1 . “If after the first 50 pages of a book you don’t get engaged, you’re allowed to stop reading and try again later when you feel ready for it,” my father told me.

My father holds this ______ responsible for his lifelong love of literature. As a busy labourer, he has regarded reading books as an almost sacred ______. He feels a strong, perhaps, irresistible ______ to read frequently and a lot.

I don’t think my father ______ to hand the advice down to me. He’s not the sort to give advice and I’m not the sort to ______ it. But I find it’s the advice that’s delivered ______ that.is most likely to be listened to.

I like this advice “reading first 50 pages”, for the generosity and respect it extends to a book’s ______ and their craft. A reader, it suggests, needs a little ______ to adapt to a book’s particular tone and voice. Meanwhile, this advice gives a person permission to ______ reading. Nobody, it implies, need force themselves to struggle through a book they’re not ______.

I particularly like the ______ advice to return to a book “when you feel ready for it.” It’s a ______ that reading is naturally relational and that the readers need time.

Even when I’m more than ready to stop reading by page 50, ______ the exercise feels worth doing. Just like stopping swimming halfway makes the muscles in my legs ache ______ it uses them in a different way from cycling. But in both cases, it’s a satisfying kind of hurt because it’s a ______ of getting stronger.

1.

A．warning

B．request

C．guarantee

D．advice

2.

A．debate

B．escape

C．beg

D．protest

3.

A．trend

B．view

C．urge

D．influence

4.

A．dared

B．forgot

C．hesitated

D．intended

5.

A．invite

B．write

C．drop

D．support

6.

A．safely

B．quickly

C．indirectly

D．personally

7.

A．reader

B．author

C．editor

D．publisher

8.

A．patience

B．luck

C．help

D．grace

9.

A．finish

B．teach

C．love

D．stop

10.

A．referring to

B．talking about

C．connecting with

D．commenting on

11.

A．strong

B．gentle

C．honest

D．timely

12.

A．recognition

B．duty

C．pity

D．wonder

13.

A．thus

B．just

C．then

D．still

14.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．before

15.

A．sign

B．rule

C．question

D．goal

3 . A 5-year-old boy, Xavier, lives in Carencro, about 60 miles west of Bat on Rouge. Because he’s so young, when Xavier _________ the bus, his driver needs to make sure he gets home _________.

One day, bus driver Chad Desormeaux heard the boy say he was the _________ kid alive, and then he ran home as the other kids cheered him on. His classmates shouted “Go Xavier”, looking on and screaming in _________ as he ran to his house about three doors down. Desormeaux thought it was _________, and he soon found out it’s an everyday occurrence. He decided to _________ one day and after getting permission (允许) from Xavier’s _________, he posted the video on TikTok.

“We sit there and we watch him run home that way to make sure he makes it into a driveway,” Desormeaux said. “The faster he runs, the faster we can take off. It became a _________.”

The video the bus driver _________ has nearly 6 million views. Xavier’s mother, Tiffany Saine, said her son has always been into __________ and would often run in the family’s driveway when he was younger. “We are blessed,” Saine said. “I feel excited and blessed for him to get acknowledged.”

Once the video went __________, an organization called Star Athletics reached out to him to __________ the 5-year-old on a trip to Disney World. It was 5-year-old Xavier’s first time flying and going to Disney World. They also went to an Orlando Magic basketball game. While in Orlando, people who __________ the 5-year-old at Disney World asked to take photos with him.

“It was so much __________,” the boy’s mother said. “We went to Disney World. I mean, they just __________ us so much love.” Desormeaux said Xavier is a gifted child and the two have grown to be pretty close.

1.

A．runs after

B．gets off

C．looks for

D．worries about

2.

A．easily

B．angrily

C．happily

D．safely

3.

A．weakest

B．tallest

C．thinnest

D．fastest

4.

A．excitement

B．fear

C．sadness

D．tiredness

5.

A．common

B．cute

C．challenging

D．boring

6.

A．record

B．leave

C．pack

D．change

7.

A．teachers

B．classmates

C．parents

D．relatives

8.

A．reality

B．problem

C．war

D．game

9.

A．played

B．watched

C．posted

D．set

10.

A．driving

B．racing

C．filming

D．travelling

11.

A．right

B．mad

C．wrong

D．popular

12.

A．invite

B．push

C．move

D．apply

13.

A．protected

B．saw

C．questioned

D．refused

14.

A．traffic

B．noise

C．fun

D．attention

15.

A．showed

B．returned

C．told

D．cost

5 . Dave Hall led Surprise Squad, an organization to bring surprise to those in need, on a mission to spread joy at a local Albertsons store. Their _________ was simple yet influential: to pay for the groceries of _________ customers. Among the customers was Stephanie, a disabled veteran(退伍军人)who relied on her wheelchair.

She _________ to Dave that she was shopping for food for herself and her dogs. She was down to her last $50,_________ of how she would manage after that. Dave, thrilled to help, paid for all her groceries, a _________ that left Stephanie extremely grateful.

