1 . My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of ________. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some ________ to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either.

We decided to let it ________ growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the ________ plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to ________ the weeds (杂草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ________.The sunflower had not ________ where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the ________.

That’s when I ________ that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ________ ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we ________ to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ________ to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had ________ in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be ________ of who and what we are, and then the environment will begin to ________ us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.

A．flower

B．insects

C．vegetables

D．rocks

2.

A．water

B．fertilizer

C．color

D．shape

3.

A．stop

B．continue

C．improve

D．escape

4.

A．weak

B．strange

C．lonely

D．pretty

5.

A．collect

B．tend

C．remove

D．watch

6.

A．unusual

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．valuable

7.

A．passed

B．started

C．left

D．died

8.

A．air

B．top

C．sun

D．house

9.

A．hoped

B．realized

C．doubted

D．regretted

10.

A．fill in

B．put in

C．worry about

D．believe in

11.

A．forget

B．hate

C．aim

D．wait

12.

A．wish

B．plan

C．ability

D．idea

13.

A．faith

B．energy

C．virtue

D．courage

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．tired

15.

A．forgive

B．support

C．upset

D．affect

2 . When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to ______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to ______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ______ would be his to keep. Gene was ______, thinking he would make his first ______.

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ______ that egg production was going down. I ______nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ______ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ______ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ______ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ______ the amount of feed he had given the chickens, he was ______. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ______ what he had done. After a long ______, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ______ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ______. I was dumbfounded (惊呆) at the ______of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ______, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”

1.

A．work

B．cook

C．count

D．share

2.

A．play

B．raise

C．train

D．observe

3.

A．save

B．keep

C．buy

D．borrow

4.

A．nest

B．feed

C．meat

D．soup

5.

A．given back

B．brought in

C．picked up

D．left over

6.

A．satisfied

B．cautious

C．excited

D．worried

7.

A．fortune

B．choice

C．deal

D．contribution

8.

A．hear

B．affect

C．predict

D．notice

9.

A．said

B．reminded

C．thought

D．criticized

10.

A．private

B．enough

C．pocket

D．much

11.

A．missed

B．finished

C．enjoyed

D．wasted

12.

A．appreciating

B．bearing

C．gathering

D．laying

13.

A．balanced

B．measured

C．reduced

D．increased

14.

A．delighted

B．shocked

C．confused

D．disappointed

15.

A．forgive

B．accept

C．research

D．know

16.

A．silence

B．discussion

C．negotiation

D．absence

17.

A．fewer

B．less

C．more

D．fresher

18.

A．life

B．case

C．mind

D．job

19.

A．explanation

B．example

C．significance

D．trick

20.

A．actually

B．instead

C．rather

D．finally

4 . 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。

In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us,    1     goes like this, “Your future     2    (depend) on many things, but mostly on you.” I can’t agree     3    (much) with this view. It’s true that our future     4    (determine) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination,     5     hard work play a more important role. In     6     words, we are the master of our own future.

Take Abraham Lincoln for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a     7    (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his painstaking efforts, he     8    (change) not only his own fate but also the history of America. Even to this day, Lincoln     9    (regard) as one of the most inspiring figures in the world.

Therefore, I     10    (firm) believe that our future is in our own hands.

7 . Three years ago, I took part in Model United Nations(MUN)held by the Education Department, which was a mock (模拟的) UN activity. During the two days, students were divided into different groups which _________ different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has various _________: best delegates (代表), honorable mentions and verbal mentions.

Each time I took part in MUN, I made good _________ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I'd been _________ because I had never won the best delegate award. I _________ those who I thought didn't deserve the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with _________ at their success. But later I realized that it was also _________ not to get the award because I could actually _________ something, and that I couldn't _________ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.

Failures are completely subjective (主观的) — we can look on a result as a failure or a(n) __________. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) __________ because you can always learn something from it and do __________ next time. This is supported by John Locke's theory that we are born with a blank mind: knowledge and ability are learned from our __________. That's true. If I make a mistake in life, then I probably won't __________ that next time. I believe this is __________ the best way to become better.

1.

A．exchanged

B．assumed

C．attracted

D．represented

2.

