1 . Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his
The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and
MacDonald and her
A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was
MacDonald's relief
The
A.journey | B.business | C.research | D.curiosity |
A.average | B.unexpected | C.unique | D.terrible |
A.frightened | B.embarrassed | C.concerned | D.convinced |
A.decided | B.complained | C.agreed | D.happened |
A.declined | B.offered | C.managed | D.pretended |
A.catch up with | B.take care of | C.get rid of | D.put up with |
A.application | B.reaction | C.theory | D.intention |
A.hesitation | B.shame | C.regret | D.difficulty |
A.symbols | B.conditions | C.similarities | D.beliefs |
A.situation | B.occupation | C.incident | D.direction |
A.respond | B.seek | C.help | D.transform |
A.still | B.even | C.already | D.just |
A.temporary | B.delicate | C.random | D.free |
A.appealed to | B.jumped at | C.laughed off | D.looked into |
A.competition | B.cheating | C.dilemma | D.potential |
A.comparing | B.withdrawing | C.following | D.contradicting |
A.fragrant | B.lucky | C.happy | D.rich |
A.partly | B.consequently | C.generally | D.really |
A.room | B.work | C.meal | D.decoration |
A.reminds | B.warns | C.convinces | D.informs |
2 . My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only
Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying
A.School | B.Society | C.Family | D.College |
A.mind | B.direction | C.eyes | D.ears |
A.rude | B.ugly | C.dirty | D.strange |
A.Quickly | B.Slowly | C.Gently | D.Quietly |
A.Thus | B.And | C.But | D.Though |
A.adequate | B.partial | C.full | D.rich |
A.discouraging | B.uninspiring | C.encouraging | D.convincing |
A.Referring | B.Contributing | C.Adapting | D.Adding |
A.grateful | B.excited | C.proud | D.sensitive |
A.who | B.which | C.what | D.where |
A.jumped | B.ran | C.grew | D.became |
A.joy | B.depression | C.pleasure | D.pity |
A.practicing | B.nursing | C.praying | D.volunteering |
A.anything | B.everything | C.nothing | D.something |
A.able | B.willing | C.eager | D.devoted |
A.destination | B.purpose | C.meaning | D.answer |
A.with | B.off | C.beyond | D.from |
A.doctor | B.teacher | C.nurse | D.prayer |
A.Other | B.Others | C.Another | D.Either |
A.draw | B.arrive | C.drag | D.pull |
3 . Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his
The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and
MacDonald and her
A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was
MacDonald's relief
The
A.journey | B.business | C.research | D.life |
A.average | B.unexpected | C.special | D.terrible |
A.frightened | B.embarrassed | C.concerned | D.disappointed |
A.decided | B.appeared | C.agreed | D.happened |
A.declined | B.offered | C.managed | D.pretended |
A.catch up with | B.take care of | C.get rid of | D.put up with |
A.application | B.reaction | C.theory | D.intention |
A.hesitation | B.shame | C.regret | D.difficulty |
A.symbols | B.conditions | C.similarities | D.beliefs |
A.situation | B.occupation | C.incident | D.direction |
A.respond | B.give | C.help | D.develop |
A.still | B.even | C.already | D.just |
A.temporary | B.delicate | C.random | D.free |
A.went over | B.jumped at | C.laughed off | D.looked into |
A.competition | B.cheating | C.dilemma | D.chance |
A.comparing | B.withdrawing | C.following | D.contradicting |
A.strong | B.lucky | C.happy | D.rich |
A.partly | B.possibly | C.generally | D.really |
A.room | B.job | C.meal | D.decoration |
A.reminds | B.warns | C.convinces | D.informs |
4 . After working an inhuman 8-hour shift at a factory unloading (卸货) parts for cheap furniture, I got on the bus, dirty, tired and hot. I
I was dreaming about a better and new life when I was
All I could feel for this woman was
With a smile, I said, “I just came from work.” She then loudly asked if I worked in hell and broke out in laughter, so I laughed too﹣
In front of all of us on the bus that day, the power of
As Karen was getting off the bus, she touched me
Everyone on the bus had been watching us and then an old woman spoke to me, “Sir, you just changed that woman with your heart. She will never forget how you
