More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students’ Union. I always _________ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader. Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, _________ I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it _________ to win a school election. I was _________. As I cried in my room that evening, I _________ took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would _________ elections again in my final year at school — and I would win.
I recognized that my _________ had a lot of things in their favor. What were the _________ that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest _________ was the faith I had. I would not allow my __________ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I __________ my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to __________ them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, __________ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election __________, I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students __________. That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was __________ theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had __________ much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people __________ the way. I had won the __________ and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and __________ their day.
1.A. remembered B. admired C. praised D. believed
2.A. planning B. praying C. considering D. judging
3.A. took B. educated C. provided D. meant
4.A. concerned B. surprised C. depressed D. confused
5.A. gradually B. immediately C. impatiently D. suddenly
6.A. attend B. enter C. join D. participate
7.A. colleagues B. enemies C. schoolmates D. competitors
8.A. points B. cases C. methods D. examples
9.A. problem B. dream C. strength D. worry
10.A. plain B. young C. beautiful D. special
11.A. announced B. discussed C. began D. canceled
12.A. recommend B. replace C. respect D. represent
13.A. but B. so C. then D. or
14.A. speech B. picture C. ceremony D. promise
15.A. nodded B. cheered C. gathered D. cried
16.A. only B. also C. still D. almost
17.A. devoted B. celebrated C. achieved D. developed
18.A. along B. by C. to D. in
19.A. appointment B. reputation C. election D. acceptance
20.A. enrich B. bless C. expand D. brighten
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For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, ______across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, ______at school for practice hours ______ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to______music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
_______, one day, in the music class that was ______of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it _________to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually ______doing it. He tried to hide his ______pleasure from the music teacher, who had ______over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ______the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good_______and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there ______him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a ______. When he began practicing, he took it very ______. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ______to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This ______, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ______his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ______looks of the non-musicians he had left______.
1.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling
2.A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up
3.A. before B. after C. until D. since
4.A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate
5.A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover
6.A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit
7.A. complicate B. safe C. confusing D. easy
8.A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied
9.A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar
10.A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered
11.A. because B. but C. though D. so
12.A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice
13.A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed D. held to
14.A. change B. chance C. mission D. function
15.A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. admitted
16.A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted
17.A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant
18.A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing
19.A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing
20.A. over B. aside C. behind D. out
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One day while I was on the road, _______ a corner with flowers and a flag where somebody special got ______.
The next day when I passed this accident site again, I simply had to stop an d______a prayer and since I had some flowers in my car, I put them down next to all the other flower_______.________I went back in my car I asked myself: “Why am I stopping here? I do not even know this person?”
That night I had a very________dream. All of a sudden this young handsome man______to me and said: “Hello! I am Rocky---please tell my mom that I am OK and that I_______her” and then he disappeared.
When I woke up, I could not get this young man and his _______out of my mind. I do not know Rocky and neither do I know his dear mom—so how in the world may I ______his message to his mother? I asked God to help me.
About two weeks later I went to ______up my car at a nearby gas station. When I paid for my gasoline, I _____the lady’s necklace which was______like a star. When she took my money, she said that the ______of her son are in there.
I will never _____this moment when everything became still and so _____. I put my hand on hers and asked her: “What is your son’s name?” and when she said “Rocky”, our eyes connected _____and were filled with tears. I was ____and not able to respond.
I drove home sobbing. What I did should ______the young man’s dream into reality. I then wrote a note for Rocky’s mom, telling her that her________‘baby boy’ visited me in my dreams and the he wanted me to tell her that he is OK and that he loves her.
1.A. passed by B. put away C. came across D. ran into
2.A. hurt B. injured C. killed D. died
3.A. tell B. speak C. announce D. say
4.A. adjustment B. appointment C. arrangement D. settlement
5.A. As soon as B. As long as C. Unless D. Even if
6.A. foolish B. strange C. painful D. enjoyable
7.A. happened B. applied C. appeared D. reacted
8.A. miss B. respect C. support D. love
9.A. information B. message C. letter D. guidance
10.A. deliver B. devote C. attach D. show
11.A. bring B. turn C. pour D. fill
12.A. stared B. focused C. admired D. attracted
13.A. shining B. spreading C. arising D. boiling
14.A. eyes B. ashes C. arms D. legs
15.A. assume B. measure C. forget D. keep
16.A. quiet B. peaceful C. outstanding D. significant
17.A. slightly B. actually C. firmly D. deeply
18.A. helpless B. hopeless C. speechless D. useless
19.A. make B. get C. have D. let
20.A. guilty B. precious C. delighted D. considerate
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A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ________ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. That’s especially impressive, ________ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift (转移) constantly. She often sees double and can’t ________ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom _________ that even though she couldn’t see _________, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ______ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ______for her than for some of her tournaments(锦标赛), she has never quit(放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination(决心) it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ______is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ______your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s only four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10 — her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be ______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ______ attitude.
