2 . Since I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer. I had a(n) _______ of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to _________ the right picture.

After leaving high school, I _________ in photography in the University of the Arts. However, I kept reflecting on my _________ though I learned a lot in my freshman year. There was nothing _________ with the school, but it was not _______ for me.

I _______ my high school photography teacher and couldn’t help but _________ his work. Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to _________ their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted. And __________, I wanted to be involved in a __________ that made me feel like I was actually making some __________ in the community.

I decided to transfer (转学) to Buffalo State College, where I would ________next year with Bachelo’s in Art Education. Studying in Buffalo totally ________ my life. When I was in class, I always __________ myself with what I was learning. Then, during my first on-site teaching lesson at a middle school, it __________ me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life , and I ________ loved it.

Now, as I’m finishing my senior year, I'm happy that I came to such a ________ in my life. I believe this is __________ the one for me, __________ what career path I had been dreaming about in my entire life.

1.

A．chance

B．dream

C．experience

D．freedom

2.

A．offer

B．spot

C．acquire

D．label

3.

A．joined

B．succeeded

C．took

D．majored

4.

A．option

B．competence

C．life

D．profession

5.

A．valuable

B．special

C．wrong

D．unusual

6.

A．pleasant

B．suitable

C．acceptable

D．practical

7.

A．relied on

B．heard of

C．referred to

D．thought of

8.

A．envy

B．respect

C．belittle

D．praise

9.

A．find

B．reinforce

C．realize

D．adopt

10.

A．at last

B．above all

C．in general

D．after all

11.

A．stage

B．job

C．duty

D．responsibility

12.

A．sacrifice

B．impression

C．difference

D．exploration

13.

A．return

B．adjust

C．work

D．graduate

14.

A．transformed

B．controlled

C．complimented

D．determined

15.

A．amused

B．associated

C．concerned

D．helped

16.

A．startled

B．informed

C．inspired

D．struck

17.

A．absolutely

B．naturally

C．eventually

D．gradually

18.

A．conclusion

B．decision

C．close

D．sense

19.

A．just

B．even

C．already

D．ever

20.

A．as to

B．except for

C．thanks to

D．regardless of

3 . Six months ago, Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens.   And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:

The Slender West Lake, named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture. Ticket: Mar.—May. ￥150; Other months ￥90 Time: 8:30—17:00 Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091

Ge Garden, one of the four top famous Chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. The bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. The centre of the garden is well-known for man-like hills. Four seasons can be experienced here at a time. Ticket: Mar. —May. ￥10; Other months ￥30 Time: Mar. —May. 7:15—18:00; Other months 7:15—17:30 Bus: No. 8, 30, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87935285

He Garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor (走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge. Ticket: Mar. —May. ￥40; Other months ￥30 Time: 7:30—17:15 Bus: No. 19, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353

1. How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?

A．30 yuan.	B．40 yuan.
C．90 yuan.	D．150 yuan.

2. What’s HeGarden famous for?

A．The long corridor.	B．The green bamboo.
C．The man-made hills.	D．The boat travelling.

3. Which of the following can Jack do?

A．He can take a No. 19 bus to GeGarden.

B．He can visit the Slender West Lake at 8:00.

C．He can call 0514-87935285 for further information of HeGarden.

D．He can call 0514-87900345 to know more about HeGarden.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Everyone has a dream. We are on the way to achieve it whether the way is smooth or toughly. As Senior 3 student, I have the same dream as my classmates that I can be admitted to an ideal university. In the past three years, I have done everything I can to equip myself with that I have learnt from my teachers. Not only have I enjoyed the pleasure of study but also I have got closer to my dream. Anxious and pressure did discourage from me at times. Besides, with the encouragement of my teachers and classmates, I think I’ll make it.

I’m sure that there has still a long way to go to achieve my dream. No matter how challenged it is, I’ll make it come true. As the proverb said,” Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long will the man spend in the school?

A．Half a year.

B．One year.

C．Two years.

2. What does the man plan to do in the future?

A．Start a restaurant.

B．Become a teacher.

C．Design a building.

