1 . Namu is a Thai hairdresser. She is providing_______haircuts for medical workers who are fighting COVID-19 at hospitals in Bangkok. Namu began her free service in late March. In the_______, she was unsure about offering the_______, thinking it was unimportant. But now, she is_______with the warm welcome she receives from health care workers.

On her first hospital visit, Namu had_______cutting the hair of six health workers. But in fact she_______   haircuts to 20 of them at last. On her second visit, the number quickly, rose to 30. Namu said, “They just keep     _______. Some arrived and asked if they could have a_______right away as they had to go to work.” At that point, she asked her friends to_______her. Now, the team is usually provides about 50 haircuts each day.

Namu is just proud that her skill is making a________.“The medical workers are happy to get a haircut. I think they feel________and more relaxed. They all want to do something with their hair and________themselves for work,” she said.

For Dr. Bill, it is the humanity(人性) behind the haircut that is really________. He said, “I don’t feel like this is   ________a service I am getting. It feels like more of a________given by a group of people to our hospital staff. This is more than just a haircut.

1.

A．special

B．short

C．regular

D．free

2.

A．beginning

B．moment

C．mind

D．past

3.

A．chance

B．service

C．comfort

D．lesson

4.

A．busy

B．careful

C．content

D．familiar

5.

A．worked on

B．planned on

C．kept up

D．ended up

6.

A．showed

B．taught

C．brought

D．gave

7.

A．calling

B．moving

C．coming

D．visiting

8.

A．haircut

B．rest

C．look

D．try

9.

A．direct

B．help

C．trust

D．praise

10.

A．rule

B．deal

C．profit

D．difference

11.

A．funnier

B．lighter

C．safer

D．stronger

12.

A．calm

B．encourage

C．prepare

D．exchange

13.

A．important

B．reliable

C．useful

D．difficult

14.

A．mostly

B．hardly

C．generally

D．merely

15.

A．donation

B．promotion

C．kindness

D．promise

2 . "Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______.   Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.   Dad was _______next to her, resting his head on his arms.   Mum could _______that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James," she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in _______.

"I know it's _______for you," Mum said softly.   "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little. . .   strange.   And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested.   "We're not _______at all.   We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily.   "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______.   And your poor father — he doesn't feel _______.   He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said.   " _______I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well. . . " Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted.   "Just sit there, don't move. " He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ________what he needed — two spanners(扳手).   "Hang on, Mum," he said.   "This won't take a second. " After some ________, James was finished.   With a smile of ________on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said.   "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said ________.   "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just________them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you ________him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied.   He ________up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.   Then he turned the ________on.   Dad opened his eyes and ________immediately.   "He just let his ________run too low, that's all," James said.   "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum.   "Your friends will just have to ________that we are a very unusual family.   Thanks, son!"

1.

A．chance

B．message

C．homework

D．difficulty

2.

A．asleep

B．reading

C．alone

D．standing

3.

A．explain

B．see

C．agree

D．doubt

4.

A．terror

B．tears

C．surprise

D．silence

5.

A．fair

B．easy

C．good

D．hard

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．popular

D．anxious

7.

A．headache

B．loss

C．task

D．day

8.

A．ill

B．funny

C．sorry

D．well

9.

A．As

B．If

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．kept

B．controlled

C．found

D．returned

11.

A．requests

B．thoughts

C．repairs

D．instructions

12.

A．sympathy

B．satisfaction

C．bitterness

D．politeness

13.

A．embarrassedly

B．gratefully

C．impatiently

D．proudly

14.

A．adjusted

B．collected

C．produced

D．covered

15.

A．greet

B．accompany

C．help

D．ask

16.

A．lifted

B．caught

C．gave

D．filled

17.

A．television

B．power

C．light

D．gas

18.

A．grew up

B．lay down

C．broke down

D．sat up

19.

A．food

B．temperature

C．battery

D．blood

20.

A．prove

B．expect

C．suspect

D．accept

3 . In the fourth grade, I discovered my one true love — acting. It is not only fun, but it ______ teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of.

However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to ______!

In the first semester of my freshman year of high school, my school ______ the play Frankenstein. It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and ______ the monster destroys the scientist’s life.

I got the lead female ______ of Frankenstein’s girlfriend, Elizabeth. I had been in plays before, so I was very ______ to the rehearsal (排练) process of memorizing lines and then ______ a character with help from the director. But this play was different from ______ one I had ever done before, because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot. The boy who ______ Frankenstein was very cute, I must say. There was a(n) ______ in which our characters shared “15 kisses”. ______, the director removed it. But there were still some kissing scenes.

Would we __ to kiss, or would we actually kiss? Our director __ having us kiss for real, and for the first few times, it was very ______. My lips barely touched the boy’s. Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us.

__, one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any ______. After that experience, I feel like I can ______ any role. It was a big event in my ______ toward becoming a better actress. I feel more ______ being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the ______. And that is important for getting the message of a play across.

1.

A．learns

B．teaches

C．directs

D．explains

2.

