As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to_______a little pocket money.
One day I_______at the door of an elderly woman and asked_______ she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in_______ and I showed her my worn _______ , which no longer kept me warm. She _______me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be _______now.” She then_______a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a _______job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to ________me with your report card, and I will ________you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now________your little hands and take out as much________as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was ________for me to buy what I ________needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________.She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big ________ this wonderful lady made to my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
1.A.save B.give C.earn D.change
2.A.knocked B.turned C.worked D.looked
3.A.how B.when C.why D.if
4.A.school B.time C.trouble D.bed
5.A.bag B.coat C.carpet D.sofa
6.A.allowed B.forced C.helped D.stopped
7.A.punished B.tested C.praised D.paid
8.A.set up B.made up C.took out D.put away
9.A.boring B.new C.good D.terrible
10.A.keep B.buy C.remove D.make
11.A.serve B.forgive C.welcome D.visit
12.A.recognize B.reward C.understand D.protect
13.A.put up B.show up C.reach out D.turn out
14.A.room B.money C.food D.time
15.A.enough B.rare C.simple D.special
16.A.slightly B.gradually C.naturally D.badly
17.A.promised B.discovered C.knew D.admitted
18.A.asked B.showed C.required D.wrote
19.A.decision B.progress C.mistake D.difference
20.A.courage B.honesty C.kindness D.happiness
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Last May I went to a lake with my family. I thought it would be a normal fun day of swimming, but I was_______.
My brothers and my uncle were with me in a shallow swimming area with a net and a_______. The rest of my family ate lunch on a nearby bench. I felt very _________.
I was sitting in the shallow water with my feet facing the deeper end, when something hit my_______. I knew it was an alligator (短吻鳄) as soon as it bit me. Its teeth were so_______! I started crying out loud for_______, but my family didn’t hear me. I started to _______the nine-foot-long alligator and then I________something I learned at an alligator education park: The _______is the weakest part of an alligator! I stuck my fingers up its nose, and it _______of me.
I tried to get out of the water, but I couldn’t get up because my leg was_______. My uncle held me and________me out of the water. It was the lifeguard’s first day of_______, and he was shaking while he looked at my leg. We were also_______! I was sent to________and got fourteen stitches (缝针) in my left leg.
I have a big scar (伤疤) that makes me think about how________I was that day. But I also remember how brave I was in that moment. I________so fast – I had to! It’s not like the alligator was going to give me two minutes to________like in a chess match. I had to be a(n)________thinker. Sometimes you’re in a situation where________else can help you and you have to think fast and help yourself. That’s what I did.
1.A.foolish B.wrong C.confused D.surprised
2.A.lifeguard B.trainer C.doctor D.volunteer
3.A.amazed B.uncomfortable C.safe D.nervous
4.A.leg B.head C.shoulder D.arm
5.A.straight B.big C.white D.sharp
6.A.action B.solution C.change D.help
7.A.push B.drag C.hit D.touch
8.A.noticed B.remembered C.imagined D.understood
9.A.nose B.mouth C.head D.back
10.A.took notice B.made fun C.let go D.got hold
11.A.weak B.tired C.hurt D.short
12.A.carried B.led C.drove D.kept
13.A.competition B.class C.training D.work
14.A.sighing B.crying C.shouting D.shaking
15.A.prison B.hospital C.school D.police
16.A.careless B.scared C.angry D.stupid
17.A.swam B.reacted C.returned D.escaped
18.A.worry B.study C.hesitate D.think
19.A.original B.independent C.quick D.free
20.A.anybody B.nobody C.somebody D.everybody
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When we are young, we always dream of love and fulfillment. Perhaps we think of _______ nights or walks along the beach at sunset.
No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are short, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.
Not long ago, as I was _______ a bedtime story to my daughter, Annie, who was seven years old, I became aware of her _______look. She was _______ at me with a trancelike (着迷般的）expression. _______, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as _______ as we first thought. I asked what she was thinking about.
"Mummy," she _______, "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face. I almost dissolved on the spot." I was deeply moved by her words. Little did she know how many _______ moments the glow of her sincerely loving _______would carry me through over the following years.
Not long after, I took my four-year-old ________ to an elegant, department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song drew us toward a ________ playing the piano. Sam and I ________ down on a marble bench nearby, enjoying the ________ quietly and he seemed as astonished by the pleasant theme as I was.
I didn't realize that Sam had ________ next to me until he turned, took my face ________his little hands and said, "________ with me."
If only those women strolling under the moonlight had known the joy of such an________ made by a round cheeked boy with baby teeth. ________shoppers openly chuckled(咯咯笑），and pointed at us as we________around the open space, I would not have________a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.