6 . I attended a writer’s group to get feedback on my book. But there were so many people there that the discussion was limited. After getting home, my 13-year-old son asked me to read one chapter to him. So I read the chapter about spending my pocket money as a nine-year-old child.

The story took place at a lunch counter, where I dreamed of ordering a banana split. Colorful balloons were hung above the counter and a sign said “Pop a balloon and pay 1 cent to 63 cents for a banana split!” As I was given only 50 cents for cleaning the doghouse, I didn’t dare to ask my parents for any more pocket money without doing more work or risk asking anyone else. So I kept my wish to myself.

Frankie listened carefully, as I read the final sentences of the chapter, “I watched as others selected a balloon to pop and dreamed about the opportunity to take my chance. But it never happened.”

The next morning, Frankie led me to the kitchen. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The table was covered in a pile of balloons. Frankie handed me 50 cents and a fork. “Pop one!” he urged. With tears in my eyes, I broke one. A piece of paper fell out of the balloon.

“What does it say?” Frankie asked. “Fifty cents,” I whispered, too moved to speak loudly. Frankie asked, “Well, do you have 50 cents?” I handed him the money. “OK!” Then Frankie pulled out a banana split from the refrigerator.

I hugged Frankie hard. We took turns popping the other balloons until I finally got the 1-cent balloon. It was a long-time coming, but worth the wait.

It hit me that the first step in making any wish come true is giving it a voice.

1. The author read the chapter to Frankie because       .

A．she wanted to get feedback from Frankie

B．Frankie asked the author to read it to him

C．she was used to telling a bedtime story to him

D．Frankie had a strong desire for knowledge

2. What can we infer about the author from the second paragraph?

A．She spent money wisely when she was a kid.

B．She had enough money to do whatever she liked.

C．She earned her pocket money by doing housework.

D．She had no close friends to share her secret wish.

3. Seeing what Frankie did for her, the author felt       .

A．comfortable and happy	B．puzzled and excited
C．awkward and satisfied	D．surprised and grateful

4. The author learned that       .

A．it is important to express one’s wishes

B．it is comforting to have a kid around

C．experiences in childhood affect us later in life

D．wishes can come true by just voicing them

7 . As a college student, I have planned my future career goals. I would like to work as a sales assistant in a computer company, then a sales manager and finally boss of my own company.

At the very beginning, I plan to find a job in a famous company producing computers, in which ail the staff are fully happy at work and I can experience job satisfaction most of the time. Only such kind of company can provide me with good working atmosphere and eagerness to learn more so as to get well prepared for my future profession.

At first I want to be a sales assistant and always keep myself busy working in and out of the company, such a, answering telephones, doing repair work, even cleaning the although the salary may be low, I will seize every chance to learn from other staff. In my spare time, I will take some courses so as to get more qualifications and experience in this field. In three or five years, I am determined to be-come a sales manager who is responsible for the selling of the computers. I will interview as many customers as possible and do market research and improve our products. Meanwhile I will take care of my staff to make them eager to work to the best of their abilities.

As is known to us, it is hard to manage a company, but I will make every effort to achieve my goal step by step, and I am sure “There is mothing difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.”

1. If the writer has a company, his company will provide his staff with ________.

A．high wages

B．dormitories

C．some computers made in his company

D．good working atmosphere and eagerness

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer would like to be a sales assistant first.

B．The writer wants to set up a business of his own.

C．The writer makes his mind to be the president of a famous company producing computers.

D．The writer will take courses to get an MBA.

3. A sales assistant should do the following EXCEPT ________ in the opinion of the writer.

A．answering telephones	B．interviewing customers
C．cleaning the room	D．doing repair work

4. The text is mainly about ________.

A．how to improve the writer’s abilities

B．how to achieve the writer’s future career goal

C．how to become a manager

D．how to become a sales manager

8 . I remember when I was young, people often asked me, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”
Well, it ________ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer—As I grew older, my dreams for the future ________. When, at last, I was in college, I set my ________ on becoming a teacher like my father. ________ I studied and prepared for that. I reached the ________ in the end and I was teaching ________ full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our ________. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative(亲属), or a friend, but the ________ thief is usually ourselves.
We find ________ just about reaching the top, and a “small” ________ inside says, “You’ll never make ________.” “You can’t possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts (预示) our ________. Failure, ________ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable ________. When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ________ success.
I always tell my children that you are ________ to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is ________ to a willing heart.” There are ________ “overnight” success, but with determination, they will come. Imagine ________ a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone ________ it from you—especially yourself.1.

