I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us that taking the “hard 16 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to 17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 18 , which was relatively modern and 19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 20 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller 22 us that tickets would not be on 23 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 24 , but we made up our minds to 25 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 26 the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to 27 one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it 28 cost us thirty yuan to get 29 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 31 . The most important lesson about China I ever 32 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 34 agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.
A.chair B.bed C.bench D.seat
A.provide B.happen C.expect D.think
A.plane B.train C.ship D.bus
A.clean B.dirty C.simple D.long
A.easy B.good C.bad D.hard
A.trouble B.sleep C.food D.help
A.promised B.persuaded C.advised D.informed
A.sale B.show C.duty D.time
A.behind B.out C.back D.through
A.ask B.start C.look D.pay
A.towards B.into C.past D.across
A.charge B.offer C.bargain D.share
A.even B.only C.also D.still
A.where B.which C.what D.how
A.Meanwhile B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.However
A.couldn’t B.wouldn’t C.shouldn’t D.needn’t
A.heard B.taught C.gave D.learned
A.harder B.earlier C.easier D.later
A.business B.travel C.transport D.hotel
A.interesting B.crowded C.famous D.good
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You have been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 36 control myself from telling your white lie to those who would listen to me.
Do you still remember the happy 37 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes on you at your 38 .You, a beautiful young lady, 39 us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children 40 more time on their books 41 after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 42 that one day you might leave. You 43 a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 44 of your leaving. You tried all your best in 45 your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their money for school. You often put the importance to us the 46 of one’s life, so that must have been what you 47 after in those five years.
One cold morning when class began, you 48 the room as if you had been crying 49 .In your class, we 50 but looked away from your eyes. You 51 for some time as if you were 52 to find the right word. You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more….
On the following morning, we 53 you the very best and the villagers gave you their 54 .The train took you away and your broken 55 .
On other day I heard my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world.
36. A soon B. seldom C. hardly D. forever
37. A.scene B. sign C. silence D. situation
38. A.speech B. arrival C. existence D. explanation
39. A.promised B. came C. proved D. replied
40. A.paid B. spent C. made D. cost
41. A.even B. never C. long D. but
42. A.forbade B. feared C. made D. allowed
43. A.wore B. gained C. presented D. pretended
44. A.trouble B. puzzle C. question D. worry
45. A.teaching B. field C. middle D. course
46. A.necessary B. method C. value D. reason
47. A.were B. guessed C. supposed D. met
48. A.entered B. arrived C. left D. returned
49. A.friendly B. bitterly C. happily D. angrily
50. A.listened B. described C. discussed D. talked
51. A.laughed B. stopped C. explained D. spoke
52. A.manage B. beginning C. come D. trying
53. A.expected B. brought C. wished D. hoped
54. A.thanks B. rewards C. expressions D. satisfactions
55. A.class B. memory C. heart D. body
My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "shmily" in a 31 place for the other to find. They took turns leaving "shmily" around the house, and as soon as one of them 32 it, it was their turn to hide it once more.
There was no 33 to the places where "shmily" would appear. Sometimes, "Shmily" was written in the 34 left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. 35 , my grandmother even unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper to 36 "shmily" on the very last sheet.
It took me a long time before I was able to fully 37 my grandparents' game. It was 38 their funny little game; it was a way of life. Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They 39 kisses as they ran into each other in their tiny kitchen. Before every meal they bowed their heads and gave their 40 : a wonderful family, good fortune, and 41 .
But there was a 42 cloud in my grandparents' life: my grandmother had breast cancer, which had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every
43 of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way 44____ she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too 45 to go outside. Then one day, what we all 46 finally happened. Grandma was gone.
"Shmily." It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother's funeral bouquet. As the crowd 47 and the last mourners (哀悼者) turned to leave, my aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members 48 and gathered around Grandma 49 . Grandpa stepped up to my grand-mother's casket and, 50 with sorrow, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (摇篮曲).
SHMILY: See how much I love you.
A.exact B.surprising C.usual D.regular
A.discovered B.defeated C.folded D.announced
A.start B.point C.doubt D.end
A.steam B.water C.air D.dust
A.In an instant B.As a result C.At one point D.Once for all
A.link B.leave C.find D.attract
A.enjoy B.attend C.handle D.appreciate
A.similar to B.due to C.rather than D.more than
A.rejected B.lacked C.stole D.assessed
A.blessings B.orders C.guides D.treats
A.a peaceful world B.each other C.delicious food D.happy time
A.colorful B.dark C.strange D.splendid
A.step B.minute C.time D.moment
A.in case B.even if C.as well as D.so that
A.comfortable B.sick C.cautious D.thrilled
A.hoped B.dreamed C.feared D.loved
A.thinned B.increased C.swelled D.approached
A.came forward B.set off C.broke away D.sat down
A.over and over again B.for one thing C.one last time D.here and there
A.shaking B.smiling C.leaving D.praying
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四处选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat, 26 leave his house, trotted (慢跑) across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 27 .He then hopped(跳跃) on the number3 bus to find his 28 seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 29 .The cat was so clever that he knew 30 stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random(随意的) 31 .Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back 32 , and then he trotted off home.Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 33 ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 34 the English city of Plymouth in his golden years.