1.A.painful B.beautiful C.cold D.dark
2.A.reading B.writing C.retelling D.sending
3.A.scared B.focused C.careless D.anxious
4.A.studying B.watching C.glaring D.staring
5.A.Strangely B.Luckily C.Apparently D.Naturally
6.A.easy B.early C.simple D.important
7.A.whispered B.shouted C.cried D.introduced
8.A.exciting B.pleasant C.struggling D.casual
9.A.criticism B.statement C.position D.requirement
10.A.daughter B.son C.student D.cat
11.A.designer B.salesman C.manager D.musician
12.A.looked B.walked C.sat D.bent
13.A.music B.concert C.story D.scenery
14.A.stood up B.looked up C.picked up D.come up
15.A.with B.in C.by D.on
16.A.Sing B.Play C.Dance D.Go
17.A.invitation B.excuse C.experience D.agreement
18.A.Whether B.Whenever C.Since D.Although
19.A.looked B.wandered C.moved D.skated
20.A.expected B.traded C.accepted D.chosen
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
After my speech about how everyone can benefit from football, Michael, a short and thin boy, approached me. Although I told him about our_______ and his weakness, every effort was_________He was_______ joining us. I knew he would probably not_______ it, but by the_______ of my speech, I allowed him to have a go.
On the opening day of practice, we started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly Michael fell, each time _______ himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. Gradually, Michael gained strength both socially and _______. He began to laugh and made friends with most of the teammates. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without _______ One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was _______ but kind of lazy. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was ________ all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next day, I was ________ to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.
Our big game came. At first, we were losing ________ twelve points. I could see that some kids had already ________. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ________ the team to keep trying. Finally, we ________ the game in the last ten seconds.
At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most ________ player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone ________ as he received his award. " There's someone who ________ it more than I do," Steve said," Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is________ one person. " The entire team cheered once more as Steve turned the ________ over to Michael.
1.A.strength B.criterion C.evidence D.admission
2.A.in defense B.in return C.in effect D.in vain
3.A.bent on B.drunk in C.opposed to D.stuck in
4.A.get B.make C.seize D.seek
5.A.topic ; B.idea C.plot D.tune .
6.A.pulling B.bringing C.picking D.pushing
7.A.intellectually B.casually C.spiritually D.physically
8.A.falling B.twisting C.spinning D.resisting
9.A.proud B.smart C.rigid D.awful
10.A.standing B.lying C.jogging D.resting
11.A.disturbed B.willing C.desperate D.astonished
12.A.by B.via C.with D.off
13.A.wound up B.dropped out C.given up D.worn out
14.A.teaching B.claiming C.begging D.following
15.A.beat B.won C.lost D.hit
16.A.competitive B.aggressive C.offensive D.reflective
17.A.cheered B.celebrated C.approved D.applauded
18.A.acknowledges B.accelerates C.reserves D.deserves
19.A.upwards of B.next to C.far from D.thanks to
20.A.reward B.bonus C.prize D.medal
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A Real Turnaround
My writing career began ten years ago with my articles published locally and nationally. As a_______writer, I was happy to be on my way, writing and learning as much as I could. And readers told me they were ______by my articles.
However, something______ happened. A series of events had me______myself and my abilities, ruining my______. My writing life______, and I didn’t write for two years. I lost my_______for writing and forgot the joy the writing gave me and others.
Slowly I learned I had to be in control of my own happiness if I was to feel ______. I started walking, establishing a routine(固定了线路). Walking______my head, allowed me time to think, gave me confidence and______, which made me feel energetic and healthy.
I started writing again, and______how much happiness it gave me. I had______a new job, and was determined to keep up my walking routine. It was difficult to______writing and my family as well as my job. The solution? I______the alarm just a bit earlier and either wrote on alternate mornings when I wasn’t walking, or I would try to spare some time to______after I walked outside.
Through all this, I learned that happiness does not______a lot of hard work, but it needs to be created and______by me. I again have readers telling me the______my writing has had on them. Even some are able to______their own writing because of my inspirational articles. It was up to me to make it ______－my own happiness.
1.A.lazy B.rich C.beginning D.amazing
2.A.inspired B.caught C.interrupted D.struck
3.A.good B.terrible C.interesting D.exciting
4.A.questioning B.helping C.improving D.teaching
5.A.wealth B.marriage C.happiness D.fame
6.A.continued B.began C.lost D.stopped
7.A.pen B.income C.passion D.ability
8.A.busier B.better C.luckier D.smarter
9.A.hit B.washed C.cleared D.built
10.A.food B.patience C.water D.courage
11.A.rediscovered B.repeated C.refreshed D.returned
12.A.started B.lost C.refused D.finished
13.A.solve B.choose C.describe D.balance
14.A.put B.set C.pull D.open
15.A.walk B.jog C.write D.think
16.A.take B.spend C.like D.make
17.A.drew B.offered C.controlled D.checked
18.A.article B.story C.review D.effect
19.A.put down B.take up C.come out D.give up
20.A.happen B.gain C.disappear D.lose
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The past six months have been one of a great challenge. A close friend of mine, Joanne, _______ the end of her life. She knew it, and instead of regretting and crying, she _______ it and as she died last week I thought of how a shooting star _______ so brightly as it trails the universe, right before it _______.
