“I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten ...

“I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone. “I think it’s from your mother.” I was _______, since my mother had been _______ for seven years.

A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the _______ dated Aug. 30, 2002. Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the _______ school. The students finished the training on _______ days.

I was the first to _______. My mother’s letter _______ after I left. Kirsten picked it up from my mail-box, to keep _______ she next saw me. _______, a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she ________ the letter among the piles of papers she ________ packed into boxes. It ________ there for a decade, during which my mother died. In 2013, when Kirsten ________ some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she ________ the letter.

It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t ________ it yet. When I told some friends this, they ________ their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course, I ________ -How could I not? -about her ________ in the envelope. Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from ________ to make me at ease. However, for now it’s ________ to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more.

1.A. delighted　　 B. confused　　 C. terrified　　 D. moved

2.A. back　　 B. lost　　 C. dead　　 D. sick

3.A. envelope　　 B. package　　 C. ticket　　 D. stamp

4.A. art　　 B. sports　　 C. flight　　 D. military

5.A. blessed　　 B. hard　　 C. particular　　 D. different

6.A. flee　　 B. leave　　 C. abandon　　 D. escape

7.A. landed　　 B. returned　　 C. disappeared　　 D. delivered

8.A. until　　 B. when　　 C. unless　　 D. after

9.A. Surely　　 B. Thankfully　　 C. Doubtfully　　 D. Unfortunately

10.A. removed　　 B. misplaced　　 C. hid　　 D. unfolded

11.A. slowly　　 B. seriously　　 C. hurriedly　　 D. carefully

12.A. appeared　　 B. stood　　 C. settled　　 D. remained

13.A. sorted through　　 B. set down　　 C. put down　　 D. got through

14.A. recalled　　 B. found　　 C. addressed

15.A. received　　 B. opened　　 C. replied

16.A. nodded　　 B. lifted　　 C. shook　　 D. lowered

17.A. complain　　 B. inquire　　 C. worry　　 D. wonder

18.A. words　　 B. interests　　 C. puzzle　　 D. secret

19.A. network　　 B. abroad　　 C. papers　　 D. home

20.A. appropriate　　 B. enough　　 C. foolish　　 D. polite

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A Letter to My Dad

Four years ago we found out about the cancer growing inside you. You told me the news that it had already spread and that you didn’t know how long you had ______.

I was still at university. A parent dying was something that happened to ______ people-people older than me. I spent the first few months in ______. For the first time I felt ______. I wished I could just ______ you and take the cancer out. But there was nothing I could do.

We’ve been ______. You reacted well to treatment and you’re still here, though we don’t know for how much ______.

I’ve always wanted to say that I love you, and that I’m ______ for everything you’ve given me. But I can’t. It feels like it is this unwritten ______ in our father-son relationship that ______ it. You’re a man conservative and guarded with your ______. You keep them to yourself and ______ others to do the same.

But I know you ______. I’ve seen your proud looks when I’ve told you about my ______ at work and school over the years. I’ve seen your ______ when things haven’t gone well. I remember all the offers of help.

I wish we could talk about what we ______ to each other. I wish you could tell me you’re ______ and I could tell you I love you. I wish these ______ concepts of masculinity (男子气概) weren’t so deeply ______ in both of us. Maybe we will still see our way to that ______ before you go. But whatever the case, I just need to say it—I love you, and thank you.

1.A. waited　　 B. left　　 C. suffered　　 D. stayed

2.A. any　　 B. few　　 C. other　　 D. all

3.A. doubt　　 B. anger　　 C. vain　　 D. shock

4.A. powerless　　 B. nervous　　 C. lost　　 D. bored

5.A. reach into　　 B. turn to　　 C. stand by　　 D. look into

6.A. confused　　 B. lucky　　 C. active　　 D. hopeless

7.A. better　　 B. deeper　　 C. longer　　 D. further

8.A. eager　　 B. grateful　　 C. regretful　　 D. desperate

9.A. letter　　 B. word　　 C. idea　　 D. rule

10.A. prevents　　 B. changes　　 C. destroys　　 D. transforms

11.A. illnesses　　 B. feelings　　 C. belongings　　 D. opinions

12.A. require　　 B. expect　　 C. allow　　 D. persuade

13.A. lie　　 B. understand　　 C. care　　 D. fear

14.A. achievements　　 B. difficulties　　 C. goals　　 D. experiences

15.A. power　　 B. anger　　 C. curiosity　　 D. concern

16.A. have　　 B. give　　 C. leave　　 D. mean

17.A. conservative　　 B. brave　　 C. proud　　 D. helpful

18.A. absurd　　 B. important　　 C. useful　　 D. popular

19.A. lost　　 B. trapped　　 C. rooted　　 D. covered

20.A. situation　　 B. solution　　 C. achievement　　 D. conversation

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---- Why have you bought so much food ?

----My good friends ________ to stay with me for the weekend.

A. are coming　　　 B. have come　　 C. come　　　　 D. will have come

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Can you change the world？Yes you can！

One of my friends wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems and ____ .

