A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 16 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 17 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, 18 everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 19 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the 20 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 21 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 22 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining 23 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 24 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 25 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 26 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 27 his new surroundings and the 28 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you 29 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never 30 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 31 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas 32 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them 33 you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 34 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 35 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．fruit C．vegetable D．meat
A．moved B．walked C．ran D．slipped
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．but B．and C．although D．so
A．bedroom B．living room C．kitchen D．storeroom
A．getting up B．turning up C．taking up D．using up
A．found B．ate C．left D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．man B．child C．woman D．boy
A．of B．for C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．turning to B．leading to C．adjusting to D．adding to
A．thank B．love C．help D．loss
A．down B．near C．close D．wide
A．get it B．make it C．take it D．leave it
A．grew B．bought C．collected D．frozen
A．eventually B．fortunately C．properly D．specially
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．call on B．put on C．bring on D．move on
A．while B．because C．since D．or
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk．She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost．
Sitting on a rock and __41 what to do, she began crying．After a while, she__42__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes．When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house．She opened the door and __43__ stepped in．Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __44__．Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __45_．
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home．Laddy __46__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger．He jumped through a window, breaking the glass．He looked in the fields．But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere．However, from the ground came a __47__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head．He __48__ the scent and walked across the grassland．Barking loudly into the air, the dog _49__ through the woods until he found the __50_．But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods．Much to his __51__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance．He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__．
When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times．Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 ．That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．forgetting B．wondering C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．cautiously B．carelessly C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．heard C．sensed D．smelt
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．delight C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．rescued B．disturbed C．comforted D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．relief D．sorrow
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are 11 . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 12 it. Creativity isn’t always 13 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 14 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections. This technique involves taking 15 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words 16 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 17 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 18 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t 19 . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 20 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 21 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 22 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 23 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 24 in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 25 . The best fishermen think like fish!
A．wrong B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．realistic
A．put up with B．catch up with C．make use of D．keep track of
A．equipped B．compared C．covered D．connected
A．skillfully B．routinely C．vividly D．deeply
A．familiar B．unrelated C．creative D．imaginary
A．presented B．marked C．lit D．associated
A．ideas B．ambitions C．achievement D．technique
A．experience B．service C．present D．object
A．work B．last C．exist D．change
A．possibilities B．limitations C．tendency D．practice
A．in fact B．in particular C．as a whole D．for example
A．devote B．adapt C．lead D．keep
A．private B．global C．different D．practical
A．features B．themes C．creatures D．characters.
A．positions B．dreams C．images D．directions
Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort — and at maximum speed. That 41 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 42 : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to 43 what I do, like so many who come to a new country.” she said. “I 44 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45 myself properly.”
Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 46 meant going to school to get the 47 education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 48 in my abilities. But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to 49 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 50 all over again,” said Diana.
51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新开张） 52 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 53 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 54 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 55 while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 56 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 57 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to 58 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer, 59 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 60 the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
A．requires B．encourages C．includes D．advises
A．goal B．memory C．choice D．problem
A．continue B．choose C．change D．lose
A．demanded B．decided C．agreed D．hesitated
A．teach B．prepare C．enjoy D．persuade
A．reality B．fact C．challenge D．wonder
A．physical B．private C．primary D．necessary
A．pressure B．judgement C．influence D．confidence
A．put away B．depend on C．learn about D．look into
A．advance B．start C．suffer D．work
A．Naturally B．Gradually C．Luckily D．Clearly
A．through B．for C．before D．with
A．notes B．responsibilities C．chances D．courses
A．Though B．As C．Since D．Once
A．around B．back C．ahead D．out
A．adventure B．arrival C．performance D．journey
A．original B．common C．another D．distant
A．success B．wealth C．glory D．happiness
A．adds B．connects C．devotes D．owes
A．after all B．above all C．at least D．at first
One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 31 practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 32 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 33 both acting and San Francisco. I had 34 too much of city life.
As I walked down the 35 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 36 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out 37 a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my 38 , I heard a sound behind me. I 39 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 40 so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 41 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 42 to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 43 for 15 minutes, my wallet was 44 to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the 45 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to 46 . When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde(金发碧眼的) man with an 47 look in his eyes. “Is this 48 you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 49 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place 50 people were willing to help each other.
A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
A．comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble
A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
A．deserted B．crowded C．blank D．narrow
A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
A．towards B．except C．including D．between
A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left
A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
A．gratefully B．anxiously C．skillfully D．delightedly
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A．instruction B．training C．search D．acting
A．it B．him C．someone D．me
A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed
A．what B．who C．whichever D．whomever
A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation
A．as soon as B．as long as C．as far as D．as well as
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, there lived a young short monk in a temple on top of a hill, caring for his vegetable garden. He had one daily task of carryingtwo 1 of water up the hill from a cold stream. Rain or shine, he never 2 a day carrying water up the mountain to the temple. One day, a thin and tall 3 monk passed the temple and the young monk invited him to 4 . Since they would share the water, they went down the mountain together to fetch water. But the carrying pole is only 5 enough for one bucket. The two monks were unable to 6 the shared load on their carrying pole without shaking the contents of the two buckets all over the short monk. They 7 to retain（保留） only a small 8 of water that the young monk would have carried on his own, not mentioning to 9 the garden. When the young monk began to see his guest as 10 , the other monk began to see his host as unreasonable. Then a 11 monk came. The 12 of the third monk urged everyone to expect that someone else would take on the chore. As a result, no one fetched water though everybody was 13 . One night, a rat jumped and knocked the candleholder（烛台）, leading to a devastating(毁坏性的) 14 in the temple. The three monks finally united together to put out the fire. Since then they understood the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a 15 life. The temple never lacks water again.
A．buckets B．bowls C．bottles D．cups
A．lost B．spared C．missed D．spent
A．traveling B．roaming C．begging D．hiking
A．balance B．fasten C．lift D．hold
A．failed B．managed C．tried D．wished
A．sum B．number C．drop D．amount
A．look for B．look at C．care with D．care for
A．unhappy B．unforgettable C．ungrateful D．unrelated
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．mistake B．arrival C．death D．leaving
A．tired B．hungry C．thirsty D．angry
A．fire B．flood C．storm D．earthquake
A．hard B．poor C．rich D．harmonious
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