Mearl Jacobs' body was at the funeral home．The memorial service was 1 for the next day．We 2 in the family room to tell stories, sharing 3 of her．She had lived a life 4 with stories．Most people didn't know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that 5 she really didn't care much for baseball, she loved listening to the 6 because her son loved baseball．
Before long the 7 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 8 the lives in the room．
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home．I asked her if she 9 back to her apartment．She said, ‘NO!' I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?' ‘YES!'”
A series of love and 10 was realized that night．Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old 11 ．When she did so, you became a different person, a 12 and reformed person．She was 13 that way．She knew how to show the things that really 14 in the life．She 15 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”．He grandkids talked of her 16 acceptance of them, no matter what．
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance．Mearl knew how to help you 17 ．She had always shown total 18 to the family and friends－to people．
The next day Mearl was 19 the topic．We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 20 ．She is always there, giving and loving．
It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful． 1 that time, mountains were 2 by the people living on the plain, 3 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 4 places in which one was easily 5 or killed by terrible animals．
Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 6 in the towns began to grow tired of 7 ．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement． 8 in the 9 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 10 to untouched country, and particularly 11 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 12 for a holiday．
Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 13 about getting to the． 14 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 15 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 16 , what a 17 reward it is to be able to look 18 on everything within 19 !At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
After
B．
In
C．
At
D．
Before
(2)
[ ]
A．
hated
B．
liked
C．
feared
D．
observed
(3)
[ ]
A．
however
B．
further
C．
sometimes
D．
especially
(4)
[ ]
A．
exciting
B．
interesting
C．
dangerous
D．
alone
(5)
[ ]
A．
fallen down
B．
lost
C．
discovered
D．
caught
(6)
[ ]
A．
unhappily
B．
lonely
C．
comfortable
D．
easily
(7)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
it
C．
themselves
D．
that
(8)
[ ]
A．
Yet
B．
So
C．
However
D．
But
(9)
[ ]
A．
last
B．
recent
C．
eighteenth
D．
early
(10)
[ ]
A．
country
B．
houses
C．
town
D．
planet
(11)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
at
C．
in
D．
for
(12)
[ ]
A．
importam
B．
right
C．
necessary
D．
popular
(13)
[ ]
A．
pleasant
B．
interested
C．
dangerous
D．
terrible
(14)
[ ]
A．
foot
B．
spot
C．
top
D．
tip
(15)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
to
C．
against
D．
between
(16)
[ ]
A．
light
B．
climb
C．
walk
D．
running
(17)
[ ]
A．
surprising
B．
satisfactory
C．
disappointing
D．
astonishing
(18)
[ ]
A．
behind
B．
up
C．
down
D．
around
(19)
[ ]
A．
miles
B．
minutes
C．
seeing
D．
sight
(20)
[ ]
A．
above
B．
below
C．
under
D．
away
完型填空：
“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 1 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework． 3 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident．
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 ．“I was beaten down,” admits Bob．“Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university． 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids． 8 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 9 children so much,”she 10 ,“I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．”She continued to run the household, 11 until Bob signed the contract．
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 ．For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner．
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made．“I found 16 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean．”
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．
(1)
[ ]
A．
only
B．
just
C．
nearly
D．
ever
(2)
[ ]
A．
stick to
B．
set about
C．
think about
D．
take over
(3)
[ ]
A．
If
B．
As
C．
Since
D．
Although
(4)
[ ]
A．
carry on
B．
give up
C．
break down
D．
find out
(5)
[ ]
A．
strange
B．
pleasant
C．
difficult
D．
serious
(6)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
employed
C．
learned from
D．
worked as
(7)
[ ]
A．
In time
B．
Before long
C．
Since then
D．
Later on
(8)
[ ]
A．
Then
B．
Thus
C．
So
D．
Still
(9)
[ ]
A．
near
B．
after
C．
about
D．
around
(10)
[ ]
A．
insists
B．
sighs
C．
jokes
D．
apologizes
(11)
[ ]
A．
besides
B．
therefore
C．
however
D．
otherwise
(12)
[ ]
A．
terrible
B．
tasty
C．
expensive
D．
special
(13)
[ ]
A．
starved
B．
traveled
C．
worked out
D．
ate out
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[ ]
A．
Due to
B．
As for
C．
Along with
D．
Except for
(15)
[ ]
A．
until
B．
before
C．
if
D．
unless
(16)
[ ]
A．
an easier way
B．
a cheaper way
C．
a cleaner way
D．
a harder way
(17)
[ ]
A．
receive
B．
welcome
C．
greet
D．
fetch
(18)
[ ]
A．
good
B．
wrong
C．
right
D．
opposite
(19)
[ ]
A．
admitted
B．
suggested
C．
agreed
D．
explained
(20)
[ ]
A．
operating
B．
realizing
C．
sharing．
D．
performing
完型填空：
Cars are important part in the United States．Without a car most people feel that they are 1 ．And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel 2 poor when he has a car．
Henry Ford was the man who first started 3 cars in large numbers．He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to 4 American culture．The car made the United States a nation on 5 ．And it 6 to make the United States what it is today．
