My greatest inspiration is not from a worldknown figure, but from the perseverance of a 6yearold boy.
Today, most students are ______ at the beach. I am not among them. ______, I have devoted the whole day to making sure this event runs wonderfully.
After an entire day of ______, I am standing at the stage handing out prizes to their lucky recipients. Among the golfers are musicians, lawyers and doctors, all of whom ______ for one common cause: Ryan. He looked up at me with his sparkling eyes and smiles. This is his ______ of thanking me for devoting this ______ to helping him. Then, though, I realized he should not thank me, ______ I should thank him.
My cousin, Ryan, ______ with autism (自闭症) five years ago, didn't know what his future would mean ______ it. But Ryan works hard, trying to make the smallest ______ every day. I try to put a little bit of Ryan into my ______. Whenever faced with what seems impossible, I ______ how he is making progress every day. In the past six years, I have learned ______ is necessary to achieve my goals, and that what seems out of my reach may not be so ______.
Ryan has taught me another important lesson: people should not be judged by what they cannot ______. So far I've witnessed acts of cruelty against those who are ______ on a daily basis. Ryan is a prime ______ of how people who may be different are still as worthy as others. Since his diagnosis, I have ______ judging people and tried to get others around me to do the same. Ryan would never ______ somebody because he doesn't like the way he/she looks or dresses. He welcomes all people into his life, and I ______ myself because I have learned to do the same.
1.A. enjoying B. behaving C. introducing D. practising
2.A. Thus B. However C. Besides D. Instead
3.A. swimming B. studying C. golfing D. performing
4.A. asked B. trained C. thanked D. gathered
5.A. way B. proof C. need D. dream
6.A. day B. trip C. prize D. standard
7.A. or B. for C. but D. though
8.A. connected B. compared C. assisted D. diagnosed
9.A. apart from B. because of C. despite D. like
10.A. arrangement B. devotion C. progress D. preparation
11.A. home B. life C. schedule D. pleasure
12.A. work out B. point out C. approve of D. think of
13.A. intelligence B. assistance C. education D. perseverance
14.A. far B. common C. special D. simple
15.A. tell B. control C. share D. imagine
16.A. determined B. important C. different D. devoted
17.A. force B. target C. example D. trend
18.A. admitted B. stopped C. enjoyed D. appreciated
19.A. dislike B. accept C. forgive D. understand
20.A. pride B. reward C. criticize D. experience
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳
选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Abbaye,a master artist, was ready to retire in 1392. One day, Bartoli, a rich Italian merchant, ___________ him saying, "Could you____________my portrait on my banquet room wall? It's 20 feet tall.”
“I'm ready to retire," Abbaye shook his head,“so I'm not____________.”But seeing the disappointment in Bartoli's eyes, he____________4his mind, "Well, there's a possibility if you can find it in your ___________ to allow me to explore the ___________ of my abilities. Furthermore, already I can see your___________ .So I insist
that while l work your portrait stay_____________ even from you!”
“No problem," Bartoli agreed, though he thought it was____________ ,"Anything you wish, but it must look realistic.”
Immediately the master artist ___________ a high curtain in front of the wall, -through which Bartoli couldn't see at all.
A week passed. "How is it coming?" asked the ___________ Bartoli.
“It's coming quite well. You see, a masterpiece ___________ quite a while at least.” Abbaye answered from behind the___________.
Another three, four weeks passed and___________half a year went by. Bartoli lost his ___________ .“Today I must see it!" he shouted.
Stepping from behind the curtain___________ surprised by such anger, Abbaye said calmly," That's fine.
You needed only to request it.” And he____________ aside the 20 - foot curtain.
Bartoli stared at the masterpiece and then his mouth ___________open. He was obviously so angry that his eyes ___________ red. So what was wrong? Abbaye had drawn to his heart's ___________ for 20 feet tall. Perhaps Bartoli couldn't tolerate his abstract expression, which Picasso would have been proud of.
