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When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 37 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself 39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any 40 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following 44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get 50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called 52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 55 .
1. A. way B. chance C. idea D. value
2. A. tell B. write C. read D. copy
3. A. film B. poem C. story D. program
4. A. secretly B. instead C. finally D. first
5. A. sport B. driving C. lesson D. drawing
6. A. try B. hand C. gift D. suggestion
7. A. jumping B. journey C. training D. entertainment
8. A. tree B. tower C. building D. airplane
9. A. week B. month C. evening D. morning
10.A. Besides B. Once C. There D. However
11.A. asked B. invited C. forced D. taught
12.A. slowing B. climbing C. landing D. filling
13.A. belt B. steel C. line D. seat
14.A. light B. broken C. fixed D. open
15.A. ready B. up C. on D. away
16.A. cry B. rest C. laugh D. lie
17.A. softly B. loudly C. nervously D. excitedly
18.A. comfort B. wind C. pull D. push
19.A. failure B. experience C. competition D. danger
20.A. tiring B. shocking C. true D. fun
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When we compare ourselves with great people, we may feel very ordinary (平凡的）unimportant. 1., we must remember that those great people were extraordinary (卓越的) The world has more than 6 billion people, 2. it is difficult for all of us to be extraordinary. What can we do? We can try to be the 3. (good) people that we can possibly be.
This means that we Deed to be honest and hardworking. We also need to be open-minded and kind to other people. Most 4. (importance), we need to be ambitious (有雄心的). We need to always set goals for 5. (we) and work hard to achieve these goals.
Madam Curie and Thomas Edison were hard-working, kind and ambitious, and they 6. (work) hard to achieve their goals. Curie gave her life to “ease (减轻）human suffering”. Edison spent his life as an inventor. He invented a camera 7. showed movement. Later people used cameras to make modem films.
A famous writer from Ireland once wrote, "We are all in the gutter (社会底层）but some of us are looking at 8. stars.” I often come up with this when I am unable to achieve something. It reminds me that we are all at a lower level 9. that we all have a 10. (high) goal to work towards.
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A: There is something wrong with the table.
B: Yes, I ________ feel it moving.
A.can B.may C.must D.ought
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Are you bored with your life? Do you feel depressed every day? Do you want to try something new and exciting? _______, ______ the Comedy Club, which is sure to brighten your life up.
| A．If so; take part in | B．Even so; Join | C．If true; attend | D．If so; Join |
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Are you bored with your life? Do you feel depressed every day? Do you want to try something new and exciting? _______, ______ the Comedy Club, which is sure to brighten your life up.
A. If so; take part in B. Even so; Join C. If true; attend D. If so; Join
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If you are not familiar ____ the topic, you may write something that is familiar ____ you.
A. with; with B. to; to
C. to; with D. with; to
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— May I have _______ honor of dining with you ?
— Sure, I feel quite honored, because you are _______ honor to our city.
A．an; the B．the; an C．the; the D．an; an
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Why Do We Get Angry?
Anger seems simple when we are feeling it, but the causes of anger are various. Knowing these causes can make us examine our behavior, and correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering（触发）events, personality traits（特征）, and our assessment of situations. 1.
Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples: being cut off in traffic, a deadline approaching, experiencing physical pain, and much more. 2. The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to one’s personal history and psychological traits.
Each person, no matter who they are, has psychological imbalances. People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry. 3. Also, sometimes pre-anger does not have to do with a lasting condition, but rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred.
4.Sometimes even routine occurrences become sources of pre-anger, or anger itself. Sometimes ignorance and negative (消极的) outlooks on situations can create anger.
5.However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence. With these main reasons in mind, we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings.
A. Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger within us as well.
B. But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of anger.
C. Anger is rarely looked upon as a beneficial character trait, and is usually advised to reduce it.
D. Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.
E. Having these personality traits implies the pre-anger state, where anger is in the background of your mind.
F. Understanding these reasons will control our own anger if we are willing to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.
G. Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what triggers one person may or may not trigger another.
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_____we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.
A. Where B. How C. Why D. When
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I love the feeling of exchanging goods with my parents. When we visit them, we often end up _______home more things than we brought with us.After packing up at the end of our most _______ visit, and after the last _______and sounding of the car horn (喇叭), I took a quick look at the back —_______ of our car. At the top of the pile, folded _______,and smartly, were, a 50-year-old baby blanket, several doilies (小型装饰桌巾）_______ from generations of women in my family, and two small _______
These creative quits, looking _______but quite lovingly worn (破旧的), remind me of my great-grandmothers who were always _______hard. I think of the pieces of cloth ____________ over the floors of their living rooms. I think of their ____________hands and the regular pattern of ____________from their sewing machines (缝纫机). I think of their laughter their smiles and the wisdom found in the comers of their eyes.
I wish l could go back in time, and watch them ____________these quilts, and I value the quilts my great-grandmother ____________. I love knowing that the women who ____________the way for my own path through life have left behind touchable expressions of themselves.____________I touch the worn cloth of each creation, I will always remember the women whose hands brought them into ____________. I will be ever ____________for the strong women in my family who have lived ____________me and with me, who have left behind unbelievable examples to ____________lovely quilts to pass on.
1.A.taking B.leaving C.returning D.buying
2.A.official B.regular C.recent D.special
3.A.greetings B.handshakes C.nods D.hugs
4.A.door B.seat C.wheel D.window
5.A.closely B.loosely C.neatly D.quickly
6.A.taken down B.passed down C.given away D.put away
7.A.machines B.parcels C.cloths D.quilts
8.A.loose B.delicate C.practical D.old
9.A.working B.learning C.playing D.feeling
10.A.thrown B.kept C.spread D.covered
11.A.warm B.wrinkled C.gentle D.soft
12.A.threads B.actions C.sounds D.pictures
13.A.make B.invent C.clean D.check
14.A.brought B.sent away C.delivered D.left behind
15.A.paved B.felt C.dragged D.changed
16.A.If B.Though C.Once D.When
17.A.existence B.life C.power D.practice
18.A.regretful B.convinced C.respected D.grateful
19.A.through B.before C.by D.for
20.A.replace B.build C.follow D.set
16.A. cry B. rest C. laugh D. lie