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My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away.
I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees (难民). Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems.
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma (昏迷). I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures”. I did not know then how prophetic (先知的) those words would be. She is with me still.
1.The first country where the author provided people with medical care is _____
A．Indonesia B．Pakistan
C．Kenya D．Afghanistan
2.The underlined word “Measles” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ____
A．a kind of fire B．a kind of polluted water
C．a kind of medicine D．a kind of disease
3.The author and his wife ______.
A．experienced a lot of exciting adventures
B．loved each other very much
C．lived on the mainland
D．would travel to many places together
4.From this passage we know that the author _____
A．is a famous doctor
B．got over his wife’s death
C．is always in depression
D．experienced many disasters
5.Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?
A．Sad. B．Exciting. C．Inspiring. D．Disastrous
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How was your holiday? My wife and I went on a trip to ________ last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the best ________ to visit England. The ________is usually quite fine and there aren’t too many ________ in October.
We ________ in a small hotel in the west of England. We did most of the sightseeing on foot. We went to look at ________ wonderful places of interest. We also ________ shopping and spent much ________.What we liked most was going to watch some plays(戏剧)， ________ we don’t have the chance(机会) to watch such good ________ at home. A lot of people say that ________ food is not very nice. We don’t think so. It’s true that most of the ________ were French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some really good traditional(传统的) English ________.We enjoyed our holiday so much that we decided to go there ________ this year. We are going to take our umbrellas(伞) with us. I believe sometimes we’ll________ them.
1.A. New York B. Washington C. London D. Tokyo
2.A. autumn B. year C. season D. day
3.A. UK B. weather C. people D. library
4.A. visitors B. trucks C. houses D. places
5.A. came B. stayed C. bought D. borrowed
6.A. much B. many C. a lot D. plenty
7.A. played B. looked C.bought D. went
8.A. sport B. food C. money D. drink
9.A. but B. or C. so D. because
10.A. plays B. jokes C. films D. stories
11.A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Canadian
12.A. halls B. houses C. buildings D. restaurants
13.A. visitors B. friends C. meals D. clothes
14.A. more B. again C. once D. second
15.A. like B. give C. see D. Need
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My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in ________. We think it is the best season to visit England. The ________ is usually quite fine and there aren't too many ________ in October.
We ________ in a small hotel in the west of England. We did most of sightseeing on foot. We went to look at many wonderful ________ of interest. We also went shopping and spent much ________.What we liked most was going to see some ________. We don't have the chance to see such good plays at home. A lot of people say that ________ food is very nice. We didn't think so. It's true that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chine
se, but we had some good ________ really. We enjoyed our holiday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas with us. I believe we'll ________ them sometimes.1.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.A. place B. weather C. people D. library
3.A. tourists B. doctors C. scientists D. students
4.A. lived B. stayed C. bought D. borrowed
5.A. schools B. buildings C. shops D. places
6.A. days B. food C. money D. holiday
7.A. museums B. cinemas C. films D. plays
8.A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Canadian
9.A. visitors B. friends C. meals D. clothes
10.A. like B. give C. see D. need
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Years ago, my friend and I went to the Caribbean(加勒比海). We stayed at the Winding Bay Hotel first. The owner of the hotel, Mr. Emeritus, was nice and was always _________ to help others. A few days later, we were planning to stay for four days at the Cable Beach Hotel at another place. Mr Emeritus told _______ that he knew the owner of it. He gave us his _______ and told us to give it to the front desk when we got there. We thought that we might receive a fruit basket or something like that, because the _______ knew each other.
_______ we arrived at the Cable Beach Hotel, I gave the card to the front desk. The man
_______ us up to our room. We enjoyed our time at the hotel. When we would leave, the man told us we only needed to _______ one phone call. I told him that he made a mistake（错误）. However, he told us that Mr Emeritus paid for everything else. We were so __________.
After we returned home, we sent a letter to the owner and thanked him for making our _______memorable (难忘的). For years, we kept _______ Christmas cards to him, and he sent them to us, too!
1.A. hard B. ready C. honest D. true
2.A. us B. you C. them D. him
3.A. money B. number C. card D. address
4.A. hosts B. hotels C. waiters D. owners
5.A. When B. Before C. If D. So
6.A. taught B. took C. caught D. carried
7.A. look for B. wait for C. pay for D. ask for
8.A. generous B. afraid C. popular D. surprised
9.A. taste B. advice C. trip D. practice
10.A. buying B. sending C. wanting D. hoping
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My 16-year-old niece Jenny started using Facebook about half a year ago. At first, she loved using it very much because she could make so many new friends on it. However, as time went by, she used it___________ . You may wonder why. Well, it's because every time she used it, she became sad. It seemed to her that everyone using Facebook was living a perfect life___________ her. I don't think Jenny is the only one to have such a feeling.
In this day of social media, the whole "comparing thing" has gotten out of ___________. We are influenced daily by all kinds of things on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram where we see only the___________ parts of life. We see friends' baby pictures, beautiful new houses and "perfect" lives and we feel like we need to be farther along than ___________ we are. Just take a look at your social media account（账号）, and you see pictures of your coworker's "best vacation ever", your friend's "perfect" pictures___________ swimming clothes and a group of good friends all out, smiling, having the most amazing night. And then you compare your life to theirs.
