1 . “Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ______ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ______. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ______ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ______ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ______ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ______ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “But it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly before they have time to see, and you’ll ______ out and get your money,” Chad said.

Jason thought of his bird with no ______ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ______ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was just a poor newsboy, he had been taught some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ______. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ______ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ______ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ______ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” a gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ______. “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ______. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.

A．copies

B．shops

C．coins

D．people

2.

A．weak

B．open

C．pure

D．heavy

3.

A．in exchange for

B．instead of

C．regardless of

D．in return for

4.

A．card

B．cup

C．cake

D．comb

5.

A．broke down

B．gave in

C．got away

D．showed up

6.

A．difficulty

B．process

C．secret

D．goal

7.

A．drop

B．call

C．reach

D．sell

8.

A．bread

B．insects

C．water

D．seeds

9.

A．concerned

B．determined

C．excited

D．amazed

10.

A．by chance

B．as usual

C．at once

D．at last

11.

A．warm

B．gentle

C．proud

D．polite

12.

A．made

B．saved

C．borrowed

D．lost

13.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．nodded

D．started

14.

A．gently

B．gratefully

C．bravely

D．sadly

15.

A．business

B．duty

C．method

D．job

2 . My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows, chickens. I worked for a friend who had ________ many wild animals. And I also did part-time work with other farmers. I wanted to gain some working ________.

I also wanted to do the work that gave me target and ________ my longtime dream of working hands-on with ________. So I researched online and found a(n) ________ at a natural reserve in Zimbabwe. I didn't even know where that was on a map! But they ________ me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.

We were researching and ________ the animals. We'd go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, ________ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals ________ in a trap, bleeding, and we calmed them down in order to ________ them. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even ________.

We built bomas-secure enclosures (围墙) for the animals to sleep—and ________ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to different enclosures and enrichment (强化) areas to stimulate (刺激) their ________ with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made toys and built play areas for them.

Seeing these animals ________ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I was ________ to do.

1.

A．washed

B．bought

C．raised

D．employed

2.

A．experience

B．results

C．methods

D．information

3.

A．observed

B．realized

C．presented

D．replaced

4.

A．volunteers

B．foreigners

C．animals

D．insects

5.

A．union

B．tip

C．community

D．program

6.

A．accepted

B．led

C．persuaded

D．served

7.

A．comforting

B．arranging

C．removing

D．tracking

8.

A．gentle

B．cute

C．healthy

D．swift

9.

A．caught

B．thrown

C．buried

D．hidden

10.

A．protect

B．cure

C．refresh

D．punish

11.

A．disappearance

B．anger

C．starvation

D．death

12.

A．figured out

B．made sure

C．focused on

D．put forward

13.

A．souls

B．mind

C．growth

D．demands

14.

A．living

B．existing

C．staying

D．lying

15.

A．expected

B．required

C．meant

D．influenced

5 . Wallet Back

This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way that I live my life. The ______ in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my work. I was taught by one of the most effective ______ of teaching, one that only people with lots of love can do.

“My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words ______ I found my wallet was missing. I______ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public ______!

Because the library was now ______, I had to wait until the next morning to look for it. When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom. This was the first time I could remember ever ______ to see a clean restroom. As I walked out, I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the ______ fool in front of me.

I politely ______ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday. “No.” I walked off with a sense of ______.

I ______ what I would do if I had found a wallet containing sixty dollars, a phone card and many other irreplaceable ______ things. Finally, I ______ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone.

A week later, I received a ______. It was my wallet. And most ______, nothing was missing! But there was a little yellow sheet of paper folded up in one of the wallet pockets that had not been there before. I slowly unfolded the paper, which ______ something like this:

When we continue to help around, we will live in a larger and more rewarding world.

This person didn’t even leave a return address. So I couldn’t ______ whoever it was. From that day on, I ______ myself that I will follow this ______ and help others and make them as ______ as I was when I opened that parcel！

1.

A．leader

B．writer

C．teacher

D．scholar

2.

A．aids

B．systems

C．materials

D．methods

3.

A．once

B．when

C．before

D．since

4.

A．searched

B．improved

C．developed

D．recorded

5.

A．canteen

B．lounge

C．restroom

D．showroom

6.

A．closed

B．abandoned

C．crowded

D．occupied

7.

A．hoping

B．hating

C．refusing

D．preferring

8.

A．grateful

B．curious

C．forgetful

D．nervous

9.

A．approached

B．interviewed

C．informed

D．reminded

10.