However, one day , 35 a motorist hit him and did not stop.Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No.3 bus 36 he was struck by the car.Our friend, Caspar ___37 his injuries.On hearing the news of his death, many people were 38 . A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _39_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very 40 life traveling around Plymouth.He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many 41_he had experienced.
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named 42 the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 43 off.Finden .posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so 44 .
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life.A 45 of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
26.A.used to B.liked to C.hated to D.had to
27.A.time B.turn C.place D.order
28.A.best B.favpritest C. most D.favorite
29.A.destination B.determination C.decision D.description
30.A.where B.at which C.what D.in which
31.A.station B.stop C.spot D.scene
32.A.up B.down C.off D.on
33.A.bus B.car C.rail D.air
34.A.get across B.get through C.get down D.get around
35.A.sadly B.luckily C.happily D.strangely
36.A.while B.as C.when D.then
37.A.died off B.died from C.died down D.died away
38.A.shocked B.interested C.surprised D.excited
39.A.changed B.touched C.turned D.challenged
40.A.discouraging B.discouraged C.excited D.exciting
41.A.adventures B.accidents C.friends D.incidents
42.A.by B.from C.through D.after
43.A.wondering B.wandering C.cutting D.going
44.A.familiar B.similar C.fond D.popular
45.A.picture B.signal C.movie D.card
The first time I left my mother, I was five years old. She told me I couldn’t go out to play I picked up my toys. Who could put up with such ? “I’m running away,” I announced. “Oh, dear, I’ll you. But if you really want to , I guess I shouldn’t stop you. ” Mother got my red coat from the cupboard and my white gloves in a pocket. She walked me to the , kissed me good-bye, and the door behind me. Off I went. As I the house next door, my footsteps . It struck me for the first time that I had no where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around. on our front steps, I began to consider my immediate . But as the afternoon wore on, I didn't from my place.
Mrs. Ford, our neighbor, took out her rubbish and called, “Hi, honey! How are you doing?”
“I'm ,” I said, and my lips started to tremble.
“You are? Well, I won't you then,” she said, and went back inside.
As darkness fell, I decided to be . I knocked on the door, and when Mother opened it, I walked past her. “I' m giving you another ,” I said, as she enveloped me in a warm hug. I ran away again.
But I , and that’s different. When I left for college, Mother waved until my train pulled out of sight. When I got to the college, I found a she had hidden among my sweaters that read, “We’re so proud of you!”
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
It was pouring outside. We all stood there __36__, some patiently, others annoyed__37__ nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __38__ away the dirt and dust of the world.
"Mom, let's run through the rain, “a girl's voice __39__ me.
"No, honey. We'll wait until it __40__ down a bit," Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and __41__: "Mom, let's run through the rain."
"We'll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she __42__ her Mom's arm.
"This morning? __43__ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, he can get us through __44__."
The entire crowd turned __45__. Mom paused and thought for a moment about __46__ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being __47__. But then we heard, "Honey, you are __48__. Let's run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing," Mom said. Then __49__ they ran.
We all stood __50__, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were __51__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the __52__ to their cars. Circumstances(境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your __53__. But no one can ever take away your precious __54__. So, don't forget to make time and take the __55__ to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
36. A. talking B. waiting C. complaining D. expecting
37. A. as if B. even if C. because D. when
38. A. taking B. putting C. driving D. washing
39. A. caught B. broke C. impressed D. called
40. A. slows B. comes C. pushes D. calms
41. A. asked B. repeated C. required D. added
42. A. pulled B. touched C. waved D. felt
43. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
44. A. the rain B. the disease C. anything D. something
45. A. still B. silent C. serious D. angry
46. A. what B. how C. whether D. if
47. A. dishonest B. silly C. daring D. forgetful
48. A. right B. wrong C. stupid D. clever
49. A. off B. along C. on D. over
50. A. sighing B. joking C. discussing D. watching
51. A. followed B. guided C. respected D. praised
52,. A. time B. way C. same D. best
53. A. house B. money C. health D. time
54. A. children B. memories C. courage D. experience
55. A. possibilities B. opportunities C. risk D. challenge
“Where would we be right now if I did not have the restaurant? How else would I be able to provide for our family? Who give me, a man without 36 ,a job?” My father 37 say these things on our car rides to the stores that supply our 38.
