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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

Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they've never actually 21you. Everything they know about you 22through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 23 they feel they can know you 24 from the sound of your voice. That's how powerful the 25is.

Powerful, yes, but not always 26. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met 27, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 28 me. I sometimes wished to 29 another agent.

One morning, I had to 30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani's office 31 . The woman sitting at the desk, 32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 34immediately. "What a wonderful lady!" I thought.

Rushing out 35I called out over my shoulder, "By the way, what's your name?" "I'm Rani," she said. I turned around and saw a 36woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 37! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 38 .

Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani's 39---her warm smile, her nods, her 'I'm here for you' 40 ---were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.

21.

A．

accepted

B．

noticed

C．

heard

D．

met

22.

A．

came

B．

moved

C．

ran

D．

developed

23.

A．

Thus

B．

Yet

C．

Then

D．

Indeed

24.

A．

rather

B．

also

C．

just

D．

already

25.

A．

Telephone

B．

voice

C．

connection

D．

impression

26.

A．

direct

B．

useful

C．

easy

D．

accurate

27.

A．

in person

B．

by myself

C．

in public

D．

on purpose

28.

A．

annoyed

B．

interested

C．

discouraged

D．

confused

29.

A．

promote

B．

train

C．

find

D．

know

30.

A．

arrange

B．

postpone

C．

confirm

D．

book

31.

A．

for the first time

B．

at any time

C．

from time to time

D．

in good time

32.

A．

expecting

B．

seeing

C．

testing

D．

avoiding

33.

A．

shy

B．

comforting

C．

familiar

D．

forced

34.

A．

bill

B．

form

C．

ticket

D．

list

35.

A．

hopefully

B．

disappointedly

C．

gratefully

D．

regretfully

36.

A．

careful

B．

serious

C．

nervous

D．

pleasant

37.

A．

amused

B．

worried

C．

helpless

D．

speechless

38.

A．

calm

B．

nice

C．

proud

D．

clever

39.

A．

forgiveness

B．

eagerness

C．

friendliness

D．

skillfulness

40.

A．

explanation

B．

attitude

C．

concept

D．

Behavior

A Heroic Driver

Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2009. Larry was __41__along 165 north after delivering to one of his    42   . Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.    43   he got closer, he found 44   vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed    45   shooting out from under the    46   vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and    47   the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.

The man who had his bright lights on    48   and told Larry he had    49   an emergency call. They    50   heard a woman's voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle.    51   the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay    52   until the emergency personnel arrived,    53   she thought the car was going to    54   . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move    55   she injured her neck.

Once fire and emergency people arrive, Larry and the other man    56   and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the    57   if he was needed or    58   to go. They let him and the other man go.

One thing is    59   -Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His    60   most likely saved the woman's life.

41.

A．

walking

B．

touring

C．

traveling

D．

rushing

42.

A．

passengers

B．

colleagues

C．

employers

D．

customers

43.

A．

Since

B．

Although

C．

As

D．

If

44.

A．

each

B．

another

C．

that

D．

his

45.

A．

flames

B．

smoke

C．

water

D．

steam

46.

A．

used

B．

disabled

C．

removed

D．

abandoned

47.

A．

got hold of

B．

prepared

C．

took charge of

D．

controlled

48.

A．

came down

B．

came through

C．

came in

D．

came over

49.

A．

returned

B．

received

C．

made

D．

confirmed

50.

A．

then

B．

again

C．

finally

D．

even

51.

A．

Starting

B．

Parking

C．

Passing

D．

Approaching

52.

A．

quiet

B．

still

C．

away

D．

calm

53.

A．

for

B．

so

C．

and

D．

but

54.

A．

explode

B．

slip away

C．

fall apart

D．

crash

55.

A．

as if

B．

unless

C．

in case

D．

after

56.

A．

stepped forward

B．

backed off

C．

moved on

D．

set out

57.

A．

woman

B．

police

C．

man

D．

driver

58.

A．

forbidden

B．

ready

C．

asked

D．

free

59.

A．

for certain

B．

for consideration

C．

reported

D．

checked

60.

A．

patience

B．

skills

C．

efforts

D．

promise

Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were ___ 36 ,Kurt asked me, " John, what is your 37for personal growth?

Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might 38 for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was 39. And I went into a 40 about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt 41patiently, but then he 42smiled and said, "You don't have a personal plan for growth, do you?"

"No, I 43 .

"You know," Kurt said simply, "growth is not a(n) 44 process."

And that's when it 45 me. I wasn't doing anything 46 to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the 47 : I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my 48 .

That night, I talked to my wife about my 49 with Kurt and what I had learned. I 50her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We 51 that Kurt wasn't just trying to make a sale. He was offering a 52for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.

Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to 53 the resources. But more importantly, we made a commitment to 54 together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a 55 decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.

36.

A．

working

B．

preparing

C．

thinking

D．

eating

37.

A．

suggestion

B．

demand

C．

plan

D．

request

38.

A．

appeal

B．

look

C．

call

D．

qualify

39.

A．

involved

B．

trapped

C．

lost

D．

bathed

40.

A．

lecture

B．

speech

C．

discussion

D．

debate

41.

A．

calculated

B．

listened

C．

drank

D．

explained

42.

A．

eagerly

B．

gradually

C．

gratefully

D．

finally

43.

A．

admitted

B．

interrupted

C．

apologized

D．

complained

44.

A．

automatic

B．

slow

C．

independent

D．

changing

45.

A．

confused

B．

informed

C．

pleased

D．

hit

46.

A．

on loan

B．

on purpose

C．

on sale

D．

on balance

47.

A．

comment

B．

announcement

C．

decision

D．

arrangement

48.

A．

life

B．

progress

C．

performance

D．

investment

49.

A．

contract

B．

conversation

C．

negotiation

D．

argument

50.

A．

lent

B．

sold

C．

showed

D．

offered

51.

A．

recalled

B．

defined

C．

recognized

D．

declared

52.

A．

tool

B．

method

C．

way

D．

rule

53.

A．

provide

B．

buy

C．

give

D．

deliver

54.

A．

grow

B．

survive

C．

move

D．

gather

55.

A．

difficult

B．

random

C．

firm

D．

wise

A Race Against Death

It was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.

On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 36   a Sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 37 if it struck the town. Dr.Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 38 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town`s 39 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 40 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.

41 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twemty more were 42 . Nome`s town officials came up with a(n) 43 . They would have the medicine sent by 44 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers-known as "mushers"-would 45 it to Nome in a relay(接力).

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 46 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon`s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31,a musher named Seppala had to 47 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound .It was the most 48 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice，which could sometimes break up without warning.If that happened，Seppala might fall into the icy water below.He would 49 ,and so would the sick children of Nome.But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1.Amusher named Kaasen had to brave this storm.At one point，huge piles of sonw blocked his 50 .He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them.Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 51 the trail again. The only hope was Balto，Kaasen's lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, 52 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed，it would mean disaster for Nome.The minutes passed by.Suddenly，Balto began to 53.He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 54in Nome. Within minutes，Dr.Welch had the medicine.He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered.

Nome had been 55 .

36.

A．

examined

B．

warned

C．

interviewed

D．

cured

37.

A．

harmless

B．

helpless

C．

fearless

D．

careless

38.

A．

Moreover

B．

Therefore

C．

Otherwise

D．

However

39.

A．

airport

B．

station

C．

harbor

D．

border

40.

A．

narrow

B．

snowy

C．

busy

D．

dirty

41.

A．

From

B．

On

C．

By

D．

After

42.

A．

tired

B．

upset

C．

pale

D．

sick

43.

A．

plan

B．

excuse

C．

message

D．

topic

44.

A．

air

B．

rail

C．

sea

D．

road

45.

A．

carry

B．

return

C．

mail

D．

give

46.

A．

Though

B．

Since

C．

When

D．

If

47.

A．

enter

B．

move

C．

visit

D．

cross

48.

A．

shameful

B．

boring

C．

dangerous

D．

foolish

49.

A．

escape

B．

bleed

C．

swim

D．

die

50.

A．

memory

B．

exit

C．

way

D．

destination

51.

A．

find

B．

fix

C．

pass

D．

change

52.

A．

pretending

B．

trying

C．

asking

D．

learning

53.

A．

run

B．

leave

C．

bite

D．

play

54.

A．

gathered

B．

stayed

C．

camped

D．

arrived

55.

A．

controlled

B．

saved

C．

founded

D．

developed

Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles' song"The Long and Winding Road". ____56____is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____57____(human) are.

The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____58____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____59____(hot) the spring! Strange, isn't it? But that's how nature is - always leaving us ____60____(astonish).

What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can't help wondering how hard it ____61____(be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____62____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____63____(ache) legs.

As the song goes, this long and winding road "will never disappear", and it will always stick in the visitor's memory. It sure does in ____64____(I).While you're in China, Mount Huangshan is ____65____must to visit!

My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.

My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, ____41____little bunny ( 兔子 ) cakes for all its ____42____throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for ____43____help during our spring break, for which I had no ____44____beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd ____45____minimum wage. I'd see how a factory ____46____. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their ____47____.

Our ____48____in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. ____49____bunny from the belt. This was _____50_____than it sounds. _____51_____a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd _____52_____.