1.A.sent for B. thought of C. laughed at D. heard from
2.A.fix B.make C.paint D.repair
3.A.possible B. free C. reliable D. available
4.A.formed B.changed C. got D. insisted
5.A.heart B.mind C. room D.brain
6.A. challenges B. limits C. control D. confidence
7.A.figure B. portrait C. image D. masterpiece
8.A.safe B. lonely C. private D. cool
9.A.terrible B. common C.funny D. strange
10.A.brought B. decorated C. hung D. bought'
11.A.hopeful B.anxious C.serious D. careful
12.A.affords B. spends C. costs D. takes
13.A.wall B. curtain C. picture D. ladder .
14.A. in total B. obviously C. eventually D. above all
15.A.money B. mood C. temper D. taste
16.A.as if B. even if C. now that D. in case
17.A.set B. pulled C.left D. stood
18.A.felt B. remained C. kept D. fell
19.A.changed B. showed C.found D.turned
20.A. content B. confidence C. power D. design
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High-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping are China’s four new ways of life. They are most appealing to youths from 20 countries participating 1. the Belt and Road Initiative. The new four great inventions are all related to China’s gigh0tech innovation, 2. has improved the quality of people’s lives, “my wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want 3. (simple) with a tap of my phone,” said Lin Jinlong, an overseas Chinese student from Cambodia, 4. (add) that even pancake sellers are using Alipay (mobile payment).
In 5. word, China is leading in many ways. Bike sharing, for example, is not new itself. But China has made it much more convenient and 6. (enjoy) both in China and overseas. Leading Chinese bike-sharing 7. (company), Mobike and Ofo are now operating in foreign countries such as Singapore and Britain. Users in the countries 8. (feel) excited and posted photos of 9. (they) riding the Chinese bikes on social media. A growing number of foreigners hope 10. (promote) economic development in their home countries by paying more attention to the achievement of China.
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How do you usually buy what you need,shopping on line or going out to shop in person?With the help of the Internet,shopping is1.(easy) than before.We can just click out mouse to choose the items we like,pay for them online,and the shopping2.(finish).It Is easy and quick.It helps save money,too.We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items before3.(decide) to buy.
However,there are always traps in shopping online.If we are4.(care),we may get into trouble.For example,we may find the color of the item different5.that in the picture online.Sometimes,the size of the item we receive can be too big6.too small.7.(avoid) such troubles,we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say.From their comments,we can know8.(well) about an item's color, size as well as9.shortcomings.In this way we increase our chance of buying10.more satisfactory item.
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Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment:Go to the slums(贫民窟).Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16, investigate their _____and environment and then_____their chances for the future. The students,after ______ social statistics,talking to the boys and compiling(汇编)much data,______that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in ______.
Twenty five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of _____the previous prediction. They went back to the _______area. Some of the boys—now______—were still there,a few had died and some has moved away. But they managed to ______180 of the original 200.They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.
Why was it that these men,who had lived in a breeding place of _____,had such surprisingly ______record?The researchers were _______told. “Well,there was a______.”
They investigated ______and found that in 78 percent of the ______it was the same woman. The researchers went to the teacher,now living in a home for______teacher .How had she had this remarkable_____on that group of children?Could she give them any reason why these boys______ her?“No,”she said,“I really couldn't.” And then,_____over the years,she said musingly(沉思地),more to herself than to her questioners,“I______these boys.” The researchers finally realized that it was the teacher's care that made a difference.
