As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ________, but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school ________ I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would ________. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ________ with my study. ________ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ________ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ________ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ________ — times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ________ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ________ that I could hardly say anything. But her ________ helped me ease my shame. These memories, ________, good or bad, never caused my ________ for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is ________ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own ________ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ________ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t ________ that I’ve stopped making music.
1.A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage
2.A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that
3.A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies
4.A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return
5.A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient
6.A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
7.A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed
8.A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided
9.A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories
10.A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected
11.A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited
12.A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh
13.A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however
14.A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effect
15.A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment
16.A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games
17.A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex
18.A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar
19.A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important
20.A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear
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I sat down at my desk and tried to focus on my studies. In just seven more days, finals would be over and all the students in my college ________ would be leaving to go home-________ me. I would be moving ________ to another dormitory for the Christmas break.
I had no ________. I was a student from Pennsylvania attending college in Utah and my family of ten couldn’t ________ to pay for my ticket home. The only ________ I was even able to attend college was that I had received several scholarships.
I started at the white snow dancing through the air. This would be my ________ Christmas away from home. I felt so ________ that I could weep. ________ I swallowed down the ache that was rising in my throat, my phone rang suddenly. I reached over and picked it ________.
“Hello?”
“Hi, Teddi. This is Elsie.” What was my boss from high school grocery job ________ me for? “All the workers here ________ that you weren’t able to make it home this year. ________ we bought you a ticket. You’re coming home!”
I screamed.
Fifteen minutes later I was off the ________ and jumping up and down for ________. Neighbors came over to see what the ________ was all about.
“I’m going home for Christmas! My ________ at my high school job bought me a ticket!” I told them.
Christmas ________, I was awoken by laughs and screams of joy. The smell of roasting turkey and the wrapping paper(包装纸)that grew higher and higher filled me with love and ________. The kindness of some special fiends ________ me to have the best Christmas ever.
1.A. classroom B. library C. dormitory D. playground
2.A. along with B. except for C. instead of D. due to
3.A. temporarily B. immediately C. finally D. gradually
4.A. excuse B. intention C. choice D. plan
5.A. stop B. afford C. decide D. remember
6.A. reason B. chance C. goal D. truth
7.A. only B. first C. best D. real
8.A. nervous B. worried C. upset D. tired
9.A. If B. Since C. Unless D. When
10.A. up B. on C. off D. out
11.A. asking B. telling C. calling D. writing
12.A. heard B. reported C. noticed D. accepted
13.A. but B. while C. though D. so
14.A. train B. window C. phone D. road
15.A. joy B. pride C. faith D. freedom
16.A. alarm B. noise C. cry D. panic
17.A. bosses B. customers C. employers D. friends
18.A. Eve B. morning C. afternoon D. evening
19.A. power B. honor C. confidence D. gratitude
20.A. allowed B. pushed C. taught D. helped
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Many years ago, I worked as a salesman in a company. We sold______by advertising in small town newspapers and when we received________, we would load our little trucks, drive into the area and_________the pianos to those who had replied.
Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply from a small village on a______which said, “Please______me a new piano for my little granddaughter. I can pay $10 a month______my egg money.” The lady scrawled(潦草地写) on the postcard______she filled it up, then turned it______and even wrote on the front until there was______any room for the address.
Years later, I______my own piano company, and when I advertised in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I______them. But then I______a piano to her and told her I would not _____for it.
But the payments came in, all as______ — sometimes with coins taped(用带子困起来) to a 3 x 5 inch card in the envelope. It was______ !
Then one day I was in Memphis on______, and after dinner, I went into the lounge(休息室). ____I was sitting at the bar enjoying a drink, I______the most beautiful piano music behind me. I looked around, and there was a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano.
When she took a______, I picked up my drink and moved to the table beside her. She smiled and asked, “Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?” Then I realized a little kindness meant much to a person who was in______.
