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To this day, I remember my mum’s letters. It all ______ in December 1941. Every night she wrote to my brother Johnny, who had been ______ that summer. We had not heard from him since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Mum claimed that there was a direct ______ from the brain to the written word that was just as strong as the light God has granted us. She trusted that this light would ______ Johnny. I don’t know if she said that to ______ her mind or all of ours. But I do know that it helped us ______ together, and one day a letter from Jonny really did arrive. Johnny was alive on an island.

I had always been amused by the fact that mum ______ her letters, “Cecilia Capuzzi”, and I ______ her about why she didn’t just write “Mum”. I hadn’t been aware that she ______ thought of herself as Cecilia Capuzzi. Not as Mum. I began seeing her in a new light, this small _____ yet strong woman. We often sat recalling the days when our family was filled with laughter of four boys. They had all moved away from home to work, enrolled in the ______, or got married. All except me. Around next spring mum had got two more sons to ______. Little by little, the rumour about mum’s letters ______. One day a small woman knocked at our door. She opened her bag and ______ a pile of airmail letters, begging mum to read them from her son who was a soldier in Europe. Mum read the letters one by one. The woman’s eyes ______ with tears. A few days later the woman returned with a friend, then another one and yet another one—they all needed letters. Mum had become the _______ in our town.

“All people in this world are here with one particular ______,” Mum said. “______, mine is to write letters.” She tried to explain why it ______ her so much. “A letter_______ people like nothing else. It can make them cry, it can make them laugh and it makes the world seem very small. My dear, a letter is life itself!”

1.A. gathered B. disappeared C. started D. happened

2.A. called B. drafted C. arrested D. trained

3.A. link B. signal C. route D. result

4.A. warm B. guide C. tell D. find

5.A. focus B. calm C. broaden D. strengthen

6.A. swing B. struggle C. stick D. settle

7.A. began B. answered C. signed D. sealed

8.A. teased B. persuaded C. reminded D. informed

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

10.A. liberal B. delicate C. reliable D. uneducated

11.A. university B. service C. course D. army

12.A. cater to B. relate to C. write to D. subscribe to

13.A. circulated B. arose C. faded D. ceased

14.A. set out B. pulled out C. put out D. turned out

15.A. sprang up B. welled up C. looked up D. turned up

16.A. writer B. editor C. assistant D. correspondent

17.A. order B. ambition C. letter D. purpose

18.A. Apparently B. Gradually C. Initially D. Eventually

19.A. pushed B. challenged C. absorbed D. relaxed

20.A. unites B. draws C. cheers D. associates

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I still remembered my working experience in a cafe last summer. One day, I entered into it to get a drink. However, what attracted my attentions was not the menu, but a notice said, “NOW HIRING”. I took look at the requirements but thought maybe I could have a try. On arriving home, I talked to my parents about get a part-time job in the cafe during the summer vacation and he strongly supported me. Determine to challenge myself, I went to the interview. Fortunate, I passed it and I was really proud of myself!

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— Mum, where is my ball? I remember I put it here yesterday.　　 — You _______ it in the wrong place.

A. must put　　　 　　　 B. might put

C. might have put　　　 D. should have put

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— Mum, where is my ball? I remember I put it here yesterday.

— You _______ it in the wrong place.

A. must put　　　　　　 B. might put

C. might have put　 　 D. should have put

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.---Sorry, Mum. I've lost my pen again.

I_____it! You never remember to put your things away after using them.

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Qing Ming Jie (All Souls' Day) is a time to remember1.dead. It is a major Chinese festival which2.(fall) in early spring. It is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forefathers.

Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui,3.lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of4.own leg. When the lord 5.(succeed)in becoming the ruler of a small kingdom, he invited his faithful follower to join him. But Jie declined the invitation,6.(prefer) to lead a quiet life with his mother in the mountains.

Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.7., Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to8.(die).To honor Jie, the "cold food feast day" began, when no fire could be lit.

As time passed, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. To make the festival even more9.(meaning),some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family10. contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui.

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To this day,I still remember the first day of classes exactly 30 years ago. I  _16_ in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class，listening to him _17_ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __18__ .I’m the principal(校长) of the school now，but for a few minutes I was back in 1975，__19__ what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. he not only taught me to think，he _20_ me，as much by example as _21__，that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __22_ .

