1 . In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her ________ voice, the judges were not sure whether she spelled the right word. They talked it over and ________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. Instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the ________ letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the ________, the entire audience stood，clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this ________, even though it cost the girl the contest. But the fact is that she ________ the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character.

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get ________. This young girl could easily have ________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But it’s been said, “If you ________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was ________ enough to prize her own character more than the prize from a spelling contest. She knew the ________ she made in that moment will have a long-lasting influence in her future.

Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or ________ to the policeman? Should the ________ change received at the store be forgotten or ________ ? Nobody will know. But we have to live with ourselves, and it is always better to live with someone we ________.

1.

A．high

B．sweet

C．tough

D．soft

2.

A．finally

B．seriously

C．secretly

D．totally

3.

A．correct

B．wrong

C．different

D．same

4.

A．stage

B．studio

C．test

D．classroom

5.

A．lesson

B．story

C．courage

D．accident

6.

A．achieved

B．broke

C．won

D．defeated

7.

A．paid

B．awarded

C．reported

D．caught

8.

A．escaped

B．lied

C．changed

D．answered

9.

A．accept

B．fight

C．cheat

D．insist

10.

A．smart

B．generous

C．energetic

D．interested

11.

A．plan

B．conclusion

C．discovery

D．choice

12.

A．turned over

B．put away

C．set aside

D．took down

13.

A．small

B．some

C．extra

D．necessary

14.

A．ignored

B．paid

C．shared

D．returned

15.

A．protect

B．challenge

C．respect

D．attack

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150词左右。

There was a rich couple who was holding a big new year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was expensive, but they didn’t mind paying a lot for it. After buying everything they needed, they called a porter(搬运工) to carry it and drop it off at their home. The porter who came was of an old age, not very healthy looking. His clothes were torn and he looked as if he wasn’t even able to meet his daily needs.

They asked the porter about the charges for sending their goods at their home. The old porter quoted(报价) $20, a price well below the market rate. Yet, the couple argued and bargained(讨价还价) with the porter and finally settled for $15. The porter was trying to make money for every meal so he needed anything he could earn.

The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their home address. They reached their home and two hours passed, the porter still hadn’t delivered their stuff.

The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you not to trust such person but you never listen to me. Such a person is not even able to earn to feed himself for one time in a day, and you handed him everything we bought for our big party. I am sure he must have disappeared with everything. We must immediately go back to the market to inquire(询问) and then to the police station to file the complaint against him(报案).”

They both went to the market. On their way, near the market, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their stuff(东西) in his cart!

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The angry wife asked him, “Where is that old thief? This is our stuff.”

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Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes and turned to his wife.

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5 . One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ________ .

He discovered the youth was ________ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ________.”

The president requested the youth to ________ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ________ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ________.”

“Go and clean your mother’s hands when you go back today, and then ________ me tomorrow morning,” the president said at last.

The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ________ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ________ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother________. That night, Mother and Son talked for a very long time, longer than any talk before.

The next________, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me how you ________ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how ________ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the ________ of family relationship.”

The president said, “You are ________. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”

1.

A．election

B．test

C．interview

D．competition

2.

A．strong

B．excellent

C．humorous

D．cute

3.

A．maker

B．cleaner

C．mender

D．seller

4.

A．wash

B．hide

C．show

D．dry

5.

A．found

B．let

C．helped

D．watched

6.

A．study

B．ignore

C．work

D．rest

7.

A．move

B．see

C．recognize

D．answer

8.

A．after

B．until

C．because

D．as

9.

A．believed

B．sensed

C．noticed

D．expected

10.

A．quietly

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．angrily

11.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．evening

12.

A．worried

B．felt

C．brought

D．spoke

13.

A．important

B．difficult

C．different

D．impossible

14.

A．value

B．secret

C．type

D．change

15.

A．educated

B．respected

C．trusted

D．hired

6 . One day, the employees of a large company returned from their lunch break and saw a sign on the front door. It said, “Yesterday the person who’s been holding you back in this company _______ . We invite you to _______ the funeral in the biggest meeting room.”

At first everyone was _______ to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting _______ about who this person might be.

The excitement _______ as the employees arrived at the meeting room to pay their last respects. Everyone _______ : “Who is this person that in my way? Well, _______ he’s no longer here!”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材). When they looked inside it, they were _______ . They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, _______ someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a ________ inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can stop yourself from ________ : It is YOU.”

You are the only person who can ________ your happiness and your success. You are the only person who can ________ yourself.

