2 . The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric,_________ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He went into the building; only a few minutes _________ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief _________ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to _________ Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in _________ — the library lights were off. The place was _________. The doors had been shut. They _________ be opened from the inside: he was trapped — in a library!

He tried to _________ a telephone call but was unable to _________. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

__________ he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “__________! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. Surely, someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, __________. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to __________.

He knew he had to__________, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a __________ thing.

1.

A．or

B．because

C．but

D．since

2.

A．before

B．after

C．over

D．during

3.

A．rest

B．walk

C．stop

D．break

4.

A．visit

B．greet

C．catch

D．meet

5.

A．delight

B．surprise

C．anger

D．eagerness

6.

A．lonely

B．crowded

C．noisy

D．empty

7.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．needn’t

8.

A．fix

B．make

C．use

D．pick

9.

A．get through

B．get up

C．get on

D．get in

10.

A．On time

B．At last

C．By the way

D．Now and then

11.

A．Come

B．Sorry

C．Hello

D．Help

12.

A．after all

B．at most

C．in short

D．as usual

13.

A．watch

B．play

C．write

D．read

14.

A．sleep

B．shout

C．wait

D．work

15.

A．bad

B．cool

C．strange

D．nice

3 . A few weeks ago, I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to pleasure. At first sight, I_________, immediately, to own it. Its structure was novel and it had won wide _________among readers.

But before I could_________ the Buy Now button, a tiny inner voice _________the library, the library, which was simply three blocks from my apartment. I searched the catalog （目录）of the library and sure enough, " _________" now. However, by the time the book was borrowed, I couldn't say with _________that I would love it. This worn, yellow-papered object was just so _________. However promising our first _________was, my initial desire _________sank. When the book was __________, I walked to the library and __________it into the Returns box. Once reshelved, it would __________for others. I sighed and walked off. It had never __________me from the very beginning.

One thing I should mention：I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure, I loved it so much that I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does __________me the cost of a paperback, but it just delivers a __________satisfaction, one that can't promise permanent ownership. Live your life fully, for our lives are only lent to us and can't be owned forever.

1.

A．attempted

B．decided

C．arranged

D．ceased

2.

A．sympathy

B．judgment

C．adaptation

D．recognition

3.

A．click

B．spot

C．untie

D．strike

4.

A．defended

B．insisted

C．confirmed

D．conveyed

5.

A．accessible

B．affordable

C．available

D．dynamic

6.

A．patience

B．relief

C．certainty

D．honesty

7.

A．plain

B．vivid

C．unique

D．attractive

8.

A．response

B．adventure

C．interaction

D．encounter

9.

A．frequently

B．gradually

C．consequently

D．normally

10.

A．due

B．extra

C．missing

D．out

11.

A．submitted

B．donated

C．dropped

D．distributed

12.

A．apply

B．exchange

C．cheer

D．head

13.

A．belonged to

B．appealed to

C．turned to

D．depended on

14.

A．paid

B．offer

C．save

D．prepare

15.

A．material

B．temporary

C．complete

D．sustainable

4 . Hardship comes in different shapes and sizes. But few things in life are as _______ as feeling cut off from the people we love.

Recently, while _______ against the COVID-19, my grandkids and I have to stay indoors and started _______ via Wechat. Mostly, I read to them because I love doing it, but I also do it for their parents' mental health. Besides having to stay indoors, they are _______ to homeschool their kids, who can't go to school or play with their friends.

Reading to each other is an age-old practice to me. It has _______ and healing (治愈的) power especially in current situation. When we read, we see the words with our eyes. But hearing them read is a different _______, we just need to be quiet and listen. Sometimes, the voice and the love it_______ mean far more than the words. Today, I wechatted with my grandkids, Ran and Wey, and read them a book my kids loved long ago, and they thought it _______, frequently bursting out laughing.

Now more than ever, while keeping a safe distance, we all need to _______ each other. Sometimes the words we read are so powerful that they will never be ________.

1.

A．life-changing

B．heartbreaking

C．risk-taking

D．troublemaking

2.

A．sheltering

B．arguing

C．going

D．warning

3.

A．chatting

B．reading

C．drawing

D．singing

4.

A．permitted

B．selected

C．invited

D．forced

5.

A．comforting

B．suffering

C．controlling

D．opposing

6.

