As we grow up, it always _______ that after w...

As we grow up, it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place.

A．suggests          B．promises          C．requires          D．seems

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As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.

In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.

On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.

Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.

1.The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to ________.

A. make her argument persuasive　　 B. show her admiration for him

C. compare their health condition　　 D. build up her own reputation

2.How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?

A. Excited.　　 B. Regretful.

C. Nervous.　　 D. Scared.

3.What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?

A. The beautiful clouds.　　 B. The wonderful view.

C. The company of Jay.　　 D. The one-minute free fall.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Impossible is nothing　　 B. A dream made come true

C. An unforgettable skydiving　　 D. I Went Skydiving at 84!

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---As we all know, reading gives our minds only materials of knowledge.

---Yes. It’s thinking that makes _____ we read ours.

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-- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.

-- That’s true. _____.

A．Don’t abandon yourself to pleasure

B．Many hands make light work

C．A word is enough to the wise

D．Doing is better than saying

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Nobody can avoid making a mistake at some point in their life. We might as well accept that something will go wrong and we will be to blame. It is therefore wise to work out some strategies for apologizing, and the best way to apologize is by letter.

We all say or do something that we wish we hadn’t said or done. You may say something that accidentally hurts someone, or you may provide a service which doesn’t come up to the standards that a client or customer expected. You may feel that it was a genuine mistake which couldn’t be avoided. Rather than dwell on the mistake, you should quickly try to remedy(补救) the problem. An effective letter of apology is an important part of that process.

For the content of the letter, just remember TABS－Timing, Action, Briefness, Sincerity.

The time of a letter of apology is important－it must be sent as soon as possible. Any delay in sending the letter will only worsen the problem. In this case “Better late than never” is not the best motto! The longer you wait before writing a letter of apology, the more it will seem that you have been forced into writing it.

Although it is important to recognize what has gone before, it is also essential to detail the action you plan to take to correct whatever you did wrong.

A letter of apology should be brief and the word “sorry” should appear no more than twice. Indicate that you are aware you are using it a second time “once again, I am so sorry for…” or “as I said earlier, I am really sorry about…”

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Advice on making fewer mistakes.

B. Strategies for making an apology.

C. Advice on writing a letter of apology.

D. Importance of a timely letter of apology.

2.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means you ______.

A. don’t have to take the mistake you made seriously

B. don’t waste time worrying about what happened

C. forget about what happened

D. analyze who was at fault

34. 3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A. It’s important to apologize timely.

B. A mistake is not always easy to clear.

C. People are always unwilling to apologize.

D. People should think twice before apologizing.

4.What will be discussed following the last paragraph?

A. The sincere tone of the letter.

B. The proper length of the letter.

C. An apology email, choice of the 21st century.

D. The importance of saying “sorry” more than twice.

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—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.

—That’s right. ________.

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—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all _______to help.

—That’s right. Many hands make light work.

A. hesitate            B. reach            C. volunteer            D. enjoy

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—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all _______to help.

—That’s right. Many hands make light work.

A. hesitate　　 B. reach

C. volunteer　　 D. enjoy

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How could we have thought so wrongly of as banana peel that it always hits the garbage? Utility of anything seems to be in the eyes of the beholder. The banana peel hasn't been an exception.

What most of us looked at as waste was converted to a thing of utility by Prithwis Mukhopadlyay, a 14-year-old prodigy. This Bengali boy, nourished in the US, Lake Junior High in Woodbury, Minnesota, has come up with an idea to convert banana peels to biogas.(生物气).

It's well known that almost any organic waste can be converted to biogas. But why biogas from banana peel has hit the news is because it produced five times as much biogas as manure(粪), a commonly used source for producing biogas, in the experiments Prithwis conducted.

He filled two airtight containers, one with manure and the other with banana peels. Then he mixed each content with water and connected them to empty jars via pipes to collect the gas produced. He placed a heater next to each jar and measured the gas collected for 60 days. His studies proved that banana peels produced five times more biogas than manure.

This project titled 'Comparison analysis: Eco-friendly source of energy for the future,' earned him a spot in Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. This weekend, the young whiz is to showcase his research work along with 40 other finalists at Washington. "Initially, I thought of doing a project that would reduce global warming. Things changed after I visited a biogas plant in a village in India during my summer vacations. It was an amazing experience," Prithwis says.

1.Why could Prithwis's finding receive the attention of the media?

A．Because he is a prodigy.

B．Because he is of Bengali descent.

C．Because he used an extremely rare organic waste to produce biogas.

D．Because his research proved that banana peels can produce more biogas.

2.Where did Prithwis derive his inspiration  from?

A.Lake Junior High.   B Discovery Channel.

C.  India.            D.His laboratory at home.

3.This article probably appeared in a _________ magazine.

A．gourmet          B．science           C．computer         D．fashion

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Growing up in Georgia in the 1970s,I always felt that the bad old day of Southern prejudice (偏见) and ignorance had passed and that we were__a new South built upon hard-won racial equality, charity and the sense that no one was __ than anyone else.

I’m not so__anymore.Lately,I feel like our moral compass has been__,spinning to intolerance, greed and meanness.

In times of __ ,I put my faith in Elvis Presley, who__the South’s better angles. He was a hard worker, and __ he lived the high life, he never forgot that he had been born into __. I don't think you’ll ___hear an interview with the man when he didn’t express __for all that life had given him.

And he was a self-made talent, perhaps the__entertainer of all time, born in a two-room shack(棚屋) in Tupelo, Mississippi. I've been there many times, reflecting on what it says about America .Greatness can be born__.

Elvis was famous for his generosity---__cars, expensive gifts and other handouts to anyone in need. That’s how the Presleys__ the Great Depression(1929-1933). His father Vernon was a laborer who was often out of__ , and the Presleys relied on the kindness of family and neighbors to get them __ the hard time.

Today’s politicians please the crowds with messages that praise the rich and powerful and think of the poor as __ their fate__, the crowds believe that their problems could be solved if only the poor people below them didn't __ so much. To blame an immigrant (移民)for “ __ ” a job, instead of the CEO who won’t pay a living wage.

Yet, I still believe, as Elvis once said,“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’away”.

1.A. entering　　 B. finishing　　 C. deserting　　 D. keeping

2.A. jail　　 B. better　　 C. smarter　　 D. prettier

3.A. worried　　 B. sure　　 C. happy　　 D. calm

4.A. checked　　 B. fixed　　 C. broken　　 D. adjusted

5.A. danger　　 B. war　　 C. trouble　　 D. debt

6.A. considered　　 B. changed　　 C. improved　　 D. represented

7.A. after　　 B. since　　 C. although　　 D. because

8.A. honor　　 B. wealth　　 C. fame　　 D. poverty

9.A. never　　 B. ever　　 C. always　　 D. still

10.A. concern　　 B. anger　　 C. appreciation　　 D. surprise

11.A. greatest　　 B. richest　　 C. youngest　　 D. handsomest

12.A. nowhere　　 B. everywhere　　 C. somewhere　　 D. anywhere

13.A. giving away　　 B. taking up　　 C. picking up　　 D. putting away

14.A. suffered　　 B. survived　　 C. faced　　 D. avoided

15.A. work　　 B. mind　　 C. action　　 D. breath

16.A. by　　 B. over　　 C. behind　　 D. through

17.A. fighting　　 B. escaping　　 C. ignoring　　 D. deserving

18.A. Consequently　　 B. Fortunately　　 C. Surprisingly　　 D. Disappointedly

19.A. reflect on　　 B. ask for　　 C. take on　　 D. care for

20.A. losing　　 B. cutting　　 C. stealing　　 D. taking

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