Your life does not ________ when your family changes, when your friends change, or when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change, when you ________ that you are the only one responsible for your life.

1.

A．disappeared

B．lost

C．left

D．died

2.

A．arrange

B．attend

C．perform

D．hold

3.

A．sad

B．excited

C．angry

D．calm

4.

A．upset

B．anxious

C．curious

D．worried

5.

A．happened

B．grew

C．appeared

D．decreased

6.

A．wondered

B．doubted

C．imagined

D．expected

7.

A．in fact

B．in particular

C．at last

D．at least

8.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．hopeless

D．speechless

9.

A．because

B．when

C．as if

D．even if

10.

A．light

B．mirror

C．picture

D．letter

11.

A．succeeding

B．dreaming

C．playing

D．learning

12.

A．discover

B．share

C．judge

D．influence

13.

A．understand

B．beat

C．help

D．accept

14.

A．count

B．change

C．stop

D．improve

15.

A．realize

B．remember

C．admit

D．believe

8 . My 7-year-old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even _______ reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she _______ the book. My family has always been overeducated, but we were _______. I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she _______. “Sorry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s only $ 20, right? What’s the big deal?”

I felt the need to make her feel _______ for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) _______ my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been _______ for months. It was summertime and dust floated in the air. But my girl thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most _______ she’d had on a Saturday morning. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another _______ in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat ____________, watching her.

It took me a while to realize why my punishment had ____________. The fact is that I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leeny’s little sister, Vicki, was watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were ____________. She had me all to herself for the first time ____________ Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don’t know what she learned about responsibility, but I didn’t ____________ the book any more. We ____________ over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.

1.

A．took down

B．took to

C．took in

D．took over

2.

A．lost

B．found

C．borrowed

D．tore

3.

A．rich

B．respectable

C．close

D．poor

4.

A．shrugged

B．feared

C．laughed

D．nodded

5.

A．thankful

B．concerned

C．responsible

D．anxious

6.

A．in response to

B．in line with

C．in trade for

D．in charge of

7.

A．enjoying

B．directing

C．practicing

D．avoiding

8.

A．attention

B．fun

C．work

D．trouble

9.

A．on purpose

B．by chance

C．at length

D．without doubt

10.

A．contented

B．frightened

C．thrilled

D．amazed

11.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．ended

D．changed

12.

A．separated

B．playing

C．outside

D．attentive

13.

A．after

B．when

C．before

D．since

14.

A．pay for

B．care about

C．look for

D．call for

15.

A．bonded

B．relaxed

C．worked

D．chatted

10 . Sitting in my school cafeteria, I looked around, slowly taking in everything. Student after student passed my _________ carrying that day’s lunch, but if you looked deeper, there was more to _________. There was more than just the uniform they were wearing, or the way they had styled their hair. There was a lot more hidden under the _________.

Catching the eye of a girl in my grade sitting at a nearby table, I waved _________. She smiled weakly and then continued to pick at the spaghetti in front of her. If I hadn’t _________ recently that her mother was dying of leukemia, I would have never _________ anything was wrong and I may not have been as _________ and sympathetic, either. It suddenly _________ me that we judge others too quickly without knowing the whole story.

I have an incurable lung disease. No one at our school knows—I don’t show any noticeable _________ except for a few coughs. I go about my day like any other kid, __________ with the realization that I have a __________ and terrifying future.

Before that day when I decided to __________ the world with a new perspective, I __________ myself almost every day. I thought only about myself and my heavy __________. But I’ve now realized no one is __________—we just need to accept the way we are.

1.

A．order

B．room

C．table

D．cafeteria

2.

A．imagine

B．compare

C．observe

D．exchange

3.

A．uniform

B．rules

C．circumstances

D．surface

4.

A．politely

B．wildly

C．coldly

D．impatiently

5.

A．found

B．noticed

C．heard

D．decided

6.

A．remembered

B．suspected

C．predicted

D．regretted

7.

A．willing

B．outstanding

C．understanding

D．demanding

8.

A．escaped

B．satisfied

C．hit

D．attracted

9.

A．diseases

B．symptoms

C．complaints

D．weaknesses

10.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

11.

A．bright

B．real

C．serious

D．dark

12.

A．tolerate

B．create

C．change

D．view

13.

A．forgave

B．pitied

C．challenged

D．encouraged

14.

A．debt

B．reward

C．burden

D．schedule

15.

A．changeable

B．perfect

C．unique

D．different