You didn’t do well in the driving test; _______, you failed.
A. in a word B. in other words
C. word by word D. in all
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—What ______great fun it is to play with computer games!
—Don’t you think it’s _______waste of time?
A. a; a B. /;a
C. /; the D. the; the
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---Are you free tomorrow afternoon?
---I’m afraid not. I’ll have to ________ an important lecture given by a famous professor.
A. join B. take part in
C. attend D. enter
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---I feel like ________ for a walk. Will you go with me?
---If Mary goes, ________.
A. to go; so do I B. to go; so do I
C. going; so will I D. going; so do I
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It was at the bus stop ________ they met for the first time ________ they got to know each other and became good friends.
A. that; that B. where; that
C. which; when D. where; when
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（题文）Always read the ________ on the bottle carefully, and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions
C. descriptions D. introductions
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When you study the local map, you’ll find this town is ________.
A. as twice as that one B. twice as a large town as that
C. twice as larger as that one D. twice as large a town as that
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After working until midnight for two weeks, he finally ________ and had to stay in the hospital.
A. broke out B. broke down
C. broke in D. broke up
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On the Double Ninth Festival, many old people will get together, talking about the people and the things ________ they came across many years ago.
A. what B. which
C. who D. that
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---Do you mind if I open the window?
---________ I feel a bit cold.
A. Of course not. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Go ahead. D. Why not?
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Mr. Smith will move into his new house next Sunday, ________ it will be completely finished.
A. by the time B. on that time
C. on which D. by which time
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Swimming is my favorite sport. There is ________ like swimming as a means of keeping fit.
A. something B. anything
C. nothing D. everything
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（题文）After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.
A. which B. who
C. where D. what
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（题文）Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, ________ the audience can buy icecream.
A. when B. where
C. that D. which
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After ________ seemed an endless wait, ________ was his turn to have the job interview.
A. that, it B. which, that
C. what, which D. what, it
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---Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?
---________! Will you go with me?
A. You there B. You bet
C. You got me D. You know better
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In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Program, one of ________ purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.
A. which B. it’s
C. whose D. whom
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---Have you ________ been to our town before?
---No, it’s the first time I ________ here.
A. even; come B. even; have come
C. ever; come D. ever; have come
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The publication of Great Expectations, which ________ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
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（题文）---Do you have enough to ________ all your daily expense?
---Oh, yes, enough and to spare.
A. cover B. spend
C. fill D. offer
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We all admit that modern technology has taken over our lives, for good of course. Young people celebrate the fast speed ________ can move at. But there is a group of people who cannot ________.
It is the group of people who are caught up between traditional and ________ society, not exactly old and ________ change, but trying very hard to become modernized, ending up being ________ in the middle. They are 40 to 60 years old and ________ the latest iPhone or Samsung phone. They buy an iPad just ________ they can afford to, and to play the same games on a larger screen.
They are almost ________ the teenagers five years ago, ________ on their phones playing a game or using social media. They’re everywhere. And I saw something today that made me extremely ________.
On a train, a mother was ________ playing a Candy Crush-like game. Her daughter was sitting beside her. The little girl, about five years old, was talking to her mother about her day, shouting the next stop’s name cheerily-obviously desperate attempts to get her mother’s ________.
The mother? All she did was nod and say the occasional “mmhm”. With her eyes on the ________, she concentrated on completing the level. I watched the girl make a final ________ to get her mom to look at her, and when she had ________, she sighed and fell silent, defeated.
It broke my heart, and got me ________ —what kind of game can make you ________ that you have the most beautiful thing in the world, a person you love with all your heart? What does it ________ when you won’t even look into her eyes or listen to her?
The scene was so familiar years ago when parents ________ that their children were too interested in their mobile devices. Look how the tables have turned now. I’m ________ whether to laugh or to cry. But all I can do now is hope that this storm passes.
1.A. tradition B. challenge C. technology D. knowledge
2.A. make up B. keep up C. turn up D. fix up
3.A. stressful B. complicated C. developing D. modern
4.A. resisting B. accepting C. expecting D. considering
5.A. lost B. stuck C. set D. involved
6.A. own B. sell C. pick D. bring
7.A. since B. when C. until D. because
8.A. among B. like C. with D. beyond
9.A. seldom B. never C. always D. ever
10.A. sad B. happy C. confused D. curious
11.A. tired of B. good at C. focusing on D. used to
12.A. advice B. attention C. support D. reward
13.A. window B. girl C. book D. screen
14.A. talk B. sigh C. attempt D. practice
15.A. failed B. stopped C. spoken D. done
16.A. working B. realizing C. learning D. wondering
17.A. forget B. feel C. imagine D. recognize
18.A. change B. mean C. prove D. explain
19.A. admitted B. decided C. complained D. questioned
20.A. uncertain B. uninterested C. afraid D. serious
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Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
1.The underlined word ‘gulf’ in Para.3 most probably means ________.
