1 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ________ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.

＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.＂

Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: ＂What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．unlucky

B．secret

C．new

D．wrong

2.

A．received

B．translated

C．copied

D．printed

3.

A．reasonable

B．special

C．necessary

D．practical

4.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．warning

5.

A．wake-up

B．recovery

C．growth

D．arrival

6.

A．responded

B．interrupted

C．predicted

D．repeated

7.

A．coming in

B．setting out

C．passing down

D．moving around

8.

A．opinion

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．effort

9.

A．comparing

B．exchanging

C．discussing

D．sharing

10.

A．accept

B．know

C．believe

D．bother

11.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

12.

A．dream

B．promise

C．agenda

D．principle

13.

A．bearing

B．collecting

C．opening

D．making

14.

A．discouraged

B．relaxed

C．astonished

D．defeated

15.

A．admit

B．need

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．found

B．selected

C．developed

D．posted

17.

A．confirmed

B．simplified

C．clarified

D．accompanied

18.

A．pity

B．blessing

C．relief

D．problem

19.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

20.

A．sympathy

B．attention

C．control

D．trust

2 . We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it ________ to have too much?

I________back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also ________a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it __________

When I got into college, things ________ I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __________ there was no sense of __________ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became ________. Once that happened, I just kept________my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was__________really late at night to get my work alone.

One day I __________a former classmate of mine who was __________ a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was __________, I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would __________ have too much time and would just do what I did back in__________.He said that if he __________the job, he would lose his __________ to work and succeed.

So, try __________ your time with other work. This is why there is a __________ that if you want something done, ask a __________person to do it.

1.

A．true

B．fair

C．strange

D．possible

2.

A．remember

B．admit

C．understand

D．expect

3.

A．watched

B．loved.

C．Coached

D．played

4.

A．at last

B．right away

C．of course

D．mattered

5.

A．happened

B．repeated

C．changed

D．mattered

6.

A．extra

B．difficult.

C．valuable

D．limited

7.

A．duty

B．achievement

C．urgency

D．direction

8.

A．burden

B．relief

C．risk

D．habit

9.

A．pushing

B．taking

C．setting

D．calling

10.

A．hanging out

B．staying up

C．jogging round

D．showing off

11.

A．met

B．helped

C．treated

D．hired

12.

A．raising

B．wasting

C．demanding

D．making

13.

A．safe

B．important

C．boring

D．rewarding

14.

A．luckily

B．hardly

C．hopefully

D．simply

15.

A．childhood

B．college

C．town

D．business

16.

A．quit

B．found

C．accepted

D．kept

17.

A．heart

B．chance

C．drive

D．way

18.

A．saving

B．filling up

C．giving up

D．trading

19.

A．message

B．story

C．saying

D．fact

20.

A．careful

B．busy

C．reliable

D．kind

3 . During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist.

1.

A．put forward

B．jumped at

C．tried out

D．turned down

2.

A．waste

B．earn

C．save

D．pay

3.

A．excited

B．worried

C．moved

D．tired

4.

A．title

B．competitor

C．textbook

D．instructor

5.

A．urged

B．demanded

C．held

D．meant

6.

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．best

D．rarest

7.

A．interview

B．meet

C．challenge

D．beat

8.

A．chance

B．qualification

C．honor

D．job

9.

A．real

B．perfect

C．clear

D．possible

10.

A．attend

B．pass

C．skip

D．observe

11.

A．add

B．expose

C．apply

D．compare

12.

A．eventually

B．naturally

C．directly

D．normally

13.

A．game

B．presentation

C．course

D．experiment

14.

A．criterion

B．classroom

C．department

D．situation

15.

A．taught

B．wrote

C．questioned

D．promised

16.

A．fact

B．step

C．manner

D．skill

17.

A．grades

B．decisions

C．impressions

D．comments

18.

A．analyze

B．describe

C．rebuild

D．control

19.

A．announce

B．signal

C．block

D．evaluate

20.

A．role

B．desire

C．concern

D．behavior

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 . A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit­eater, ______ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ______ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ______ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, ______ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ______ he was unable to touch it. He began to ______ up and down, as high as he could, at the ______ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ______.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ______ on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ______ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ______， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or ______ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think, ______ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ______. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ______， and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ______ like this, the more unhappy he became.

______， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn’t ______. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ______ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ______ my feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better？”

1.

A．offering

B．preferring

C．receiving

D．allowing

2.

A．as long as

B．as if

C．when

D．as

3.

A．angrier

B．hungrier

C．sadder

D．simpler

4.

A．expanding

B．stretching

C．swinging

D．pulling

5.

A．strength

B．length

C．range

D．height

6.

A．run

B．jump

C．walk

D．glance

7.

A．tip

B．stage

C．level

D．top

8.

A．hope

B．control

C．sight

D．reach

9.

