1 . I was born to teach

What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a question we were asked quite often when we were little. The most common answers were, no___________, teacher, doctor or scientist. But _________ we grow older, our minds _______ and we begin to dream different dreams.

I have wanted to be a teacher for quite a long time. If, when the time comes, I get to make a choice of what _________to study at college, I know I will _________ choose to study education at a normal university.

A teacher's intrinsic (本质的) responsibility is to educate and impart (传授) knowledge. Of course, as a student, I've been _________ an education myself over the last 15 years. I've seen various teachers. In my opinion, a good teacher _________ not only the knowledge, but also the technique to get the message across. Majoring in education in a normal college would _________ me in both of the respects, and _________ me to start along the road of my ideal career path.

Actually, to be a good teacher is not just about teaching others but teaching oneself. It's __________ for teachers to push themselves along. It's breadth of knowledge that __________ a good teacher.

But __________ and perseverance(毅力) are also very important qualities in a teacher. You never know what you might learn from others. Good teachers know that they can learn from everyone. including their students.

I have been __________ by many excellent teachers during my life. They have taught me much about the world we live in. I truly believe that if I study education, I will be able to explore the __________ of how we learn and the importance of learning to live. I will then have the theoretical knowledge that will __________ me to be a qualified teacher in my career.

1.

A．comment

B．sense

C．way

D．doubt

2.

A．though

B．as

C．until

D．unless

3.

A．compete

B．function

C．change

D．float

4.

A．major

B．language

C．article

D．character

5.

A．blindly

B．hesitantly

C．passively

D．definitely

6.

A．receiving

B．reforming

C．developing

D．contacting

7.

A．describes

B．favours

C．possesses

D．conserves

8.

A．interview

B．lift

C．train

D．inspect

9.

A．force

B．forbid

C．remind

D．prepare

10.

A．amusing

B．reliable

C．secure

D．important

11.

A．appeals to

B．runs into

C．makes for

D．sets about

12.

A．modesty

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．dignity

13.

A．warned

B．opposed

C．inspired

D．blamed

14.

A．albums

B．laws

C．announcements

D．records

15.

A．order

B．beg

C．warn

D．enable

2 . I have recently been reflecting on the secret of our online success. This website has now been in _______ for over twelve years and when my eldest son Jeremy _______ the idea, I wasn’t sure that at the age of 69, I would be able to _______ sufficient interest, or maintain the output of readable material _______to fill the pages!

Now I am delighted to say that at 80, my enthusiasm remains and with the _______ from a number of friends in the storytelling and magic communities, I am now _______ the next level. I must at this point say a big “Thank you!” to our web host Ken Evoy at Site Build it! He has supported us from the very beginning with _______ help and advice and much of the _______ for our success goes to him.

My intention from the start was to _______ a magazine style presentation that was entertaining, and user-friendly. The name ‘The Storytelling Resource Centre’ has kept me ________ and on my toes!

Out of curiosity, we ________ the Alexa Traffic Ratings website. We discovered to our amazement and ________ that we were among the top 1%of websites ________ worldwide! This was almost ________due to Site Build It! and the advice we receive from them.

Those of you who have been ________ visitors over the last few years will have noticed that were-organised the pages with the web host’s ________. The success was immediate! We ________ to receive up-to-the-minute advice from them and we are now one of the most visited storytelling websites! ________, Site Built it! hosts a wonderful forum where everyone is welcomed.

YOUR OWN website, then give yourself a real chance to If you are looking to create or ________, make ________ money! You won’t be disappointed!

1.

A．danger

B．existence

C．dilemma

D．power

2.

A．considered

B．confused

C．followed

D．suggested

3.

A．grow

B．arouse

C．keep

D．catch

4.

A．required

B．designed

C．passed

D．supported

5.

A．advertisement

B．attraction

C．promotion

D．encouragement

6.

A．coming up with

B．getting away with

C．looking forward to

D．holding fast to

7.

A．voluntary

B．valuable

C．individual

D．medical

8.

A．focus

B．reason

C．credit

D．part

9.

A．produce

B．direct

C．communicate

D．ensure

10.

A．disappointed

B．discouraged

C．amused

D．motivated

11.

A．approached

B．accessed

C．received

D．connected

12.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．sorrow

D．anger

13.

