1 . Sharon, in her mid-sixties, has been coming to the adult swim class from the first day I started working at the pool. While everyone else in the class ________ their favorite stroke (泳姿), swimming lazily back and forth, Sharon and I steal a (n) ________of the pool to work on her biggest ________, the back float. Try after try she would either roll over onto her ________, or sink to bottom like a rock.

“Don’t worry,” I’d always say to her, “You’ll ________it one day.” She would always ________at me, dreaming that one day she would ________   be able to do the task that she had been working so hard on for almost two years.

One Saturday, half of the ________had gone by when I heard my name being called. “Matt,” she________across the pool, arm whipping back and forth trying to get my attention, “Watch this!” It was one of the most ________ sights I have ever seen. Sharon was lying back on the water, arms and legs spread out, ________. As she lay there for a ________ ten seconds, face above the water, a disbelieving laugh ________ her body.

Even though Sharon had been working on such a ________ thing for almost two years, she had taught me that no amount of ________ could replace patience, willpower and hard work.

1.

A．works on

B．prepares for

C．decides on

D．registers for

2.

A．corner

B．ticket

C．entrance

D．center

3.

A．regret

B．strength

C．victory

D．challenge

4.

A．surface

B．front

C．back

D．legs

5.

A．get

B．see

C．try

D．put

6.

A．stare

B．smile

C．come

D．whisper

7.

A．temporarily

B．patiently

C．finally

D．gradually

8.

A．presentation

B．labor

C．introduction

D．class

9.

A．traveled

B．ran

C．marched

D．shouted

10.

A．beautiful

B．relaxing

C．romantic

D．demanding

11.

A．floating

B．swinging

C．sinking

D．struggling

12.

A．random

B．curious

C．strong

D．dull

13.

A．burned

B．escaped

C．dropped

D．built

14.

A．rare

B．tough

C．simple

D．great

15.

A．energy

B．skill

C．determination

D．belief

2 . 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。

David Ballesteros looked at the lawyer. He couldn’t believe his ears. The lawyer told him that his father left the 1923 Singer sewing machine (缝纫机) to him. It once belonged to his great-grandmother and his father considered it his greatest treasure.“That’s very nice,”David said.“But what else? What about the legacy (遗产)? The money? What does it all amount to?”

The lawyer, Mr. Jarvin, put down the will. He felt sorry for David but he thought David’s father had explained the terms of the will before he died. David remembered that his father just told him he’d be passing on his riches, but he never specified the amount — that was what he was trying to find out!

Mr. Jarvin said carefully,“David, no money at all.”“That’s impossible!” David screamed. His father owned clothing factories all over the United States. He was rich! Mr. Jarvin explained that all the money was donated to charity under the terms of his father’s will.

David was reeling (晕头转向) from the shock. He’d lived a life of wealth and now he was left with nothing but an old sewing machine! Mr. Jarvin said to David that his father left him a letter which may explain his decision. David grabbed the envelope. His father’s decision was to leave him a poor man! What kind of explanation could he possibly have for that! He drove back to his apartment just in time to see a van (厢式送货车) pull up.

“Mr. David Ballesteros?”asked the man from the van.“Yes,” David said.“We have a delivery for you, sir.”He gestured to the old sewing machine.“Where would you like it?”David was about to scream“In the trash (垃圾桶)!”but it occurred to him that the old item might be worth some money, so he ordered the man to take it up to his apartment. After the man left, David poured himself a drink and looked at the sewing machine.“I have an MBA. I’m prepared to run companies. What am I supposed to do with a sewing machine, Dad?”he asked aloud.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Para1:

Then he remembered the letter and opened it.

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Para2:

When David put down the letter he had tears in his eyes.

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3 . It’s no secret that college is expensive. I received financial aid, and I was able to cover the cost of enrollment, books, supplies, course materials, and additional school-related fees. But I could not afford housing, transportation, food, healthcare, or other basic necessities. The longer each semester went on, the harder the choices became.

When spring semester ended that first year at college, I had good grades, but I did not have two quarters to my name. I decided that if I could afford to be a full-time student, I would need to work a full-time job. Soon, I started working at the airport as a cleaner of aircraft cabins. My first shift at the airport was a graveyard shift, where I detailed aircraft of varying sizes. During this total night shift, I have to do “deep cleaning”, which meant cleaning everything and even I had to check every safety compartment and replace any missing items. This could be disgusting work.