1.A. books B. vegetables C. pianos D. drinks
2.A. comments B. replies C. supplies D. goods
3.A. move B. sell C. play D. fetch
4.A. postcard B. letter C. poster D. telegram
5.A. lend B. offer C. show D. bring
6.A. on B. with C. at D. for
7.A. when B. since C. until D. after
8.A. to B. away C. on D. over
9.A. hardly B. nearly C. precisely D. partly
10.A. owned B. lost C. chose D. left
11.A. answered B. ignored C. asked D. paid
12.A. introduced B. turned C. drove D. delivered
13.A. accept B. buy C. pay D. charge
14.A. expected B. planned C. suggested D. discussed
15.A. wonderful B. excellent C. unbelievable D. shining
16.A. tour B. business C. holiday D. festival
17.A. While B. Since C. Though D. Before
18.A. watched B. played C. heard D. recorded
19.A. lift B. look C. class D. break
20.A. courage B. order C. need D. sorrow
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when ______ to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and I wasn’t______ .I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the ______ my dad tells me. I ______ with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was ______,like being in elementary school when Mothers’day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. To make it ______ , there was “tea party with mom ” day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their ______ would come during the school day and have ______ and snacks. Except that my dad would let me ______ those days, we would do something ________together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt ______ even though I didn’t have a mom.
My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he______ from Harvard law, and he tried to be both a good_______ and a great dad ,but also he tried to play both ______ as dad and mom . I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I ______ that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before ______ . It makes me smile just to______it.
I think about not having mother occasionally, and ______ it does bother me ,like the ________ that on Mothers’ day my dad and I visit my moms’ grave , and bring her ______ yellow roses .
Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need .
1.A. walking B. flying C. running D. driving
2.A. saved B. deserted C. hurt D. interrupted
3.A. stories B. decisions C. experiences D. adventures
4.A. set off B. grew up C. pulled up D. settled down
5.A. useless B. impossible C. dangerous D. difficult
6.A. worse B. less C. closer D. slower
7.A. friends B. moms C. classmates D. neighbors
8.A. meal B. lunch C. beer D. tea
9.A. spend B. forget C. end D. name
10.A. easy B. important C. fun D. similar
11.A. brought up B. shown off C. lifted up D. left out
12.A. returned B. failed C. graduated D. stopped
13.A. lawyer B. guide C. actor D. businessman
14.A. games B. roles C. tapes D. tricks
15.A. wanted B. understood C. started D. accepted
16.A. weekends B. lunch C. school D. games
17.A. turn to B. ask for C. look for D. think about
18.A. always B. sometimes C. recently D. again
19.A. schedule B. plan C. fact D. thought
20.A. favorite B. available C. actual D. common
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My watch broke a few days ago, which made me sad. The watchband (表带) broke without my noticing, causing it to fall to the floor while I was doing some ____. As I stepped back to ____ some other clothes, I heard a terrible sound. I ____ the watch and saw a spider web of cracks on its face. I saw that it was beyond ___ and sadly threw it into the garbage.
Strangely, now that it is ____ I find that I have no wish to buy a new one. ____ it is because in this digital age clocks are ____. They are on my wall, in my car, on my computer, and even on my phone. I can’t even ___ my head without seeing what time it is.
I think that the real reason, ____, is that as I have grown older, my ____ with time itself has changed. While I feel as ____ as ever, time in this world has gone by much too fast. The little baby boy I once ____ to sleep on my chest is now a 23yearold man who is bigger than me. Young and ____ adults from my childhood have grown old, sickened and even ___. I can now see that time can’t be kept. It flows on and on and carries us with it on a river of ____. The days zoom by (急速移动), our hair turns ____, our skin becomes wrinkled, and our bodies wear out. Looking at our ____ cannot slow it down. All we can do is embrace it and ____ each day we are given.
So do your best to spend each ____ moment here in joy. Do your best to spend your days living, laughing, hugging, helping, praying, and smiling. Most ____, do your best to spend your seconds here loving yourself, and others.