A．put

B．stand

C．get

D．sit

10.

A．break

B．shake

C．take

D．strike

11.

A．up

B．around

C．down

D．forward

12.

A．for

B．on

C．with

D．of

13.

A．after

B．through

C．without

D．upon

14.

A．away

B．back

C．up

D．down

15.

A．wishes

B．beliefs

C．efforts

D．goals

16.

A．imagined

B．thought

C．tried

D．claimed

17.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

18.

A．skillful

B．cheerful

C．helpful

D．harmful

19.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

20.

A．express

B．change

C．forget

D．describe

6 . 阅读理解。
For twenty years, I saved all my college course notes and textbooks: that's a lot of paper.
Worse, it's not easy to carry them around — and trust me, they aren't light — on at least seven moves. Yet I never once looked at them. They sat in our basement, covered in a thick layer of dust. If books and papers could wonder, they'd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years. When would the Big Day come?
Well, the Big Day eventually did arrive; only it was different than expected. My wife, always more accepting changes than I am, finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.
The pain I experienced was also unexpected. What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers I'd written, which reminded me of my poor study habits, and an embarrassing lack of comprehension. It was great to get rid of them. But it was also a clearing of personal history.
At first, I struggled with this. The truth was in the record that my books, my notes, and my papers were primary source materials, documenting an important time in my life. To clear them out was to clear out the truth.
What I've learned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth. I feel as if much of my real education during my college years isn't in the documents but now in me.
So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden. And what's better is that I don't need to look back to those painful moments. They belong to the past.
You might want to consider doing something similar, either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.
What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? Clear it out and make your life awesome.
1. Why was the author finally determined to desert all the college materials?

A．Because his wife persuaded him to.

B．Because they were of no use at all.

C．Because they were heavy on the moves.

D．Because they occupied space too long.

2. The author struggled at the very beginning for ________.

A．a sense of pain

B．a sense of embarrassment

C．a sense of regret for the past

D．a sense of losing part of his history

3. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The past experiences.

B．The wasted college­related materials.

C．The rubbish in the basement.

D．Physical and psychological mess.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Let It Go	B．Sort It Out
C．Give up the Past	D．Forget the History

7 . 完形填空。

Don’t let Aurora’s small stature (身高) fool you—her spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens _______ from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed _______ that she would survive. Having never got the right _______, many of the chickens were sick and some _______ died.

At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were _______ by their mom. Luckily, another mother _______ their care. Aurora seemed the last to _______ food and attention. She grew at a much slower _______ than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed _______ her.

At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was ________ to find a place with the other chickens.

Aurora ________ found comfort from an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, ________ Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the ________ spot where she kept Margaret company. ________ when the other chickens try to ________ her away, Aurora comes back.

As Aurora grew, we became ________ at her love to simply live. Nothing ________ her.

So remember, when life seems so ________ that you can’t take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and ________ from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet ________ life has offered—safety, food, warmth and good friendships.

1.

A．raised

B．purchased

C．rescued

D．collected

2.

A．hopeful

B．proper

C．possible

D．unlikely

3.

A．touch

B．care

C．gift

D．partner

4.

A．sadly

B．angrily

C．coldly

D．calmly

5.

A．punished

B．refused

C．abandoned

D．scolded

6.

A．took on

B．put forward

C．looked after

D．brought about

7.

A．get

B．eat

C．draw

D．offer

8.

A．cost

B．rate

C．standard

D．value

9.

A．for

B．around

C．about

D．against

10.

A．arranging

B．choosing

C．struggling

D．affording

11.

A．lately

B．eventually

C．constantly

D．frequently

12.

A．unless

B．so

C．because

D．but

13.

A．same

B．relevant

C．similar

D．normal

14.

A．Still

B．Thus

C．Even

D．Yet

15.

A．clear

B．put

C．turn

D．push

16.

A．nervous

B．amazed

C．excited

D．disappointed

17.

A．helped

B．attracted

C．impressed

D．stopped

18.

A．tough

B．different

C．smooth

D．boring

19.

A．waked

B．made

C．recovered

D．learned

20.

A．chances

B．pleasures

C．dreams

D．services

8 . 完形填空。

University Can Wait

I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That’s when I saw my friend and her family_______on doors.

As I was standing _______ one house, my friend’s brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _______, I heard him say, “Excuse me, I am _______ money for my mom. She needs to have _______ but we don’t have enough money. Could you please _______ with a donation?”

The lady gave him some _______ and he said, “Thank you so much! God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.

I could see he didn’t have much and I also saw he had been _______.

_______ going to the library, I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to ________all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me, “But, sweetie, I thought you were going to use that money to go to ________.” I told her something else ________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend’s house.

