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.

I teach a course in marine biology at a college in central Maine. In order to give each student the individualized attention he or she     1    (deserve), I cap the class size at 15. Some years back, while calling out names from the roster (花名册) on the first day, I noticed a gray-haired woman of about 70. She     2    (hang) about at the door, with her new books like a schoolgirl.

“I’m not on the roster,” she volunteered, clearly self-conscious about all the     3    (seat) 18-year-olds looking her over. “But I was wondering if I     4    just sit in on the first class, to see what it’s about.”

There were already 15 in the class, but this woman’s eagerness impressed me, so I invited her to have a seat.

I began by chatting informally with the class to get a feel for how much knowledge they were bringing to     5    course. The result of open admissions is that professors are faced with very uneven crops of students, many of     6     know relatively little about the world around them.

In marine biology I like to see if they know the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals (哺乳动物). I often hold up a sponge (海绵) in the hope     7     someone will recognize it as an animal rather than a plant. I talk about the difference between a sea and an ocean.

    8     I questioned, most of my new students remained silent. But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat,     9    (volunteer) answers with the quickness of a game show contestant. In time, I felt as if it were just she and I engaged in a private conversation. At the end of class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. “I certainly wish I could take this course,’’ she said. “Will you offer it next week?” Alarmed at the prospect of losing her, I acted quickly to relieve     10    concern. “I’ll see you next class,” I said.

2 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The tables quickly turned for an 89-year-old pizza delivery driver     1     received a surprise delivery of his own from "regulars". It was     2     $12,000 tip. Derlin Newey was in disbelief. “I don't know what     3     (say), except thank you,” said Newey as he held back     4     (tear) of joy.

Newey delivers pizzas about 30 hours a week. He started the job after realizing he couldn't live just only     5    social security. In addition to being a delivery driver, Newey is also a rising TikTok star thanks to some regular customers inspired by his spirit. The Valdez family said they always asked for him when     6     (order) pizzas and started recording his deliveries. With more than 53,000 followers, they often got comments asking why Newey was delivering pizzas at his age. The family     7     (decide) to do some good.

Newey was     8     (complete) unprepared. He didn't even know what TikTok was     9     was grateful for the unexpected blessing. “I'm glad to help him,” said Valdez. “We just need to treat people with     10     (kind) and respect. He stole our hearts.”

3 . 根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式，所填写词语不得多于3个单词。

Every Thanksgiving my family and I, along with others, prepare and serve Thanksgiving meals for the people in our small mountain community. My husband and I also bring meals to the disabled.

This Thanksgiving we did     1     same. After delivering them to some individual apartments, we went to the     2     (centre) dining room. We put the boxes filled with Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and some other foods on the tables. People invited     3     (we) to stay, and thanked us,     4     we had other deliveries and had to leave. As we started to go out, I turned around and saw them all     5     (watch) us. Then I asked, “Would anybody like a hug?” They lined up. There was so much     6     (warm) in each hug.

My eyes     7     (fill) with tears and my heart with love. Now I visit now and then     8     (chat) and, of course, hug. This year at my Thanksgiving delivery, when they line up     9     their hugs, I am going to have them turn around and hug each other. These people have no family at Thanksgiving-- what could be     10     (good) for them than hugs!

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wu Yu, a nurse in the     1    (three) medical team dispatched to Wuhan from Xiangya Hospital, Hunan, didn’t expect her wish would come true so soon.

On the eve of International Women’s Day, she made a special wish during     2     on - camera interview     3     Argentinian superstar footballer Lionel Messi could   send her 8 - year-old son a jersey.

I believe a jersey from Messi would definitely encourage my boy     4     (become) a member of the national youth training team,” the mother said. That night, the official Weibo account of Argentina’s national football team     5     (respond): “Hello, nurse mother! After hearing your wish, we are going to send you a No. 10 Messi jersey. We hope your son can have a     6     (bright) future after wearing his idol’s shirt!   ”