He would tell me stories of long, hard hours spent 39 in the hot kitchen and helping all the 40. Now I 41 late on weekends to welcome him, 42 that he will tell me something 43 .He always knows how to inspire me. I could never understand 44 he grew to be so wise without even having the opportunity to complete high school.
“Make sure you get a job 45 you have to wear a tie!” he’d always say with a smile. They were like a paintbrush(画笔) that began 46 this beautiful picture in my head that I have entitled(有资格的)my 47 in life.
My father has worked day in and day out,with few days off, for 20 years, never 48 .He would explain how this is 49 he had to do to make my 50 better. My father worked hard so that I 51 go to the best schools. He worked to supply me with 52 that would provide a job where I had to wear a tie.
My father is a 53 in which I can only hope to catch a reflection(反省)of myself. He is the one I strive to model myself after. 54 , when I make a great name for myself as a doctor, someone will ask, “Where did you get such a great work ethic (道德) ?”
“My father!” I’ ll say, adjusting(调整) my 55 and I’ ll smile.
A work B success C money D an education
A used to B would C always D might
A family B kitchen C restaurant D hotel
A to work B work C works D working
A friends B cooks C customers D waiters
A hold up B keep up C stand up D stay up
A wished B wishing C hoped D hoping
A wonderful B interesting C big D wise
A whether B how C where D when
A when B where C which D that
A putting B describing C imagining D painting
A job B success C goal D future
A complained B complains C complaining D complaint
A what B that C which D why
A job B life C days D future
A would B could C should D must
A opportunities B hopes C occasions D possibilities
A model B mirror C hero D example
A The other day B Another day C Some days D One day
A tie B suit C dress D shirt
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never 1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 5 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were 6 forward to try to get to the people who were 7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 8 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 10 of doing things: he put his head down, 11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he 14 them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A.sure B.certain C.able D.possible
A.before B.after C.till D.within
A.promised B.decided C.agreed D.insisted
A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.usually
A.hour B.moment C.minute D.second
A.pulling B.pushing C.gathering D.managing
A.selling B.buying C.choosing D.seizing
A.going B.entering C.fetching D.coming
A.where B.until C.when D.even if
A.habit B.way C.action D.sign
A.caught B.made C.blew D.gave
A.center B.end C.front D.back
A.patient B.angry C.surprised D.nervous
A.hated B.waved C.explained D.answered
A.treasure B.good C.respect D.present
完形填空
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly ________ ,he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just ________ and was happy when he could see or hear boys playing his ________ game—football. He would ________ give them $25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got ________ ,for they could hardly believe ________ they were being paid to do something they ________ .
The first two weeks had passed,the boys came to the old man’s house each weekend,and went away ________ with their $25. The third week when they came back,________ ,the old man said he hadn’t had much money ________ himself and sent them away with only $15. The fourth week,the man said he had not yet received his ________ from the government and gave them only $10. The boys were very disappointed,but there was________much that they could do about it.
At the ________ of the fifth week,the boys came back and ________ at the old man’s door,waiting for their ________ . Slowly,the door opened and the old man appeared. He ________ that he could not afford to pay them $25 ________ he had promised,but said he would give them $5 each week without ________ .
This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely $5!”They yelled.“ ________ !”
They ________ away and never played on the street again.
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完形填空(共1小题)
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。
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano.She studied music in college and her_________was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.Everything_________when she was 20 years old.She became sick with what doctors _________ was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died.Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _________her to become_________deaf.She could no longer hear the music which she had always_________
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, _________she did decide to change_________.She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_________.She wanted to be _________and work full time .
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington,D.C._________,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).Shirley supervised young women who_________in the university during the school year.She also taught English.Somehow she found time to_________ graduate school at Howard University in Washington,D.C.In 1972,Shirley received her M.A.degree.
Always _________ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which_________deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This_________ woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D.She made _________in 1992_________she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr.Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and_________many rainbows searching for her dream.With courage and_________,she never gave up.
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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、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。
As I walked past a store, I saw it, my dream coat. I’d been searching for the wonderful style that I’d first in a magazine. I tried it on. It fit . I wrapped the coat around myself like a (n) .
I knew that I shouldn’t buy myself a present at Christmas time. I’d the gifts for my family long before. Mom had me into buying a coat months ago. , I earned this by working all last summer. Still, I felt just a little . “It is more blessed (幸福的) to give than to receive”. Those haunted (萦绕) me all day. But I also wanted my dream coat.
The next morning, on the school bus, I my friend, Kate. I recognized her dress as the same one she’d yesterday and the day before.
At dinner, I asked my parents about Kate’s family.
“I hear that her mother worked at the factory that just and his father is an alcoholic. He probably drank up all the money his wife .”
That night I dreamed about Kate sitting beside a tree on Christmas morning, looking in our windows, when we opened gift after gift. When I awoke, I was of what I had to do.