A．members

B．departments

C．awards

D．hosts

3.

A．preparations

B．predictions

C．reactions

D．explanations

4.

A．ignored

B．defeated

C．impressed

D．punished

5.

A．refused

B．trained

C．expected

D．noticed

6.

A．relief

B．envy

C．satisfaction

D．sorrow

7.

A．amazing

B．usual

C．good

D．terrible

8.

A．desert

B．learn

C．try

D．display

9.

A．win

B．miss

C．deliver

D．value

10.

A．bond

B．impact

C．victory

D．loss

11.

A．aim

B．benefit

C．burden

D．limit

12.

A．faster

B．worse

C．better

D．slower

13.

A．decisions

B．attitudes

C．positions

D．experiences

14.

A．repeat

B．admit

C．accept

D．believe

15.

A．wrongly

B．directly

C．truly

D．narrowly

9 . 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。

Eric was working in a selling business. He had been on the road visiting people for more than a month without going home. He couldn’t wait to get back to see his wife and children. It was coming up on Mother’s Day, and he usually tried to make it “back home”, but this year he was just too busy and too tired. The day when he was driving in a small town, he saw a flower shop. He said to himself, “I know what I will do. I’ll send my mother some roses.”

He stopped and went into the flower shop and saw a young man talking to the girl in it. “How many roses can I get for fifty dollars?” the boy asked. The girl was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the young man would be happy with something else.

“No. I have to have roses,” he said. “My mom was badly sick last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. I want to get something special. It has to be red roses, because that is her favorite,” He was stubborn.

The girl in the shop looked up at Eric and was just shaking her head. Something inside of Eric was touched by the boy’s voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. Eric had been blessed (幸运的) in his business, and he looked at the girl and silently said that he would pay for the boy’s roses.

The girl looked at the young man and said, “OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for your dollars.” The young man almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran out of the store. It was worth more than fifty dollars just to see that kind of excitement.

Eric ordered his own flowers and asked the girl to have it delivered to his mother. After that, with a relief he drove down the road. Not long after his driving, he saw the boy walking to a graveyard (墓地).

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Eric stopped his car and followed the young man.

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Eric went into the car in tears.

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10 . One day, my father and I were watching a dance reality show. For some reasons, I disliked one of the dancers from the very beginning of the show.

Unknowingly, I kept finding his _________ and criticizing (批评) his dance moves. _________, my father was watching the _________ with a smile all the time. When the performance ended, he looked at me and asked softly, “How much do you _________ about the dance competition, Martha?”

“No, Dad, not at all,” I said.

“Then how do you know that he is a _________ dancer?” he asked still with a smile.

“Just _________ the other dancers! He is not as good as them,” I said.

“But he is among the final 10 competitors who were carefully _________. How can he be bad? Maybe his dance is of no _________ to you, but that doesn’t mean you can _________ or even criticize his creativity.’’

“Why not?” I asked carelessly.

“Because criticizing someone or something __________ nothing but negativity around you. Instead of criticizing something you don’t like, you should spend your time __________ something you like, which will spread __________ thoughts,” my father said.

So choose __________! Never criticize anyone or anything unless you have a good __________ of it. This is the most __________ advice my father has ever given me.

1.

A．secrets

B．tricks

C．mistakes

D．strengths

2.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Finally

D．Immediately

3.

A．movie

B．action

C．performance

D．sign

4.

A．know

B．debate

C．inquire

D．complain

5.

A．representative

B．bad

C．common

D．silly

6.

A．call on

B．spy on

C．glare at

D．look at

7.

A．treated

B．raised

C．suspected

D．selected

8.

A．benefit

B．use

C．interest

D．importance

9.

A．ignore

B．limit

C．prevent

D．forget

10.

A．affects

B．gets

C．contains

D．solves

11.

A．awarding

B．appreciating

C．recording

D．remembering

12.

A．positive

B．fresh

C．original

D．unique

13.

A．freely

B．confidently

C．wisely

D．independently

14.

A．defence

B．luck

C．deal

D．knowledge

15.

A．valuable

B．ambitious

C．elegant

D．embarrassing