Dad ____53____. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood _____54_____food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you _____55_____the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.

41.

A．

sold

B．

ordered

C．

made

D．

reserved

42.

A．

stores

B．

families

C．

schools

D．

citizens

43.

A．

generous

B．

financial

C．

technical

D．

temporary

44.

A．

plans

B．

problems

C．

excuses

D．

hobbies

45.

A．

offer

B．

earn

C．

set

D．

suggest

46.

A．

worked

B．

closed

C．

developed

D．

survived

47.

A．

ambition

B．

permission

C．

experience

D．

invitation

48.

A．

joys

B．

ideas

C．

roles

D．

choices

49.

A．

Save

B．

Keep

C．

Stop

D．

Remove

50.

A．

harder

B．

better

C．

longer

D．

cheaper

51.

A．

Calm down

B．

Slow down

C．

Stay on

D．

Move on

52.

A．

indicated

B．

witnessed

C．

expected

D．

remembered

53.

A．

cried

B．

smiled

C．

hesitated

D．

refused

54.

A．

tasting

B．

finding

C．

sharing

D．

delivering

55.

A．

withdraw

B．

donate

C．

receive

D．

appreciate

My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. ____36____So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.

The place wasn't entirely authentic，though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. ____37____Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it.

Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. ____38____French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.

____39____On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost ＄18!

In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.

You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded. ____40____When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously - so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.

A．	Not all the customers are tourists.
B．	The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C．	There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D．	The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E．	That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F．	Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G．	The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.

My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.

My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, ____41____little bunny ( 兔子 ) cakes for all its ____42____throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for ____43____help during our spring break, for which I had no ____44____beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd ____45____minimum wage. I'd see how a factory ____46____. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their ____47____.

Our ____48____in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. ____49____bunny from the belt. This was _____50_____than it sounds. _____51_____a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd _____52_____.

Dad ____53____. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood _____54_____food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you _____55_____the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.

41.

A．

sold

B．

ordered

C．

made

D．

reserved

42.

A．

stores

B．

families

C．

schools

D．

citizens

43.

A．

generous

B．

financial

C．

technical

D．

temporary

44.

A．

plans

B．

problems

C．

excuses

D．

hobbies

45.

A．

offer

B．

earn

C．

set

D．

suggest

46.

A．

worked

B．

closed

C．

developed

D．

survived

47.

A．

ambition

B．

permission

C．

experience

D．

invitation

48.

A．

joys

B．

ideas

C．

roles

D．

choices

49.

A．

Save

B．

Keep

C．

Stop

D．

Remove

50.

A．

harder

B．

better

C．

longer

D．

cheaper

51.

A．

Calm down

B．

Slow down

C．

Stay on

D．

Move on

52.

A．

indicated

B．

witnessed

C．

expected

D．

remembered

53.

A．

cried

B．

smiled

C．

hesitated

D．

refused

54.

A．

tasting

B．

finding

C．

sharing

D．

delivering

55.

A．

withdraw

B．

donate

C．

receive

D．

appreciate

My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. ____36____So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.

The place wasn't entirely authentic，though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. ____37____Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it.

Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. ____38____French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.

____39____On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost ＄18!

In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.

You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded. ____40____When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously - so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.

A．	Not all the customers are tourists.
B．	The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C．	There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D．	The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E．	That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F．	Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G．	The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.

It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield,Illinois, 36           （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened  to the public.Beautifully restored（修复）to its 1860 appearance,the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17years.In 1844 they bought it  37     ＄1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 38    ( marry) ceremony in 1842.

When the house was built,it was much 39   （small）than it is today.Mary's niece wrote,"The little home 40    (paint)   white .It was sweet and fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely  pretty, and her house was a reflection of 41    （she）,everything in good taste and inperfect order.

Although Mary loved flowers, 42    she nor her husband was known as a gardener.Along-time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister,Frances Todd Wallace,often came over 43         （plant）flowers in the front yard.

44      Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their  growing  family. Three  of the four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and  45        （sell）most of their furniture.

My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 and visit the doctor,providing 17  and transportation.During the week,however,she likes

to go to a nearby store to 18  some small things she needs.

Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19    about  three dollars.The only 20  to pay for the groceries was to take off the 21  she  could do without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22   the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.

At this store,people 23   and then go off to the side to 24  their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25   came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26  ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27   .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28   for the woman's name and address so that she could 29    her.The woman told her it was her 30 .

My mother was so 31   byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32 the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33  for all of their groceries.

So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34 that not only helped my mother out,but   35   too.

16.

A．

exercise

B．

housework

C．

cooking

D．

shopping

17.

A．

reward

B．

medicine

C．

company

D．

shelter

18.

