1 . I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor (拖拉机) to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I ______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its ______, so I jumped out of the tractor to tend to it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother ______, I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so ______ because I had put the handbrake (手刹) on when I jumped out. ______ Don had somehow made the vehicle move.

My heart froze in my chest as I ______ the tractor heading towards the motorway. I ran desperately(不顾一切地) but failed to ______. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The ______ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I reached the fence and looked over. The tractor was ______ against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the ______ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I ______ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently ______, and rushed back to me.

The police ______ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn’t quite believe my ______ —it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the result could have been ______. Don was given a special meal that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him!

1.

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

2.

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

3.

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

4.

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

5.

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

6.

A．saw

B．stopped

C．remembered

D．drove

7.

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

8.

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

9.

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

10.

A．steep

B．long

C．wide

D．busy

11.

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

12.

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

13.

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

14.

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

15.

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．terrible

2 . When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ______ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ______ I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. ______, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She ______ a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on ______ . In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was ______ for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “______,” he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn’t ______ that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time ______ the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ______, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ______ answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two ______ colored sides, and from his side it was white ______ from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ______ in other person’s position and look at the ______ through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1.

A．understand

B．remember

C．explain

D．know

2.

A．class

B．subject

C．lesson

D．book

3.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Furthermore

4.

A．put up with

B．went on with

C．got along with

D．came up with

5.

A．another

B．other

C．the other

D．the others

6.

A．hard

B．clean

C．lucky

D．clear

7.

A．Black

B．White

C．Grey

D．Brown

8.

A．realize

B．describe

C．believe

D．be sure

9.

A．like

B．against

C．about

D．around

10.

A．places

B．objects

C．opinions

D．seats

11.

A．could

B．should

C．had to

D．must

12.

A．similarly

B．differently

C．brightly

D．truly

13.

A．but

B．still

C．only

D．just

14.

A．appear

B．stand

C．hide

D．sit

15.

A．situation

B．discussion

C．solution

D．way

3 . “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

4 . 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

7 . 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

8 . The mountains where I live are full of twisting and narrow roads. I was ________ down one of those roads last spring. Days of on and off rain had made the ground ________ and hillsides rough. As I made a turn, I noticed that the ________ soil had released a tree on the hill by the road. It was ________ my way. I hit the brakes and ________ drove around it. Then I stopped. I knew it was only a matter of time ________ someone driving faster than I was would ________ that tree.

I got out of my car and ________ to pull the tree into the nearby ditch (沟渠) but it was much too ________ and heavy. I didn’t know what to do. About ten minutes later, a white truck ________ and pulled over. Out stepped a bearded young man. “You need a saw (锯子)?”he asked. I said “Yes” and he ________ one out of the back of his truck. For the next few minutes, he cut the tree into smaller parts while I ________ them across the road and threw them into the ditch.

“You never know when you will need a saw, ” I joked. My new ________ smiled, “We do know, however, when we will need a kind and loving ________. ” Then he put his saw back in the ________. I waved ________ and watched him drive off before ________ back to my own car. As I drove away, I felt ________ to know that I was able to help prevent potential ________. I felt more delighted as the rain finally ________ and the sun broke through the clouds.

1.

A．floating

B．driving

C．rolling

D．walking

2.

A．bloody

B．snowy

C．lively

D．muddy

3.

A．solid

B．rich

C．loose

D．fresh

4.

A．spreading

B．detecting

C．guiding

D．blocking

5.

A．slowly

B．randomly

C．frequently

D．rapidly

6.

A．after

B．before

C．if

D．unless

7.

A．pick out

B．crash into

C．cut up

D．break down

8.

A．managed

B．declined

C．attempted

D．pretended

9.

A．flexible

B．old

C．typical

D．big

10.

A．appeared

B．departed

C．faded

D．exploded

11.

A．recycled

B．stole

C．pulled

D．borrowed

12.

A．exhibited

B．carried

C．sheltered

D．burned

13.

A．stranger

B．boss

C．relative

D．friend

14.

A．past

B．test

C．heart

D．dream

15.

A．hill

B．road

C．car

D．truck

16.

A．goodbye

B．comfort

C．greeting

D．doubt

17.

A．attacking

B．escaping

C．heading

D．hiding

18.

A．curious

B．proud

C．sorry

D．upset

19.

A．accidents

B．competitions

C．diseases

D．battles

20.

A．stopped

B．approached

C．erupted

D．remained

10 . 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