A．troubled

B．built

C．visited

D．hosted

14.

A．heavily

B．entirely

C．slightly

D．seriously

15.

A．seasonal

B．casual

C．rare

D．regular

16.

A．information

B．direction

C．intention

D．education

17.

A．start

B．refuse

C．continue

D．offer

18.

A．In addition

B．In advance

C．For free

D．For example

19.

A．edit

B．comfort

C．transform

D．improve

20.

A．easy

B．pocket

C．serious

D．business

3 . I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was _______ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be _______but a failure.”

After five years of _______jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best _______that could have happened to me. I _______I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to _______that what people said about me was _______. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s _______it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my _______and went to college. My first novel (小说) ________while I was at college.

After college I taught during the ________in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ________in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ________that job to write full time ________I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — ________was a working--class boy who’d ________school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ________, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ________what does it mean? I ________wish all the people that have put me down had ________: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1.

A．bright

B．useless

C．simple

D．hopeful

2.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

3.

A．low

B．poor

C．good

D．useful

4.

A．support

B．happiness

C．surprise

D．thing

5.

A．admitted

B．decided

C．planned

D．told

6.

A．me

B．them

C．her

D．it

7.

A．wrong

B．right

C．stupid

D．faulty

8.

A．see

B．know

C．understand

D．face

9.

A．experiment

B．practice

C．writing

D．composition

10.

A．came on

B．came in

C．came out

D．came back

11.

A．day

B．night

C．month

D．year

12.

A．graduation

B．pass

C．degree

D．success

13.

A．giving in

B．giving back

C．giving out

D．giving up

14.

A．while

B．if

C．when

D．or

15.

A．there

B．here

C．it

D．that

16.

A．left

B．attended

C．changed

D．graduated

17.

A．tired

B．calm

C．nervous

D．famous

18.

A．And

B．But

C．However

D．Well

19.

A．just

B．exactly

C．so

D．very

20.

A．praised

B．said

C．answered

D．advised

4 . There are two leading, complementary views on the sources of workplace stress. Understanding the difference between the two is the first step in learning how to cope with.
The first regards stress as coming from how you ____your situation. For example, one day your boss emerges from a long, closed-door meeting____ upset. Then she e-mails you requesting a meeting. Do you____think you’d be fired? If your mind starts spinning a disaster, it’s enough to drive your body to a stress____ To cope with it, you may not be able to avoid the stir, ____you can learn to change your response and____your mind. Start keeping a list of everything in your day that causes stress. Is there something new or ____ in your work life? Do certain colleagues make your____boil? Find how every item____the list makes you feel and then ask yourself, “Is my reaction correct?” This step is the____to finding a____ way to deal with them, once you understand where your emotions are coming from.
The other view says outside factors, ____distressing work environments, mostly drive workplace stress. Common ____of stress-causing environments include non-communicative bosses, ____ isolating work, and jobs that require much effort but offer little____ Finding another job may be the most effective solution in the long run. But until the job market____, find ways to regain a sense of control ____your____ If you must endure a two-hour trip in rush-hour traffic to arrive at the office by 9 am, start your workday earlier, so you____the worst time to travel. If you can’t____your colleagues, shut your office door or take your work to a conference room for part of the day.1.

A．believe

B．perceive

C．receive

D．relieve

2.

A．feeling

B．keeping

C．looking

D．turning

3.

A．constantly

B．currently

C．immediately

D．occasionally

4.

A．situation

B．reaction

C．condition

D．association

5.

A．and

B．even if

C．but

D．if

6.

A．calm

B．change

C．set

D．speak

7.

A．creative

B．different

C．familiar

D．successful

8.

A．blood

B．body

C．head

D．heat

9.

A．among

B．within

C．on

D．to

10.

A．way

B．key

C．method

D．technique

11.

A．healthier

B．newer

C．readier

D．stronger

12.

A．as

B．despite

C．except

D．like

13.

A．appearances

B．atmospheres

C．categories

D．characteristics

14.

A．socially

B．publicly

C．organizationally

D．personally

15.

A．wealth

B．profit

C．award

D．reward

16.

A．puts up

B．calls up

C．picks up

D．gets up

17.

A．over

B．on

C．in

D．at

18.

A．positions

B．properties

C．spaces

D．surroundings

19.

