“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight? ”I   36   asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now, ”he replied.

My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my da   D.Dad, this is my friend Jill. ”I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  .

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  this time . But as usual the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I  51  inside, and I could feel my tears   52  . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53   on the couch.

  54   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55   than his whiskey bottle.

A.confidently      B.eagerly         C.proudly        D.fearfully

A.reach             B.keep           C.take           D.make

A.create             B.support         C.appreciate     D.accept

A.watch            B.avoid         C.attend           D.speed

A.excuse           B.reply         C.promise        D.trick

A.Besides          B.Thus           C.Otherwise     D.However

A.active            B.formal          C.different       D.serious

A.recognized        B.greeted         C.encouraged      D.showed

A.air              B.audience       C.school          D.playground

A.apart from       B.other than       C.except for       D.along with

A.stage            B.position        C.office          D.exit

A.Jill’s            B.teacher’s       C.mother’s     D.father’s

A.fixed            B.touched         C.hurt         D.spotted

A.successfully     B.disappointedly C.delightedly     D.hopefully

A.drunk            B.woken       C.forgiven       D.hidden

A.stepped           B.noticed         C.examined     D.glanced

A.getting off       B.falling down   C.building up   D.turning around

A.leaning         B.lying         C.putting         D.carrying

A.How          B.Where           C.Why          D.Whether

A.perfect        B.comfortable      C.fortunate       D.important

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength.       the story of this boy for example.He decided to study judo(柔道)       he had lost his left       in a car accident.

The boy began lessons        an old Japanese judo master.The boy was doing well,      he couldn’t understand why,after three months of training,the master had      him only one move.

“Sensei,”the boy       said to his master,“shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”

“This is the only move you’11 ever      to know,”the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding,but believing in his teacher,the boy       training.

Several months later,the sensei       the boy to his first tournament.

To his      ,  the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more        ,but after some time,his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged;the boy skillfully       his one move to win the match.Still amazed by his       ,the boy was now in the finals.

This time,his opponent was bigger,stronger,and more       .For a while,the boy appeared to be defeated.       that the boy might get       ,the referee called a timeout(暂停).He was about to stop the match when the sensei       ,saying,“No,let him continue.”

    Soon after the match began again,his opponent made a big       :he dropped his guard.The boy won the tournament.

When asked,“how did I win with only one move ? ”,the sensei answered, “First,you’ve  almost      one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.Second,the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grasp your left arm.”

1.A.Take           B.Give            C.Tell             D.Make

2.A.because        B.though           C.before           D.until

3.A.1eg            B.eye             C.arm             D.hand

4.A.with           B.as               C.beneath         D.1ike

5.A.for            B.since             C.so             D.or

6.A.promised       B.taught            C.allowed         D.delivered

7.A.honestly        B.finally           C.impatiently       D.rapidly

8.A.need           B.fail              C.agree            D.demand

9.A.avoided        B.stopped           C.kept             D.regretted

10.A.applied         B.kept             C.carried           D.took

11.A.embarrassment   B.encouragement    C.disappointment     D.astonishment

12.A.difficult         B.awkward         C.frightening        D.unique

13.A.sacrificed        B.suggested        C.quitted           D.used

14.A.competitor       B.master           C.success          D.challenge

15.A.responsible       B.experienced       C.casual           D.stressed

16.A.Concerned       B.Threatened        C.Disappointed      D.Delighted

17.A.tired            B.defeated          C.hurt              D.fined

18.A.sighed          B.added            C.approved          D.interrupted

19.A.discovery       B.difference         C.mistake           D.decision

20.A.created         B.mastered          C.exposed           D.watched

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网