1 . The story I’m going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day, ____ I felt that there was something wrong. Students from my class were behaving ____.

I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I ____ what happened. Tom had got sick and he had lung cancer, a very serious disease. It was _____ for my friends and me. I couldn’t believe that this had happened to him. He was so ____ and he was good at sports.

____ he had lung cancer, so he had to have an operation. It was successful. After that, he returned to school and felt very good. Twice a month he went back to the ____ for medical examinations just to make sure that everything was going well.

One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had ____ to his brain. When I heard this ____, I felt like bursting into tears, “God, why do you do this, it is not ____.”

A lot of my friends ____ their faith and hope, and they even thought that there was no ____ for him to live, but he was strong. Tom was eager to live, and he said: “No way, I’m not going to ____. I will fight!”

The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation ____ well and now he feels great and everything is fine. From Tom’s ____, I learned that whatever happens in our lives, we can’t give up or lose heart.

1.

A．so

B．but

C．for

D．and

2.

A．strangely

B．interestingly

C．naturally

D．impatiently

3.

A．spoke out

B．pointed out

C．worked out

D．found out

4.

A．disappointing

B．frightening

C．shocking

D．amusing

5.

A．kind

B．humorous

C．clever

D．healthy

6.

A．Therefore

B．Thus

C．Besides

D．Anyhow

7.

A．stadium

B．hospital

C．school

D．home

8.

A．adapted

B．crashed

C．turned

D．moved

9.

A．research

B．evidence

C．idea

D．information

10.

A．fair

B．perfect

C．honest

D．reliable

11.

A．held

B．lost

C．rebuilt

D．kept

12.

A．need

B．wonder

C．chance

D．doubt

13.

A．give off

B．give up

C．give out

D．give in

14.

A．went

B．observed

C．command

D．charged

15.

A．misfortune

B．achievement

C．accident

D．experience

2 . Our “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride their bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone,” said Christie.
Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, I’ll watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine, I’ll take someone out.
The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christie’s daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “She’s like a different child when there’s no one else around,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn’t have to make an effort to gain attention.
Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的）son, Tom, doesn’t stutter once during our activities since he doesn’t have to struggle for a chance to speak. And the other son, Sam, who’s always a follower when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.
The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child ---talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves（应得到）to be an only child at least once in a while.
1. What is the text mainly about?

A．The experience of the only child being with mother.

B．The advantage of spending time with one child at a time.

C．The happy life of two families.

D．The basic needs of children.

2. Right after McKenzie came back, the other children were _____________.

A．happy

B．curious

C．regretful

D．friendly

3. What is one of the changes the author finds in her children?

A．The daughter acts like a leader.	B．Sam holds her hand more often.
C．The boys become better followers.	D．Tom has less difficulty in speaking.

4. The author seems to believe that ___________.

A．having brothers and sisters is fun

B．it’s tiring to look after three children

C．every child needs parents’ full attention

D．parents should watch others’ children

3 . The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.

Some people have a great fear of losing. In fact, fear is not the best description of what they have. It is more like a crazy phobia(恐惧症) that they cannot keep away from. Day after day, these people allow their fear of losing to control everything in their lives. They are so afraid of losing that they try to keep away from losing without considering the cost of doing so.

When things start to get out of control, fear begins to come in. As the fear of losing or getting hurt overwhelms(充溢) them, they quickly look for excuses, rather than fight back or find a way to deal with their fear. They never realize that losing is just as common as eating and breathing.

If one is given a choice, who wouldn’t prefer winning over losing? After all, winning is exciting and winning is what living is all about. Although we might try hard all the time, we’re not going to win every time. In fact, most of us are going to lose a lot more often than we win and, believe it or not, it’s not all bad.

In order to make the most of our abilities ，we have to take risks every now and then. When we take risks, we might get knocked down, or even knocked flat, but with each failure and each loss, we have an opportunity to get better and get closer to the life we expect.

1. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．The Bad Effects of Losing

B．Make the Most of Every Success

C．We Win Some and We Lose Some

D．Winning Is the Main Purpose in Life

2. By saying the underlined sentence “They are so afraid. . .” in paragraph 2, the author means           .

A．one should avoid losing by using any kind of means

B．one is too afraid to deal with losing properly by himself

C．one is so afraid of losing that he can’t step forward at all

D．one should make efforts to deal with losing rather than avoid it

3. We can know from the passage that           .

A．fear works most when one is eager to win

B．losing is a common part of our daily lives

C．one should avoid losing without considering the cost

D．the more losing one experiences, the stronger one will become

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Losing is of great value to success.

B．The more we fear, the better we will perform.

C．Only when we improve our abilities can we win.

D．Only through experiencing losing can we get what we want.