1.A.exercising B.cleaning C.washing D.cooking
2.A.fetch B.find C.take D.choose
3.A.set up B.picked up C.looked for D. cared about
4.A. reach B.description C.construction D.repair
5.A.worn B.disabled C.gone D.lost
6.A.Truly B.Really C.Likely D.Perhaps
7.A.somewhere B.nowhere C.anywhere D.everywhere
8.A.shake B.turn C.nod D.move
9.A.although B.therefore C.however D.instead
10.A.attitude B.relationship C.concern D.friendship
11.A.young B.calm C.happy D.useful
12.A.cheated B.comforted C.rocked D.relieved
13.A.lively B.energetic C.childish D.clever
14.A.passed away B.got away C.run away D.given up
15.A.smile B.silence C.change D.love
16.A.black B.dead C.yellow D.gray
17.A.watches B.bodies C.ages D.relatives
18.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.value
19.A.considerate B.interesting C.precious D.difficult
20.A.importantly B.silently C.usefully D.interestingly
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced for a few days. I was to wait tables on my own. All went that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily the tables not far from the kitchen. , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it, the was full of people. I moved slowly, every step. I remember how I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was on. It had nice handles, which made it to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved you work. It seems your tray stand has been very to you, but we are getting ready to now, and my wife needs her back.”
At first his did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was . I wanted to get into a hole and .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just . I have learned to be more and not to be too sure of myself.
1.A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress
2.A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised
3.A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong
4.A. left B. given C. brought D. shown
5.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally
6.A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table
7.A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving
8.A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy
9.A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited
10.A. slower B. lighter C. easier D. quieter
11.A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend
12.A. letting B. making C. watching D. having
13.A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D. interesting
14.A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave
15.A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat
16.A. idea B. praise C. message D. need
17.A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire
18.A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay
19.A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described
20.A. careful B. patient C. honest D. practical
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _______Costa Rica when I found myself in an _______situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _________ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ________.
I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ________I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ________. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and________email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _________the bus terminal(终点站)and found a village, which ________almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.
I knocked door to door,________in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ________to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a __________-such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _________, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _______ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ________.” And they’d point me to another house.
________, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _________. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ________me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_________days in Costa Rica.
This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _________, it actually makes you feel happy.
1.A. circling B. entering C. visiting D. considering
2.A. absurd B. impossible C. ordinary D. awkward
3.A. date B. use C. range D. control
4.A. name B. delight C. wonder D. advantage
5.A. necessity B. memory C. impression D. possession
6.A. months B. weeks C. days D. hours
7.A. again B. thus C. yet D. even
8.A. looked for B. stayed at C. headed to D. thought of
9.A. cost B. saved C. earned D. created
10.A. reminding B. explaining C. apologizing D. informing
11.A. needed B. agreed C. failed D. hesitated
12.A. conversation B. meal C. room D. job
13.A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew
14.A. prepared B. wasted C. extra D. cheap
15.A. family B. chance C. time D. restaurant
16.A. Normally B. Naturally C. Finally D. Directly
17.A. generous B. sensible C. wealthy D. outstanding
18.A. comfort B. rescue C. interview D. encourage
19.A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining
20.A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-paper his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his . Two days later he received his paper back. On the page was a large red F with a that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like . Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your .”
The boy went home and about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm. I have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. you had enough courage not to yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…
1.A. in B. at C. for D. about
2.A. giving B. taking C. describing D. making
3.A. opinion B. thought C. soul D. heart
4.A. classmate B. teacher C. father D. writer
5.A. front B. middle C. back D. last
6.A. word B. note C. paper D. letter
7.A. What B. Where C. Why D. How
8.A. you B. me C. him D. them
9.A. road B. way C. opinion D. idea
10.A. Now B. Although C. Since D. If
11.A. work B. idea C. grade D. advice
12.A. thought B. wrote C. spoke D. read
13.A. new B. same C. different D. second
14.A. never B. again C. even D. still
15.A. first B. biggest C. best D. most
16.A. brought B. took C. carried D. found
17.A. arriving B. leaving C. moving D. reaching
18.A. stealer B. maker C. lover D. leader
19.A. Unluckily B. Generally C. Finally D. Fortunately
20.A. take up B. make up C. give up D. break up
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完型填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your______ , friend, nurse; the only person you rely on ______with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.