Neither of us could know how our _23_ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English，I worked for Dr Offutt，then the department chair. After several years，I was _24__ department chair，and our relationship changed __25__. I thought that it might be __26__chairing the department，since all of my former English teachers were still there，but Dr Offutt _27__ me throughout. he knew when to give me _28__ about curriculum(课程)，texts and personnel，and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997，I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha，I might have. _29_，he encouraged me to seize the new __30_ .

Five years ago,I became the__31_  of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me,Letting me know that I could__32_ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes.I’ve learned that great teachers have a (an)___33__wealth of lessons to teach __34_ his students don’t know it yet.I know how __35_ they are.I’m still one of them.

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The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was extremely excited. It was my dream university, and my _______ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t _______ me to get into such a competitive school. In fact, the best thing they ever did for me was to _______ me from doing things _______ —indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present _______ I got a C.

It _______ when I was in third grade. An only child in an Asian family, I had just _______ with my family from Taiwan to Los Angeles. Months into third grade, I developed a strong feeling of _______ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or _______, I’ll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything, because you won’t ________ it.”

Clearly my dad wasn’t the ________ Asian tiger parent, pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best ________, and neither was my mom. They didn’t want to push me. They wanted me to be ________ and healthy. Dad’s ________ of a “failing grade” gift amazingly ________ my worries and pressure. What’s more，I ________ getting A’s and B’s throughout high school, but without the added stress and fear of failing. I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me ________ to encourage my own desire for achievements.

I now realize I was ________ when I thought I didn’t receive a present from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable ________: the space to develop my own desire for excellence, and the healthy mind to ________ it.

1.A.friends B.classmates C.parents D.relatives

2.A.convinced B.pushed C.recommended D.helped

3.A.discourage B.keep C.inspire D.protect

4.A.perfectly B.positively C.passively D.proudly

5.A.though B.if C.unless D.before

6.A.came B.appeared C.remained D.happened

7.A.travelled B.moved C.returned D.left

8.A.worry B.embarrassment C.guilt D.anger

9.A.higher B.less C.more D.lower

10.A.accept B.receive C.need D.make

11.A.normal B.typical C.general D.common

12.A.reputations B.subjects C.majors D.grades

13.A.energetic B.smart C.outstanding D.happy

14.A.offer B.supply C.purchase D.persuasion

15.A.piled on B.removed C.gave off D.solved

16.A.held on B.turned out C.ended up D.set about

17.A.hope B.time C.room D.choice

18.A.shocked B.unfortunate C.puzzled D.mistaken

19.A.gifts B.suggestions C.tools D.experiences

20.A.track B.catch C.achieve D.act

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阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

In June 2011, my life changed and so did my family’s. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I came downstairs all ready for the family swim. Right before I got into the pool, my mom called me inside. She sat me down and waited for my dad and brothers to come to join us. Then, our parents told us the worst news imaginable-- my dad had been diagnosed with Stage III Colon Cancer(结肠癌).

The news hit hard of course. However, in my head, my dad was a superman. As his daughter, I knew that cancer wasn’t going to beat him. I just went out and swam.

As weeks went on, life didn’t change much within our house. My mom still went to work; my brothers and I still went to school; and my dad still worked while also meeting his doctor. However, I didn’t realized how much this new diagnosis was going to change my life.

As treatment progressed with my dad’s cancer, I couldn’t depend on him for things he usually did. And with my brothers being away at college, I had to take on a lot more responsibility. But that was not the hardest part of this new journey. It was the fear. The fear that I could lose my Dad. The fear that I could get a call saying that he was in bad condition. The fear that I could never talk to him again. Yet with all these fears, there was never a doubt in my mind that my dad would beat this cancer. He was a superman.

The day of my dad’s surgery finally came. It was Father’s Day and I had my soccer game that day. I won my battle on the field and my dad won his in the hospital.

May 2013, my dad was completely cancer free. Though this journey proved to be a few of the hardest years of my life, it also proved to me how wonderful my dad really is.

1.What happened to the author’s family in June 2011? (no more than 10 words)

2.How did the author behave after hearing the news from her mother? (no more than 10 words)

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “surgery” in Paragraph 6? (no more than 5 words)

4.When did the author’s father completely recover from cancer? (no more than 5 words)

5.What’s your father like? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)

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—Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water.

--- ________

A. Heard it       B. Made it       C. Got it        D. Taken it

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