4 . When I was a little child, my favorite musical __ is piano, but when I started my middle school, Iwas forced to give up __ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It’s one of my biggest __ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would __       .However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was __ with my study. __ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been __ that I never returned I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest. I __ to. Sitting at the piano，I couldn’t help recalling many __ - times of my practicing at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher __ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so __ that I could hardly say anything. But her __ helped me ease my shame. These memories, __, good or bad, never caused my __ for playing the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that __ is like music, and that we all try to play different __ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高）is ___ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own __ style of music. No matter what style our music is，it is __ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t __ that I’ve stopped making music.

1.

A．stage

B．performance

C．room

D．instrument

2.

A．so that

B．in that

C．now that

D．except that

3.

A．successes

B．decisions

C．regrets

D．hobbies

4.

A．play

B．return

C．leave

D．graduate

5.

A．angry

B．occupied

C．satisfied

D．patient

6.

A．Actually

B．Constantly

C．Gradually

D．Suddenly

7.

A．astonished

B．disappointed

C．glad

D．amazed

8.

A．liked

B．needed

C．decided

D．wanted

9.

A．dreams

B．expressions

C．words

D．memories

10.

A．hurt

B．instructed

C．punished

D．respected

11.

A．frightened

B．moved

C．embarrassed

D．excited

12.

A．comfort

B．satisfaction

C．happiness

D．sigh

13.

A．however

B．meanwhile

C．therefore

D．instead

14.

A．hope

B．courage

C．feeling

D．effort

15.

A．attitude

B．learning

C．life

D．enjoyment

16.

A．roles

B．sports

C．cards

D．games

17.

A．surprising

B．wonderful

C．hard

D．complex

18.

A．common

B．boring

C．unique

D．similar

19.

A．necessary

B．strange

C．possible

D．important

20.

A．matter

B．appear

C．report

D．mean

5 . People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells" ____ in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone was ____ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.
As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, ____, at 27, a college student after the ____ with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone, ____ not at Christmas. My family had ____ to Brazil and my friends were ____ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my ____ home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked (闪烁), and I hoped someone would ____ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and ____ presents.
At a market, I felt more ____ when people were buying lots of goods, which____ the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.
Outside the church, a manger (小耶稣) had been set ____ I stood with others watching the scene, some of them ____ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with ____ I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned (悲叹) the ____, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, ____ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of ____
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself ____ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most ____1.

A．served

B．held

C．shared

D．played

2.

A．employed

B．attended

C．supported

D．accompanied

3.

A．eventually

B．usually

C．extremely

D．really

4.

A．date

B．sympathy

C．breakup

D．concern

5.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

6.

A．moved

B．returned

C．slipped

D．came

7.

A．bored

B．pleased

C．satisfied

D．occupied

8.

A．empty

B．warm

C．shabby

D．cozy

9.

A．hang out

B．go away

C．turn up

D．break in

10.

A．donated

B．wrapped

C．discounted

D．dealt

11.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．upset

D．tired

12.

A．called up

B．called for

C．called on

D．called in

13.

A．aside

B．about

C．down

D．up

14.

A．crossing

B．hugging

C．bowing

D．bending

15.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．which

16.

A．worries

B．cases

C．limits

D．losses

17.

A．educated

B．lonely

C．shy

D．wealthy

18.

A．sadness

B．possibility

C．hardship

D．sight

19.

A．prize

B．defeat

C．credit

D．surprise

20.

A．save

B．admit

C．select

D．value

6 . My son was badly hurt in a fire．After he_______from a series of treatments，the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months_______it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10­inch_______on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaston，_______will pay any more attention to your scar_______you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother_______” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head_______high—glad he was alive.

_______, everyone has scars and shortcomings．Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, _______you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer________

But you see, like Keaston’s scar，people will only judge you by your looks，or your________, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false________

One of my friends in college was very________ At first, when people met him, they noticed his________for about 10 seconds. This man felt________about himself and spent most of his time________about other people’s comfort and welfare. ________, people ignored his looks. What people________was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value________yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same________

1.

A．cured

B．recovered

C．improved

D．returned

2.

A．because

B．though

C．until

D．before

3.

A．cut

B．wound

C．injury

D．scar

4.

A．no one

B．anyone

C．everyone

D．someone

5.

A．as

B．like

C．than

D．when

6.

A．another

B．others

C．all

D．us

7.

A．put

B．held

C．taken

D．hung

8.

A．After all

B．In conclusion

C．In fact

D．Above all

9.

A．as long as

B．if

C．even if

D．as if

10.

A．house

B．telephone

C．job

D．car

11.

A．clothes

B．hairstyle

C．figure

D．salary

12.

A．means

B．standards

C．comments

D．rules

13.

A．smart

B．optimistic

C．rude

D．ugly

14.

