2 . When Mrs Green asked us to discover our professions（职业）, the whole class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _____．“Yes, you will all be searching for your future ____．Each of you will have to ____ someone in your field and give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Mrs Green talked about this. Finally, I picked print journalism(新闻业). This ____ I had to go to interview a true newspaper reporter. I was nervous. I sat down in front of him ____ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.

“How about some ____?”

I shook my head again．

Finally, I thought he ____ I was nervous, and I got my first big tip as a ____：“Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper．You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from_____in class. I got an A on the project．

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career(职业), but with no success．Then I_____ Mrs Green and my dream at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t ____ me. They just reminded(提醒) me how competitive the field was and ____ all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my____. It gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was _____.

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, ____ stories from Olympic Games to car accidents and ____ choosing my strongest area. ____ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible（令人难以置信的）wave of memories hit me and I realized that ____ Mrs Green I was able to be sitting at that desk.

I get ____ all the time：“How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could ____ her．

1.

A．embarrassing

B．mad

C．patient

D．enthusiastic

2.

A．universities

B．families

C．professions

D．lives

3.

A．interview

B．describe

C．admire

D．face

4.

A．considered

B．ordered

C．expected

D．meant

5.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．naturally

D．completely

6.

A．preparations

B．newspapers

C．drink

D．paper

7.

A．realized

B．imagined

C．impressed

D．admitted

8.

A．student

B．journalist

C．teacher

D．writer

9.

A．notes

B．books

C．imagination

D．memory

10.

A．called

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．visited

11.

A．answer

B．laugh

C．stop

D．promise

12.

A．how

B．whether

C．when

D．where

13.

A．life

B．body

C．blood

D．opinion

14.

A．coming in

B．coming out

C．going up

D．going on

15.

A．creating

B．finding

C．covering

D．writing

16.

A．finally

B．firstly

C．of course

D．in all

17.

A．While

B．When

C．As long as

D．Once

18.

A．refer to

B．thanks to

C．up to

D．thanks for

19.

A．hurt

B．examined

C．tested

D．asked

20.

A．respect

B．support

C．thank

D．favor

3 . A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt ______. Late in the afternoon she gathered the ______to approach her employer. To her ______, the boss agreed to a raise.

The woman arrived home that ______ and saw a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive ______. She wondered if someone from the _______ had told it to him, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get ______?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good ______. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman ______ a beautifully lettered note. It read, “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the ______! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to ______ up. She noticed that a second card had ______ from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, “Don’t ______ not getting the raise! You deserve it ______! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

Someone has said that the ______of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total ________ and love, whether she succeeds or ______. His love celebrates her victories and calms her ______. He stands with her, no matter what ______ throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to _______world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.

A．nervous

B．pleased

C．calm

D．angry

2.

A．spirit

B．strength

C．courage

D．money

3.

A．fear

B．delight

C．sorrow

D．disappointment

4.

A．week

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．evening

5.

A．meal

B．gift

C．party

D．list

6.

A．shop

B．home

C．office

D．restaurant

7.

A．kept out

B．turned down

C．set aside

D．put off

8.

A．position

B．income

C．news

D．job

9.

A．found

B．wrote

C．designed

D．read

10.

A．note

B．salary

C．present

D．raise

11.

A．eat

B．sweep

C．clean

D．cut

12.

A．hung

B．left

C．climbed

D．fallen

13.

A．worry about

B．get through

C．end up

D．take up

14.

A．somewhere

B．anyway

C．however

D．instead

15.

A．price

B．measure

C．method

D．means

16.

A．expression

B．operation

C．acceptance

D．reaction

17.

A．suffers

B．fails

C．falls

D．loses

18.

A．disease

B．problem

C．habit

D．pain

19.

A．life

B．family

C．duty

D．work

20.

A．protect

B．defend

C．challenge

D．help

4 . 英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, experienced a tough interview, Joan was fortunate to be employed as an interpreter at the National Museum, where lies in Washington. She was excited that in addition a variety of exhibitions the museum was in the possession of wonderful treasures. However, Joan doubted that she would be on good term with her new colleagues. Her new director invited her to give a short self introduction. She feels such nervous that she couldn’t say a word. Besides, all her new colleagues encouraged her. Eventually, she made this. A good beginning is half done.