Lola never thinks about______. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her______ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to _________ what she’s learned to other kids when she grew up.
Lola is______of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe yourself ”.
1.A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances
2.A. since B. unless C. after D. though
3.A. tell B. guess C. fancy D. predict
4.A. doubted B. remembered C. imagined D. noticed
5.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. carefully
6.A. task B. sport C. event D. show
7.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfying
8.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition
9.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program
10.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust
11.A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient
12.A. fall down B. fall over C. fall off D. fall behind
13.A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid
14.A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems
15.A. positive B. friendly C. selfless D. devoted
16.A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining
17.A. standard B. range C. view D. goal
18.A. go through B. pass by C. hand down D. give out
19.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident
20.A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility
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A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt ______. Late in the afternoon she gathered the ______to approach her employer. To her ______, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that ______ and saw a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive ______. She wondered if someone from the _______ had told it to him, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get ______?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good ______. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman ______ a beautifully lettered note. It read, “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the ______! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to ______ up. She noticed that a second card had ______ from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, “Don’t ______ not getting the raise! You deserve it ______! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the ______of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total ________ and love, whether she succeeds or ______. His love celebrates her victories and calms her ______. He stands with her, no matter what ______ throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to _______world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love them without measure.
1.A. nervous B. pleased C. calm D. angry
2.A. spirit B. strength C. courage D. money
3.A. fear B. delight C. sorrow D. disappointment
4.A. week B. morning C. afternoon D. evening
5.A. meal B. gift C. party D. list
6.A. shop B. home C. office D. restaurant
7.A. kept out B. turned down C. set aside D. put off
8.A. position B. income C. news D. job
9.A. found B. wrote C. designed D. read
10.A. note B. salary C. present D. raise
11.A. eat B. sweep C. clean D. cut
12.A. hung B. left C. climbed D. fallen
13.A. worry about B. get through C. end up D. take up
14.A. somewhere B. anyway C. however D. instead
15.A. price B. measure C. method D. means
16.A. expression B. operation C. acceptance D. reaction
17.A. suffers B. fails C. falls D. loses
18.A. disease B. problem C. habit D. pain
19.A. life B. family C. duty D. work
20.A. protect B. defend C. challenge D. help
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June is always an unhappy time for Senior 3 students. They have to leave school to_________their dreams in different _______after finishing their big exam. It's a difficult time when students _________to say goodbye to carefree(无忧无虑的)high school life and close friends.
People always say that teenage friendship is the most precious. Kids are too young to true friendship _________most adults _________ to ate it to fame and wealth.
In fact, things are quite different with high school best friends. We share each other's _________. We discuss news from all walks of life and begin to _________our values. We support each other on the journey to the biggest _________ in our life. We also _________ success and failure. The seeds of deeply________. Many of us don’t realize this__________we enter society. One of my friends, Lily, __________ how strong the bond(联系)with high school friends can be. She said, "It was my high school friend who helped me __________ the darkest days in my life. "In 2015 Lily lost her job in Shanghai. Her best friend was staying in a college dormitory and took her in. Each night the two girl squeezed(挤)into a narrow single bed, chatting and crying. “I will never forget her care and encouragement, __________supported me out of the darkness,” said Lily.
I __________ remember my last days in Senior 3 when we __________ so much personal information with each other, both of us hoping to keep the friendship __________ forever. But we didn’t realize we were already deep in each other’s __________. During the past 10 years, whenever I’ve needed help or wanted to pour out my __________, she has always been there at the other end of a telephone line.
It is true that friends come and go. But never forget the ones who have been there for you. Take a closer look at those now around you; they could be the most precious treasure you discover in your entire__________.