It was a great _______ to have her company these past months. One of the last things she asked me was to find an organization _______ women coming out of prison, to _______ her business clothing to them for job interviews. We found such a _______ here in Raleigh where I live. I didn’t know the exact _______ of it, but it’s probably called a “Reentry” service or program and many countries and __________ have them all over the world.
I __________ her donation before she died, and thought of doing a clothing drive(衣服捐赠) __________ Joanne’s life and inviting others to gift clothing to __________ more people at the program. Well. I’m so __________ to share that it went really well. We had a lot of __________ filling the joyful business clothes for men and women.
It didn’t __________ anything but gas, time and love. __________ she is gone, I felt like we did it __________. My dear mother helped me too, and it felt so good to __________ something inspired by Joanne’s life for __________ blessing a population of people that most often is overlooked.
1.A.lost B.forgot C.escaped D.approached
2.A.accepted B.admired C.forbade D.hated
3.A.fades B.disappears C.occurs D.shines
4.A.breaks out B.goes out C.sets out D.turns out
5.A.desire B.pity C.privilege D.benefit
6.A.supporting B.opposing C.arresting D.attracting
7.A.destroy B.provide C.collect D.throw
8.A.program B.method C.behavior D.challenge
9.A.change B.cause C.chance D.name
10.A.halls B.cities C.restaurants D.schools
11.A.discovered B.researched C.delivered D.inspired
12.A.in honor of B.in charge of C.in spite of D.in search of
13.A.balance B.condemn C.bless D.grasp
14.A.nervous B.angry C.afraid D.excited
15.A.treasures B.donations C.troubles D.decorations
16.A.cost B.save C.reform D.seize
17.A.As if B.Now that C.Even if D.In case
18.A.forever B.immediately C.together D.perfectly
19.A.notice B.organize C.click D.apply
20.A.absence B.talent C.ignorance D.kindness
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Good health is a precious thing. When we are healthy, we can learn, work and _______ ourselves and our families. _______, when we are sick, we _______, and our families also suffer a lot.
That is why the World Health Organization （WHO） is badly _______. Working with 194 member states, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared _______to achieve better health for everyone, _______.
All people should enjoy the highest standard of health, _______ race, religion, political _______ economic or social condition. The principle has always _______ WHO's work for the past 70 years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international ________ in the new United Nations system.
In recent decades, the world has seen a rise in ________such as cancer and diabetes （糖尿病）. ________ by forces such as rapid unplanned urbanization, globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and population ageing, these diseases now account for 70% of all deaths. ________, WHO has shifted focus, along with health authorities around the world, to ________healthy eating, physical exercise and regular health checks.
The organization has run global health campaigns on the ________ of diabetes and high blood pressure. It negotiated the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a（n） ________tool to help reduce diseases and deaths ________ by tobacco. ________ these goals will require unfailing political and financial commitment, from member states and donors, and continued and expanded ________with colleagues from academia, partners on the ground, and other ________ of the UN family.
1.A.encourage B.support C.prepare D.raise
2.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
3.A.scold B.scream C.struggle D.suspect
4.A.survived B.praised C.needed D.designed
5.A.commitment B.affection C.custom D.suggestion
6.A.everywhere B.everything C.somewhere D.something
7.A.because of B.regardless of C.in case of D.in view of
8.A.ability B.rule C.comment D.belief
9.A.changed B.stated C.guided D.showed
10.A.fortune B.health C.justice D.exchange
11.A.feelings B.reactions C.disabilities D.diseases
12.A.Driven B.Convinced C.Encouraged D.Declared
13.A.Surprisingly B.Consequently C.Unexpectedly D.Accidentally
14.A.distinguish B.expect C.explain D.promote
15.A.protection B.application C.prevention D.appreciation
16.A.powerful B.inefficient C.confusing D.academic
17.A.predicted B.replaced C.caused D.created
18.A.Evaluating B.Achieving C.Possessing D.Analyzing
19.A.cooperation B.attitude C.intention D.function
20.A.workers B.friends C.assistants D.members
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Callie heard a knock and pulled open the door. Her favorite neighbor, Mrs. Baker, stood there. “The city is letting us use the empty lot(空地) for a _________,” she explained. “We need help cleaning up our garden on Sunday.” “Sure!” Callie said cheerfully. “I will be there to help!”