My mother suffered from ______ problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation ______ me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could ______ it and everything would be okay. ______ , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.
Adoption is a______ word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to ______, I felt it was the worst betrayal. I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I trust anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had______me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt it even more ______ . I could not forgive her and always______ how she could reject me like an old sofa.
However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how______ our situation had been. We had been ______ on boxes of noodles, and at one point we ______ lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother ______ to try and save me from what our lives were becoming______ each day passed.
______ recently have I began to understand why my mother gave me to strangers. ______ , she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, ______ she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special ______ only because she was selfless enough to give me up.
1.A. hostess B. candidate C. provider D. colleague
2.A. mainly B. completely C. gradually D. occasionally
3.A. moral B. social C. psychological D. physical
4.A. inspired B. convinced C. motivated D. forced
5.A. stick to B. flee from C. decide on D. get through
6.A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore
7.A. familiar B. negative C. simple D. foreign
8.A. cousins B. servicemen C. neighbors D. strangers
9.A. applied B. abandoned C. allocated D. avoided
10.A. unavailable B. unfortunate C. unbelievable D. unacceptable
11.A. imagined B. wondered C. remembered D. questioned
12.A. ridiculous B. urgent C. hopeless D. complex
13.A. focusing B. working C. acting D. surviving
14.A. also B. even C. still D. yet
15.A. fought B. learnt C. hesitated D. tended
16.A. with B. before C. as D. once
17.A. Until B. Specially C. Only D. Especially
18.A. In the long run B. Time and again C. For quite a while D. All at once
19.A. that B. one C. the one D. what
20.A. gift B. fact C. test D. deal
高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my mother took me out of high school, I knew that my life would become difficult because we were taught that you have to have an education to make it in life. I worked to help my mother ________ bills and that was all I could do at the time. Then she started telling me that when I turned 18, I had to get out of the house. I couldn’t understand what was going on because my brother was ________ than I was and she didn’t want to kick him out.
As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ________ because I didn’t have a(n) ________ on what I was going to do. One night while I was watching television, a commercial came on about ________ the Navy.
The next day I called the number on the commercial and ________ up an appointment to meet the recruiter(征兵人员).When he ________ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ________ chance. I explained to him that I was going to be ________ in a few months. He told me he would ________ what he could do.
About a month later he called me and asked me to ________ his office. I went in and he ________ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ________ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.
He was able to get me in the military and I ________ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ________ an Honorable Discharge from the service.
Now I have a status in ________ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ________ I made and the help I received.
Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ________ do not have family support around to help them ________ their difficult moments. However, my ________ tells me that as long as you don’t abandon hope, hope will never abandon you.
1.A. send B. arrange C. pay D. cancel
2.A. younger B. older C. smarter D. slower
3.A. helpless B. useless C. hopeless D. meaningless
4.A. vision B. idea C. opinion D. decision
5.A. attending B. going C. joining D. finding
6.A. set B. picked C. brought D. looked
7.A. decided on B. heard about C. thought over D. turned out
8.A. good B. fair C. vital D. slim
9.A. worthless B. homeless C. careless D. harmless
10.A. try B. see C. do D. make
11.A. come in B. come across C. come to D. come about
12.A. apologized B. explained C. advised D. interpreted
13.A. make B. take C. use D. seize
14.A. finished B. brought C. got D. fulfilled
15.A. leaving B. receiving C. finding D. owning
16.A. life B. army C. place D. work
17.A. decision B. mistake C. progress D. point
18.A. still B. yet C. ever D. even
19.A. around B. through C. with D. for
20.A. disappointment B. discourage C. experience D. expectation
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