A．insisted on	B．kept on
C．felt like	D．started out

2.

A．changed

B．planned

C．failed

D．left

3.

A．eye

B．brain

C．heart

D．experience

4.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．As

5.

A．agreement

B．aim

C．decision

D．position

6.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．slightly

D．extremely

7.

A．money

B．plan

C．friends

D．dreams

8.

A．greatest

B．poorest

C．tallest

D．oldest

9.

A．themselves

B．ourselves

C．yourselves

D．itself

10.

A．sound

B．noise

C．voice

D．speech

11.

A．it

B．her

C．him

D．me

12.

A．pity

B．danger

C．failure

D．accident

13.

A．where

B．who

C．when

D．which

14.

A．stages

B．lessons

C．suggestions

D．choices

15.

A．to

B．for

C．at

D．with

16.

A．able

B．ready

C．likely

D．necessary

17.

A．interesting

B．important

C．necessary

D．impossible

18.

A．many

B．some

C．different

D．no

19.

A．spending

B．planning

C．living

D．changing

20.

A．buy

B．fool

C．steal

D．borrow

9 . Most people want to be successful, but never stop to think what it will really take to get there in their chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means reading a book a week for about 6             months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren’t prepared to do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being successful. I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your             goals are to be ordinary.
The biggest killer by far is the dreaded “ comfort zone ” where most people live in their entire life. And the funny thing is that people just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached some success get tons of time to just             relax, but only because they’ve earned it ! If you haven’t built a successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable             is that ?
So what can you do about it ? Well, find a way to make something happen in your life--- build a business around your favourite hobby, write a book and publish it, or take a course in stock trading and become an expert at that, working on making enough             money to retire. If you don’t take massive action that puts your way of your comfort zone, you will never be successful at much of anything. I promise--- and I don’t make many promises !
Finding real happiness in life can be a mystery for many. That’s why I wrote The Road to Happiness for those who want real success and happiness in life, including spirituality and all the gifts life has to offer.
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1. This text must be taken from __________.

A．a radio program	B．a website
C．a newspaper	D．a TV program

2. If you want to be successful in life, what should you do first ?

A．We should think what it really takes to be successful in our chosen field.

B．We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field.

C．We should live out of the “ comfort zone ” all through our life.

D．We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time.

3. According to this text, why do some people have so much free time to relax ?

A．Because they have enough money to do so.

B．Because they don’t want to be successful.

C．Because they have already earned it through hard work.

D．Because they only work nine to five every day.

4. The writer thinks it necessary for you to __________ if you want to be successful.

A．do a lot of actual wotk	B．write a book and publish it
C．take a course in stock trading	D．make enough money to retire

10 . My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.1.

A．improve

B．encourage

C．push

D．drive

2.

A．advised

B．promised

C．allowed

D．begged

3.

A．bought

B．agreed

C．rejected

D．met

4.

A．standard

B．Age

C．budget

D．basis

5.

A．will

B．cleverness

C．generosity

D．bravery

6.

A．likes

B．hates

C．attends

D．misses

7.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．surprised

D．worried

8.

A．remarkable

B．favorable

C．honorable

D．entire

9.

A．struggled

B．intended

C．failed

D．continued

10.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．frustration

D．pleasure

11.

A．interested

B．concerned

C．moved

D．wrong

12.

A．working

B．caring

C．rising

D．beginning

13.

A．lift up

B．stay up

C．sit up

D．get up

14.

A．cooperation

B．relationship

C．interaction

D．discussion

15.

A．precious

B．interesting

C．obvious

D．primary

16.

A．questions

B．requests

C．demands

D．expectations

17.

A．although

B．or

C．if

D．so

18.

A．marked

B．accepted

C．earned

D．left

19.

A．clearly

B．strongly

C．yet

D．still

20.

A．mass

B．magic

C．handwriting

D．plan