My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were a bit _ __about what was waiting for us. However, when we _ ___at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were _ ___made easy for us by this kind man. He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He __ ___us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in showing us__ __to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother. Twice, we __ __ the match in a coffee shop.
During the first get-together, he __ __ us that we are lucky--- my husband and I are___ _ in this foreign land. He said he has been__ __for eight years now because he hardly sees his family,__ ___they are in his home country.
During the second get-together , he __ __told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will__ __us because he has been given a __ ___of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which__ ___a great effect on my life:“ You changed my life…”That night deep in our hearts we were __ ___by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home,__ ___him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him__ __that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he__ ___,“You are my family here.” On the first week of October, we’re going to_ ___him back from his vacation. We ’ll watch the football match again in that__ __shop that holds dear memories.
A．serious B． crazy C．certain D．worried
A．checked B．dropped C．landed D．settled
A．therefore B．instead C．also D．otherwise
A．expected B．troubled C．comforted D．accompanied
A．when B．where C．why D．whether
A．won B．met C．watched D．played
A．advised B．warned C．blamed D．convinced
A．together B．nearby C．around D．apart
A．sick B．lonely C．cheerful D．afraid
A．once B．unless C．as D．although
A．secretly B．jokingly C．proudly D．sincerely
A．hate B．miss C．forget D．respect
A．delay B．right C．vacation D．date
A．had B．designed C．solved D．received
A．puzzled B．moved C．astonished D．bothered
A．thanking B．forgiving C．repaying D．punishing
A．after all B．as well C．in return D．in advance
A．agreed B．objected C．added D．replied
A．see B．inform C．call D．force
A．book B．grocery C．coffee D．sports
When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful． The help of others is a good to help us pull through write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）． To make it a realistic as well as exciting , I decided that I had to make a jump myself ．Unluckily, I’m not good at any , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping．
My friend Mr． Smith was willing to give me a ． He took me to a ground school． The first day’s included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) For this, I had to wait until the following ．
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield． , a heavy parachute was put on my back． Then I was to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway． Once on board, the plane was soon ． I began to feel nervous． As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 13 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane． The line was to pull my parachute after I jumped．
“Get , Henry,” Harry said． I moved carefully to the door．I wanted to , “NO, no, no!” But no word came．
“Jump!” Harry called ． “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched． It worked All at once I was very happy． Then I felt a quick ． My big parachute had opened! It was the best I ever had． I looked down． There were rivers, trees, fields and houses． I heard the soft sound of the air． This was ．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many of my friends have experienced of a four-day step: on the first day, they meet each other and their mobile numbers; on the second day, he sends her a short saying how he has madly, passionately and hopelessly fallen in love with her; and on the third day, he her out to see a movie, then he holds her hand in ; so on the fourth day, they become a common couple among the thousands of young on campus．
Since I am not the president of university, I don’t want to say that there should be a/an on public display of affection． But I just feel whether it is the best way to our love in publiC． Well, unfortunately, I haven’t __ my Mr． Right now． To tell the truth, I really feel of those young lovers． But deep in my heart, I more than once how I should meet my Mr． Right, and how we should display our love in publiC． My imagination was like this: That would be a rainy Sunday afternoon, and I was in the library． Suddenly, my hands stop at a book called A Beautiful Mind, and at the same time, another boy out his hand for the same book． “Excuse me．” he saiD． Then I my eyes, and I saw a handsome tall boy, just like Beckham, with a high nose and a blushing smile looking at my face． Oh, I was drunk with the beautiful feelings — I really found him． We’ve found our in reading books, and from then on, we should go to the bookstores in our city whenever we were ． And the best scene in my mind to show our love in public is we lie on the grass land on my campus, and I read a part of Jane Eyre to him, and he reads a part of Oliver Twist to me． Don’t you think it is a romantic for the young lovers to show their love to each other?
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael ________to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子)．He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her．
The pregnancy progressed ________for Karen until the labor pains came．Soon it was every five minutes ...every minute．But something serious ________during delivery．Finally, Michael’s little sister was born．But she was in serious ________ ．With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance________the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St．Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee．
The days passed by．The little girl got________ ．The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope．"Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot．They had ________a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼)．
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come ________the week was over．Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he saiD． Kids were never ________ in Intensive Care．But Karen made up her mind to take Michael ________they liked it or not．If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive．
She________ him in an oversized suit and ________him into ICU．He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse ________him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually________ lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a ________tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside． He gazed at the tiny baby ________the battle to live．And he began to sing．________the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”
________the baby girl responded． The pulse rate began to________down and became steady．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” encouraged Karen．“You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her．
Funeral plans were________．The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle．Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
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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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。
“Mum，can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please？It’s Friday，and we don’t have any .Can I，please？”Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was next to her，resting his head on his arms.Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry，James，” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house？Why，Mum？” James asked sadly，almost in .
“I know it’s for you，” Mum said softly.“But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”
“No，they wouldn’t，Mum，” James protested.“We’re not at all.We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth，James，my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy .And your poor father—he doesn’t feel .He really needs a rest.”
“I can help，Mum！” James said.“ I can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over？Please？”
“Well...” Mum began.
“Great！Thanks，Mum！” James almost shouted.“Just sit there，don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed—two spanners(扳手)．“Hang on，Mum，” he said.“This won’t take a second.” After some ，James was finished.With a smile of on his face he said，“There！How does that feel？” “Oh，James，” Mum said.“That’s much better！How did you do it？”
“Easy，” James said .“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much！I just them slightly！I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about your father？Can you him？” asked Mum.
“I’ll try，” James replied.He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck，and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head.Then he turned the on.Dad opened his eyes and immediately.“He just let his run too low，that’s all，” James said.“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”
“I guess so，” replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family.Thanks，son！”
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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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。
One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and what to do，she began crying. After a while，she to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house. She opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog，Laddy，was at home. Laddy that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped a window，breaking the glass. He looked in the fields，but he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However，from the ground came a scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking into the air，the dog through the woods until he found the .But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ，he saw his mistress’s blue shirt in the distance. He over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was .
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“you me，Laddy，” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of .That night Laddy had a hero’s supper：a huge meal of steak.
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