At breakfast, I my plan to my family. It I wasn’t the only one who was thinking that way. I bought a basic but outfit (一套衣服) for Kate. We didn’t go to Kate’s until we were certain everyone would be in bed. Dad turned the car lights off I approached her house.
The first day back to school after Christmas , Kate was dressed in the clothes I’d given her. The outfit seemed to fit well.
It’s been many years now that Christmas Eve, and I have not forgotten it. I learned the of giving.
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My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ _____ my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a _____ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a ______ on how bad it must be to have to stand _______ in the cold wind.
In the store, I asked each of my kids to _____ something they thought our “friend” there would ______. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _______. I thought about it. We were _____ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _____ from our need instead of our abundance is _____ what we need to do! All the kids ______ something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of ____, he lit up and thanked us with _____ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for ______his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful _____ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can _____! Things would have played out so ______ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have _____ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in _____, it also gave my kids the ______ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.
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Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(奔驰经销商)send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a (an) job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept
A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges
A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely
A.book B.bike C.car D.bag
A.station B.museum C.library D.theater
A.what B.how C.why D.when
A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk
A.stories B.words C.poems D.lyrics
A.protect B.beat C.raise D.train
A.but B.so C.unless D.although
A.shocked B.impressed C.frightened D.embarrassed
A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up
A.enjoyable B.delightful C.tiring D.amusing
A.learn B.work C.exercise D.drive
A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes
A.future B.ho C.idea D.program
A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record
A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered
A.same B.last C.next D.only
A.strange B.unpleasant C.terrible D.delicious
As I was driving out of the store parking lot, they crossed in front of me.My first reaction was filled with 36 at being delayed for a whole ten seconds.But I quickly became 37 when I realized that it was an elderly 38 .
The man leaned on his 39 who walked in front of him.He not only used her for 40 but it was obvious that he was blind.The two of them _41 as one—each needing the other to 42 in this fast-changing world.
That little example of true strength 43 my whole personal perception(理解) of life that day.Suddenly I wasn’t so 44 having to work a few extra hours on Saturdays.I had my 45 ,and I was still 46 young.
That picture of those two elderly people walking with dignity(尊严) and strength 47 me the entire week.My 48 wasn’t so bad after all.I had my health and a good job.I had a wonderful, 49 wife.I started to think—not only was I 50 to have these all, but so was that wonderful old couple,who,_51 the trials and sufferings of a long life,still had the love and support of each other to 52 them through this world.
There are so many people out there just like that couple.My wife and I sometimes 53 ourselves in our old age, walking arm in arm into the sunset. That image always gives us a 54 feeling.Just remember, none of us would be here if it wasn’t for our elders.We all should spend a little extra time and patience, 55 helping our elder friends.
A.tension B.anger C.surprise D.puzzle
A.nervous B.worried C.patient D.satisfied
A.couple B.driver C.policeman D.truck
A.friend B.daughter C.wife D.mother
A.fun B.free C.support D.care
A.worked B.stood C.thought D.considered
A.warn B.point C.remind D.function
A.ruin B.remove C.change D.fail
A.sure of B.mad about C.excited with D.curious about
A.courage B.freedom C.dream D.strength
A.similarly B.extremely C.naturally D.relatively
A.agreed with B.stayed with C.happened to D.connected with
A.family B.plan C.life D.salary
A.supportive B.famous C.active D.pretty
A.lucky B.fit C.willing D.eager
A.unless B.despite C.owing to D.since
A.challenge B.value C.carry D.arrange
A.picture B.share C.compare D.teach
A.sad B.bitter C.serious D.warm
A.in case of B.regardless of C.as a result of D.when it comes to
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very 36 because of this.
But a girl with dark skin and ling shiny hair changed me. Here best characteristics are her openness and 37 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I 38 became a happy girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 39 and helpless and I was afraid that I would 40 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me :“Rain, you can achiever more than I do, so 1 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great 42 she was to me at that time.
However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the 43 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.
I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 44 her several times intending to tell her to think easefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 45 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 46 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.
Now I firmly believer that distance and time can’t 47 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.
A.silent B.aggressive C.impatient D.greedy
A.faithfulness B.cheerfulness C.quietness D.kindness
A.gradually B.normally C.frequently D.regularly
A.scared B.shabby C.cold-hearted D.unreasonable
A.leave B.miss C.lose D.abandon
A.look forward B.hold on C.get down D.give thought
A.burden B.example C.encouragement D.wonder
A.difference B.distance C.misunderstanding D.complaint
A.visited B.messaged C.telephoned D.wrote
A.negotiate B.develop C.survive D.accelerate
A.cheerful B.dynamic C.calm D.pale
A.protect B.prevent C.free D.separate