My husband and I enjoy seeing life through the eyes of our five children. It is amazing to watch them discover their ______.

One day last summer, our oldest daughter, Kaytlin found a(n) ______ red squirrel beneath the steps.

We watched it from a distance, not wanting to ______ it. But after a long wait,

we ______ that the tiny squirrel was likely an orphan. He was ______ and hungry. There were no wildlife rehabilitators(复健员) in our country, ______ we decided to care for the squirrel ourselves. More extensive research taught us how to ______ him and that we should release him as soon as he could ______ on his own.

Our daughters and I fed “Squit”. Kaytlin volunteered to take more ______. She woke in the night ______ his needs. To our ______, Squit soon began to get better. Within a few weeks, he would ask for his next meal and playfully crawl around on the girls. It wasn’t long ______ he was reintroduced to the wild.

On the first few visits to the great outdoors, he seemed to be ______ about the surroundings. After playing in the grass for a bit, he would ______ Kaytlin for safety. Soon she had him climbing trees and finding some leaves and sticks for nest.

One day in the trees, Squit met up with a family of gray squirrels that was not

____ at all. They tried to hit him, but finally he managed to get the ______ of dealing with them. Several days later, he played all day in the trees and came down at bedtime. And then one raining night, he didn’t ______. But when the sun rose the next day, there was Squit, begging for food. And that ______ the pattern for weeks.

The ______ was heartwarming for our family. In the wild and silly moments of

____ an orphaned baby squirrel, our children learned to value and appreciate life.

1.A. relation B. stress C. world D. problems

2.A. old B. baby C. big D. strong

3.A. disturb B. beat C. lose D. leave

4.A. realized B. remembered C. forgot D. admitted

5.A. brave B. healthy C. sad D. weak

6.A. so B. but C. though D. for

7.A. trap B. train C. feed D. attract

8.A. fight B. survive C. climb D. play

9.A. responsibilities B. measures C. risks D. photos

10.A. for B. by C. with D. to

11.A. regret B. relief C. disappointment D. sorrow

12.A. before B. after C. when D. since

13.A. confident B. excited C. uncertain D. serious

14.A. look back on B. catch sight of C. stay away from D. run back to

15.A. active B. frightened C. rude D. friendly

16.A. habit B. interest C. trick D. purpose

17.A. eat B. return C. go D. sleep

18.A. developed B. changed C. built D. remained

19.A. truth B. lesson C. experience D. experiment

20.A. teaching B. raising C. encouraging D. finding

Olympic gold medalist Morolake Akinosun walked through the halls of her high school in Illinois in the US, surprised at how little had changed at her old high school other than the green color on the walls.

Akinosun won her medal with the 400-meter relay team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Her return to her high school recently included a chance for the young woman to tell what she’s learned since running track for Wsubonsie more than fours year ago.

Her first piece of advice to the crowd of students was asking them to listen to their parents. “ They see things you can't see,” she said. “ In high school I thought I was on the top of the world.”

In Akinosun’s case, her parents encouraged her to consider going to the University of Illinois, which at the time had a team that was coached by Olympic medal winner Tonja Buford-Bailey. “ I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents,” she said.

Her parents saw Buford-Bailey as a good fit to coach their daughter, something Akinosun said she didn’t understand at the time. It didn’t take long, however, for her to see they were right and she ended up following Buford-Bailey to the University of Texas at Austin when the coach took a job there. Akinosun admitted it was three years before she told her parents they were right.

Becoming an excellent athlete who can take part in the Olympics needs serious dedication. She says her success came from viewing herself as an athlete-student instead of a student-athlete.

“I always put track and field first, and then comes school,” Akinosun said. A social life comes last.“It’s about sacrifices(牺牲). You can’t be on the track team unless you’re chosen,” she added.

Making athletics the most important thing in her life meant devoting her time and energy fully, no matter how she might feel on a given day. “ I never missed a training session (环节) in my four years in college,” she said. “It’s my job; it’s what I do. Think about that when you want to sleep in.”

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Akinosun according to the article?

A. She was a big fan of Buford-Bailey in high school.

B. She make up her mind to win Olympic gold medals in high school.

C. She still doesn’t want to admit that her parents helped her a lot.

D. She is thankful to her parents for finding her the right coach.

2.According to Akinosun, she became a successful athlete because ______.

A. she had great confidence in herself.

B. she always put training before anything else.

C. she was pushed by her coach to train hard.

D. she could keep a good balance between school and training.

3.The underlined word “dedication” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. a strong desire B. knowing oneself

C. a clear purpose D. devoting her time and energy fully

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How Akinosun spent her high school years.

B. The story of Akinosun’s success.

C. Being an athlete is not easy.

D. Akinosun’s advice to her schoolmates.

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.

More information is as follows:

Application date

?Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2017.

? Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2017.

? Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2017.

Courses

?    English Language

Spoken English: 22 hours

Reading and Writing: 10 hours

?    American History: 16 hours

?    American Culture: 16 hours

Steps

?    A letter of self-introduction

?    A letter of recommendation

﹡The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.

Cost

?    Daily lessons: $200

?    Sports and activities: $100

?    Travels: $200

?     Hotel service: $400

﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.

Please write to:

Thompson, Sanders

1026 King’ s Street

New York, NY 10016, US

E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo.com

1.Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?

A. Only top students can take part in the program.

B. King’s College Summer School is run every other year.

C. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

D. Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.

2.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______.

A. $200 B. $400

C. $500 D. $900

3.What information can you get from the text?

A. The program will last two months.

B. You can write to Thompson only in English.

C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2017.

D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.

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