1 . 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

2 . A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s   __ , she said she would go. This _____be the first time that his classmates and teacher______his mother and he felt _____of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕）that ______ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to _____why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were_____ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ____the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and _____ himself from everyone. He, however,_____ a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked ______,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied,“______ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was______   afraid to go in because the fire was______ ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked _____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ______ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be _____ ,but to this day, I have never_______what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great______ of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _______for the rest of the day.

1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．excitement

2.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．met

4.

A．sick

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．tired

5.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

6.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．care about

D．hear about

7.

A．impressed

B．surprised

C．excited

D．comforted

8.

A．in sight of

B．by means of

C．by way of

D．in spite of

9.

A．hid

B．protected

C．separated

D．escaped

10.

A．understood

B．reminded

C．heard

D．learned

11.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．nervously

D．anxiously

12.

A．As

B．When

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control

B．under control

C．in control

D．over control

15.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．senseless

D．useless

16.

A．pointed

B．showed

C．wiped

D．touched

17.

A．ugly

B．lasting

C．serious

D．frightening

18.

A．forgot

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

19.

A．honor

B．sense

C．happiness

D．pride

20.

A．quietly

B．slightly

C．tightly

D．suddenly

3 . 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

4 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional _______ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so_______to me and had such a big_______on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to _______my own Cancer experience?
I’m an ambitious _______, and when I started going through chemo(化疗)，even though I’m a very _______ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the _______. One day, while waiting to go in for _______, I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in hand. Another patient _______what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me________he had one of his books with me as well. It________that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was________a published author, and he was currently________on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and________friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a (n)________of Dr. Berline. He really put a _________on my face. He unfortunately ________last year due to his cancer, ________ he left a deep impression on me and gave me the ________ to pick up my pen again. I ________ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”1.

A．ideas

B．tastes

C．notes

D．memories

2.

A．amazing

B．shocking

C．amusing

D．strange

3.

A．strike

B．push

C．challenge

D．impact

4.

A．learn from

B．get through

C．go over

D．refer to

5.

A．reader

B．writer

C．editor

D．doctor

6.

A．honest

B．agreeable

C．humorous

D．positive

7.

A．state

B．position

C．mood

D．way

8.

A．advice

B．reference

C．protection

D．treatment

9.

A．viewed

B．knew

C．noticed

D．wondered

10.

A．because

B．while

C．although

D．providing

11.

A．came out

B．turned out

C．proved out

D．worked out

12.

A．naturally

B．merely

C．hopefully

D．actually

13.

A．deciding

B．investing

C．relying

D．working

14.

A．became

B．helped

C．missed

D．visited

15.

A．patient

B．operator

C．fan

D．publisher

16.

A．smile

B．sign

C．mark

D．mask

17.

A．showed up

B．passed away

C．fell down

D．set off

18.

A．since

B．but

C．so

D．for

19.

A．guidance

B．trust

C．opportunity

D．inspiration

20.

A．promised

B．swore

C．replied

D．thought

5 . 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

6 . When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______. All day, I seem to remember, I ______ on the sands with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ______ ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ______ on too many ices…

1.

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

2.

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

3.

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

4.

A．moving

B．exciting

C．anxious

D．nervous

5.

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

6.

A．rolled

B．jumped

C．turned

D．climbed

7.

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

8.

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

9.

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

10.

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

11.

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

12.

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

13.

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

14.

A．waves

B．sand

C．hands

D．feet

15.

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

16.

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

17.

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

18.

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

19.

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

20.

A．happy

B．tired

C．sad

D．sick