That day was the first day when I realized I am
A.reached | B.left | C.visited | D.found |
A.However | B.Besides | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
A.strange | B.interesting | C.unhappy | D.brave |
A.recognized | B.stopped | C.challenged | D.followed |
A.rudely | B.quietly | C.slowly | D.gently |
A.puzzle | B.fear | C.surprise | D.anger |
A.satisfaction | B.pity | C.disappointment | D.amazement |
A.demanding | B.controlling | C.mattering | D.appealing |
A.sad | B.dirty | C.nervous | D.crazy |
A.with | B.at | C.about | D.off |
A.checked | B.regretted | C.admitted | D.explained |
A.teamwork | B.determination | C.kindness | D.honesty |
A.hesitated | B.changed | C.cheered | D.agreed |
A.family | B.stranger | C.friend | D.teacher |
A.unwillingly | B.hopelessly | C.patiently | D.softly |
A.might | B.could | C.would | D.should |
A.treated | B.remembered | C.persuaded | D.missed |
A.humor | B.politeness | C.confidence | D.admiration |
A.helped | B.needed | C.understood | D.respected |
A.owed | B.paid | C.gave | D.lent |
5 . As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool, watching everyone else swim back and forth, I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I
After the
I quickly
One day I was invited to speak to the students at a neighboring school. I confidently wheeled into a classroom filled with students who
I opened my book and started reading. Immediately I noticed the children’s stares turned to
A.suggested | B.noticed | C.watched | D.appreciated |
A.forget | B.break | C.remove | D.deliver |
A.project | B.anger | C.advice | D.attempt |
A.relief | B.curiosity | C.awkwardness | D.encouragement |
A.encounter | B.competition | C.argument | D.interview |
A.how | B.what | C.when | D.why |
A.disabilities | B.potentials | C.paintings | D.manners |
A.pool | B.car | C.wheelchair | D.spaceship |
A.walked | B.wheeled | C.rushed | D.raced |
A.regard | B.realize | C.picture | D.consider |
A.folded | B.recovered | C.spread | D.declined |
A.turned down | B.went through | C.looked up | D.got around |
A.generally | B.carefully | C.separately | D.eventually |
A.called | B.stared | C.glimpsed | D.laughed |
A.greeted | B.agreed | C.continued | D.responded |
A.smiles | B.doubts | C.jokes | D.tears |
A.hesitation | B.discussion | C.intention | D.imagination |
A.body | B.chair | C.dream | D.book |
A.funny | B.strange | C.true | D.false |
A.generosity | B.popularity | C.harmony | D.determination |
When I was 13,my family moved. Mary and I kept in
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 1
One day I was reading a newspaper
She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs Tobin!” she said
Now the empty place in my heart is
A.like | B.so | C.namely | D.as |
A.everything | B.nothing | C.nowhere | D.everywhere |
A.such | B.much | C.so on | D.many |
A.secret | B.touch | C.friend | D.pace |
A.other | B.others | C.each other | D.another |
A.Mary’s | B.his | C.Mary | D.their |
A.for | B.in | C.at | D.with |
A.often | B.possibly | C.probably | D.hardly |
A.gave | B.took | C.sent | D.missed |
A.doubt | B.idea | C.question | D.wonder |
A.read | B.share | C.find | D.discover |
A.eager | B.equal | C.empty | D.enough |
A.could | B.can | C.will | D.must |
A.while | B.since | C.once | D.when |
A.whom | B.who | C.which | D.whose |
A.anyway | B.however | C.meanwhile | D.therefore |
A.disappointedly | B.rudely | C.excitedly | D.coldly |
A.realized | B.accepted | C.received | D.recognized |
A.cleared | B.fixed | C.filled | D.removed |
A.by chance | B.on purpose | C.for sure | D.in a way |
7 . My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I
I have decided that my son should
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big
A.habit | B.attitude | C.style | D.form |
A.hiding | B.writing | C.drawing | D.putting |
A.handing | B.holding | C.posting | D.writing |
A.opened | B.set | C.chose | D.saw |
A.kind | B.surprised | C.careful | D.honest |
A.meant | B.asked | C.hated | D.refused |
A.actually | B.suddenly | C.hardly | D.partly |