A．atmosphere

B．experience

C．exploration

D．choice

7.

A．identifies

B．harvests

C．defends

D．involves

8.

A．annoying

B．incredible

C．funny

D．complicated

9.

A．sing high praise for

B．show respect for

C．give way to

D．hold on to

10.

A．considered

B．changed

C．forgotten

D．expected

5 . It was 1972，and I was in second grade.In the classroom the teacher，Ms.Boyette，was ____ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins.And we had just come to a part of the book where the main ____ was training a wild dog.I was listening，caught up in the ____     of all.

Not far away from me，there seated a boy who always frightened or ____ others，so I was ___ of this boy.While Ms.Boyette was reading，I looked over at him，for he was someone I was in the ____ of keeping an eye on.I ____ that he was listening too，that he was engaged by the ____ ，that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart.I ____ at him，open-mouthed.I was ____ with a sudden knowledge that this boy was in fact just ____ me.He was a kid who liked a story.The boy must ____ my eyes on him，because he turned.Then something ____ happened.He smiled at me. ___ ，I smiled back，unafraid.We were two ____ smiling at each other.

Why have I never forgotten this ____ moment? Why do I still ____ every detail of it? I think it’s because that moment illustrates so beautifully the _____of reading out loud.

It shows us into a safe room，where everyone involved，the reader and the listener，can have that chance to ____ each other.We humans long not just for the story，not just for the flow of language，but for the ____ that comes when words are read aloud.

1.

A．shouting

B．singing

C．talking

D．reading

2.

A．author

B．character

C．reader

D．listener

3.

A．wonder

B．silence

C．warmth

D．comfort

4.

A．greeted

B．touched

C．hurt

D．refused

5.

A．aware

B．terrified

C．bored

D．guilty

6.

A．habit

B．form

C．effort

D．hope

7.

A．predicted

B．imagined

C．promised

D．noticed

8.

A．speech

B．story

C．journey

D．diary

9.

A．pointed

B．nodded

C．stared

D．waved

10.

A．struck

B．mixed

C．cheated

D．confused

11.

A．behind

B．beyond

C．around

D．like

12.

A．ignore

B．feel

C．meet

D．observe

13.

A．useful

B．natural

C．serious

D．amazing

14.

A．Then

B．Again

C．Instead

D．Besides

15.

A．strangers

B．kids

C．teachers

D．enemies

16.

A．funny

B．busy

C．lucky

D．small

17.

A．seek

B．organize

C．recall

D．trust

18.

A．power

B．courage

C．amusement

D．ability

19.

A．cheer

B．see

C．miss

D．mention

20.

A．challenge

B．knowledge

C．choice

D．connection

6 . Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the ____ He loved to read and often needed to ____ the books he’d read in order to borrow more books.One unintended _____ of his nonstop reading habits was that he even ____ at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to ____ him that, on certain social _____ , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school ____ give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so ____ , and he always wanted to win. And he often ____ .But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so ____ . He didn’t just want to learn about ____ things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped ____ his curiosity in every way. ____ an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the ____ , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the ____ exists somewhere. All you have to do is ____ it.
Bill remains as much of a ____ today as when he was a child, and he seems to _____ everything he reads. He’s often ____ to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He ____ reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.1.

A．school

B．office

C．library

D．museum

2.

A．return

B．store

C．talk

D．pick

3.

A．advantage

B．discovery

C．explanation

D．consequence

4.

A．play

B．read

C．study

D．laugh

5.

A．convince

B．promise

C．inform

D．advise

6.

A．issues

B．services

C．occasions

D．duties

7.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

8.

A．sincere

B．crazy

C．positive

D．competitive

9.

A．went

B．failed

C．did

D．proved

10.

A．curious

B．confident

C．diligent

D．excellent

11.

A．simple

B．past

C．any

D．some

12.

A．protect

B．develop

C．examine

D．follow

13.

A．Until

B．If

C．Though

D．Because

14.

A．teacher

B．newspaper

C．partner

D．dictionary

15.

A．person

B．book

C．answer

D．matter

16.

A．find

B．use

C．tell

D．ask

17.

A．speaker

B．reader

C．maker

D．user

18.

A．imagine

B．believe

C．create

D．remember

19.

A．eager

B．afraid

C．careful

D．sure

20.

A．now and again

B．at all time

C．no longer

D．just now