Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag.Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria,where students come and go,______ in the middle of my lectures.Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school.College seems to them like ______ a continuation of high school,______ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.

But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for ______.They are the so called “nontraditional students”:those who,for one reason or ______,didn’t go to college when they were 18,but many years later.Some years back in my teaching,while calling out names from the name list on the first day,I noticed a gray haired woman of about 70.She was wandering in the doorway,______ her new books like a schoolgirl.

“I’m not on the name list,” she volunteered.“But I was ______ if I could sit in for the first class,to see what marine(海洋) biology is about.” This woman’s eagerness ______ me,so I invited her to have a seat.I began the class with questions to get a(n) ______ of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course.As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals,most of my new students remained ______.But Natalie,the older woman,was on the edge of her seat,______ answers.At the end of the class,she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student.She said,“Will you ______ me another chance?” ______ at losing her,I acted quickly to remove her ______.“I’ll see you next class,”I said.Natalie turned out to be a vital and ______ student.She commuted 50 miles each day to get to school,often in the severe winter,and never missed a class.______ this,she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students.Apparently these older students have the ______ over them.It lies in the breadth and depth of their path of life.After having ______ numerous personal and professional barriers,they have an expansive world view.______ a return to school may,at first,be frightening for them,they tend to make it because they are ______ great trouble to put their studies into an already full life.

1.A. often B. seldom C. never D. hardly

2.A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. no more than

3.A. creating B. lacking C. involving D. inspiring

4.A. anger B. desperation C. hope D. pity

5.A. another B. others C. the other D. none

6.A. bringing B. buying C. holding D. fetching

7.A. hoping B. wondering C. thinking D. expecting

8.A. impressed B. embarrassed C. puzzled D. amused

9.A. plan B. sense C. concept D. idea

10.A. enthusiastic B. silent C. interested D. calm

11.A. asking B. repeating C. rejecting D. volunteering

12.A. offer B. make C. learn D. introduce

13.A. Relieved B. Relaxed C. Alarmed D. Annoyed

14.A. concern B. curiosity C. attention D. concentration

15.A. diligent B. humorous C. intelligent D. open?minded

16.A. Regardless of B. But for C. Except D. Apart from

17.A. ability B. experience C. advantage D. belief

18.A. got over B. got across C. got away from D. got through

19.A. Unless B. Until C. When D. While

20.A. demanding B. taking C. sparing D. escaping

1.As was reported by the news, the earthquake in Pasistan might have caused the death of more than 50,000 people.

As was reported by the news, the earthquake in Pasistan might have_______ _______ the death of more than 50,000 people.

2.I spoke slowly but my meaning still couldn’t get across.

I spoke slowly but they still didn’t _________ what I said.

3.The child soon got tired of hearing about his uncle’s adventures in the woods in old days.

The child soon got______ ______ his uncle’s adventures in the woods in old days.

4.I used to be a model worker, but no one showed interest in what had happened to me in the past when I hunted for a new job.

I used to be a model worker, but people ______ _______ _______what had happened to me in the past when I hunted for a new job.

5.He has been making a living by writing short stories for some magazines in the past ten years.

His life _____ ______ _______ ______ his short stories written for some magazines in the past ten years.

6.I don’t think you have realized how much it will cost you.

I don’t think you ____ ____ ____ how much it will cost you .

7.You are supposed to finish your homework before you play your computer games .

You ____ _____ _____ finish your homework before you play your computer games .

8.Middle-aged women are easily made to believe what the cheaters tell them.

Middle-aged women ______ easily ____what the cheaters tell them .

9.Professor Li said , “I did some research in this field yesterday . ”

Professor Li said that ____ ____ ____some research in ___ field ____ ____ ____.

10.A meeting will be held to solve your problem .

A meeting will be held to _____ _____ your problem .

I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many ______ that “proved” his nonexistence. Always  _____ by nature, I was determined to use  _____ to decide whether Santa Claus was _____.

The first test  ______when I was 5. I decided that if I  _____ all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really came down the chimney.  ______, that was a useless _____. I fell asleep that year, and when I woke up, I saw a  _____ wrapped present under the  _____.

At the age of 7, I came up with another test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa because I wanted ______ for Christmas, but this turned into a plot. By then, I _______knew Santa wasn’t real, but I wanted enough ______ to support this. That year was ______, because on Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart and led me around the toy section. I ______ to say a word, but did let my eyes  _____ on a ballet set. I ______ that “Santa” wouldn’t know what I wanted because he shouldn’t be able to read my _____. However, my mother would know everything that caught my eyes in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. On Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree again. ______ I didn’t use it much, my mother ended up returning it a few days later. She ______ Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my task to discover the existence of Santa.

1.A. theories B. facts C. situations D. choices

2.A. cautious B. typical C. curious D. desperate

3.A. data  B. exams C. tricks D. tests

4.A. real B. wise C. merciful D. generous

5.A. worked B. happened C. succeeded D. failed

6.A. called up B. kept up C. stayed up D. made up

7.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

8.A. attempt B. suggestion C. effect D. struggle

9.A. roughly B. clearly C. beautifully D. tidily

10.A. bed B. tree C. chimney D. table

11.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

12.A. hardly B. never C. already D. usually

13.A. evidence B. intention C. idea D. experience

14.A. amazing B. strange C. interesting D. annoying

15.A. hated B. tried C. hesitated D. refused

16.A. focus B. try C. put D. call

17.A. hoped B. explained C. argued D. figured

18.A. purpose B. opinion C. mind D. eyes

19.A. As B. If C. Although D. As soon as

20.A. admitted B. promised C. thought D. claimed

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange and red? 1.Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. 2. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

3. A yellow room makes most people more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one. And a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 4. A black bridge over the Thames River near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

5. it is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among those facts, that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up—we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colors do influence our moods. There is no doubt about it.

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