The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.
Cathy suffered some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she 17 became healthy.
Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head-to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to 18 out local swim team. She practiced hard and finally 19it. The team practice, 20was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 21her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 22 her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit 23to go! I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing, but she refused to 24 and insisted she go .
From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn't 25 a single practice. She had a 26intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this 27 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of 28 of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn't a 29 ---ever. But that didn't stop her from trying.
Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn't expect any award but was still there to 30 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 31 , "The highest honor goes to Cathy!" Looking around, he continued, "Cathy has inspired us with her 32 and enthusiasm. 33skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart."
It was the greatest 34 of my daughter's life. With all she had been 35 in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).
16.
| A． |
failure |
B． |
pressure |
C． |
loss |
D． |
illness |
17.
| A． |
usually |
B． |
finally |
C． |
firstly |
D． |
frequently |
18.
| A． |
improve |
B． |
train |
C． |
join |
D． |
contact |
19.
| A． |
increased |
B． |
found |
C． |
created |
D． |
made |
20.
| A． |
however |
B． |
therefore |
C． |
otherwise |
D． |
instead |
21.
| A． |
use |
B． |
survive |
C． |
save |
D． |
waste |
22.
| A． |
pull |
B． |
tell |
C． |
hide |
D． |
fire |
23.
| A． |
afraid |
B． |
nervous |
C． |
ready |
D． |
free |
24.
| A． |
take off |
B． |
set off |
C． |
give up |
D． |
show up |
25.
| A． |
attend |
B． |
miss |
C． |
ban |
D． |
Start |
26.
| A． |
rich |
B． |
weak |
C． |
firm |
D． |
kind |
27.
| A． |
trusted |
B． |
determined |
C． |
experienced |
D． |
embarrassed |
28.
| A． |
frustration |
B． |
delight |
C． |
excitement |
D． |
surprise |
29.
| A． |
beginner |
B． |
learner |
C． |
partner |
D． |
winner |
30.
| A． |
cheer on |
B． |
compete with |
C． |
respond to |
D． |
run after |
31.
| A． |
admitting |
B． |
explaining |
C． |
announcing |
D． |
whispering |
32.
| A． |
humor |
B． |
will |
C． |
honesty |
D． |
wisdom |
33.
| A． |
Although |
B． |
Since |
C． |
Once |
D． |
Because |
34.
| A． |
discovery |
B． |
choice |
C． |
influence |
D． |
moment |
35.
| A． |
through |
B． |
under |
C． |
across |
D． |
around |
I was driving in the car. It was raining. The car suddenly slid (滑) off of the__36__road and turned upside down. The roof of the car was damaged and my__37__was trapped in the window. I could not move it__38__the glass on my face and the pressure from the roof. I was__39__.It was still raining and I was afraid that the ditch (壕沟) I was in would__40__ with water. I was also afraid that the car would__41__as I could smell gasoline.
Then two male truck drivers came to me and tried to__42__me.They got a car jack and_43__the top of the car and released me. Then they __44__me out of the car. Two young women stepped forward and__45__to take me to the hospital. I immediately realized that I was_46__hurt.I had hurt my back and I was in a lot of__47__.At the hospital，I was Xrayed and the__48__told me that there was something serious.The__49__on my face were also done with and I was given pain__50__.
This__51__in the South in 1958，a time of segregation (种族隔离)__52__ “black” people and “white” people. As it happened，the two men and the two women who were so__53__to help me were all African Americans. Whoever they are，I__54__life has been good and kind to them as they were to me. I am always thankful to them and I will never__55__them.
A．clean B．wet C．white D．wide
A．hand B．foot C．head D．body
A．except for B．thanks to C．ahead of D．because of
A．tired B．comfortable C．scared D．surprised
A．put on B．show up C．hold on D．fill up
A．catch fire B．set off C．make a difference D．break down
A．see B．help C．answer D．encourage
A．lifted B．broke C．burnt. D．checked
A．threw B．kicked C．pulled D．pushed
A．refused B．offered C．wished D．pretended
A．seriously B．strangely C．slowly D．commonly
A．pity B．sadness C．luck D．pain
A．man B．woman C．doctor D．helper
A．cuts B．smiles C．signs D．expressions
A．instruction B．medicine C．training D．treatment
A．changed B．disappeared C．occurred D．began
A．after B．with C．for D．between
A．kind B．worried C．careful D．eager
A．doubt B．hope C．think D．imagine
A．fight B．fear C．forget D．scold
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。
Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.
As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.
Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.
“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.
I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.
I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!