There are three main reasons that the car has become so 7 in the United States． 8 the country is a huge one and Americans like to 9 around it．The car 10 the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation．With a car people can go any place 11 spending a lot of money．The second reason is that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 12 ．Long distance trains have never been as 13 in the United States as they are in other parts of the world．Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by 14 ．But it is too expensive to be used 15 ．The third reason is the most 16 one．The Americans’ spirit of 17 is what really made cars popular．Americans don’t like to wait for a bus or a train, 18 a plane．They don’t like to have to 19 an exact schedule．A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time．And this is the freedom that Americans want 20 to have．
(1)
[ ]
A．
healthy
B．
rich
C．
pretty
D．
poor
(2)
[ ]
A．
really
B．
truly
C．
actually
D．
exactly
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[ ]
A．
doing
B．
making
C．
designing
D．
owing
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[ ]
A．
affect
B．
afford
C．
effort
D．
effect
(5)
[ ]
A．
foot
B．
horse backs
C．
chairs
D．
wheels
(6)
[ ]
A．
tried
B．
helped
C．
hoped
D．
got
(7)
[ ]
A．
well-known
B．
lovely
C．
popular
D．
famous
(8)
[ ]
A．
In all
B．
After all
C．
First of all
D．
Above all
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[ ]
A．
move
B．
transport
C．
walk
D．
go
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[ ]
A．
offers
B．
provides
C．
takes
D．
proves
(11)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
without
C．
for
D．
by
(12)
[ ]
A．
journey
B．
travel
C．
transportation
D．
trip
(13)
[ ]
A．
common
B．
usual
C．
unusual
D．
ordinary
(14)
[ ]
A．
bikes
B．
ships
C．
rockets
D．
planes
(15)
[ ]
A．
frequently
B．
continuously
C．
completely
D．
fully
(16)
[ ]
A．
funny
B．
important
C．
common
D．
simple
(17)
[ ]
A．
dependence
B．
serf-confidence
C．
selfishness
D．
independence
(18)
[ ]
A．
or even
B．
but
C．
and
D．
nor
(19)
[ ]
A．
take
B．
receive
C．
follow
D．
accept
(20)
[ ]
A．
worst
B．
most
C．
best
D．
least
完型填空：
Mr．Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen, it was a beautiful morning, 1 he went to the window and looked out．He was surprised to see 2 middle-aged professor, who walked in the university just up the road from Mr．Jones’s house, 3 the direction of the town．He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag．Mr．Jones thought that he must have 4 by the night train, and decided to walk to the university instead of taking a taxi．
Mr．Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had 5 a long rope to one of the branches so that they could swing on it．
Mr．Jones was 6 to see the professor 7 when he saw the rope, and looked 8 up and down the road．When he saw that there was nobody in sight, he 9 into the garden, put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat on the grass and 10 the rope．He 11 it hard to see whether it was strong enough to 12 his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the 13 on the end of the rope, his grey hair 14 all around his face．Backwards and forwards he swung, 15 taking a few more 16 steps on the grass when the rope began to swing 17 slowly for him．
At last the professor stopped, 18 his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, picked up his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and 19 his way to the university, looking as 20 and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be．
(1)
[ ]
A．
because
B．
as
C．
so
D．
for
(2)
[ ]
A．
strangely-dressed
B．
casually-dressed
C．
ugly-dressed
D．
neatly-dressed
(3)
[ ]
A．
going to
B．
turning to
C．
coming from
D．
moving from
(4)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
arrived
C．
missed
D．
taken
(5)
[ ]
A．
hanged
B．
tied
C．
joined
D．
put
(6)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
frightened
C．
surprised
D．
excited
(7)
[ ]
A．
stop
B．
stand
C．
climb
D．
walk
(8)
[ ]
A．
carefully
B．
secretly
C．
carelessly
D．
directly
(9)
[ ]
A．
ran
B．
stepped
C．
moved
D．
jumped
(10)
[ ]
A．
took hold of
B．
grasped
C．
seized
D．
picked
(11)
[ ]
A．
held
B．
waved
C．
pulled
D．
hit
(12)
[ ]
A．
lose
B．
receive
C．
measure
D．
take
(13)
[ ]
A．
sky
B．
garden
C．
house
D．
air
(14)
[ ]
A．
flowing
B．
following
C．
blowing
D．
growing
(15)
[ ]
A．
suddenly
B．
hardly
C．
occasionally
D．
continuously
(16)
[ ]
A．
running
B．
jumping
C．
careful
D．
slow
(17)
[ ]
A．
more
B．
less
C．
too
D．
enough
(18)
[ ]
A．
straightened
B．
tied
C．
united
D．
moved
(19)
[ ]
A．
started
B．
set out
C．
continued
D．
walked
(20)
[ ]
A．
sweaty
B．
joyful
C．
quiet
D．
proud
完型填空。
Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes．He often tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old 1 girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in everyone．
Cindy wasn't a great 2 , but when she was in the gym everyone complained less, worked harder, and, not 3 , achieved more．Cindy was such a powerful motivator 4 she could see nothing．When it was her turn to do the vault(跳马), mother would also 5 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the vault．When her mom said,“Vault!”, Cindy would reach out and jump, 6 her mother and herself．
Cindy loved the sport and kept 7 because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her 8 ．Mark called her the most 9 member of the team, not because of her 10 ability, but because of her heart and because she 11 a standard of perseverance(坚持)and courage that inspired others to get more out of themselves．Everyone who 12 her work hard to be the best she could be 13 how much more they could get out of themselves．
This is leadership-leadership by 14 ．And we see this sort of leadership not only in 15 but also in families and in the workplace．Often the most important members of the team are not the 16 , most skilled, or most powerful．Their 17 is in their attitude and their ability to energize and 18 others with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination．
People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others．
There's no doubt that Cindy's 19 has a great effect on her teammates．A person's character matters most because it comes from within and does not depend on 20 alone．
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