A．avoid

B．miss

C．prevent

D．resist

20.

A．accept

B．convince

C．please

D．stand

5 . Back in business school, macho(自以为是的) kids like me studied finance. In the competition of life, money _______ winning, so those who managed the money would become the _______. Didn't matter that I was a woman — I was as _______________ as any guy you'd ever met.

It's taken me a lot of years, a lot of living, to _______ that my view of the world was upside down. The reality is: finance is for wimps(呆子). Finance is the easy part. However, It's much _______ to deal with people. The winners in society are the people who understand how to _______ other people.

In my 20s, I worked really hard. I_______name-brand schools and piled on the degrees. I was _______on my climb to the top as a successful real-estate developer. I worked full-time as I was studying, because I was _________.

Then when I was 31, I got to the top in a way that I ________ imagined possible. I was ________ Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles. In that __________, I collaborated with leaders from all sectors of society.

When our four-year term came to a ________, I moved to another world of power and money, as a headhunter for CEOs and other ________ talent for the world's biggest companies.

As a result of all these ________, I've had the chance to meet, befriend, and work with leaders from all sectors in countries throughout the world.

And here's what I've learned: the leaders are not the ________ IQ people in any organization. They didn't get the highest grades, they didn't ________ the highest exam scores. They got to the top ________ they have the ability to attract the best people to work for them. And at the root of that power of attraction is empathy(同感能力). Empathy is the ability to truly connect with other human beings. It's life's hardest but most ________ skill. And it's the skill ________for leadership in a changing world.

1.

A．ignored

B．equaled

C．combined

D．caused

2.

A．directors

B．heroes

C．winners

D．losers

3.

A．optimistic

B．naughty

C．competitive

D．practical

4.

A．realize

B．deny

C．complain

D．debate

5.

A．happier

B．simpler

C．easier

D．harder

6.

A．care about

B．relate to

C．depend on

D．talk with

7.

A．attended

B．avoided

C．left

D．escaped

8.

A．praised

B．assisted

C．criticized

D．focused

9.

A．in a hurry

B．in vain

C．in surprise

D．in the end

10.

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．once

11.

A．appointed

B．treated

C．awarded

D．charged

12.

A．culture

B．game

C．space

D．role

13.

A．start

B．fame

C．close

D．trend

14.

A．different

B．top

C．common

D．busy

15.

A．experiences

B．performances

C．accidents

D．experiment

16.

A．busiest

B．lowest

C．dullest

D．highest

17.

A．accept

B．expect

C．score

D．share

18.

A．until

B．because

C．so

D．before

19.

A．complete

B．funny

C．boring

D．important

20.

A．required

B．remembered

C．regarded

D．reached

6 . 完形填空
This morning,I arrived at my office earlier to catch up on some emails.On the way to ____,I couldn’t _____ it when I saw some beautiful flowers at the grocery store.I picked some up,_____a few chocolate bars.
With the office so empty,I decided to take the _____to put the chocolate bars on some desks.I started heading towards areas _____ no one had come yet.
I _____ one and a smile card on the CEO’s desk.And then I went to his _____ desk and placed one there,and quickly put a third one on the desk of a quiet gentleman.Later,I entered the kitchen,_____ two cups of water and walked into the _____I took out the flowers from my bag and _____ them in two bunches,one in each cup.
With a little sigh of _____,I stepped out of the rest room and looked around.The office was still _____ empty and the people closest to me were _____with a Monday morning “How was your weekend?”_____I _____ and went back to my desk.
It struck me that my housemate who had packed my lunch for me so _____ today snuck(偷偷地给) a chocolate bar in there,so I _____ place it on the desk of our receptionist to complete the circle as I headed out of the office this evening.Our receptionist is always the first person in the office,and she always _____ me with a smile when I come in.Maybe tomorrow morning,this _____ can greet her.
I have no _____ how they feel when receiving the gifts,but they will surely smile!1.

A．work

B．job

C．company

D．business

2.

A．stop

B．help

C．get

D．afford

3.

A．regardless of

B．along with

C．except for

D．instead of

4.

A．adventure

B．authority

C．possibility

D．opportunity

5.

A．when

B．because

C．though

D．where

6.

A．chose

B．placed

C．delivered

D．carried

7.

