1 . Ice and snow knocked at the window of the office where I was working. As the wind howled (呼啸) ,I______. how I would get home. The 12-mile______took me up and down______hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for______.

Luckily, my______green car was doing______over the ice-covered roadway, However, as I drove onto one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were______, and my trusty SUV was having difficulty climbing the hill.

I decided it was time to______to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever (操纵杆) back, just like my husband had______me. Slowly the tires grasped the road, and the top of the hill came within   ____.

Unfortunately, at the top, the______just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever- nothing happened. I was______, with snow and ice flying.

Now what? Even though I had______no one on this lonely stretch of road, I______prayed that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I______an old, rattling (咯咯作响) pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before in our small rural community rolled down his,     ____and asked if I needed help. I answered him that I did. He stepped into my car under the_____   condition and showed me how to______the four-wheel-drive shifting gear, locking it into place.

In no time, I had the old car______toward home. When I thanked the______and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, “Oh, over there.” Do I believe in miracles? Of course!

1.

A．mentioned

B．wondered

C．discovered

D．explained

2.

A．roadway

B．highway

C．sidewalk

D．railway

3.

A．beautiful

B．real

C．interesting

D．steep

4.

A．wealth

B．health

C．safety

D．satisfaction

5.

A．new

B．old

C．lovely

D．expensive

6.

A．much

B．badly

C．again

D．well

7.

A．slipping

B．disappearing

C．growing

D．changing

8.

A．belong

B．compare

C．switch

D．reply'

9.

A．wished

B．threatened

C．awarded

D．taught

10.

A．heart

B．mind

C．sight

D．hearing

11.

A．vehicle

B．snow

C．wind

D．road

12.

A．stuck

B．moved

C．protected

D．inspired

13.

A．brought

B．called

C．met

D．hurt

14.

A．excitedly

B．silently

C．confidently

D．proudly

15.

A．created

B．called

C．repaired

D．spotted

16.

A．door

B．lever

C．window

D．wheel

17.

A．distant

B．different

C．gentle

D．wintery

18.

A．control

B．destroy

C．remove

D．introduce

19.

A．pointing

B．moving

C．marching

D．dropping

20.

A．relative

B．friend

C．enemy

D．stranger

2 . One afternoon, my friend and I were painting a signboard for our high school and kept having to go inside of the girl’s bathroom to wash off our messy brushes. I noticed a girl standing in the bathroom quietly ______ to herself. Everyone kept passing this girl ______ she wasn’t even there. I myself had spent several years of high school standing in bathrooms crying ______ I was struggling with sorrow and anxiety. It ______ me of something deep within my heart as I saw some of myself in this girl.

So, ______ being a bit shy about walking up to a stranger, I ______ the girl and asked if she was okay, even though I knew she wasn’t. She shook her head and I told her that she wasn’t ______ and I would do anything she needed me to, to reduce her ______. The school day was almost ______ and she had to catch her ride so I gave her my phone number and made her promise to ______ me that night so we could talk and so she wouldn’t have to deal with her ______ alone. We ended up talking on the phone for a very long time and the next morning she told me that had I not stopped and given her my ______ she probably would have killed herself.

I had not ______ as we were standing in the bathroom that she was ready to end her ______ and that an act that seemed so small to me made such a(n) ______ to her life. It made all those sayings about the power of ______ suddenly seem so true.

That day I made up my mind to work in a field where I could ______ those struggling with mental illness. Today I am in the process of starting my own organization called Fight for Your Infinity to bring light to those who don’t currently ______ it themselves. I will continue to fight for those who are suffering because ______ should ever feel like they aren’t cared about. I ______. And I will spend my entire life spreading that message.

1.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．talking

D．singing

2.

A．realizing

B．suggesting

C．pretending

D．saying

3.

A．although

B．so

C．but

D．because

4.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．accused

D．planted

5.

A．in spite of

B．in terms of

C．in control of

D．in place of

6.

A．left

B．passed

C．treated

D．approached

7.

A．strong

B．calm

C．alone

D．sociable

8.

A．pain

B．risk

C．fear

D．speed

9.

A．near

B．behind

C．around

D．over

10.

A．meet

B．call

C．visit

D．support

11.

A．family

B．homework

C．doubt

D．problem

12.

A．money

B．chance

C．time

D．courage

13.

A．comment

B．idea

C．plan

D．advice

14.

A．life

B．success

C．study

D．adventure

15.