He was low on hope. He ended his letter to me with this ____：“We can't really change this crazy world we live in，can we？”I answered him immediately with these ___ ："Yes，we_____can！”

I can still remember how someone changed my world. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the______at our church, and a family friend. I was crazy about her and wanted to ____her more than anything. However,I had no______for any instrument and my singing was quite　 ____though I was enthusiastic. One day she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best but could only play a note or two. When I was done,I _____my head. "I guess I am not very good," I told her. She looked at me with her kind eyes,______, and said:"We are all good at something. You just need to_______what you are good at. Then you can________it with the world. "

Those simple words changed me. They planted a seed in my soul that______to grow to this day. They made me______that I had something to give to others. I had something good inside and that could change this world for the____ . I just had to find it, ____ it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that______day.

You can change the world and make it better every single day of your life. You can change it, one choice, one person, and one kind______at a time. All you have to do is share your goodness.　 _____you have to do is make your love great! Live well! Do good!______the world!

1.A. worries B. excitements C. surprises D. interests

2.A. problem B. matter C. answer D. question

3.A. idioms B. words C. decisions D. assessments

4.A. certainly B. suddenly C. merely D. ever

5.A. worker B. doctor C. guitarist D. cleaner

6.A. help B. impress C. instruct D. challenge

7.A. manner B. respect C. luck D. talent

8.A. popular B. awesome C. awful D. sweet

9.A. raised B. lowered C. used D. kept

10.A. smiled B. sighed C. sang D. cried

11.A. set up B. take up C. put forward D. find out

12.A. play B. mix C. share D. provide

13.A. fails B. refuses C. continues D. agrees

14.A. regret B. realize C. deny D. declare

15.A. richer B. worse C. wider D. better

16.A. set B. give C. bring D. put

17.A. important B. insignificant C. extra D. stressful

18.A. teacher B. friend C. invitation D. act

19.A. All B. Much C. Most D. Nothing

20.A. Protect B. Change C. Create D. Save

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--- When did you know the news?

--- I knew nothing about it _________ my friend told me.

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My neighbor Mrs. Gargan first told me about it. “Have you seen the tree?” She asked as I was sitting in the backyard enjoying the autumn twilight （暮色）. “The one down at the corner,” she explained. “It’s a beautiful tree—all kinds of colors. All the passers-by stop to have a look. You ought to see it.” I told her I would, but I soon forgot about the tree. Three days later, I was jogging down the street when a splash of bright orange caught my eyes. For an instant, I thought someone’s house had caught fire. Then I remembered the tree.

I approached the tree to look at it closely. There was nothing remarkable about the shape of the tree. It was a medium-sized maple. But Mrs. Gargan had been right about its colors. Like the mess of an artist’s palette（调色板）, the tree blazed a bright crimson（深红色）on its lower branches and burned with vivid yellows and oranges in its center, and deep red at its top. Through these colors were light green leaves as yet untouched by autumn.

Walking closer I noticed several bare branches near the top, their small black branches scratching the air like claws. The fallen leaves lay like a red carpet around the trunk.

As I was amazed at this beauty, I thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s comments about the stars. “If the constellations（星座）appeared only once in a thousand years, imagine what an exciting event it would be. But because they’re up there every night, we barely give them a look,” he made a remark in Nature.

I felt the same way about the tree. Because its beauty will last only a week, it should be especially precious to us. And I had almost missed it.

Once in the 19th century when a man noticed a brilliant display of northern lights（北极光）in the sky over Massachusetts, he rang a church bell to alert the whole town’s people. That’s what I felt like doing about the tree. I wanted to awake the countryside to its wonder.

I didn’t have a church bell, but as I walked home, I did ask each neighbor I passed the same simple but important question Mrs. Gargan had asked me: “Have you seen the tree?”.

1.What did the author’s neighbor remind him?

A. To appreciate the beauty of the sunset.

B. To find what happened at the street corner.

C. To draw a picture of a tree.

D. To enjoy the beautiful tree in all colors.

2. From the passage we know _________.

A. the author felt it precious to see the beauty of the tree

B. the author thought of the stars as beautiful as the tree

C. the remarkable scene of the tree only appeared in a thousand years

D. People never had a close look at the tree

3. How did the author call on people to enjoy the wonder?

A. He rang the church bell.

B. He passed on the same question.

C. He awakened all neighbors up.

D. He required people to the corner.

4.The best title of the passage can be ________.

A. Have You Seen the Tree?

B. The Most Beautiful Tree

C. One of the Wonders in Nature

D. The Precious Moment in Life

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_______for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.

A.Had it not been B.Were it not C.It had not been D.It were not

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“I have received a lot of letters of support, all________ me to focus on my music,” said Liu Wei, an armless pianist in “China’s Got Talent” competition.

A. encouraging       B. encourage           C. to encourage          D. encouraged

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Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them.

Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced.

Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical.

Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way.

I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life.

1.We can learn from the passage ________.

   A. colonel is pronounced

B. salmon is pronounced

C. all the words with silent letters come from French

D. linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters

2.Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?

A. French language.   B. Historical reasons.  C. Some linguists  D. Bad traditions.

3.The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”.

A. becomes popular   B. gets across   C. follows the fashion  D. doesn’t fall behind

4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. Troubles in everyday life            B. Traps in English words

C. Words with silent letters            D. Necessary changes of languages

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—Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?

—____It’s time for me to concentrate on my study.

A. I’m just kidding. B. Definitely not.

C. I mean it D. What a pity!

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