The next morning when Callie _________ school, her friend Tamara was waiting for her, who had a _________ for Callie. “My mom bought tickets for us to go to Fun World this Sunday.” Tamara said. The girls had been waiting for months for the new amusement park to open.
Callie’s heart dropped. “But Mrs. Baker is _________ me to help,” she said. Tamara looked _________. “Can’t someone else do it? I want you to go to Fun World with me! ”
Callie worried about her _________ for the rest of the day. Her mother noticed her mood. “I know you want to go with Tamara and also help Mrs. Baker. Think carefully about your _________. You need to make your own decisions, but I know you will do _________ is the best.” Her mother said.
Callie spent the rest of the evening thinking about her decision.
The next day at school, Callie told Tamara that she was _________ to go to Fun World. Tamara tried to understand, but Callie could __________ Tamara was disappointed. The girls hardly spoke for the rest of the week.
On Sunday, Callie met Mrs. Baker at the garden. “Your mother said you made a(n) __________ choice. Thank you for giving a hand today.” Callie smiled as she cleaned with a large trash bag.
“Do you need any help?” a voice behind her asked. Callie __________, surprised to see Tamara. “I know you made a(n) __________ to clean up the garden, and I wanted to come help you. My mom said she could take us to Fun World next weekend.”
With joint efforts, they finished the cleaning __________. Both Callie and Tamara realized that once a promise is made, it needs to be __________.
1.A.match B.garden C.class D.party
2.A.looked for B.graduated from C.arrived at D.joined in
3.A.surprise B.warning C.decision D.suggestion
4.A.following B.expecting C.encouraging D.allowing
5.A.annoyed B.scared C.excited D.disappointed
6.A.problem B.explanation C.challenge D.dream
7.A.chances B.relationships C.choices D.interest
8.A.who B.where C.why D.what
9.A.unsure B.unprepared C.unable D.unwilling
10.A.test B.tell C.accept D.agree
11.A.difficult B.clear C.different D.important
12.A.answered B.turned C.refused D.greeted
13.A.attempt B.change C.guess D.promise
14.A.hurriedly B.slowly C.early D.quietly
15.A.shared B.broken C.given D.kept
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An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she _________ a bumper sticker (车尾贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would_________it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of _________ every time she hit the road. More often than not, people _________slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their_________, waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You _________too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became_________ when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the_________, she still felt happy. Last year, someone _________ her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) ____________sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who____________to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really____________the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our____________ and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children ____________well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a ____________ impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
1.A.tore up B.picked up C.fixed up D.put up
2.A.watch B.overlook C.notice D.ignore
3.A.attention B.confusion C.strangers D.passers-by
4.A.running B.driving C.walking D.riding
5.A.voices B.hats C.shoulders D.thumbs
6.A.count B.share C.value D.matter
7.A.frightened B.discouraged C.embarrassed D.disappointed
8.A.parking B.speed C.incident D.event
9.A.approached B.blocked C.repaired D.cleaned
10.A.important B.special C.typical D.skeptical
11.A.happened B.occurred C.managed D.offered
12.A.shock B.inspire C.delight D.satisfy
13.A.feelings B.thoughts C.spirits D.minds
14.A.work B.exercise C.conduct D.behave
15.A.reliable B.subjective C.positive D.brief
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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that the adventure（冒险）novel Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _______, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived _______ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a _______. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son _______.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a _______ over the hills. They had been _______ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days _______. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _______.
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert _______ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ________. “What's that?" he asked. "That's the________ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly________something of an adventure story in the boy's________. While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the________a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)？
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the________ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to ________ such a man in a story. ________, Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was ________.
So, thanks to a ________ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest ________ stories in the English language.
1.A.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Finally
2.A.alone B.next door C.abroad D.at home
3.A.meeting B.holiday C.story D.job
4.A.John B.Robert C.Henley D.Lloyd
5.A.walk B.rest C.talk D.game
6.A.attempting B.enjoying C.planning D.missing
7.A.quiet B.busy C.dull D.cold
8.A.cleaning B.writing C.exercising D.drawing
9.A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
10.A.the island B.the house C.the sea D.Scotland
11.A.abandoned B.discovered C.buried D.unexpected
12.A.learned B.drew C.made D.saw
13.A.book B.reply C.mind D.picture
14.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
15.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
16.A.praise B.observe C.accept D.include
17.A.Still B.Thus C.Also D.But
18.A.born B.read C.hired D.written
19.A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
20.A.news B.love C.adventure D.real-life
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