阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a kid , my dad used to sing an old song , “ Pack up your Troubles,” while working in the morning . The song plays in my head often 36 I’m packing for a trip --- “ Pack up your 37 in your old kit bag and smile , smile , smile .” Lately , with regulations(rules) 38 daily , packing my kit bag with clothes and toothbrush seems 39 like trouble than fun , fun , fun .
For my friend , Vikki , though , 40 to pack isn’t as important as whom to pack . She 41 her family and friends everywhere. Vikki took her mother skiing in Mammoth 42 she took my mother-in-law to Rome. Vikki 43 prayer cards of her loved ones and takes them with her wherever she goes. The 44 have the images of Jesus and pictures of a dead friend and “ in loving memory”. 45 , I’m not as sentimental(多愁善感的) about Vikki’s collection as she is , but on a trip two years ago , I 46 power of those prayer cards.
Larry and I were in Peru with Vikki and Bill . We had just finished 47 at a restaurant in Agua Calientes , when Vikki 48 a small card across the table to Larry and asked , “ Would you like to have your 49 with you tomorrow when you climb Machu Picchu ?” Larry was visibly 50 by the gesture and slipped the prayer card from his mother’s funeral into his shirt 51 . The next day , Larry had his mom with him indeed .
It was then I 52 the enormous happiness Vikki must feel 53 . With all the rules today about what 54 can’t bring on a flight , maybe we’d all be a little more 55 if we focused on the things we can bring and make sure they are what make us happy or at least smile , smile , smile .
A．when B．until C．since D．because
A．clothes B．toothbrushes C．troubles D．luggage
A．reforming B．changing C．making D．keeping
A．little B．less C．much D．more
A．what B．whom C．which D．whatever
A．holds B．takes C．sends D．makes
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．makes B．sells C．gathers D．collects
A．cards B．pictures C．stories D．books
A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Especially D．Finally
A．created B．heard C．witnessed D．gazed
A．dinner B．work C．homework D．housework
A．slid B．hid C．wrote D．made
A．brother B．sister C．dad D．mom
A．surprised B．moved C．removed D．confused
A．collar B．pocket C．bag D．sleeve
A．realized B．recognized C．recovered D．resisted
A．at times B．at all times C．at one time D．at no time
A．teachers B．writers C．travellers D．soldiers
A．sad B．disappointed C．depressed D．pleasant
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were to take care of the plants every day. doing some research online, we to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil , and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing . We had never such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒，一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work we put into our vegetable garden was worthwhile. As long as we had the to start and maintain the garden, we a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
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This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a____effect on me. I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know ____ but whose actions gave a new ___ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early ____.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was ____ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car ___ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. He was probably about ____ years old. He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. He walked____ across the street and over to the homeless man. Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of ____ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. Then he ____ them to the homeless man. The homeless man took them and stared with a/an ____ mouth.
As he drove off，I couldn't ____ thinking that it was probably the first time he had ____ the pedal(踏板)of that topbrand BMW car with a ____ foot！I stood there and the looks of ____ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age ____ very different lives had met and the one who was ____ in materials had offered ___ than his shoes. He had left this BMW car and ____ down from his high position. He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，____and real generosity.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven, and it would also be my first Thanksgiving being away from my family. Holidays are when you can’t be with family, and I was mourning （哀悼）the of my dad and feeling sad about being from my family in Indiana. But, that sadness turned into when it hit me: I was going to have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving myself!
That night at Dubya’s Restaurant, which was our favorite place to , I began discussing the dilemma (困境)with Jeff.“It’s too bad that this place won’t be on Thanksgiving, or we could just come here,”I said.
Dubya, the owner of the restaurant, happened to be by our table when I said those words.“You mean you expect me to for you on Thanksgiving, too?”he teased （取笑）“ Well, I guess you’ll just have to come to our since the restaurant will be closed then.”.
We’d become with Dubya and his wife, as we ate at Dubya’s twice a week; however, I didn’t think we were close enough to Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I was sure he was . But as we headed toward the door, Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house and their phone number. “You’re ?” I asked “Of course,” he said.
And, two days later, we reached Dubya’s house. Everyone us. As expected, the food was marvelous but the company was even better. We truly felt that we there.
Of course, I wrote them a thank-you note the next week, but I couldn’t really into words what that Thanksgiving dinner had meant to us. I’ve never forgotten their kindness and that very Thanksgiving.
So, here’s my suggestion to you this year. If you know someone who will be dining alone on Thanksgiving, why not invite that person over to your family?
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was faced with a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into her bedroom, I stepped upon my thirteen-year-old sister’s , a modern-day Pandora’s Box, full of attraction.
What was I to do? I had always been jealous (嫉妒) of my little sister. Her charming smile, lovely personality and many gifts threatened my place as lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. As a result, we spoke. I sought opportunities to find with her and expected to her in every way. Her diary lay at my feet, and I not her privacy, nor her possible pain. I enjoyed the possibility of digging up enough dirt to my competitor’s spotless record. I my evil as sisterly duty. It was my responsibility to keep a check on her activities. It would be of me not to.
I the book from the floor and opened it, turning the pages, searching for my name, that I would discover dirty and ill speaking of me. However, as I read, the blood ran from my face. It was worse than I . There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short portrayal (肖像) of the person who has her most. I started to cry. I was her . She admired me for my personality, my achievements and red-facedly, my .
I stopped reading, struck with the I had done. I had wasted so much energy pushing her away I had missed out on her. Those sincere words she wrote seemed to break an icy around my heart and I longed to know her again.
On that fateful afternoon, as I put aside the laundry and rose to my feet, I decided to go to her—this time to experience to judge, to hug rather than fight. After all, she was my sister.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever watched an artist paint a picture? He or she works close to the canvas(画布) ------________ small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.
But every once in a while, the must step back from their work and look at the whole picture. Only by stepping away from what they’re working on can they the proper perspective(角度). The proper point of view is to the end result.
There is no difference for any other creation. it’s a business, a project or your life, you need to step back in order to get it right. From a , you can see things you can’t see when you’re close. The difference is in working on your project working in it. It’s all too easy to focus on something but the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.
Stephen Covey calls it “ the saw(锯)”. It would be to keep sawing away without stopping from time to time to make your sharper. But unfortunately, that’s what too many of us .
Just as in music --- we need spaces the notes(音符) in order to create the lovely melody(曲调). A continuous collection of notes with no spaces is not good --- it’s .
You may need to take a vacation --- to work or study. At other times, it’s best to take a course or attend a meeting to some new complete break, to go away and just do something totally --- do a voluntary work, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy cause.
The important thing is to take the breaks. Without them, we are not and we don’t enjoy our work or our life as much. Our pressure and both our work and our health suffer.
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