1 . Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. “At that time we would_______around and take all morning just to have a lesson,” Phoenix_______. “And I loved it.”

But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better_______.So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced bit known for being _______. And she quickly lived up to that _______.Phoenix found the stressful life was_______like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn’t long before he_______that he would quit.

One day, however, Bade_______him and said something surprising: “I have_______in you. Keep going. Then the reluctant (不情愿的) student did something surprising ________: he said, “Okay.”

“It was as if all I wanted was just a________from her that she cared about me,” Phoenix said.

That moment________their relationship. Within a few weeks, they were having________during lessons. And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he’d never known before. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.

“I went into________and became a piano teacher, a career I have been doing for 50 years,” Phoenix said. “And I ________it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bade Simon.”

1.

A．walk

B．joke

C．look

D．stick

2.

A．announced

B．sighed

C．regretted

D．recalled

3.

A．instruction

B．behaviour

C．recognition

D．relationship

4.

A．sweet

B．violent

C．tough

D．strange

5.

A．expectation

B．standard

C．quality

D．reputation

6.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

7.

A．pretended

B．admitted

C．rejected

D．decided

8.

A．attended to

B．turned to

C．lied to

D．referred to

9.

A．courage

B．faith

C．doubt

D．luck

10.

A．in return

B．in vain

C．in time

D．in peace

11.

A．promise

B．sign

C．notice

D．vision

12.

A．recovered

B．transformed

C．ruined

D．clouded

13.

A．stress

B．patience

C．fun

D．argument

14.

A．acting

B．singing

C．composition

D．music

15.

A．leave

B．lead

C．owe

D．add

3 . Through the cold winter wasteland a man walked hard, he was covered from head to toe in layers of ______ clothing, layers of protection against the ______ environment. He was working so hard. On he ______, searching, searching. This must be the way.

In the distance he saw what looked like ______ rising out of the ground. He changed his ______ and turned towards the steam, gaining some blessed ______ as he turned his cold face out of the big wind.

As he got closer, he thought he could make out ______. Their tone was unfamiliar to him—musical, relaxed and warm—their tone ______ him closer. Finally he got close enough to ______ the mist.

There before him was a remarkable sight. In the middle of the frozen wasteland, ______ into the ground was a large pool. Several people were in the pool, they seemed to be ______ easily without any effort. As they saw him ______, a woman called out to him “Come in here. It is lovely and warm. You can just ______ back and relax,” said the woman. “I can’t. There are no ______. ” The man replied.

“Just jump in. It really is lovely in here. Come on. There’s plenty of ______ for another.” Another of the floaters joined in the ______.

“But what if I don't like it, how will I get out? The sides are too ______ to reach up to.” “Believe me you won’t want to ______. Come on. It is so good in here.” But he decided not to jump in. And that was a ______ decision.

There’re many things and people in life like this pool. They promise you life can be ______. But in fact, they are traps that you can’t come back from.

1.

A．thick

B．beautiful

C．expensive

D．dirty

2.

A．dangerous

B．fragile

C．rough

D．extreme

3.

A．thought

B．fought

C．played

D．looked

4.

A．smoke

B．fire

C．light

D．steam

5.

A．course

B．place

C．side

D．foot

6.

A．comfort

B．love

C．relief

D．faith

7.

A．faces

B．shapes

C．figures

D．voices

8.

A．sang

B．tempted

C．exposed

D．forced

9.

A．look through

B．break through

C．get away from

D．lose sight of

10.

A．fallen

B．got

C．cut

D．pulled

11.

A．drowning

B．bathing

C．breathing

D．floating

12.

A．tremble

B．approach

C．wander

D．escape

13.

A．lie

B．turn

C．go

D．keep

14.

A．boats

B．waves

C．steps

D．fishes

15.

A．support

B．warmth

C．water

D．room

16.

A．activity

B．persuasion

C．competition

D．game

17.

A．high

B．slippery

C．narrow

D．distant

18.

A．give in

B．leave out

C．get out

D．take off

19.

A．simple

B．wise

C．fair

D．funny

20.

A．hard

B．long

C．easy

D．cruel

4 . The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane（杖，手杖） made her way carefully up the steps. She ____the driver and, using her hands to feel the____of the seats, walked down and found the ____which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Mary, 34, ____a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of ____ Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He ____ her how to rely on her other ____, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and ____to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend（友好对待） the bus drivers who could ____for her, and save her a seat.
____, Mary decided that she was ready to try the ____on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their ____ ways.
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was____the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I ____envy you.” Mary had no ____what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you ____?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the ____week, a fine-looking gentleman ____a military uniform has been standing across the corner____you as you get off the bus. He ____you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.1.

A．thanked

B．asked

C．discovered

D．paid

2.

A．location

B．shape

C．size

D．cost

3.

A．ticket

B．bus

C．seat

D．bag

4.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．thanks to

D．due to

5.

A．anger

B．darkness

C．happiness

D．light

6.

A．asked

B．encouraged

C．taught

D．praised

7.

A．feelings

B．sights

C．senses

D．abilities

8.

A．how

B．when

C．where

D．who

9.

A．make out

B．watch out

C．find out

D．work out

10.

A．Finally

B．Luckily

C．However

D．Besides

11.

A．visit

B．trip

C．bus

D．work

12.

A．opposite

B．separate

C．difficult

D．usual

13.

A．getting on

B．getting in

C．getting off

D．getting up

14.

A．must

B．may

C．will

D．do

15.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．way

D．thought

16.

A．want

B．mean

C．say

D．suggest

17.

A．next

B．old

C．past

D．following

18.

A．by

B．on

C．with

D．in

19.

A．searching

B．watching

C．calling

D．noticing

20.

A．looks out

B．takes up

C．believes in

D．makes sure