1.A. safety B. nationalities C. health D. backgrounds
2.A. advise B. increase C. predict D. check
3.A. consulting B. preparing C. offering D. showing
4.A. discussed B. concluded C. introduced D. expected
5.A. business B. school C. hospital D. prison
6.A. testing B. explaining C. finding D. making
7.A. special B. same C. only D. lonely
8.A. workers B. teenagers C. men D. students
9.A. record B. find C. know D. trace
10.A. disease B. magic C. disaster D. crime
11.A. reliable B. good C. detailed D. bad
12.A. normally B. gradually C. continually D. nearly
13.A. teacher B. doctor C. director D. friend
14.A. too B. instead C. already D. further
15.A. cases B. manners C. states D. ways
16.A. determined B. well-known C. retired D. skilled
17.A. technique B. influence C. courage D. advantage
18.A. remembered B. rewarded C. treated D. frightened
19.A. looking around B. going on C. working out D. thinking back
20.A. persuaded B. reminded C. loved D. taught
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It was sleeting (雨雪交加). My wife and I were going to dinner at a friend’s house. As we hurried toward the house, with its _______ light, I noticed a car pulling out from the curb. Just ahead, another car was waiting to_______ into the parking space. But before he could do so another car came up from behind, and sneaked into the_______.
“That’s a(n) _______ trick.” I thought. While my wife went ahead into our friend’s house, I stepped into the street to give the _______ driver a piece of my mind. A man in work clothes _______ the window.
“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy.” I _______ toward the man ahead, feeling pretty manly in my new coat.
“Must you get _______?” the driver yelled, “None of your business!”.
“No,” I said. “You don’t understand. That fellow was waiting for this space.” Things quickly became _______, until finally he leaped out of the car. The huge man ________ me and bent me back over the hood of his car. I was ________. I scrambled (跌跌撞撞) to my friend’s front door. Seeing that I was ________, my wife and friends asked me what had happened. All I could say was that I had had a(n) ________ about a parking space. They had the ________ to let it go at that.
Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang. I was sure the guy had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her. I was morally ________ to answer it myself.
I walked down the halfway with________. Yet I knew I had to face up to my fear. I opened the door. There he stood, ________. “I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice. “The Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. I’ve worked there for years. And today I got ________. I hope you’ll accept my apology.”
I often remember that big man. I think of the ________ and courage it took for him to come back. He was man at his________.
1.A. inviting B. welcoming C. warning D. flashing
2.A. advance B. back C. slide D. break
3.A. garage B. courtyard C. destination D. spot
4.A. absurd B. logical C. dirty D. invisible
5.A. fierce B. guilty C. cruel D. dangerous
6.A. opened up B. wound up C. rolled down D. took down
7.A. gestured B. signed C. hurried D. moved
8.A. involved B. interrupted C. infected D. interacted
9.A. sharp B. stable C. tense D. acute
10.A. seized B. crushed C. scratched D. hugged
11.A. disappointed B. astonished C. depressed D. terrified
12.A. stricken B. fallen C. drunken D. shaken
13.A. negotiation B. bargain C. assessment D. argument
14.A. creativity B. sensitivity C. security D. sincerity
15.A. bound B. reluctant C. induced D. reminded
16.A. courage B. patience C. scare D. curiosity
17.A. trembling B. towering C. leaning D. wandering
18.A. laid off B. settled down C. entered for D. dealt with
19.A. honesty B. confidence C. effort D. energy
20.A. cost B. risk C. best D. leisure
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I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.
For at least ten years my _______ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _______. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule _______ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy _______ we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the _______ of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, _______ from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the _______, where my wife washed him with motherly _______. From that day on, the invisible(看不见的) _______ for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to ________ that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had ________ for him with greater care than those for me—he didn’t ________ look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom ________ one evening, when, tired from work, I ________ the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, ________ me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the ________ which had disturbed(干扰) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) ________ that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not ________. He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes ________.
