1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Some people believe that a Robin Hood (罗宾汉) is at work while others say that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donor     1     started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes, accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话).

The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained € 10, 000 with a cutting from the Braunschweig Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who     2     (rob) of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名) envelopes, each containing € 10, 000, then     3     (arrive) at a kindergarten and a church.

The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least € 190, 000     4     (distribute). Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweig Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of € 500, inside     5     there was a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.

“I     6     (drive) when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”

The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment their insurance company refused to pay for.

“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society     7     everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing,” Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donor is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.

Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweig Zeitung, said: “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero for fear that discovery may stop the donations.

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The Goosehead guide to life

Ashley Powers mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she     1    not find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she thought, "If I had my own website, I'd make it a really interesting site for teenagers."

So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called Goosehead. She had no idea how big a success it     2     (be), but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.

After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles,    3    (ask) to write a book called The Goosehead Guide to Life. The book is about     4    to design a website and start a business. It begins with a section called All About Ashley,     5    Ashley tells readers what it's like     6    (be) the boss of a company when you're only sixteen - not always easy! "I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I got very stressed. I mean. I was only sixteen - I didn't even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you'd be stressed too!"

In her book, Ashley talks about the problems facing teenagers today, and about the importance of friendship, but also about being independent. "Learn to love your friends but not rely on them. I did that by     7     (create) Goosehead on my own."

Ashley says that The Goosehead Guide o Life is not a book of teenage advice. "It isn't a book that's going to tell you what to do. I hope you can work that out for     8    ,”she says.“I just want to provide a little inspiration to teenagers. Maybe    9     reading my story, you'll launch your own website. But perhaps you've got a better idea? Well, if I were you, I'd just do it,     10    it is. Maybe it won't work-but maybe it will!"

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Rescue a Raccoon (浣熊)

A disoriented five- month-old raccoon hurries across a busy road in Greenbrae, California.Somehow the animal and her mom have become separated, and now the     1    (frighten) baby has no idea what to do. Suddenly a car approaches. Unable to see the animal, the driver accidentally runs over her hind leg. The raccoon falls to the ground where she lies helpless.

Other motorists, who saw the accident, pull over to check on the injured animal. One concerned witness is Marco Berger,     2    works for a nearby wildlife hospital called WildCare.Berger calls a nearby branch of the Marian Humane Society, an organization that, among other things, transports injured wildlife to care centers. About 10 minutes later, rescue officers arrive on the scene.

They use a net to lift up the lttle raccoon, then load her into an animal ambulance and     3    (rush) her to WildCare.

At the hospital, head veterinary technician Nat Smith gives the raccoon a checkup. An X-ray of her leg reveals that the thighbone is completely broken. If the bone     4     (not repair),she'll never be able to run, climb, or search for food in the wild. The good news is that the leg     5    be fixed with surgery.

Almost immediately after     6     (wake) up from the surgery, the raccoon shows signs of improvement. "Within a day she's able to walk on her leg," Smith says. A week and a half later,the raccoon has become so active that WildCare staff decide to move the animal to a 12-foot-by-12-foot outdoor enclosure     7    trees for her to climb.

Within two months, the young raccoon is ready     8    (release). After one final checkup, she's loaded into a pet carrier and driven to a forested area near     9     she was found.     10    the carrier door is opened, the raccoon runs into the woods. "She's ready to take on the wild," says Smith.

4 . Grammar

It was her notion that boys my age needed "a good thrashing" when they misbehaved. These she administered with my belt, often for what seemed to me like small offenses     1     coming home late for supper because I was having a good time sledding on the hill. A man had a responsibility to meet his social obligations on time. Small as she was, she     2     still make the snapping belt sting when it lashed across my bared legs, but I hated the indignity of these beatings so much that I refused to satisfy her with     3     discreetly pretended show of tears.

My failure to cry during her "thrashings" fueled my mother's anger, and I knew it. Tears     4     (be) evidence that I had learned the lesson. My silent submission to her heaviest blows intensified her fury. If she had been a man she would have been able to make me cry for mercy, but because she was not, and because I did not weep, she struck     5     (hard).

I knew that faking the tears would gratify her and end the punishment, but I refused. The injustice and humiliation of     6    (beat) hurt so greatly that I deliberately accepted the worst gritted my teeth and, when the belt had fallen four or five times, muttered, "That doesn't hurt me." In these moments     7     we were very close to bitter hatred of     8    . We were two wills of iron. She was determined to break me: I was just as determined     9     she would not.

In the end she was the one who always cried, and then, when she had thrown the belt aside and collapsed on a chair weeping quietly, the anger and hatred instantly drained out of me, and     10     (overcome) with pity and love. I rushed to embrace and kiss her, saying "It's all right, Mama, it's all right. I'll never do it again. I promise, I'll never do it again."