A．

return

B．

collet

C．

order

D．

buy

19.

A．

shot

B．

cautious

C．

wrong

D．

concerned

20.

A．

aim

B．

way

C．

advice

D．

reason

21.

A．

weight

B．

things

C．

mask

D．

glasses

22.

A．

raise

B．

add

C．

bring

D．

switch

23.

A．

show up

B．

call in

C．

check out

D．

sit down

24.

A．

store

B．

select

C．

deliver

D．

bag

25.

A．

stranger

B．

cashier

C．

friend

D．

doctor

26.

A．

looked for

B．

talked about

C．

threw away

D．

put back

27.

A．

receipt

B．

soap

C．

cash

D．

bottle

28.

A．

asked

B．

waited

C．

cared

D．

searched

29.

A．

repay

B．

trust

C．

recognize

D．

help

30.

A．

luck

B．

chance

C．

gift

D．

turn

31.

A．

surprised

B．

amused

C．

touched

D．

convinced

32.

A．

in case

B．

even if

C．

as though

D．

so that

33

A．

energy

B．

money

C．

space

D．

time

34.

A．

faith

B．

courage

C．

kindness

D．

honor

35.

A．

made her day

B．

changed her mind

C．

caught her eye

D．

met her demand

You've  got  mail…and  it's  a postcard

Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and  find  a  brightly colored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11

"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is  into  it.  12 " Seeking other like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat

unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.

Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13  Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.

Language is certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand  it.  14  So  a  common language is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.

"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15    That  said,we know of many

postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.

A．	And that's totally fine
B．	That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it
C．	He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby
D．	Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world.
E．	On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F．	Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G．	In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.

Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact ( 影响)travel to undisturbed places .It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 4 1       (educate )about the areas -both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the  4 2      (develop)of the local areas.

Ecotourism has 4 3       (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 4 4        the late 1980s. During that time,increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.

Due to 4 5      growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types 4 6         trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually, a true eco-friendlytrip must meet thefollowing principles:

  Minimize the impact of 4 7        (visit) the place.

        Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.

        Provide 4 8         (finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.

        Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.

Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. 4 9          (activity)there range from whale watching to

hiking ( 远足 )and accommodations aim 5 0        (have )a low impact on the natural environment.

Simply saying thank you doesn't seem enough in certain situations.I was considering this while working as a  21       Just a few weeks ago.And it came to me then how

much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different 22          of gratitude (感谢).

My thoughts were soon    23        .We had a woman patient who was 24          from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon,while   25       to get into bed she collapsed(倒下) from what was  26          discovered to be a heart attack.The collapse was disastrous,   27        the  emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered,though     28      ,and was ready for discharge (出院)after four weeks.

She was    29   for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her.On her day of discharge,we shared in her  30             at her recovery.As she was

  31  she was eager to say   32   to each of us in the nursing team.When she       33    one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague     34    to accept it, saying that we were all just      35      our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then       36      : "Oh this isn't for the       37_    I had. Itake that as a  38_       .No,this is for setting my hair yesterday.''

And there you have it. To many people,     39     lives is part of the job but styling hair is an  40_          and should be rewarded.

21.

A．

cleaner

B．

chemist

C．

nurse

D．

doctor

22.

A．

grades

B．

meanings

C．

needs

D．

expectations

23.

A．

brushed aside

B．

put to the test

C．

brought under discussion

D．

taken into account

2 4.

A．

departing

B．

escaping

C．

retiring

D．

recovering

2 5.

A．

attempting

B．

choosing

C．

pausing

D．

promising

26.

A．

eventually

B．

fortunately

C．

casually

D．

secretly

2 7.

A．

assessing

B．

requiring

C．

forming

D．

proving

2 8.

A．

slightly

B．

accidentally

C．

slowly

D．

happily

2 9.

A．

grateful

B．

thoughtful

C．

sorrowful

D．

fearful

3 0.

A．

surprise

B．

delight

C．

curiosity

D．

disappointment

31.

A．

operating

B．

thinking

C．

hesitating

D．

leaving

32.

A．

sorry

B．

hello

C．

goodbye

D．

yes

33.

A．

reached

B．

consulted

C．

introduced

D．

persuaded

34.

A．

wished

B．

pretended

C．

failed

D．

refused

35.

A．

enjoying

B．

doing

C．

securing

D．

starting

36.

A．

repeated

B．

recited

C．

replied

D．

reported

37.

A．

courage

B．

patience

C．

duty

D．

care

38.

A．

goal

B．

given

C．

push

D．

greeting

3 9.

A．

risking

B．

changing

C．

saving

D．

building

40.

A．

honour

B．

ability

C．

opening

D．

extra