A．explanation

B．instruction

C．promise

D．difference

16.

A．determination

B．happiness

C．kindness

D．patience

17.

A．help

B．greet

C．please

D．praise

18.

A．need

B．see

C．use

D．show

19.

A．somebody

B．everybody

C．anybody

D．nobody

20.

A．believe

B．wonder

C．care

D．accept

3 . When I was a teenager, we were the only family in our New York town that didn’t own a car. And having no car was _______ because all my friends’ parents did.

We were poor. Suddenly a moment arrived _______ my life forever. For weeks a new Buick Road Master _______ in the window of the biggest store on Main Street. Now, on the special night, I stayed in the shadows at the edge of the crowd waiting for the winning _______to be drawn.

It had never even entered my mind that we would _______. But the loudspeaker called my father's name! _______ I wormed my way up to the platform, the mayor had presented dad with the _______, and he had driven off amid _______. I ran _______. Mother met me and told me that my father had asked Jim, his boss, if he wanted to buy a ticket. Jim said yes and my dad ________ two tickets in his own name with his own money, ________ 348 for Jim and the winning number was 348 instead of ________ one 349.

“Your father is struggling with a/an ________ problem. But I think if you have character, you have the better part of ________and I know your father will do what is right,” mother said ________. At last we ________ dad’s step on the front porch，I held my ________. He went straight to the ________ in the dining room and dialed Jim’s phone rang for a long time...

________ over the years, I know now we were never ________ than we were at the moment when dad made the telephone call.

1.

A．relaxing

B．shaming

C．worrying

D．pleasing

2.

A．saving

B．improving

C．risking

D．changing

3.

A．had stood

B．had been on sale

C．had performed

D．had been under repair

4.

A．team

B．guy

C．ticket

D．boss

5.

A．jump

B．fail

C．strike

D．win

6.

A．As soon as

B．Because

C．By the time

D．Although

7.

A．dollars

B．keys

C．medals

D．tickets

8.

A．shouts

B．prayers

C．noises

D．cheers

9.

A．home

B．downtown

C．to my friends

D．to the platform

10.

A．saved

B．bought

C．booked

D．printed

11.

A．calling

B．writing

C．marking

D．bringing

12.

A．the other

B．another

C．the lucky

D．other

13.

A．embarrassing

B．mental

C．puzzling

D．moral

14.

A．wealth

B．poverty

C．health

D．belief

15.

A．with anger

B．excitedly

C．calmly

D．with anxiety

16.

A．saw

B．heard

C．followed

D．found

17.

A．arms

B．mouth

C．eyes

D．breath

18.

A．phone

B．cup

C．ticket

D．window

19.

A．Looking out

B．Looking up

C．Looking back

D．Looking in

20.

A．poorer

B．richer

C．more foolish

D．more clever

4 . Good afternoon, everyone,
I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with ____ can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.
Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, ____ She is interested in ____ trail (小路) rides. ____ Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel ____ the city to locate good bike trails, so she ____ to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） ____ through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was ____ used. Christy decided to get together with other trail____to ask the city council to ____a bike path along the unused land. Christy ____ a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would____ the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the ____ and, more ____, agreed to allow the bike trail.
The ____ took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a ____ bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important ____ spots. I can’t ____with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the ____ of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy ____ this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.
Thank you!1.

A．patience

B．satisfaction

C．determination

D．permission

2.

A．still

B．instead

C．either

D．though

3.

A．tough

B．vacant

C．convenient

D．remote

4.

A．However

B．As

C．But

D．Since

5.

A．around

B．beyond

C．along

D．outside

6.

A．expected

B．decided

C．offered

D．claimed

7.

A．running

B．going

C．coming

D．walking

8.

A．often

B．ever

C．seldom

D．even

9.

A．runners

B．players

C．passengers

D．riders

10.

A．approve

B．apply

C．prove

D．accuse

11.

A．formed

B．developed

C．drew

D．described

12.

A．write

B．view

C．call

D．sign

13.

A．demand

B．request

C．invitation

D．scheme

14.

A．importantly

B．naturally

C．obviously

D．necessarily

15.

A．destruction

B．organization

C．construction

D．protection

16.

A．interesting

B．competing

C．parking

D．rewarding

17.

A．match

B．exercise

C．play

D．game

18.

A．put up

B．keep up

C．end up

D．turn up

19.

A．discovery

B．invention

C．creation

D．collection

20.

A．deserves

B．preserves

C．reserves

D．serves