A．slow B．right C．ready D．tired
A．answer B．mind C．plan D．role
A．climbs B．jumps C．kicks D．walks
A．nervous B．strange C．surprised D．angry
A．Because B．Unless C．But D．Though
A．argues B．doubts C．decides D．understands
A．same B．next C．last D．only
A．sea B．river C．lake D．pool
A．close B．wipe C．cover D．hurt
A．roof B．line C．board D．ladder
A．dancing B．smiling C．opening D．stopping
A．way B．hope C．mistake D．turn
A．Parents B．Kids C．Classmates D．Teachers
A．moving B．laughing C．studying D．changing
A．looking for B．waiting for C．paying for D．caring for
A．imagine B．remember C．see D．watch
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
A．offering B．agreeing C．learning D．refusing
A．drops B．shakes C．breaks D．rests
A．surface B．door C．beach D．sky
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I live in a big city. It’s noisy and dirty and I got very 36 .At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some 37 air and a good rest. A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my 38 . I was really looking forward to it.
My parents live a long way 39 .I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night. In the middle of the 40 it began to rain. The road become very 41 and it was difficult to drive. We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very 42 .The next 43 it was still raining. James took his 44 to a garage which was very good.
In the afternoon the 45 improved, we wanted to go for a 46 . My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t 47 .We rang up the garage. “Oh,” They said, “Your car 48 be ready till tomorrow.” So it wasn’t 49 to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree 50 a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there. 51 my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister. She took it with her when she left.” The word game wasn’t any good 52 a dictionary.
On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her 53 and we had to hire a 54 to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. Next time I want a rest, I’ll stay 55 .
A．angry B．surprised C．tiring D．tired
A．warm B．cool C．cold D．fresh
A．comrades B．friends C．parents D．hometown
A．away B．here C．there D．far
A．day B．night C．journey D．road
A．narrow B．wet C．dirty D．dry
A．happy B．excited C．tired D．thirsty
A．morning B．day C．afternoon D．evening
A．clothes B．car C．books D．machine
A．car B．clothes C．weather D．work
A．drive B．look C．trip D．walk
A．move B．roll C．begin D．work
A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．wouldn’t D．won’t
A．interesting B．necessary C．possible D．wonderful
A．on B．over C．for D．with
A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Gradually D．Quickly
A．for B．in C．with D．without
A．foot B．leg C．head D．floor
A．truck B．taxi C．bike D．bus
A．in the country B．in the city C．in my office D．in the garage
It was a Friday afternoon. An elderly lady was doing the 21 in a supermarket. When she returned to her 22 , she found four men in the act of 23 her car. So she 24 her shopping bags and took out her 25 , screaming at the top of her voice, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! 26 the car!”
The four men didn’t 27 for a second threat. They all got out immediately and 28 like mad.
After she got into the 29 seat and prepared to drive away, she was 30 that she could not get her key into the ignition (点火开关). She 31 over and over again, and then she suddenly realized why, 32 she found that there was a football, a jacket and two packs of cigarettes in the front seat.
A few minutes later, she saw her own car 33 four or five spaces farther down. She put her bags into the car and drove to the police station to report her 34 .
The police officer to whom she told the story couldn’t stop 35 . He pointed to the other end of the corner, where four 36 men were reporting that their car was 37 by a mad, elderly woman 38 as white, less than five feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and 39 a large handgun. Not surprisingly, the elderly lady felt very sorry for what she had done, and 40 to the four men.
A．experiment B．business C．shopping D．research
A．garden B．house C．garage D．car
A．running after B．leaving with C．looking at D．taking apart
A．hid B．brought C．showed D．dropped
A．glasses B．key C．handgun D．beer
A．Get out of B．Go away with C．Take away D．Watch out
A．leave B．ask C．wait D．stand
A．spoke B．ran C．laughed D．stood
A．driver’s B．passenger’s C．back D．middle
A．guilty B．embarrassed C．surprised D．disappointed
A．tried B．closed C．stopped D．found
A．before B．though C．as D．if
A．passed B．moved C．driven D．parked
A．trouble B．mistake C．news D．joke
A．talking B．laughing C．worrying D．arguing
A．stupid B．strong C．typical D．frightened
A．bought B．stolen C．robbed D．sold
A．treated B．painted C．considered D．described
A．firing B．carrying C．buying D．finding
A．apologized B．shouted C．waved D．Walked
Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.
Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.
A．washroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．bathroom
A．strength B．puzzle C．reason D．trouble
A．positions B．places C．directions D．situations
A．purse B．vase C．pot D．envelope
A．mistake B．message C．truth D．news
A．visit B．ask C．ring D．punish
A．invited B．informed C．stated D．scolded
A．note B．coin C．money D．bill
A．say B．move C．touch D．prepare
A．here B．round C．off D．away
A．sighed B．relaxed C．whispered D．hurried
A．if B．why C．how D．where
A．realize B．find C．know D．sense
A．police B．neighbour C．hospital D．friend
A．generally B．luckily C．considerably D．unfortunately
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none
A．hope B．ask C．wait D．call
A．examined B．repaired C．fixed D．tested
A．locked B．opened C．helped D．worked
A．excited B．silly C．worried D．Guilty
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