Dave _________ a man standing beside Stephanie. _________ mistaken for her husband, Larry turned out to be a friend of Stephanie’s husband and a fellow veteran. Despite his own financial _________, Larry was determined to support Stephanie.

He stood in the checkout _________ with just a bottle of dish soap and a piece of candy—all he could afford. Dave, moved by Larry’s situation, __________ buying him groceries. Larry’s eyes were filled with tears as Dave accompanied Larry back into the shelves, filling a __________ with food and toiletries(洗漱用品), far more than Larry had __________that day. As they finished checking out, Larry __________ that he had never spent so much on groceries before. The gratitude and emotion on his face were __________.

He thanked Dave wholeheartedly and left the store, carrying not just groceries but a moment of __________ that would never fade.

1.

A．plan

B．experience

C．style

D．movement

2.

A．regular

B．unique

C．random

D．specific

3.

A．suggested

B．revealed

C．insisted

D．referred

4.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．full

D．uncertain

5.

A．schedule

B．solution

C．gesture

D．strategy

6.

A．felt

B．noticed

C．kept

D．left

7.

A．Initially

B．Hurriedly

C．Excitedly

D．Absolutely

8.

A．adventures

B．investments

C．hesitations

D．struggles

9.

A．path

B．point

C．line

D．corner

10.

A．cared for

B．insisted on

C．thought of

D．gave up

11.

A．basket

B．store

C．vehicle

D．hand

12.

A．needed

B．provided

C．expected

D．ignored

13.

A．remarked

B．regretted

C．judged

D．required

14.

A．creative

B．calm

C．positive

D．evident

15.

A．curiosity

B．kindness

C．generosity

D．ambition

6 . Many years ago, I was a student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. I had an evening class that was a fifteen-minute ________ from my dorm. No one in my dorm was taking the same class, so I walked to and from class alone, ________ in the dark.

One evening, I ________ two very large, black Doberman Pinschers following about twenty feet behind me. I have always been an animal lover and I have never been ________ of dogs, so I stopped walking, turned around, and talked to them. They ________ to come to me and when I tried to walk toward them, they backed up, keeping their ________. They were not threatening in any way as they did not growl (低吼) or flatten their ears — the way dogs do when they are about to ________. They just wouldn’t allow me to get close to them.

For weeks, every time I walked to this particular class, the two dogs appeared and ________ me. I was very ________ with the situation, even though the dogs would not interact with me.

One night, a car with three young men slowly ________. They were loud, ________ my attention. When the young men got out of the car, I felt a sense of ________. As they walked toward me, before I had time to react, the two Dobermans charged and barked at them. You never saw three people get into a car so ________ and pull away!

I spent the rest of the semester searching for those heroic dogs. ________, after that night when I needed their ________, my guardians never reappeared.

1.

A．flight

B．drive

C．walk

D．sail

2.

A．returning

B．surfing

C．rolling

D．staging

3.

A．left

B．noticed

C．heard

D．minded

4.

A．proud

B．fond

C．tired

D．afraid

5.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．refused

D．preferred

6.

A．distance

B．pace

C．sight

D．control

7.

A．run

B．play

C．bark

D．attack

8.

A．bit

B．ignored

C．greeted

D．followed

9.

A．patient

B．comfortable

C．flexible

D．disappointed

10.

A．went off

B．passed down

C．pulled up

D．sped away

11.

A．escaping

B．drawing

C．losing

D．reflecting

12.

A．unease

B．regret

C．relief

D．anger

13.

A．straight

B．late

C．fast

D．hard

14.

A．Gradually

B．Particularly

C．Strangely

D．Occasionally

15.

A．protection

B．patience

C．permission

D．position

7 . Bobby and I had been friends right when we were five. I had a natural talent and _________ for painting, but Bobby’s life was marked by sorrow. While he had lost his parents, we _________ through our youth together, playing, chatting, loving and studying, until we graduated from college.

I was fortunate enough to find a job that allowed me to _________ my passion for painting. Bobby, on the other hand, seemed to wander _________ in his search for employment. Having heard his situation _________ when he fell ill, I decided to put my career on hold to look after him. When I stepped into his house, _________, a single room that he lived in, I saw it was covered with a layer of dust. Bobby’s only _________ during his days at home was a tree outside his window, holding desperately on to a single leaf.

Bobby would often pour out to me, “If that last leaf falls, I probably won’t _________ either.” Determined to lift his spirits, one early morning, I drew a leaf and tied it to one of the branches. It was so _________ that it appeared as if it belonged to the tree. This leaf never fell; it became Bobby’s symbol of hope.

As time passed, under the silent encouragement of the leaf, Bobby’s health began to __________. Eventually, he was hired as a clerk in a bank close to his home and __________ his enthusiasm for life. It turned out that the leaf I had drawn was more than just an artistic creation — it was an unbreakable __________ of our friendship.

Our experience taught us that sometimes, a simple __________ can have far-reaching effects. Friendship proves to be the most __________ power along our path, even when faced with all challenges. This is the very __________ of life.

1.