1.A. perform B. achieve C. create D. keep
2.A. ways B. relations. C. stages D. directions
3.A. begin B. decide. C. Have D. volunteer
4.A. when B. so C. while D. that
5.A. end B. plan C. manage D. attempt
6.A. time B. wealth C. money D. secret
7.A. measure B. weigh C. abandon D. shape
8.A. question B. challenge C. problem D. failure
9.A. share B. expect C. lake D. meet
10.A. developed B. changed C. rooted D. pulled
11.A. until B. but C. after D. unless
12.A. heard B. experienced C. ignored D. thought
13.A. go through B. look through C. get through D. break through
14.A. that B. who C. as D. which
15.A. still B. yet C. even D. already
16.A. turned B. discussed C. exchanged D. held
17.A. disappearing B. going C. running D. advancing
18.A. brain B. heart C. head D. spirit
19.A. disaster B. curiosity C. devotion D. unhappiness
20.A. study B. period C. life D. work
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
The Grass Cutting Days
Every time we headed out to cut grass, Dad was there to watch. I used to______why he came with us. He stood watching us in the sticky Florida heat when he could have been inside_______with air conditioning and an icy drink.
One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor's yard. She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over. To make matters worse, we had an old lawn mower that kept breaking down as we tried to cut ______ her backyard jungle. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty. I ______ the tall glass of cold juice I would drink in a minute to cool down.
I was just about to turn off the lawn mower ______ I saw Dad pointing to one single blade of grass (一片草). I thought about the small amount of money I was getting ______ for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out and yelled, “You missed a blade.”
I frowned (皱眉),hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing. Though ______ and discouraged, I still went back to cut that blade of grass. I thought to myself, “That one blade isn't ______ anyone. Why won't he just let it go?”
But when I reached adulthood, I understood his ______ : When you're running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as an honest businessman, you must deliver a quality product. That single blade of grass ______ the job was not done.
Other neighbors took ______ of the good work we did and we soon gained more ______. We started out with one customer, but by the end of the summer we had five, which was all we cared to handle because we wanted time to enjoy our summer break from school.
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: Be ______ , If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, ______ your word. Give your customers the kind of ______ you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.
1.A. wonder B. understand C. know D. expect
2.A. hiding B. relaxing C. playing D. talking
3.A. in B. back C. up D. through
4.A. pictured B. decided C. required D. invented
5.A. until B. before C. when D. while
6.A. involved B. caught C. changed D. paid
7.A. tired B. ashamed C. touched D. shocked
8.A. surprising B. frightening C. hurting D. embarrassing
9.A. punishment B. message C. cruelty D. expression
10.A. seemed B. realized C. meant D. found
11.A. care B. notice C. place D. control
12.A. business B. workers C. experience D. prizes
13.A. patient B. powerful C. prepared D. professional
14.A. break B. give C. save D. keep
15.A. advice B. service C. attention D. warmth
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
At what age should children be given the choice as to whether their parents should use their names and images on Facebook? I asked my 15-year-old daughter about her _______ on the way to school just as she took a really _______ photo of me driving. “You don’t want me to _______ it on Instagram (a photo-sharing app), right Mom? You can have _______ until I’m old enough to have my own account (账号), but I know you’re not putting anything out there which would _______ me.” I explained I didn’t use her real _______, but referred to her on social media as “Bean”. She rolled her eyes and informed me that her life was over and she could never _______ her friends again.
Although I love seeing my friends’ pictures of their _______ on Facebook, I know children become old enough to take control of their _______ as they become young adults. Given the right ________, they can manage their social media accounts properly. When this ________, I am sure my daughter will give me some guidelines — and I’ll respect them.
If my daughter asked me not to post a photo of her, I’d ________ her requirement whatever age she was. She goes on Facebook using my account. The most ________ thing she’d be exposed to (接触到) on my Facebook would be a hard-to-swallow news article, like the bodies of refugee (难民) children washing up on beaches. ________, we’d talk about it. I know my daughter ________ me to protect her from embarrassment and danger. I know I’m setting a(n) ________ of how to behave online and I take that role ________. My daughter and I ________. We talk about online safety and how to use blocks and parental control ________ to ensure her safety and enjoyment.
Bean cut out that horrible (可怕的) photo and didn’t post it ________ I asked her not to. We respect each other’s boundaries.