A. interest B. distance
C. separation D. difference
2.The change in today’s parent-child relationship is ________.
A. more confusion among parents
B. less respect for parents from children
C. new equality between parents and children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
3.By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds,were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents ________.
A. have little difficulty adjusting to the change
B. can set a limit to the change
C. fail to take the change seriously
D. follow the trend of the change
4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past
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Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re geniuses and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics, but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you built a positive self-image and learnt to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren't good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck！
1.You need to build a positive self-image when you ________.
A. dare to challenge yourself B. are unconfident about yourself
C. feel it hard to change yourself D. have a high opinion of yourself
2.According to the passage, our self-images ________.
A. have positive effects B. have different functions
C. are often changeable D. are probably untrue
3.How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A. To change the way you think. B. To make your life successful.
C. To understand your own world. D. To keep a different image of others.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to prepare for your success.
B. How to build a positive self-image.
C. How to face challenges in your life.
D. How to develop your good qualities.
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The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever（猩红热）when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches’. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.
1.The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their ________.
A. five daughters B. four daughters
C. son and four daughters D. son and five daughters
2.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The March Girls B. The March Parents
C. The March Family D. The March Relatives
3.It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ________.
A. more girls than boys B. wealthy neighbors
C. both happiness and sadness D. a lot of rich relatives
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One evening at a busy crossroads, I noticed a sister struggling to keep her little kid under control while she talked on the pay phone. She wanted him to stay still next to her, but he wanted to run and play by the road, close to rushing buses and taxis. One could sense the woman’s frustration, that she was pulled in too many directions: She was angry at the person on the telephone and shouting at the younger that she would “snap（折断）his leg” if he moved again. As I waited for the traffic light to change, the child began to complain and struggle to free himself from the woman’s grasp. She dropped the phone, seized（抓住）the neck of his tiny. T-shirt and gave him a back-hand blow across the face that I know made his little head spin.
The light changed, and passers-by continued on their way. But I stood there, fixed to the pavement. I knew this extremely upset woman would carry through on her threat of violence to the child. Before, I had wanted to get close to her and offer to watch the youngster while she dealt with the troubling situation on the phone. Now I wanted to comfort the little boy. I also wanted to speak to the sister to calm her and to caution（告诫）her, as I wish someone had cautioned me when I was passing my pain on to my daughter and causing her emotional suffering. But I was chicken. I thought, she may think I’m out of line, or I may be her next target.
Often I’ve thought about that child and the many others abused（虐待）by adults. I wonder how they will internalize（使……藏在心底）their pain, and if it will crush their spirits. Will this little boy grow up to be an abusive man? Will he be gloomy（阴郁的，沮丧的）and withdrawn（孤僻，内向的）? Will he find it hard to communicate with women, with other men? Or will he survive and be sensitive, caring and determined not to continue the cycle?
There is too much cruelty（残忍）in the world, too much cruelty between people. I tremble at the increasing verbal（言语的）bitterness and violence among Black girls, and among young mothers trying to discipline their children. This behavior isn’t class-or age-related: I hear sharp words from Black women from all walks of life who are overworked and stressed out and have grown impatient. At times I, too, become impolite to others, or, like the sister on the phone, strike out at（抨击）those closest to me.
Often we’re tired because we've made the wrong choices. Young girls who still need mothering are loaded with children. We sisters easily get hurt and annoyed when we don’t compromise with our own sense of self. Our personal fulfillment requires knowing what is best for us, setting our boundaries（界限）and keeping them undamaged. We will always be asked to do more than we are comfortable doing. When we know our boundaries, we can decline comfortably. People—and we ourselves—will act in ways we don’t like. But they, like us, are still worthy of love.
Whatever irritates（激怒）us about a person should be examined. Is the person reflecting behavior in us that needs to be changed? Often, when I find people irritating, I find they mirror something about me that I need to correct.