A．wife’s

B．manager’s

C．assistant’s

D．director’s

8.

A．discovered

B．ordered

C．filled

D．emptied

9.

A．rest room

B．meeting room

C．smoking area

D．office room

10.

A．applied

B．adjusted

C．arranged

D．attached

11.

A．regret

B．concern

C．relief

D．excitement

12.

A．especially

B．thoroughly

C．totally

D．pretty

13.

A．concerned

B．accustomed

C．limited

D．occupied

14.

A．conversation

B．congratulation

C．consideration

D．condition

15.

A．amazed

B．smiled

C．delighted

D．celebrated

16.

A．sweetly

B．obviously

C．wildly

D．fortunately

17.

A．need

B．could

C．must

D．dare

18.

A．waves

B．nods

C．greets

D．meets

19.

A．gift

B．performance

C．flower

D．method

20.

A．opinion

B．point

C．view

D．idea

7 . The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the _______ tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my _______ into my studies.

At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of _______ but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had _______ no job experience. All I could _______ was that being a high school graduate and a year of college.

However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the

places I _______. We had set up a meeting time, and after my _______, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was _______ at the chance of working for my wages.

When I started, it was very clear that I was not _______. I made mistakes with orders and often ________ sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not ________ the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for other ________. However, I stuck with it.

After working a while, I got better at orders, and always ________ the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had ________ the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and

gave me the ________ of working.1.

A．funniest

B．worst

C．hardest

D．lightest

2.

A．energy

B．reward

C．wisdom

D．ambition

3.

A．campaigns

B．surveys

C．assignments

D．applications

4.

A．frequently

B．absolutely

C．partly

D．doubtfully

5.

A．explain

B．inspect

C．enhance

D．offer

6.

A．signed up

B．applied to

C．checked in

D．headed for

7.

A．interview

B．graduation

C．arrangement

D．performance

8.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．worried

9.

A．skilled

B．frightened

C．patient

D．satisfied

10.

A．avoided

B．tolerated

C．postponed

D．forgot

11.

A．spend

B．last

C．abandon

D．wait

12.

A．ideas

B．expectations

C．jobs

D．instructions

13.

A．sold

B．produced

C．kept

D．recommended

14.

A．confirmed

B．won

C．guaranteed

D．become

15.

A．confidence

B．importance

C．expectation

D．hope

8 . In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16- year-old reporter and cameraman for his high school’s television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the _______, and together they came up with the wild idea of_______some of the great news broadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.

Nobody _______but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all: Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full _______ with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that this would be the most _______reporting event of their lives, so they prepared_______for it.

They_______dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview _______, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after another, carefully_______each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably__________ with his answers for the entire hour.

Then, as they were__________ things up, he said, “Boy, I’d like to ask you both an important question; Do you know what makes a __________interview?”

Stephen and his friend were caught off-guard, so they quickly began searching __________their notepad, which didn’t provide an obvious __________. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them, __________. “Being a good listener, boys. That’s what truly makes a great interview. Being a good __________will always lead you to the next best question.”

The boys looked up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly __________ they had spent their whole hour robotically __________one scripted(照本宣科的) question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or __________to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkite’s answers to guide their question, and guide them to a far more __________ hour together.

1.

A．company

B．station

C．town

D．country

2.

A．becoming

B．knowing

C．studying

D．interviewing

3.

A．replied

B．cared

C．accepted

D．believed

4.

A．minute

B．hour

C．day

D．week

5.

A．challenging

B．fortunate

C．important

D．rewarding

6.

A．separately

B．anxiously

C．independently

D．carefully

7.

A．gathered

B．employed

C．received

D．composed

8.

A．passed

B．ended

C．arrived

D．occurred

9.

A．looking at

B．breaking down

C．leaving up

D．checking off

10.

A．patient

B．funny

C．strange

D．wise

11.

A．making

B．packing

C．turning

D．cleaning

12.

A．slow

B．peaceful

C．great

D．content

13.

A．for

B．inside

C．through

D．with

14.

A．way

B．answer

C．favor

D．chance

15.

A．complaining

B．warning

C．declaring

D．explaining

16.

A．listener

B．reporter

C．broadcaster

D．cameraman

17.

A．mastered

B．realized

C．expected

D．remembered

18.

