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。

People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Jingle Bells” ___________in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was _________ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.

As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, _________, at 27, a college student after the _________ with my girlfriend , every cell inside me wanted to be alone, _________ not at Christmas. My family had _________to Brazil and my friends were _________ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my _________home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would _________from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and _________ presents.

At a market, I felt more _________ when people were buying lots of goods, which _________ the gifts we received as children in my mind . I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

Outside the church , a manger(小耶稣) had been set _________. I stood with others watching the scene, some of them _________ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with _________ I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the _________ , but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, _________ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of _________ .

Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself _________ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most _________ .

1.A. shared B. played C. served D. held

2.A. accompanied B. employed C. attended D. supported

3.A. usually B. extremely C. really D. eventually

4.A. breakup B. date C. sympathy D. concern

5.A. so B. but C. and D. or

6.A. moved B. slipped C. came D. returned

7.A. pleased B. satisfied C. occupied D. bored

8.A. shabby B. empty C. warm D. cozy

9.A. turn up B. hang out C. go away D. break in

10.A. dealt B. discounted C. wrapped D. donated

11.A. tired B. nervous C. excited D. upset

12.A. reminded B. remained C. mentioned D. introduced

13.A. down B. up C. aside D. about

14.A. hugging B. bowing C. crossing D. bending

15.A. how B. which C. what D. that

16.A. cases B. limits C. losses D. worries

17.A. lonely B. educated C. shy D. wealthy

18.A. possibility B. sight C. sadness D. hardship

19.A. surprise B. defeat C. prize D. credit

20.A. select B. value C. save D. Admit

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When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more ______ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him ______ much in repairs that he decided that he had better ______ it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly ______ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so ______ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was ______ when they met one evening, and said, “What's ______, Dave?”

Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may ______more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's ______ was sensible(合理的), he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, ______ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no ______. But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to ______ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be ______or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll ______ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ______ it.”

The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, ______ to wait there for the people who had ______his advertisement. Even Dave had to ______ that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean______it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this ______to us yet, sir?”

1.A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily

2.A. so B. such C. very D. too

3.A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw

4.A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous

5.A. some B. neither C. none D. most

6.A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished

7.A. on B. up C. it D. that

8.A. learn B. miss C. get D. find

9.A. message B. advice C. request D. description

10.A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends

11.A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer

12.A. tell B. see C. agree D. call

13.A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late

14.A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce

15.A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test

16.A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing

17.A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed

18.A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit

19.A. as B. that C. so D. such

20.A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

“America’s No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated(估计)that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”

It is no exaggeration(夸张)to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”

The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1.The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.

A. talk about health problems in America

B. introduce the topic of stress

C. emphasize the stress in America

D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

2.From the passage we can learn that .

A. both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to health

B. stress is mainly from working and living pressure

C. Americans never care about international conflict and terrorism

D. people in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

4.What’s the main subject of the passage?

A. Stress attacking health.

B. How to deal with stress.

C. A survey on working stress.

D. Health problems around the world.

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

I spent this morning cleaning up the home where I live. Now I am not talking about the house I am sitting in right now. As I _________ , I can see the sink (洗碗槽) is still full of dirty dishes. Dust is starting to _____________ on the pictures, tables, and even my computer again. Dirt _________to be swept from the floor and pet hair should be cleaned _________ the couch. What is more, the _________ in the turtle’s aquarium (鱼缸) has to be changed.

Yet, as I look at my dirty, little house I _________ have to smile, because I know that the home in which I live is _________ right now. That home is my soul(心灵). When I _____________ this morning I noticed that it also had become ______________again , but I wasn't willing to let it _____________ for long, because I have learned that a dusty soul leads to a terrible day and terrible days lead to a (n) ______________ life.

I spent the morning clearing my soul from top to _________. I swept the negative thoughts from my mind and the _________ feelings from my heart. Worries, anger and fear were _________ into the garbage can. When I was done, I felt _________ in my home once more.

The house in which I sit may need a lot of _________ but it will have to wait its turn. The home in which I live is what I am most ____________ about. I hope that the same is _________ for you. I hope that you always make efforts to keep your soul _________, beautiful, and full of love and care.

Remember some day you will leave your house behind, but you will _________ your home with you.

1.A. look around B. put forward C. move back D. take down

2.A. stick B. happen C. gather D. hide

3.A. orders B. needs C. expects D. considers

4.A. of B. for C. into D. off

5.A. plant B. stone C. stand D. water

6.A. ever B. still C. never D. hardly

7.A. clean B. dirty C. quiet D. comfortable

8.A. turned up B. stood up C. took up D. woke up

9.A. crazy B. lazy C. dusty D. rainy

10.A. lie B. stay C. make D. prepare

11.A. interesting B. happy C. satisfying D. wasted

12.A. back B. side C. bottom D. middle

13.A. harmful B. positive C. healthy D. enjoyable

14.A. collected B. thrown C. set D. arranged

15.A. safe B. sad C. calm D. excited

16.A. work B. time C. pack D. decoration

17.A. bored B. interested C. upset D. concerned

18.A. suitable B. wrong C. true D. helpful

19.A. dark B. bright C. sharp D. clever

20.A. bring B. have C. take D. move

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