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In a butcher’s store, Laura saw her Strycon’s colleague Jorge, an engineer, selling pork. However, the man     1    (prove) to be William, a butcher. The     2    (follow) Monday at Strycon, Laura told Jorge about her funny misunderstanding. Jorge laughed and told her that he did have a twin named Carlos, but they didn’t resemble each other     3    appearance. At that moment, Laura seemed to realize something.

Laura wondered whether she should tell Jorge about his double. That question tugged (拉) at her until Sept. 9     4    Laura showed William’s photo to Jorge. Jorge stared at the image and said in surprise, “That’s me？!”

Out of curiosity, Jorge started looking through William’s Facebook images     5    (find) out more. Much to his surprise, the friend sitting next to his double had a face that Jorge     6    (know) for years—it was the face of his twin brother, Carlos.

After Jorge returned home, he seated Carlos down in front of the laptop and started clicking on photos, showing him the photo of：William alongside Carlos’s double     7    (name) Wilber. Unlike Jorge, whose first reaction to the photo was to lean in and stare, Carlos sprang back     8    something had pushed him hard in the chest. Jorge told him what he learned from Laura that day. The young men in the photo     9    (raise) on a remote farm in Santander. According to their Facebook pages, they shared the same birth place as Jorge and Carlos in late December 1988. The truth came out     10    they were actually mixed-up brothers. Parents from two families took twin babies back by mistake at birth.

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Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who     1     (prefer) to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could     2     (hear) from all corners of a room.     3     the differences in character, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals (竞争者) at work in the Institute of Future Science.

    4     Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory     5     (analyze) the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment — the bacteria he had cultured     6     (growing) extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.

“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have     7     extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan’s notebook and was surprised     8     (see) that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard     9     a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.

Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim     10     (take) them and went to Mr. Kim’s laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly.

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This was no ordinary dog. Dyngo, a ten-year-old Belgian Malinois,     1     (train) to move his 87-pound body toward people, locking his jaws around them. He     2     (serve) three tours in Afghanistan and had saved thousands of lives. I had traveled across the country to retrieve Dyngo     3     he could live out his remaining years with me in civilian retirement.

That first Arizona night, Dyngo sat on my hotel bed     4     (wait) for me.     5     I drifted off to sleep, I felt his body twitch, and I smiled: Dyngo is a dog who dreams. The next morning, I gave him a toy and went to shower. When I emerged from the bathroom, it was like stepping into a henhouse     6     feathers floated in the air In the middle of the bed was Dyngo, panting over a pile of shredded pillows. On the flight home,     7     (sit) at my feet in the roomy first row, Dyngo soon had bouts of vomiting in between his attempts to shred the Harry Potter blanket I’d brought. The pilot announced     8     military status, inspiring applause from the whole cabin.

I met Dyngo in 2012 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio and had heard about how Dyngo had saved many lives in Afghanistan. In early 2011, Kitts and Dyngo boarded a helicopter on their way     9     a remote outpost in Afghanistan. Dyngo wore a wide choke chain and a vest that said MWD Police K-9 to indicate     10     he was a military-working dog.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he    1    (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much    2    too little. "

His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,     3    not save a bit of money? "

"That would be a very    4    (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours," Nick said.

Nick's guests,     5    had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell sale    6    a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect    7    the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't    8    (possible)destroy a village."

"In the beginning, there was only    9    very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always    10    (think)that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today. "

9 . Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight delay before setting down. High desert winds had forced the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be circling the city for a few minutes waiting to land. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts     1     (fasten) because there might be a few bumps. Well, that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster     2     (pale) by comparison.

The movement was so sudden     3     several passengers felt sick and had to use airsickness bags.     4     you might guess, that’s not good thing to happen in a narrow space because it only serves to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very quiet. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be distinctly noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life…    5     one. A baby was having a good time! With each bump of the aircraft, he     6     let out a giggle of happiness. As I observed this, I realized that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his safety. He     7     thought about the past nor about the future. Those are     8     we grown-ups have learned from experience. He was enjoying the ride because he     9     (not teach) to fear it.     10     (understand) this, I took a deep breath and sat back into my seat, pretending I was really on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even managed to giggle once or twice, which is much to the chagrin of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

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One of my       1     (memorable) vacations took place on a farm.

When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm,       2     (join) in the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they       3     (milk). I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward.

Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle so different       4     my own. It made me realize the value of a vacation.

To this day, I wonder       5     that farmer ever managed to enjoy a vacation of his own. There is never a day when the animals don’t need to be fed. But I still think of that family trip when I plan my approach to taking time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we       6     be saving our money and time for.

For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a hotel? Would it be better       7     (buy) groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night?

    8     (involve) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all       9     the vacation can work for everyone.

Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. This is the one week a year I don’t care whether my kids clean their room or do the dishes.       10     matters that week is that everyone is having a great time.