1 . 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。

Tim and I talked a lot about his problems today.   It left me thinking about what it really     1    (mean) to be a “good friend”.   In my opinion, the following qualities form the basis of a friendship.

A good friend needs to be       2    (support). I can see that Tim is having trouble     3    (balance) his project and his schoolwork, and I can see that both are of importance to him. I must respect and support the     4    (choose) he makes.

A good friend also needs to be selfless.   Tim is someone     5     I should try my best to help, even if it means more work for me.   When he's struggling with his schoolwork, I should do all I can       6    (help) him become a more efficient learner.   It'll take up some of my spare time, but this friendship is worth my extra time and effort.   I'm sure that Tim would do     7     same for me.

To me, a good friend brings     8     the best in a person.   Through our conversation today, we know that our friendship will grow     9    (strong) than ever.

I'll always value these qualities of a good friend and try to measure     10    (I) by these standards as our friendship develops.

2 . 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     1     ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in.     2     (face) with the trouble, she tried her best to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor     3     (tire) ant was still bravely making all     4     (effort) when a dove saw her. Moved by her determination and perseverance, the bird threw her a blade(片)of grass,     5     supported her like a raft(木筏), and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying       6       (she) in the grass, she    7       (hear) a man come near. He was walking along barefooted     8         a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see     9     had bitten him, and the dove       10       (immediate) flew away. It was an animal much weaker that had saved her life.

3 . 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。

As teenagers, you have many     1    (dream). These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be very small, for example, you may just want     2     (become) the best student in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?

Andrew Mathews,    3     Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge (挑战) in our life. You may think you are not very good     4     some school subjects or it is impossible for you to become a     5    (write). These kinds of thoughts stop you     6     (realize) your dreams. In fact, everyone can realize his dream. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step     7     your dream will come true earlier because a big dream     8     (make) up of many small dreams.

You must also never give up     9     (you) dream. There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one     10    (come) from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important.

4 . 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。

An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire.

His boss was sorry     1    (see)the good worker go. He asked the carpenter     2     he could build one more house. The carpenter     3    (say) yes, but his mind wasn’t on his work any more.

    4     (use)poor materials, he worked on the house carelessly. When the house     5    (complete), the boss handed him the front-door key. “This house is now yours,” he said, “as a reward for your     6    (devote)over the years.”

What a surprise! What a shame! Had he known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house poorly built by himself.

So it is with us. Sometimes we build our lives carelessly. At important points we don’t try     7    (we) best. Then with a shame we find ourselves living in the house we have poorly built. But we don’t have a chance to make it all over again.

Think of yourself     8     the carpenter. Build your life     9    (wise). Your life today is     10     result of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.

5 . Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

On very rare occasion can you manage to do something perfectly the first time you do it. So when you do something for the first time, it is time to give     1    the idea of perfection.

I remember the first time I drove a car after getting     2     driver’s license, I drove very slowly. I was so nervous     3    big drops of sweats rolled down my check. My driving style showed that I wasn’t    4    very confident driver. Now I’m much more experienced as a driver.       5    I still don’t consider myself a perfect one, I’m much more confident behind the wheel     6    what I was when I started.

Perfection is a long process, so trying to be perfect is just a waste of time. If you set your goal    7    high, you will feel discouraged when you fail to meet the goal you have set. So set an achievable goal when you do something for the first time.     8     example, if you run in your first marathon, your goal is just to pass the finishing line, rather than break a new world record.

6 . 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。

Can you imagine the world full of crying and shouting,     1     (cover) in darkness? However, it’s not just a joke. It’s a real description of a world without happiness and     2     (laugh).

If you compare our life     3     a pie, what would you put in if you were in charge of making the pie?     4     (obvious), many people would add as much happiness as possible. Do you know why? It’s     5     happiness stands for sweetness in most people’s minds.

Don’t think of it just as a comparison. Happiness is a flower living in the sunshine, and     6     is not difficult to reach for it. We have a variety of     7     (emotion) like sadness, anger, fear, enthusiasm and happiness, and they all appear naturally when something     8     (affect) our feelings. So, if we can change our attitude to things in the world, we can certainly adjust our emotions. It means that we can choose to be happy if we want to, as long as we view everything in     9     positive way.

If we can be happy, why not choose to be? Let’s try together to create a world filled with     10     (smile) faces and sunshine.

7 . 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。

Once there lived a rich man    1    wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted     2     (find ) out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed    3     very large stone. Then he     4    (bury) himself behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?”   said the old man,but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead , with some difficulty he passed around the stone     5       (slow) and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing ; then another came, and another .   All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove    6    . Late in the afternoon a young man came along . He saw the stone,    7    (say) to   himself ,”The night will be very dark. Some    8    (neighbor) will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his    9    (strong) to move it. How great his surprise was at last! He found a bag of money    10     the stone ,.

8 . 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。

Living a life with meaning and purpose is the key to improving your psychological well-being.Your purpose doesn't    1    (necessary), have to involve changing the world or finding a career     2    (devote) to helping others.Instead, you might make it your purpose to be kind every day.

    3    you feel like your life lacks purpose, don't worry.There are many ways you can find purpose in life and build a life that has more meanings.You can begin by thinking about the legacy(遗赠) you would like to leave behind.Write down how you’d like to     4    (remember) at the end: of your life, or think about the impact you want to leave     5    the planet.Then, establish some    6    (objective)that can help you reach those goals.    7    (work) toward your goals will give you a reason, to get out of bed every day, beyond earning money.

Thinking positively    8    (improve) your psychological well-being.In turn, as your psychological well-being improves,    9     becomes easier to think positively and feel good overall.Spend time thinking about some of the best memories - of your life.Whether it's a family vacation you went on 10 years ago or you won an award at work two years ago, recalling the     10    (happy) times in your life can bring more positivity to your thinking.

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。

Last week, our school     1    (hold) a basketball match against another school. Near the end of the match, they only had an advantage over us. When our captain got the ball, one of them pretended     2    (knock) into by him. Upon seeing that, our captain tried to help him up, but the match was over and they won. We lost the game.     3    , we were all satisfied with the result because we went all out.

From this match,I learn that being     4    winner doesn’t mean gaining while a loser doesn’t mean     5    (lose) everything. What really counts     6    (be) the spirit, not the result. As long as we try    7    (we) best, there is no need in regretting. In reality, a true loser is even more precious than a false winner. Without that match, I    8     have learned the importance of spirit.

To sum up,a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish. It is not the result but the process     9     matters. Life without spirit Is like sailing without a compass, so be a true winner and you will find its     10    (important).

10 . 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(每空不多于三个单词)。

A young man     1    (travel) through a desert when he came across a spring of clear water.The water was sweet.He filled his leather bag so that he could bring some back to     2     elder，who had been his teacher.After a journey of four     3     (day)，the young man finally     4     (bring) the water to him.The teacher took a deep drink，smiled     5     (warm)，and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home     6     a happy heart.

After the student left，the teacher let another student taste the water.He spit it out，saying it was awful.In fact，it was no longer fresh because of the old leather bag.He asked his teacher，“Sir，the water was awful.Why did you seem     7     (enjoy) it？”The teacher answered，“You tasted the water.I tasted the gift.The water was not just water，    8     an act of kindness and love.Nothing could be     9    (sweet)．”

We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children.Whether     10     is a cheap pipe or a diamond(钻石) necklace，the proper response is appreciation(感激)．We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing itself.