A．safety

B．forgiveness

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

11.

A．described

B．wondered

C．discovered

D．expressed

12.

A．personal

B．strange

C．surprising

D．reasonable

13.

A．gladly

B．naturally

C．willingly

D．painfully

14.

A．letter

B．note

C．parcel

D．suitcase

15.

A．sincerely

B．amazingly

C．honestly

D．obviously

16.

A．said

B．printed

C．explained

D．wrote

17.

A．appreciate

B．thank

C．admire

D．encourage

18.

A．supported

B．suggested

C．improved

D．promised

19.

A．plan

B．course

C．rule

D．example

20.

A．shocked

B．confused

C．delighted

D．amusing

6 . While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a two-storeyed house. One evening my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was _______ the window. I suddenly _______ that he was turning very pale. I sat _______, for I didn’t want to _______ my sick sister. Soon father said in a _______ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine _______ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be _______ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went to our room and closed the door.

Soon I heard a _______ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying _______ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ________ near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God’s sake, child, ________ the door.” I did so. To my scare, I saw, ________ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in Europe, he was ________ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with an/a ________ loud cry. Father took the still ________ pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.

It happened when father had sent us upstairs ________ he thought he would be able to ________ the door—which was twenty feet away________ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ________; and this was the cause of the ________ flight (=escape) up the stairs.

1.

A．towards

B．opposite

C．inside

D．behind

2.

A．knew

B．learned

C．felt

D．noticed

3.

A．still

B．concentrated

C．fascinated

D．unhappily

4.

A．hurt

B．frighten

C．lose

D．help

5.

A．loud

B．sad

C．calm

D．pleasant

6.

A．was

B．comes

C．would be

D．is coming

7.

A．friendly to

B．alone with

C．dependent on

D．careful with

8.

A．sound

B．cry

C．voice

D．shout

9.

A．to

B．down

C．via

D．up

10.

A．some difficulty

B．a thief

C．some danger

D．an accident

11.

A．open

B．close

C．pull

D．draw

12.

A．on

B．above

C．over

D．from

13.

A．aiming at

B．marching towards

C．shooting at

D．running into

14.

A．exciting

B．exhausting

C．angry

D．natural

15.

A．sounding

B．burning

C．frightening

D．smoking

16.

A．if

B．because

C．as if

D．although

17.

A．push

B．lock

C．guard

D．defend

18.

A．unless

B．when

C．before

D．though

19.

A．quick

B．huge

C．heavy

D．disappointing

20.

A．anxious

B．embarrassed

C．fearless

D．hurried

7 . I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and ________ to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road ________ turning off.

So I ________ cycling faster and faster and every ________ I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards ________ him, so I really picked up the pace and ________ myself. You would have ________ I was cycling in the last section of the London Olympic triathlon.

________ I caught up with him and passed by him. On the inside I felt so ________. I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were ________.

After I passed him, I ________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.

Isn't that what happens in life when we ________ competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends. trying to ________ that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and ________ chasing after them and we miss out on our own ________ to our future.

The ________ of unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending ________. And there will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with a ________ job, more money and more education, etc.

Therefore, just take what life gives you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a peaceful life. There's no ________ in life. Run your own race and wish others well!

1.

A．failed

B．agreed

C．decided

D．forgot

2.

A．before

B．after

C．unless

D．when

3.

A．stopped

B．started

C．enjoyed

D．regretted

4.

A．way

B．time

C．step

D．block

5.

A．apart from

B．above

C．behind

D．ahead of

6.

A．protected

B．pushed

C．supported

D．comforted

7.

A．dreamt

B．remembered

C．thought

D．hoped

8.

A．Fortunately

B．Eventually

C．Surprisingly

D．Obviously

9.

A．good

B．lucky

C．calm

D．astonished

10.

A．cycling

B．exercising

C．celebrating

D．racing

11.

A．believed

B．expected

C．understood

D．realized

12.

A．missed

B．escaped

C．made

D．lost

13.

A．worry about

B．focus on

C．care for

D．depend on

14.

A．announce

B．prove

C．explain

D．inform

15.

A．tears

B．money

C．energy

D．pain

16.

A．barriers

B．end

C．plans

D．paths

17.

A．problem

B．difficulty

C．task

D．goal

18.

A．movement

B．routine

C．cycle

D．event

19.

A．pleasant

B．suitable

C．occasional

D．better

20.