Coming out of the hospital after a night shift, Wu received the good news the next morning.   “I didn’t     7     (real) expect this wish to come true because I just wanted to encourage my son,” she said. One of the     8     (reason) she had requested to join the fight against coronavirus in Wuhan is that she wanted to set a good example     9     son at the age of 8,     10     (tell) him that no difficulty can stop people from chasing their dreams.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wearing blue jeans, Gary stood in front of an expensive    1     (tailor) shop. After hesitating for several moments, he finally went in and asked to see the suit in the window. The shop assistant looked    2     on Gary because of the way he    3     (dress). Glancing at him    4     (impatient), he whispered to the owner nearby. With the owner's     5     (permit), he said that the suit had already been sold. Gary was angry that he was judged by     6     he was wearing. The next day he returned to the same shop, dressed more properly this time. After seeking out     7     assistant, he asked to see an expensive-looking suit on an upper shelf. Not realizing who Gary was, the assistant was eager to carry out his duty properly this time. With great patience and difficulty, he climbed up to bring the suit down,     8     (apologize) for keeping Gary waiting. The moment Gary looked at it more closely,     9     he said he did not like it. He enjoyed     10     (he), making the assistant bring almost everything in the shop to him before he finally settled on buying a tie. Would you do the same if you were Gary?

6 . 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。

In elementary school, George wasn’t     1     (exact) popular, but he always had a couple of really good friends. In middle school, he was really good at science and math.     2     most kids were going to     3    movies on weekends, George preferred to design his own special projects. He dreamed of owning his own technology company someday. When George got to high school, some of the other students made fun of him for being into books and computers. This made George very upset, but he tried not to let anything keep his dream from     4     (achieve). George got excellent grades and was admitted     5     both Harvard and Yale, but he decided to go to Stanford     6     there were many opportunities for people     7     wanted to work in Silicon Valley. This was the first time George     8     (feel) accepted by the people around him. He took many computer classes, and kept designing his own projects on weekends. During the summer months, he would take extra classes, and he ended up     9     (graduate) a year early. He took a job     10     a computer programmer at Apple. After five more years there, George left to start his own company, finally realizing his childhood dream.

7 . 阅读短文, 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Today I'd like to tell you a story about a little boy and an apple tree. The boy loved to play around the tree. He climbed to the tree top,     1    (eat) the apples and took a nap under the shadow.

Time went by…

When the boy was 15, he needed money to buy toys, so he picked all the apples on the tree and left    2    (happy).     3     the boy was 25, he needed a house for shelter. The tree allowed him    4     (cut) off the branches to build his house. One hot summer day, when the boy was 45, he wanted to go sailing to relax    5    . So he used the trunk(树干)to build a boat. Then he went     6     (sail) and did not show up     7    a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. The tree really wanted to give him something.     8     the only thing left is the dying roots, so the tree asked the boy to sit down and have a rest.

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad. When we grow    9    ，we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or are in trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that’s how all of us are treating our     10    (parent).

9 . 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。

A note written to a radio station is getting worldwide attention.

The radio station has     1     annual tradition where listeners send in “wish letters,” and the hosts select a     2     (hand) of wishes. They’ve been fulfilling Christmas dreams for more than 20 years,     3     they had never received a letter quite like this.

Last week, the hosts of the radio station invited listener David Schmitz     4     their annual Christmas show, but the station didn’t tell Schmitz     5     had sent in the wish for his family.

They read this letter to him on the air: “Hello, my name is Brenda Schmitz, when you receive this letter, I     6     (lose) my battle to cancer.”

The letter was dated August 3, 2011. Brenda Schmitz passed away less than two months     7     she wrote it. But Brenda Schmitz had given this note to a friend, with instructions on when to mail     8    .

Brenda Schmitz had three     9     (wish) for the family she left behind, their four sons, as well as the new family David Schmitz was starting.

A number of local businesses volunteered to make her wish     10     (come) true.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A wonderful experience happened to me this Saturday on my way to a mall. Two children ran towards me     1     bottles in their hands, asking if I wanted to have bottled water. It was so     2     (surprise) that I was unsure whether this was for real. I wondered if they     3     (do) fund-raising. I asked them where     4     (they) parents were and how much a bottle of water was. Then two adult women came to me and explained     5     the children were doing, “We are teaching the children     6     (give) without getting anything in return.” What a great idea!

An exchange of ideas opened up between me, the mothers and the children. We were no longer strangers to each other. We were having such a great time     7     (chat) and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water.

One young lady was so     8     (thank) that she said it was the best thing     9     happened to her all day since she had a “bad” day at work. A couple accepted the water     10     (happy) and kept on thanking us. After all was done, the children and I gave each other a high-five. I really had great fun that day.