A．kiss

B．hug

C．bow

D．pray

3.

A．prepared for

B．carded out

C．put on

D．took up

4.

A．when

B．where

C．whether

D．how

5.

A．star

B．role

C．maid

D．keeper

6.

A．used

B．addicted

C．related

D．devoted

7.

A．imagining

B．convincing

C．developing

D．revising

8.

A．each

B．no

C．some

D．any

9.

A．played

B．served

C．created

D．replaced

10.

A．space

B．part

C．area

D．interval

11.

A．Eventually

B．Surprisingly

C．Fortunately

D．Regrettably

12.

A．intend

B．mean

C．try

D．pretend

13.

A．applied to

B．ended up

C．objected to

D．gave up

14.

A．fierce

B．romantic

C．awkward

D．pitiful

15.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Otherwise

16.

A．behaving

B．acting

C．touching

D．moving

17.

A．change

B．design

C．handle

D．assess

18.

A．way

B．journey

C．tour

D．trip

19.

A．comfortable

B．practical

C．optimistic

D．hopeful

20.

A．readers

B．actresses

C．actors

D．audiences

4 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bobby Buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very _______, because during a visit to a _______he discovered one of the young cows there was pretty _______ Instead of producing milk, this cow produced milk coffee.
_______ to become rich, Bobby took the cow straight to the city. When he arrived, his wife told him that he should first reorganize the cafe so they had a place to_______the cow. However, Bobby was so _______and impatient that he _______this advice, and took the cow straight to the _______
At first the result was quite_______ The cow was featured in the newspapers and on TV. Customers came from far to taste the delicious fresh milk coffee.
However, after the________, it turned out that having a cow in the middle of a cafe was not at all ________ Every day the cow broke twenty or thirty cups simply by wagging (摇摆) its tail. The cafe smelt terrible. The hay the cow ate got spread all over the place. The cow left so little room in the cafe that there would be fewer customers ________
________, the authorities came to do an inspection. They gave him such a heavy fine that Bobby almost had to ________the cafe. Bobby Buns realized that he had to be more patient and________ He should ________until everything was ready before________his fresh milk coffee.
________, Bobby was a lucky guy. When the cafe was being reorganized, he took the cow back to the village. There he discovered that one of the hens laid chocolate eggs. This time he knew he had to be patient, and wait until everything was ________ When everything was all ________, his cafe became the most famous and successful in the whole city.1.

A．sensitive

B．curious

C．careful

D．fortunate

2.

A．town

B．city

C．village

D．cottage

3.

A．special

B．healthy

C．heavy

D．clever

4.

A．Intending

B．Learning

C．Continuing

D．Failing

5.

A．hide

B．kill

C．sell

D．put

6.

A．confused

B．excited

C．ashamed

D．angry

7.

A．followed

B．ignored

C．considered

D．valued

8.

A．yard

B．home

C．garden

D．cafe

9.

A．impressive

B．horrible

C．upsetting

D．important

10.

A．anxiety

B．disappointment

C．excitement

D．shock

11.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．natural

D．proper

12.

A．joining in

B．cutting in

C．giving in

D．stepping in

13.

A．Unfortunately

B．Probably

C．Gradually

D．Generally

14.

A．forget

B．decorate

C．close

D．discover

15.

A．organized

B．eager

C．different

D．friendly

16.

A．relax

B．wait

C．predict

D．dream

17.

A．dropping

B．purchasing

C．inventing

D．serving

18.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Instead

19.

A．prepared

B．tried

C．remembered

D．changed

20.

A．in need

B．in place

C．in turn

D．in peace

5 . A _______thing happened _______me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day _______ I drove to go for a look in the country.

On the way back home, my _______ stopped. It was out of gas on a _______ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone _______could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile _______ I finally found a house near the _______. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair _______. She said, “I’ve been ________for you here for a long time. Come in. ________ is almost ready.”

“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ________what she was talking about.

“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ________tea,” said she.

I quickly________ that my car was out of ________, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been________she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ________.

Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ________, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ________ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

1.

A．happy

B．strange

C．common

D．bad

2.

A．on

B．in

C．upon

D．to

3.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．that

4.

A．car

B．bus

C．bike

D．truck

5.

A．narrow

B．lonely

C．crowded

D．busy

6.

A．what

B．whom

C．who

D．how

7.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．as

8.

A．street

B．block

C．way

D．road

9.

A．came

B．answered

C．opened

D．appeared

10.

A．asking

B．looking

C．calling

D．waiting

11.

A．Gas

B．Coffee

C．Tea

D．Lunch

12.

A．consider

B．understand

C．accept

D．think

13.

A．like

B．love

C．used to like

D．liking

14.

A．answered

B．explained

C．refused

D．promised

15.

A．gas

B．tea

C．strength

D．energy

16.

A．calling

B．call

C．to call

D．called

17.

A．until

B．before

C．since

D．when

18.

A．could

B．can

C．would

D．wanted

19.

A．accident

B．incident

C．experience

D．surprise

20.

A．hit

B．injury

C．hurt

D．frighten