A．competition

B．mistake

C．pressure

D．challenge

9 . It was a few years ago. A friend_________me a restaurant gift card for Christmas and I picked a sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. It felt good taking my two grown sons and daughter to a nice_________instead of the fast food places we usually ate at. The meal was delicious and we all had a good time just being together. When the waitress brought the_________, I noticed that the gift card_________almost all of it. I_________my wallet to get enough cash to afford the rest.

At that moment my_________flashed back to 30 years ago. I was working as a(n)_________in a restaurant much like the one we were in. It was long hours of hard work for low incomes. I went home just barely making enough to_________my young family. I also remembered how more than once I saw the waitresses counting their few tips while worrying about how they were going to pay the house rent and_________their kids the things they needed.

I blinked(眨眼) and back to the__________again, with my fingers touching the smaller bill in my wallet. I smiled, pushed it back down, and__________out the much larger bill. As we all got up from the table I handed the larger bill to the hard-working waitress. “You keep the__________, ” I said with a__________smile and a happy heart.

We are all one family in this world. We live together, rejoice (欣赏) together, and suffer together. Do your best to be a__________person. Do your best to__________the suffering with joy.

1.

A．helped

B．borrowed

C．sent

D．lent

2.

A．restaurant

B．fair

C．supermarket

D．hotel

3.

A．bill

B．money

C．dish

D．food

4.

A．spent

B．covered

C．cost

D．offered

5.

A．reached into

B．prepared for

C．put out

D．turned in

6.

A．sense

B．idea

C．mind

D．heart

7.

A．waiter

B．cook

C．actor

D．teacher

8.

A．treat

B．value

C．feed

D．miss

9.

A．buy

B．show

C．find

D．pay

10.

A．future

B．past

C．present

D．instant

11.

A．carried

B．handed

C．burned

D．picked

12.

A．tip

B．ticket

C．wallet

D．card

13.

A．tired

B．amazed

C．satisfied

D．forced

14.

A．successful

B．different

C．good

D．humorous

15.

A．punish

B．provide

C．equip

D．greet

10 . On my first trip to Ireland, I was drawn by its wonderful scenery and the hospitality (好客) of the people. More than that, I also felt a sense of _________. When leaving Ireland, I made a prayer: Please show me a way to live here.

Once home, I made a vision _________ with the title “Irish love”, which included pictures of the Irish countryside along with a handsome Irishman. I also chose an _________of a butterfly as my personal symbol and placed it in the center.

Back then, I was in my mid-thirties still _________ with a nice career. I had never lived outside of a five-mile distance from where I was born, so this _________ to live in Ireland was pretty big. Whenever I saw the images, I would _________ myself living in Ireland with the lover of my life.

One year later, I returned to Ireland. _________ and perhaps a little bit of hope led me to the small town of Lisdoonvarna County Clare, where the traditional matchmaking (相亲) festival was taking place. Early Sunday evening, _________, I found myself in a small pub. I was standing against the wall _________ I noticed a man entering the pub. It was just like in a movie: He was tall and dark-haired with the golden light of the setting sun __________ around him. It wasn’t long before I felt a __________ on my shoulder and came face-to-face with the man himself—Mike. Eventually, we kept __________ for hours, laughing heartily. This was the beginning of our relationship.

After getting married, we moved to the western Ireland and __________ there. The first day I stepped into the hallway of my new home, I was __________ by three butterflies flying around, which immediately reminded me of the vision board from years ago __________ my dream to live in Ireland.

1.

A．responsibility

B．achievement

C．belonging

D．neighbourhood

2.

A．board

B．film

C．lesson

D．diary

3.

A．opportunity

B．author

C．image

D．experience

4.

A．helpful

B．healthy

C．valuable

D．single

5.

A．honor

B．dream

C．adventure

D．memory

6.

A．predict

B．imagine

C．suggest

D．discover

7.

A．Faith

B．Curiosity

C．Strength

D．Sympathy

8.

A．undoubtedly

B．unwillingly

C．uncertainly

D．unknowingly

9.

A．before

B．as

C．when

D．while

10.

A．driving

B．shaking

C．shining

D．floating

11.

A．pat

B．hit

C．knock

D．strike

12.

A．expressing

B．contacting

C．conveying

D．chatting

13.

A．moved

B．stayed

C．formed

D．headed

14.

A．greeted

B．treated

C．figured

D．saw

15.

A．introducing

B．celebrating

C．picturing

D．sending