A．showing

B．donating

C．asking

D．guiding

19.

A．responding

B．sticking

C．objecting

D．agreeing

20.

A．effective

B．unforgettable

C．interesting

D．meaningful

9 . 完形填空,阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

As a young reporter, Sparky asked Lu Haoting, a business reporter from China Daily, for help on interviewing. He found that interviewing people is not as _______ as just asking questions. To his _______, journalists also need to do a lot of homework _______ an interview. Lu shared her _______ of a recent interview with the president of Boeing China, David Wang, with Sparky.

There are two _______of interviews, inclusive (群访) and exclusive (专访). The inclusive interview is _______ in the form of a press conference. In a(n)_______interview, only you and the interviewee talk _______ . You need to _______ all your questions for both types of interviews ________ .

“ ________ you don’t prepare, you will ask some silly questions and ________ your time,” Lu said.

“I wanted to know Boeing’s new strategy in the Chinese market. ________ I checked out over 20 reports from different newspapers about Boeing and its rival, Airbus,” Lu said. She also found useful ________about the two companies on their websites.

On many occasions, interviewees ________ journalists to provide a question list in advance of an interview. In order to ________ a proper objective story Lu also interviewed some ________ to get their comments on Boeing’s performance in China.

________her interview with David Wang only lasted about half an hour, her ________ helped her to ask many good questions about Boeing’s development in China.

“After a successful interview, you always find all that homework was really ________ it,” Lu told Sparky.

1.

A．interesting

B．simple

C．general

D．interactive

2.

A．excitement

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．delight

3.

A．before

B．after

C．at

D．in

4.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．knowledge

D．experience

5.

A．stages

B．kinds

C．steps

D．ways

6.

A．almost

B．nearly

C．mainly

D．hardly

7.

A．inclusive

B．exclusive

C．formal

D．informal

8.

A．side by side

B．in secret

C．at work

D．face to face

9.

A．prepare

B．think

C．find

D．ask

10.

A．in case

B．in memory

C．in advance

D．in mind

11.

A．Though

B．As

C．Since

D．If

12.

A．waste

B．take

C．cost

D．lose

13.

A．But

B．So

C．Then

D．Now

14.

A．comments

B．information

C．news

D．reports

15.

A．insist

B．allow

C．require

D．agree

16.

A．read

B．produce

C．edit

D．form

17.

A．experts

B．friends

C．businessmen

D．others

18.

A．Then

B．Although

C．When

D．Until

19.

A．homework

B．friends

C．attitude

D．search

20.

A．value

B．worthwhile

C．worth

D．worthy

10 . Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're_______work every day, 240 are killed on the job. The_______job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and_______airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.
The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices._______have to_______fines(罚款) if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is_______because a factory didn't_______safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors(检查员)_______ 15 percent._______, many people say working is less safe now.
For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all__________who died at work were killed. Many of them work__________clerks in stores__________they are alone at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full__________
The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into__________people who become sick from__________that they are exposed to （暴露）at work. Doctors don't know__________some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.
Inspectors say employers__________their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may__________their jobs.
The government should force business to improve safety. There's no__________for workers dying or__________in an accident that could have been prevented.1.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．during

2.

A．safest

B．most dangerous

C．easiest

D．most tiring

3.

A．flying

B．making

C．doing

D．riding

4.

A．Officers

B．Workers

C．Employers

D．Employees

5.

A．give

B．offer

C．pay

D．buy

6.

A．saved

B．hit

C．shot

D．killed

7.

A．use

B．do

C．break

D．take

8.

A．to

B．by

C．from

D．at

9.

A．As a result

B．As

C．At last

D．Then

10.

A．adults

B．youths

C．men

D．women

11.

A．for

B．as

C．like

D．to

12.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．why

13.

A．view

B．opinion

C．scene

D．scenery

14.

A．thought

B．mind

C．thinking

D．consideration

15.

A．machines

B．chemicals

C．air

D．work

16.

A．because

B．when

C．whether

D．even if

17.

A．do

B．turn

C．make

D．refuse

18.

A．lose

B．miss

C．give up

D．save

19.

A．need

B．reason

C．time

D．excuse

20.

A．injuring

B．being injured

C．be injuring

D．be injured