They had only raised nine hundred and sixty­two dollars, which wasn’t ________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ________ my money. When she saw it she ________ straight away it was my university money.

The idea of going to university had been a very________ one for me — __________ I got accepted — but she needed the money more than I did. It was this ________ of money that could save her mother’s life.

I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ________go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said, “Nothing can make our life, of the lives of other people, more beautiful than permanent ________.”

1.

A．meeting

B．waiting

C．knocking

D．quarreling

2.

A．inside

B．above

C．behind

D．outside

3.

A．replied

B．understand

C．opened

D．answered

4.

A．raising

B．accumulating

C．increasing

D．making

5.

A．health

B．surgery

C．examination

D．break

6.

A．provide

B．help

C．deal

D．compete

7.

A．advice

B．medicine

C．coins

D．food

8.

A．laughing

B．begging

C．thinking

D．crying

9.

A．Instead of

B．Regardless of

C．Other than

D．Except for

10.

A．deposit

B．donate

C．withdraw

D．collect

11.

A．university

B．company

C．theatre

D．work

12.

A．held up

B．came up

C．put up

D．took up

13.

A．even

B．already

C．still

D．ever

14.

A．return

B．consider

C．take

D．pay

15.

A．received

B．refused

C．realized

D．admitted

16.

A．disappointing

B．depressing

C．appealing

D．realistic

17.

A．assessing

B．advocating

C．appointing

D．assuming

18.

A．kind

B．item

C．share

D．sum

19.

A．imagination

B．prayers

C．ideas

D．stories

20.

A．honesty

B．kindness

C．responsibility

D．courage

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 blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feet. He held up a sign     1    （read）, “I am blind, please help.”     2    were only a few coins in the box. The boy felt sad. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box. Then he took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He placed the sign     3    it had been so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the box was full     4    coins. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon, the man, by     5    the sign had been changed, came to see how things were. The boy     6    （recognize） his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said, “ I     7    （simple）wrote the truth. I said what you mean but in a     8    （difference）way.”     9    he had written was, “Today is     10    beautiful day but I can not see it.”

10 . Before I turned 29，my parents moved to Queensland，where I arrived for a visit six months later.I ______ upon my mother with hugs，and for the first time in my life I said，“I love you，Mom！” Then I gently ______，expecting some kind of reciprocation.But it never came.Instead，she appeared ______ in horror.

When I was back at work，I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you，Mum.” As ______ as that.Why wasn’t it like that in mine？Something had to be done about this ______ situation once and for all.

My ______ came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother.After we had shared our usual pleasantries and ______，I took a deep breath and asked，“Do you love me，Mum？” After a short ______，she replied，“I love you.Don’t be silly.You know we never said things like that in my family.”

“Well，I want it to be said in ours.From now on I want to ______ our conversations with ‘I love you.’”

In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.She was ______ to hospital，and I phoned every day to ______ her.One evening when I rang，a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother’s condition had rapidly worsened.She wasn’t expected to ______ it through the night.

Knowing I couldn’t get a flight in time，I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother’s ear so I could talk to her.“She’s ______ conscious，” the nurse replied.“It’s unlikely she’ll hear you.” But I didn’t care.I wanted to do it ______.

____ she’d placed the phone by my mother’s ear，I started ______ and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her.At first，all I could hear was “Hmmmm”—but then，like a miracle，with a deep ______ she said，“Love you...love you，darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into ______.

Although I was overwhelmed by her death，the surprising part was how well I ______.Of course，losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears，but receiving those lovely last words made it much more ______.I had closure in the best possible way.

1.

A．fell

B．struck

C．relied

D．depended

2.

A．pushed off

B．turned up

C．pulled away

D．looked on

3.

A．deserted

B．frozen

C．guilty

D．clumsy

4.

A．simple

B．sacred

C．apparent

D．original

5.

A．stress

B．crisis

C．emergency

D．love

6.

A．potential

B．opportunity

C．inspiration

D．choice

7.

A．interests

B．secrets

C．expectations

D．updates

8.

A．preparation

B．friction

C．hesitation

D．identification

9.

A．end

B．start

C．continue

D．hold

10.

A．permitted

B．admitted

C．allowed

D．sentenced

11.

A．check on

B．attend to

C．call on

D．see to

12.

A．take

B．face

C．make

D．cool

13.

A．entirely

B．absolutely

C．slightly

D．barely

14.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．anyway

D．somehow

15.

A．Before

B．Once

C．Unless

D．Since

16.

A．whispering

B．yelling

C．screaming

D．sobbing

17.

A．sigh

B．conversation

C．thought

D．sleep

18.

A．calmness

B．unconsciousness

C．hardness

D．sickness

19.

A．prayed

B．clarified

C．coped

D．concluded

20.

A．authentic

B．arbitrary

C．precise

D．bearable