A．passion

B．treasure

C．courage

D．shortage

2.

A．spent

B．struggled

C．searched

D．sailed

3.

A．increase

B．appreciate

C．pursue

D．abandon

4.

A．aimlessly

B．cheerfully

C．carelessly

D．energetically

5.

A．lessened

B．worsened

C．strengthened

D．appeared

6.

A．other than

B．or rather

C．rather than

D．let alone

7.

A．despair

B．entertainment

C．company

D．choice

8.

A．make it

B．get it

C．have it

D．lose it

9.

A．beautiful

B．green

C．interesting

D．real

10.

A．delay

B．improve

C．fail

D．ignore

11.

A．recalled

B．replaced

C．regained

D．released

12.

A．connection

B．barrier

C．duty

D．witness

13.

A．word

B．look

C．life

D．gesture

14.

A．demanding

B．inviting

C．comforting

D．amusing

15.

A．pain

B．core

C．hardship

D．fun

9 . A man got depressed about life. In spite of all his ________, he got nothing but failure. Feeling ________, he left everything and relaxed himself in the woods, where he met a farmer. The man shared his ________ with the farmer.

“Do you see that fern (蕨类植物) and bamboo there?” the farmer said, pointing towards two ________. He told the man that when he planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, he took very good care of them. Within a short period of time, the fern ________ grew from the earth. However, ________ the bamboo seed had been watered for years, it did not outwardly grow as much as an inch. But the farmer did not ________ the bamboo seed and continued to ________ it. By the fifth year, a tiny sprout (嫩芽) grew out of the ________. And within six months, the tree grew a hundred feet tall.

“So, did the bamboo tree lie quietly for four years only to grow rapidly in the ________?” the farmer asked. The answer is quite ________. The little tree was growing underground, developing a root system which was ________ enough to support its potential for outward ________ in the fifth year and beyond.

“Did you know that you had been ________ all the time and that you were growing strong roots?” said the farmer. Hearing the farmer’s words, the man ________ the value of hard work.

1.

A．advice

B．effort

C．fear

D．evidence

2.

A．surprised

B．motivated

C．defeated

D．relieved

3.

A．excitement

B．failure

C．knowledge

D．food

4.

A．farms

B．seeds

C．gardens

D．plants

5.

A．quickly

B．immediately

C．hardly

D．likely

6.

A．since

B．if

C．unless

D．although

7.

A．get down to

B．look forward to

C．give up on

D．go away with

8.

A．show

B．control

C．cut

D．water

9.

A．ground

B．imbalance

C．tree

D．disorder

10.

A．third

B．fourth

C．fifth

D．sixth

11.

A．obvious

B．right

C．wrong

D．complex

12.

A．clear

B．strong

C．early

D．close

13.

A．information

B．calmness

C．success

D．growth

14.

A．resting

B．waiting

C．struggling

D．smiling

15.

A．reported

B．realized

C．ignored

D．assessed

10 . In a migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, packed with hundreds of people, a three-year-old girl wandered alone toward the exit. She was steps from a busy road and a crowded market.

Estefania Rebellón seemed to be the only person who ________ her. The actor, producer and writer had just made the two-and-a-half-hour ________ from Los Angeles with a group of friends to drop off food, clothing and hygiene kits (卫生用品) to a ________ organization.

It was December 2018, a time when the United States Mexico border was seeing a ________ of migrants from Central American ________ violence and poverty. Rebellón could not believe what she saw: families lacking even the most ________ supplies. The children, sometimes shoeless and often dirty, ________ had no place to go.

Rebellón ________ to the child and took her hand. “Where are you going? Where are your parents?” she asked.

________, she and her friends found the girl’s panicked father, who had stepped away to _________ food distributed by others.
       Back at home, Rebellón could think of nothing else. “We have to do ________,” she told her partner. Kyle Thomas Schmidt. A school, a safe place for the children to ________ and learn, seemed much-needed. So, Rebellón and Schmidt recruited (招募) volunteer ________ via social media, and using a thousand dollars from their savings, ________ a school at the Tijuana border. From then on, these ________ children could not only have enough supplies, but also have access to education.1.

A．knew

B．missed

C．heard

D．noticed

2.

A．drive

B．hike

C．jump

D．run

3.

A．research

B．business

C．relief

D．health

4.

A．team

B．crowd

C．series

D．pair

5.

A．hiding

B．escaping

C．defending

D．ignoring

6.

A．adequate

B．useful

C．basic

D．proper

7.

A．frequently

B．eagerly

C．precisely

D．obviously

8.

A．rushed

B．skipped

C．marched

D．returned

9.

A．Particularly

B．Repeatedly

C．Subsequently

D．Miserably

10.

A．sign up for

B．line up for

C．stand out for

D．look out for

11.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

12.

A．broadcast

B．gather

C．examine

D．compete

13.

A．teachers

B．doctors

C．students

D．conductors

14.

A．dominated

B．attended

C．advertised

D．established

15.

A．disadvantaged

B．exhausted

C．distinguished

D．educated