A．manners

B．expressions

C．looks

D．actions

15.

A．lucky

B．worried

C．good

D．sad

16.

A．inquiring

B．asking

C．knowing

D．caring

17.

A．Completely

B．Gradually

C．Obviously

D．Suddenly

18.

A．wanted

B．understood

C．brought

D．saw

19.

A．within

B．beyond

C．except

D．above

20.

A．kindness

B．concern

C．beauty

D．perfection

7 . The meaning of the word “volunteer ” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a ____ of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video(录像) about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
1. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.

A．is willing to help those in need without pay	B．can afford to travel to different places
C．has a strong wish to be successful	D．has made a big fortune in life

2. Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______.

A．after she met Mother Teresa

B．after she finished high school

C．when she was touring Calcutta

D．when she was working in a hospital

3. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa.

B．She had already had some experience.

C．She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example.

D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.

4. What is Tracy’s “new idea” (Paragraph 2) of being a volunteer?

A．Going abroad to help the sick.

B．Working in Mother Teresa’s home.

C．Doing simple things to help the poor.

D．Improving oneself through helping others.

8 . When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can’t_______ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the _______I learned that day.
I was_______that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The _______decided to teach us a very important lesson. She _______both of us up to the _______of the class and _______him on one side of her desk and me on _______ In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could _______see that it was black. She asked the boy what________the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, ________ it was obviously black! Another ________ started between my classmate and me, this ________ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed ________, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I
________answer, “White.” It was an object with two ________colored sides, and from his side it was white. ________ from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ________in the other person’s shoes and look at the ________through their eyes in order to ________ understand their view.1.

A．think

B．suppose

C．remind

D．remember

2.

A．lesson

B．lecture

C．class

D．text

3.

A．told

B．wished

C．convinced

D．allowed

4.

A．officer

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．parent

5.

A．told

B．came

C．brought

D．woke

6.

A．back

B．front

C．middle

D．side

7.

A．planted

B．placed

C．had

D．fixed

8.

A．the other

B．another

C．other

D．others

9.

A．happily

B．fortunately

C．clearly

D．nearly

10.

A．width

B．shape

C．color

D．size

11.

A．when

B．unless

C．until

D．if

12.

A．fight

B．argument

C．conversation

D．game

13.

A．time

B．year

C．month

D．day

14.

A．places

B．seats

C．attitudes

D．glasses

15.

A．needed to

B．was able to

C．hoped to

D．had to

16.

A．similarly

B．differently

C．beautifully

D．surprisingly

17.

A．Still

B．Since

C．Only

D．Also

18.

A．seat

B．stand

C．lie

D．put

19.

A．situation

B．movement

C．condition

D．behavior

20.

A．unexpectedly

B．suddenly

C．quietly

D．truly

9 . A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into complaints about ___________ in work and life. Offering his__________coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and _______ with a large pot of coffee and a _______ of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to _______ themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have _______, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been _______, leaving behind the plain and _______ ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _______ of your problems and stress.”

“Be assured that the cup ________ adds no quality to the coffee. __________ it is just more expensive and in some cases __________ hides what we drink.”

“__________ all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, __________ you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began __________each other’s cups.”

Now consider this: __________ is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups__________ are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the __________ of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we __________ to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups __________ you enjoy the coffee instead.

1.

A．stress

B．dream

C．sorrow

D．truth

2.

A．friends

B．customers

C．fellows

D．guests

3.

A．carried

B．returned

C．arrived

D．reached

4.

A．kind

B．variety

C．sort

D．number

5.

A．devote

B．expose

C．help

D．addicted

6.

A．searched

B．witnessed

C．noticed

D．discovered

7.

A．taken up

B．brought in

C．sold out

D．cut down

8.

A．expensive

B．cheap

C．beautiful

D．usual

9.

A．point

B．answer

C．source

D．result

10.

A．by itself

B．on its own

C．for itself

D．itself

11.

A．At no time

B．At times

C．In no case

D．In most cases

12.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．hardly

13.

A．What

B．That

C．Which

D．Whether

14.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．for

15.

A．suspecting

B．liking

C．envying

D．eyeing

16.

A．Love

B．Life

C．Future

D．Failure

17.

A．They

B．We

C．You

D．What

18.

A．quantity

B．style

C．quality

D．standard

19.

A．have

B．hesitate

C．forget

D．fail

20.

A．force

B．drive

C．puzzle

D．amaze

10 . In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E.     1    At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter.     2    As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspapers wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest.     3    Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: she would know she did wrong.     4    This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment.    5    

A．So she won the contest.

B．As a result, she lost the contest.

C．The judges wanted to give her another chance.

D．It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself cheap.”

E．It’s so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow.

F．They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said.

G．But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character.