But what you see is just a special second of their lives. Social media only gives us a look at them for a very short time. It ___________be lying and we never truly know the whole story.
We are so good at showing others on social media that everything is "fine", and we can never___________ judge what someone is dealing with just by looking at what they post on social media. Remember that someone who looks very well does not___________ that they are not dealing with something bigger under the surface.
You can never ______________ your inside with someone else's outside. So next time you find someone showing off something on social media, stopping feeling sad about yourself. It is important for us all to stay away from being fooled by such information. Perhaps all you see on it is just internet hoaxes(欺骗).
1.A.much B.more C.less D.fewer
2.A.without B.except C.beyond D.besides
3.A.control B.date C.reach D.fashion
4.A.busy B.important C.true D.happy
5.A.what B.where C.how D.who
6.A.wearing B.buying C.changing D.making
7.A.must B.should C.can D.will
8.A.simply B.luckily C.possibly D.correctly
9.A.know B.mean C.think D.hope
10.A.connect B.complete C.compare D.cover
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More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.
One day, the Prince wanted to go hunting(打猎) with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a small wooden bed.
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet him. He was so excited that he jumped up to the Prince. Then the Prince saw the blood on his head. He rushed into his house and found the bed lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were everywhere and there was blood on them.
The Prince thought the dog had killed his son and took out his sword, killing the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby calling to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but it was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was sad. He realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince buried him on the top of the mountain. After this, The Prince never smiled again.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buries. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of brave and faithful dog.
1.Gelert was the name of a .
A. Prince B. dog C. wolf
2.The Prince told the dog to when he went hunting.
A. watch the door
B. look after the baby at home
C. welcome his friends
3.The dog was very when the Prince came back from hunting.
A. excied B. angry C. upset
4.The underlined word “faithful” in paragraph 5 most probably means .
A. 友好的 B. 忠诚的 C. 聪明的
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The Prince of Wales
B. A faithful dog
C. The wolf was killed by Gelert
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Mr Chen is a farmer who 1 in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed 2 at once. And he said the operation would 3 thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife. They had no job and 4 were at school. The situation seemed 5.
Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some 6 news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in 7 China. They 8 to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of 9 family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just 10 to prevent the illness from getting worse. 11 he has returned to his family.
The 12 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people 13 medical aid. The Chinese government is 14 working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 15 China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities(责任) of caring for the weakest members.
1. A．live B．lives C．are living D．lived
2. A．a treatment B．a rest C．an operation D．training
3. A．pay B．spend C．have D．cost
4. A．both their sons B．both their daughters C．all their sons D．all their daughters
5. A．hopeful B．hopeless C．harmful D．harmless
6. A．sad B．bad C．terrible D．good
7. A．eastern B．southern C．western D．northern
8. A．want B．need C．prefer D．like
9. A．my B．your C．his D．her
10. A．in time B．on time C．at the same time D．for a long time
11. A．Already B．Just C．Ever D．Now
12. A．chance B．advice C．example D．goal
13. A．receive B．receiving C．received D．receives
14. A．too B．also C．either D．as well
15. A．to B．at C．for D．on
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Tom was a little boy,and he was only seven years old.Once he went to the cinema alone because his parents were both busy.It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and went in. After two or three minutes he came out, and bought the second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought the third ticket .Two or three minutes after that, he came out and asked for another ticket. But a girl amazed and asked him, “Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here, _________”
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1. The underlined word “amazed” in the passage “_________”
A. happy B. Sad C.surprise
2. Tom bought _________ tickets in all.
A. two B. Three C. four
3. The boy went to see the film _________.
A. with his parents
B. by himself
C. with a girl
4. Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. The boy was only six years old.
B. The had no friends in the cinema.
C. It was the boy ’s first time to see a movie with his parents.
5. “_________”can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A. but a woman always makes me help her clean the room.
B. but a woman always asks me to buy a ticket.
C. but a woman always stops me at the door and cuts up my ticket.
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Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ___ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”
1.A. begin B. begun C. was beginning D. began
2.A. get on B. gets on well withC. gets on badly withD. get on bad with
3.A. with his B. with their C. doing his D. doing their
4.A. is bad toB. is bad for C. is good to D. is good for
5.A. all the students B. all of studentC. the all studentsD. both of the students
6.A. pieces of bread B. a bread C. a piece of breadD. some breads
7.A. the teacher B. the headmasterC. his friend D. his classmate
8.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. none
9.A. to B. for C. at D. in
10.A. my dog B. mineC. the dog D. a dog
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Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ____ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”
1.A. begin B. begun C. was beginning D. began
2.A. get on B. gets on wellC. gets on badly with D. get on bad with
3.A. with his B. with theirC. doing his D. doing their
4.A. is bad to B. is bad forC. is good to D. is good for
5.A. all the studentsB. all of studentC. the all studentsD. both of the students
6.A. pieces of bread B. a breadC. a piece of bread D. some breads
7.A. the teacher B. the headmasterC. his friend D. his classmate
8.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. none
9.A. to B. for C. at D. in
10.A. my dog B. mine C. the dog D. a dog
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se, but we had some good ________ really. We enjoyed our holiday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas with us. I believe we'll ________ them sometimes.