A.intelligence | B.strength | C.money | D.time |
A.met | B.visited | C.dated | D.called |
A.crying | B.lying | C.laughing | D.standing |
A.humorous | B.embarrassed | C.confused | D.amused |
A.copied | B.bought | C.kept | D.examined |
A.receiving | B.writing | C.painting | D.exchanging |
A.report | B.expression | C.talk | D.discussion |
A.unless | B.but | C.so | D.although |
A.charge | B.offer | C.act | D.help |
A.worth | B.happiness | C.value | D.future |
A.add | B.stop | C.continue | D.form |
A.certainly | B.unfortunately | C.accidentally | D.confidently |
A.point | B.difference | C.behaviour | D.living |
8 . “How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son
Did what he had done really make me
The rest of the day, he
For those who believe “Sticks and stones may break the bone, but
A.refused | B.requested | C.decided | D.demanded |
A.calmer | B.emptier | C.happier | D.angrier |
A.breath | B.weight | C.temper | D.thought |
A.cry | B.shout | C.smile | D.respond |
A.doubt | B.relief | C.silence | D.surprise |
A.pardon | B.praise | C.abandon | D.accompany |
A.put | B.give | C.throw | D.drive |
A.Otherwise | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Moreover |
A.satisfied | B.puzzled | C.moved | D.annoyed |
A.advice | B.behavior | C.words | D.argument |
A.hug | B.blame | C.forgive | D.understand |
A.endless | B.enough | C.important | D.meaningful |
A.put | B.blow | C.heat | D.burn |
A.choice | B.answer | C.victim | D.disaster |
A.declined | B.shared | C.enjoyed | D.accepted |
A.retell | B.forget | C.read | D.forecast |
A.rudely | B.firmly | C.loosely | D.causally |
A.voice | B.words | C.force | D.feelings |
A.for | B.with | C.beyond | D.against |
A.hard | B.soft | C.sharp | D.smooth |
9 . One morning in early fall, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by
The next morning, the geese were still my
As days passed, I started
I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a
On the first day of November, I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor. As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor, I
The season’s first snowflake fell the very next day. The birds must have
A.accident | B.surprise | C.nature | D.fortune |
A.increased | B.created | C.deserved | D.valued |
A.guests | B.puzzles | C.fellows | D.friends |
A.Instead | B.Therefore | C.Still | D.Anyhow |
A.closer | B.quicker | C.quieter | D.broader |
A.approached | B.calmed | C.observed | D.protected |
A.turning | B.attending | C.driving | D.talking |
A.firmly | B.cautiously | C.warmly | D.proudly |
A.why | B.when | C.how | D.whether |
A.sympathy | B.rescue | C.pleasure | D.concern |
A.companion | B.visit | C.settlement | D.care |
A.recover | B.survive | C.fly | D.return |
A.weak | B.folded | C.broken | D.flightless |
A.held | B.caught | C.directed | D.made |
A.spreading | B.sweeping | C.trembling | D.beating |
A.gained | B.set | C.discovered | D.lost |
A.reach | B.sight | C.control | D.help |
A.concluded | B.indicated | C.sensed | D.confirmed |
A.unexpected | B.causal | C.regular | D.short |
A.contribution | B.promise | C.treat | D.devotion |
10 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a
A.jumping | B.eating | C.crying | D.waving |
A.annoyed | B.nervous | C.ashamed | D.upset |
A.behave | B.manage | C.help | D.work |
A.pushing | B.carrying | C.buying | D.holding |
A.goods | B.bottles | C.foods | D.bags |
A.excited | B.determined | C.energetic | D.grateful |
A.since | B.unless | C.although | D.as |
A.sound | B.get | C.feel | D.look |
A.exchange | B.leave | C.keep | D.spread |
A.sell | B.deliver | C.host | D.pack |
A.contribute | B.lead | C.apply | D.agree |
A.campaign | B.trip | C.procedure | D.trial |
A.elderly | B.hungry | C.lonely | D.sick |
A.aware | B.afraid | C.proud | D.sure |
A.going | B.sleeping | C.traveling | D.playing |
A.praises | B.invitations | C.replies | D.appointments |
A.needs | B.interests | C.dreams | D.efforts |
A.for | B.through | C.besides | D.along |
A.healthy | B.public | C.normal | D.tough |
A.choice | B.profit | C.judgment | D.difference |