Now we finally know who’s the ________ at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
1.A. wife B. son C. husband D. daughter
2.A. came up with B. came out C. came up D. came on
3.A. kept B. rose C. carried D. invited
4.A. if B. unless C. since D. before
5.A. speed B. shape C. cost D. race
6.A. climbed B. jumped C. covered D. stopped
7.A. yard B. street C. bathroom D. kitchen
8.A. worry B. care C. identity D. power
9.A. signal B. work C. war D. truth
10.A. doubt B. understand C. wonder D. dislike
11.A. reached B. searched C. looked D. prepared
12.A. even B. still C. ever D. yet
13.A. while B. because C. until D. as
14.A. gave in B. gave up C. gave away D. gave out
15.A. broke B. woke C. picked D. packed
16.A. water B. heater C. cooker D. light
17.A. hoped B. considered C. admitted D. decided
18.A. enough B. good C. bad D. true
19.A. plans B. mistakes C. decisions D. faces
20.A. boss B. member C. adult D. child
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I owe a young lady a letter. She wrote to me last week asking how I was, saying she was fine and that she was _______ the dress we sent for her birthday. She even drew a picture of herself wearing the dress. Then she wrote, “Please _______.”
I can’t _______ the last time someone asked me to write back. We don’t write letters anymore. The _______ is gone; there’s never anything good in the mail. We know what’s in the mail – advertisements and circulars (印刷信函).
When I was the same age as the young lady writing to me, my father took a new job. We only moved 200 miles, but it felt like we had been _______ from friends, extended family and all things familiar by two continents and an ocean. Long distance phone calls were _______ and expensive then, most often _______ for emergencies or bad news.
But people wrote. Both of my grandmothers, and two of my great-aunts wrote to me. It was special that someone took an interest in a _______ kid. That someone would take the time to put pen to _______ and share their lives and ________ about mine meant a lot. It would mean a lot to anybody, ________.
I spent many a Sunday evening straining (竭力) to ________ thoughtful and well-written letters. “Dear Aunt Mary, How are you? I am fine. I hope you are the same.”
My mother was a great letter writer. I looked forward to her letters when I left home, went to college and then traveled across the country working newspaper jobs. When I married, had children and moved again, still far from home, she wrote ________. Letters were a way of ________ the distance.
She was a natural storyteller. She could make a story about a ________ gathering where everyone sat on metal folding chairs and had nothing but water to drink sound like a wonderful party. Back then, letter writers were storytellers because they were ________ of the world around them.
As phone calls became affordable, then cheap, the flow of letters ________ and eventually stopped.But it is different for me today. What a ________ to get a letter! There were ________ circulars and advertisements in the mailbox. There was something truly special, which takes me to my most delightful task ________, “Dear Audrey .”
By Lori Borgman
1.A. comparing B. taking C. enjoying D. considering
2.A. respond B. react C. relax D. recommend
3.A. forget B. remember C. regret D. resist
4.A. surprise B. thrill C. terror D. disappointment
5.A. prevented B. divided C. deserted D. separated
6.A. convenient B. sensible C. rare D. common
7.A. reserved B. prepared C. provided D. sacrificed
8.A. boring B. homesick C. troublesome D. homeless
9.A. desk B. envelope C. paper D. mail
10.A. doubt B. talk C. think D. enquire
11.A. though B. really C. anyway D. regardless
12.A. compose B. compile C. compromise D. compensate
13.A. carefully B. thankfully C. faithfully D. anxiously
14.A. keeping B. putting C. closing D. finding
15.A. sad B. dull C. exciting D. happy
16.A. creators B. discoverers C. admirers D. observers
17.A. broke down B. slowed down C. settled down D. fell down
18.A. coincidence B. genius C. pity D. treat
19.A. more than B. no more than C. other than D. rather than
20.A. by hand B. at hand C. on hand D. in hand
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When faced with difficult situations in their lives,many people find them too _______ and give up,especially on their life dreams.But not for Gabriel Heredia.
Gabriel is a 20-year-old Argentinian barber who was born without hands._______ his physical disability,he was able to grow up happy and _______.He also always had the support of friends and family,never feeling _______ treated at all by his schoolmates. At the age of 14,he _______ working as a barber,and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby,Gabriel quickly _______ that this was the profession he wanted to work in.