Another fact upset me a lot that working at the airport and going to school did not fit easily together. Some days 1 was too exhausted after a night shift to get to class. Other days I didn’t have time to complete school assignments owing to a busy workday. At the end of the fall semester, I received a final warning for my attendance at my job. Once again, I was between a rock and a hard place and had to make a decision. I wanted to go to school and excel, but I also had grown accustomed to financially supporting myself.

Ultimately, I chose to temporarily stop going to school and to continue working, a decision. I would later regret. The airline closed for various reasons. I felt stupid. I had put a lot into this job, even sacrificing my education, and now I would have neither job nor education. I’d finally learned what my grandmother meant when she once said that your job is temporary, and your education is forever.

1. What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?

A．He met with a long boring semester.	B．Food accounted for his biggest expense.
C．He left himself financially embarrassed.	D．His financial aid could cover his necessities.

2. What does the underlined word “detailed” in paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．Cleaned.

B．Listed.

C．Repaired.

D．Replaced.

3. Which of the following best describes the author in paragraph 3?

A．Confused.

B．Critical.

C．Decisive.

D．Diligent.

4. What is conveyed in the text?

A．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

B．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

C．One should be financially supported by himself.

D．The significance of schooling should be recognized.

4 . One day, Aristotle was walking on beach, a beautiful sunset was happening. But he didn't have time to_________that as he was busy thinking seriously about some great problems of life.

_________thinking, he walked up and down the beach. There on beach he saw another man doing something very absorbed—So absorbed that Aristotle couldn't_________him. Aristotle went _________and observed what that man was doing and saw he was walking_________between the beach and ocean.                                                       

Aristotle stopped the man and asked, "Hey, what are you up to?" The man said. "Don't_________me; I am doing something very important." and then went on with his work. Aristotle became even more_________and asked, "What is this important thing?" The man with a table spoon in hand showed him a little_________he had dug in sand and said, "I am_________the ocean into this hole."       

Aristotle looked at this and laughed, "This is crazy. You must be mad. Do you know how__________this ocean is? How can you ever empty this ocean into this little hole with a table spoon? There is no__________."

The man looked at Aristotle, then__________the spoon down and said, "My job is already done."Aristotle said, "What do you mean? Not to mention ocean being empty, even the hole is not __________. How can you say your job is done?" He__________and said: "I am trying to empty the ocean into this hole with a table spoon. You are telling me it is crazy, so I should give up."

The story tells us that compared to working hard,__________goals are more important.

1.

A．analyze

B．appeal

C．accompany

D．appreciate

2.

A．Before

B．While

C．Since

D．Though

3.

A．impress

B．imply

C．ignore

D．identify

4.

A．close

B．mysteriously

C．aside

D．gently

5.

A．right and left

B．back and forth

C．again and again

D．now and then

6.

A．oppose

B．monitor

C．disturb

D．reject

7.

A．capable

B．eager

C．anxious

D．curious

8.

A．hole

B．bowl

C．fish

D．stone

9.

A．employing

B．clarifying

C．emptying

D．switching

10.

A．deep

B．broad

C．splendid

D．vast

11.

A．good

B．chance

C．result

D．sense

12.

A．threw

B．broke

C．bent

D．made

13.

A．accurate

B．available

C．full

D．efficient

14.

A．summed up

B．stood up

C．straightened up

D．took up

15.

A．practical

B．reliable

C．visible

D．flexible

5 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填人1个适当单词或括号内单司的正确形式。

One summer afternoon, a group of recent college graduates decided to visit their favorite professor at his home. The grads    1    (be) out of school for about a year and they were each making their attempt into the so-called “real world” and dealing with all of the frustrations and    2    (confuse) that come with it.

Over the course of the afternoon, the grads complained    3     their professor about how difficult life was after school. They complained about the long hours, the    4    (demand) bosses, the competitive job market, and    5    all of them seemed to talk about or care about was money, money, money.

After a while, the professor got up and made some coffee. He got out six cups, one for each student. Three of them were cheap disposable cups and the other three    6    (make) of his nicest porcelain. He then invited everyone to get up and help    7    (they).

Within seconds the    8    (argue) had already begun. “Wait, why do you get that cup?” “No. let me have it. I drove here “No way, I got here first, go get your own.” The students laughed and    9    (gentle) chided each other over who got to drink what out of what. A silent competition among friends.

When the kids finally sat back down the professor smiled and said, “You see? This is your problem. You are all arguing over who gets    10    (drink) out of the nice cups when all you really wanted was the coffee.”