they left one of the windows _______ so he could hear mass （弥撒曲）.It gave him _______and comfort. Many times we would bring him into our home for a hot shower, or a hot meal. Those were the times when his eyes lit up, almost like he_______ everything he was going through.

Every winter I would get nervous for him and other_______people. I would take blankets and gloves to hand out. It never felt like _______ . This winter was the _______ . One night, concerned about our friend, I headed out with warm food and extra blankets. I found our friend's _______ but didn't hear a sound. Worried, I opened the tent and was _______ by what I saw. Another elder gentleman that was new to town was sleeping________ under a pile of blankets. Our friend had ________ him with all of the blankets to keep him ________ .Our friend sacrificed himself so another fellow human could ________ a cold night.

Our friend was buried in our local cemetery （墓地）.The only people that ________ were our town's few homeless people, my husband, my dogs and me. No matter how many blankets I buy, it will never be enough, but it's ________ . The whole society should make efforts.

1.

A．hospital

B．church

C．factory

D．government

2.

A．free

B．broken

C．closed

D．open

3.

A．hope

B．desire

C．ambition

D．attitude

4.

A．expected

B．knew

C．forgot

D．blessed

5.

A．homeless

B．hopeless

C．careless

D．selfless

6.

A．enough

B．storage

C．donation

D．lack

7.

A．best

B．worst

C．least

D．most

8.

A．apartment

B．workplace

C．tent

D．yard

9.

A．moved

B．excited

C．frightened

D．tired

10.

A．impatiently

B．soundly

C．nervously

D．freely

11.

A．chained

B．covered

C．approached

D．impressed

12.

A．inspired

B．quiet

C．awake

D．warm

13.

A．experience

B．survive

C．waste

D．celebrate

14.

A．attended

B．formed

C．left

D．missed

15.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

3 . Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his_________, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the_________state of her roof. He was_________—not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke_________to lend a helping hand.

The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and_________to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to_________this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind_________, the woman politely turned him down.

MacDonald and her_________left an impression on Locke. He saw_________between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this__________. He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to__________.

A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was__________in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a__________roof. The 70-year-old woman__________the chance, but little did she know that there was no__________.

MacDonald's relief__________Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as__________as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy is__________something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."

The__________should cost about $ 9,000 in terms of materials and manpower. However, the only thing Locke wants in return is a home-cooked meal for his staff from the woman who__________him of his grandmother.

1.

A．journey

B．business

C．research

D．life

2.

A．average

B．unexpected

C．special

D．terrible

3.

A．frightened

B．embarrassed

C．concerned

D．disappointed

4.

A．decided

B．appeared

C．agreed

D．happened

5.

A．declined

B．offered

C．managed

D．pretended

6.

A．catch up with

B．take care of

C．get rid of

D．put up with

7.

A．application

B．reaction

C．theory

D．intention

8.

A．hesitation

B．shame

C．regret

D．difficulty

9.

A．symbols

B．conditions

C．similarities

D．beliefs

10.

A．situation

B．occupation

C．incident

D．direction

11.

A．respond

B．give

C．help

D．develop

12.

A．still

B．even

C．already

D．just

13.

A．temporary

B．delicate

C．random

D．free

14.

A．went over

B．jumped at

C．laughed off

D．looked into

15.

A．competition

B．cheating

C．dilemma

D．chance

16.

A．comparing

B．withdrawing

C．following

D．contradicting

17.

A．strong

B．lucky

C．happy

D．rich

18.

A．partly

B．possibly

C．generally

D．really

19.

A．room

B．job

C．meal

D．decoration

20.

A．reminds

B．warns

C．convinces

D．informs

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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _______ the students, most of them trying to _______ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _______ me with a question on the second day, I was _______ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, _______ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _______, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t _______ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _______a paper I’d returned. _______, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________. “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew ________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________. “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no ________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, ________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school ________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, ________. She ________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.1.

A．for

B．with

C．to

D．among

2.

A．concentrate

B．create

C．devote

D．adapt

3.

A．offered

B．bothered

C．challenged

D．approached

4.

A．thankful

B．prepared

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

5.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

6.

A．receive

B．learn

C．contact

D．give

7.

A．realize

B．argue

C．care

D．admit

8.

A．beyond

B．about

C．to

D．with

9.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

10.

A．shy

B．excited

C．delighted

D．astonished

11.

A．impressed

B．supported

C．attracted

D．comforted

12.

A．expecting

B．producing

C．missing

D．taking

13.

A．better

B．sicker

C．worse

D．heavier

14.

A．hardly

B．mainly

C．frequently

D．truly

15.

A．recovery

B．success

C．school

D．attitude

16.

A．idea

B．influence

C．opinion

D．doubt

17.

A．going back

B．fighting back

C．leaving back

D．running back

18.

A．shares

B．creates

C．means

D．exchanges

19.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．sobbing

D．shaking

20.

A．gave up

B．handed in

C．left out

D．put up