What’s needed in our personal relationships is a return to gentleness and tolerance（容忍）. We must allow one another our learning experiences. Just as violence results to violence, verbal violence—the hard words and sharp tones we use to release inner stress—adds to the distance between us.
What we people of African root must do to become, and continue to be strong begins with love, sensitivity and our ability to work together. We Black women have these spiritual resources in abundance（丰富）. Now we must encourage them to create a peaceful place—for ourselves, our children, our men.
1.We can learn from the passage the mother of the little kid must be ________.
A. frustrated and hot-tempered B. cruel and talkative
C. confused and quick-minded D. considerate and sensitive
2.By saying “She may think I am out of line”, the author meant the woman might say ________.
A. “You’re not standing in the queue.”
B. “You can watch and comfort my kid.”
C. “Walk away. It’s none of your business.”
D. “You are walking in the wrong direction.”
3.The wrong choices the author mentions in Paragraph 5 include ________.
a. We sisters refuse to marry young
b. We aren’t satisfied with ourselves
c. We have our boundaries damaged
d. We decline others’ requests for help
A. a, b B. c, d
C. a, d D. b, c
4.According to the author, when we find a person irritating, we should ________.
A. return to gentleness and tolerance
B. reflect on our behavior that needs correcting
C. avoid the hard words and sharp tones
D. examine if anything is wrong with him
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When was the last time you read a book or a magazine article? Do your everyday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of innumerable individuals who don’t make a habit of reading consistently（持续的）you may be passing up a great opportunity: Reading has a remarkable number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are recorded below.
Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to overcome any challenge you’ll ever face. Additionally, here’s a bit of food for thought: Should you ever find yourself in terrible circumstances, remember that although you might lose everything else—your job, your possessions, your money, even your health—knowledge can never be taken from you.
At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain exposure to, and they’ll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help in any profession and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem（自尊）. It could even aid in your career as those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies and lack of awareness of literature, scientific advances, and global events. Reading books is also vital for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.
When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history as well as a variety of plots that weave their way through every story. That’s a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things with relative ease. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses（神经元的突触）are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!
No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away（溜走）when you lose yourself in a great story. A well-written novel can transport you to other realms（领域）while an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, letting tensions drain away and allowing you to relax.
| You Should Read Every Day | |
| Knowledge accumulation | ◆ The more you read, the more adequately it 1. you for various troubles in life. ◆ Knowledge is what will stay with you 2.. |
| Vocabulary expansion | ◆ You can enlarge your vocabulary by reading, which may favour you in your job and make you 3. when you talk with your leaders. ◆ Your rich vocabulary means you are a great reader with rich knowledge, which offers you a big 4. over others in promotions. ◆ Words in context will help a foreign language learner use the language 5.. |
| 6. improvement | ◆ You will try to keep in mind the 7. of a book while reading and that is somewhat 8. for your brain. ◆ The more you try to remember, the 9. you will be at remembering. |
| Stress reduction | ◆ An interesting writing will transfer your attention to its plot so that you feel 10. and forget about your worries. |
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1.A proper a__________ to improving your learning efficiency is of great importance to every student.
2.Mr. Smith was p_________ to a higher position last month, which made every one of us happy.
3.The teacher said that he would like to choose an a__________ among us to help her.
4.---What a boring speech! I can’t wait to leave.
---You need a bit of __________. It won’t be long before it’s finished.
5.---Did your father agree to your idea of going abroad in summer?
---Yes, finally he __________of my idea.
6.After graduation, we often went to see our __________（以前的）teachers.
7.He does excellent work and obviously he is a man of very high __________.（智力）
8.__________（失望的）and angry, Mary began to cry loudly and they run out of the classroom.
9.Researchers say they have achieved a major __________（突破）in cancer treatment.
10.Never feel __________（难为情的，尴尬的）about your height, just as the saying goes, “A little body often harbors a great soul.”
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1.The equipment could be used for a variety of educational purposes.
The equipment could be used for __________ educational purposes.
2.The two sisters look like each other in appearance.
The two sisters __________ __________ __________ each other in appearance.
3.Lily picked up her bag and ran all the way home after the terrible figure disappeared into the forest.
The terrible figure disappeared into the forest, __________ __________ Lily picked up her bag and ran all the way home
4.Upon finishing his studies, he started travelling in China.
__________ he finished his studies, he started travelling in China.
5.Professor Wang is such an outstanding person that we all look up to him.
Professor Wang is such an outstanding person __________ we all __________.
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