His family _______ him to open his first barbershop,which he worked at for one and a half years. There,he _______ the president of Argentina Corta,an organization for barbers to connect,do charity work in less fortunate _______,and teach hairdressing to those who are __________. Gabriel is now part of Argentina Corta,offering his services to people of all __________ so they can build up the __________ they need to get decent jobs.
As a bright and caring young man,Gabriel __________ not only to be a barber,but also to make a __________ with the neighborhood:“The thing that I like most of my __________ is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me __________.”
Nowadays,Gabriel runs his own barber shop in Buenos Aires,where people __________ around the block for his services. Gabriel’s __________ shows that the barriers we face in life are never __________to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face,you can __________ tackle it by adopting the right mindset,and never giving up.
1.A. dangerous B. cruel C. large D. challenging
2.A. Except B. Besides C. Despite D. Through
3.A. independent B. honest C. wealthy D. careful
4.A. equally B. fairly C. differently D. kindly
5.A. started B. continued C. stopped D. imagined
6.A. promised B. hoped C. determined D. predicted
7.A. advised B. forced C. inspired D. helped
8.A. introduced B. met C. found D. influenced
9.A. neighborhoods B. clubs C. schools D. organizations
10.A. lucky B. puzzled C. interested D. intelligent
11.A. 1evels B. abilities C. types D. ages
12.A. images B. trust C. skills D. respect
13.A. fails B. struggles C. happens D. refuses
14.A. connection B. conversation C. debate D. bargain
15.A. future B. shop C. dream D. job
16.A. special B. generous C. confident D. happy
17.A. turn up B. line up C. end up D. pack up
18.A. story B. 1esson C. decision D. choice
19.A. hard B. impossible C. likely D. useless
20.A. almost B. usually C. hardly D. never
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As I write, a gentle, much needed rain is falling this morning. It has been a dry_____ here in Vermont, __________dry that the Spring Peepers(雨蛙)were late in coming that many thought these frogs would fail to bless us with their song. But they came, and I can’t_______them for being late. They are a_______of spring, and of rebirth.
It is late June and the mountain snow has______the higher slopes of the mountains. My family______our garden during the last weekend of May, and frost came twice since then, ____not a killing frost. But others were not so lucky: they lost most of young plants this year. Twice this spring has been______enough in the day so that my family went swimming, but there was______on the ground the next morning.
Planting a garden in Vermont amounts to an act of______. Will our sweat______, or will these efforts be in vain? My family was recently faced with a______decision: shall we leave this place and its people, or shall we stay and make a______? Well, we have decided this is ____we will make our stand._______the garden, this year we have planted ourselves. Will my family be______with what is needed to grow and flourish(兴旺)? We have no way of knowing this but we do have faith.
What is planted must be revisited often and the garden must be taken care of with love, which______to our lives as well. Hopes and dreams must be revisited often for fear that we lose sight of the things that ______. Commitments must be______as carefully as any garden plot. But as with gardening, there are no______. But there is faith, and today is a beautiful day.
1.A. summer B. spring C. fall D. winter
2.A. too B. rather C. so D. much
3.A. appreciate B. blame C. thank D. hate
4.A. scene B. reward C. message D. sign
5.A. covered B. decorated C. left D. awoken
6.A. weeded B. watered C. cleared D. planted
7.A. fortunately B. properly C. obviously D. naturally
8.A. fresh B. warm C. bitter D. cool
9.A. snow B. rain C. mist D. frost
10.A. love B. prayer C. faith D. choice
11.A. pay off B. flood out C. fall off D. run out
12.A. primary B. tough C. random D. casual
13.A. mistake B. profit C. commitment D. compromise
14.A. why B. what C. how D. where
15.A. Due to B. Rather than C. Along with D. Regardless of
16.A. blessed B. surrounded C. filled D. satisfied
17.A. applies B. occurs C. appeals D. happens
18.A. hurt B. change C. matter D. stay
19.A. made B. tended C. settled D. reviewed
20.A. harvests B. possibilities C. guarantees D. advantages
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