1.A. experiences B. thoughts C. scores D. hobbies
2.A. terrible B. useless C. clear D. amazing
3.A. spend B. learn C. spread D. search
4.A. fortune B. patience C. fancy D. control
5.A. embarrass B. puzzle C. prevent D. shock
6.A. email B. image C. address D. name
7.A. make B. lose C. face D. respect
8.A. conditions B. children C. achievements D. pets
9.A. desire B. sharing C. behaviour D. money
10.A. guidance B. information C. answer D. explanation
11.A. appears B. counts C. happens D. changes
12.A. ignore B. exchange C. meet D. reserve
13.A. unfair B. impossible C. common D. inappropriate
14.A. However B. In addition C. Therefore D. In turn
15.A. allow B. inspire C. warn D. trust
16.A. goal B. example C. record D. limit
17.A. softly B. differently C. shortly D. seriously
18.A. continue B. concentrate C. compete D. communicate
19.A. power B. software C. choice D. affection
20.A. until B. although C. if D. because
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Modern inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly. Motor cars ____ a hundred miles in more than an hour, aircraft cross the world within a day, ____ computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of ____ seems never-ending. Every year motor cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘) of ____ precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but ____ a cost. When we lose or ____ half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag ( 时差). Our bodies feel that they have been ____ behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at ____ results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit (传播) harmful ____ into our brains, a consequence we do not like to ____ about.
However, how do we ____ the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so used to constant activity that we find it ____ to sit down and do nothing or even just one thing at a ____. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen ____to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into ____ world.
There was a time ____ some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation ( 耕作) of the ____ or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking ( 多 重 任 务 ) there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a ____ of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors ____. Modern machines have ____ people from that primitive existence.
1.A. explore B. get C. cover D. fly
2.A. when B. as C. thus D. while
3.A. speed B. time C. product D. distance
4.A. wasting B. losing C. saving D. spending
5.A. in B. at C. on D. with
6.A. earn B. drop C. miss D. gain
7.A. left B. come C. forgotten D. felt
8.A. ships B. airplanes C. computers D. cars
9.A. prevention B. radiation C. combination D. damage
10.A. think B. tell C. carry D. wish
11.A. control B. handle C. do D. deal
12.A. uncomfortable B. easy C. difficult D. good
13.A. second B. day C. year D. time
14.A. actively B. quietly C. enthusiastically D. curiously
15.A. another B. else C. other D. all
16.A. what B. which C. where D. when
17.A. surface B. water C. land D. island
18.A. way B. view C. pathway D. point
19.A. expressed B. charged C. inspired D. faced
20.A. freed B. remained C. kept D. cleared
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Last fall I hung outside my window a bird feeder(喂鸟的食槽).Knowing ______about wild birds,I ____that_______ I hung this bird feeder outside,numbers of beautiful birds would be swooping(飞扑)to my new addition. However,days,weeks,and months______,NO BIRDS.
I asked so many people,“What to do?______ was I doing wrong?”“Nothing,”most of them replied,“just______!”So I waited and waited and waited,trying everything______to attract these birds. I cleaned off the deck(平台),______the feed,and washed the feeder. I_____ made the cat go out the other door!But nothing seemed to_______.So I waited with patience and_______.
Two months later,on a Saturday afternoon,I _____ !What came to my eyes was the most beautiful bird I have ever seen in my life!All of a______ ,hundreds of birds were_____ from everywhere!
What a beautiful_______I learned from this little creature!Patience and hope will______ the beautiful things in life. Yet I had never_______how much patience I really do have and how much I do rely on hope to ______ the questions in my heart.
So I ______hoping and waiting,waiting and hoping. I will try to use this“little lesson”with so many other things in my life. I guess patience is a _____ after all.
1.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
2.A. assumed B. denied C. required D. stated
3.A. once B. since C. until D. before
4.A. run out B. got through C. went by D. passed on
5.A. When B. Why C. How D. What
6.A. wait B. seek C. try D. watch
7.A. reliable B. movable C. possible D. incredible
8.A. cleared B. picked C. selected D. changed
9.A. still B. even C. just D. too
10.A. run B. work C. do D. go
11.A. courage B. hope C. attention D. desire
12.A. failed B. sighed C. calmed D. froze
13.A. sort B. jump C. sweat D. sudden
14.A. climbing B. spreading C. gathering D. disappearing
15.A. lesson B. class C. drill D. training
16.A. attach B. connect C. attract D. contain
17.A. admitted B. recognized C. realized D. neglected
18.A. adjust to B. focus on C. deal with D. make up
19.A. keep B. avoid C. hate D. allow
20.A. gift B. virtue(美德) C. pleasure D. belief
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