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Sammy Armstrong was driving to his office1.he noticed a car was stuck on railroad tracks.Then he2. (hear)a train whistle.Sammy threw down his sunglasses and keys and ran toward the car.3.elderly man,Jean Papich,eighty-four,sat in the drivers seat,4.(turn) the key and hitting the gas.His wife,Marion,seventy-eight,was looking5.(nervous) at him.Then Sammy walked to the back of the car and pushed it forward,but his boots slipped on the warm asphalt（沥青）.He could see the train approaching fast.

6.might be easier to push the car backward,Sammy thought.He ran around to the front of the vehicle and shouted at Jean7.(put) the car in neutral（空挡）.Sammy could feel the ground trembling under his feet.He put his boots against the tracks and pushed forcefully.Finally,the car rolled off the tracks.When Sammy looked up,the train was just a couple of8.(foot)away.Sammy,9.(shock) and speechless,went back to work as crowd gathered at the scene.

Weeks later,Marion called to thank Sammy.He responded,“I just did10.I believe is the right thing to do as an average citizen."

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I will never forget that at the age of 9 I was asked to deliver a speech entitled A Challenge in My Life before the whole class! You can imagine how 1.(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that…with so many eyes 2. (fix) upon me. I could do nothing but 3. (prepare) for it, though. First, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my 6. (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech tongue-tiredly. After 7. seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding…I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before 8.big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficult on our way 9. success is our fear. Overcome it, 10. you will be able to achieve your goals.

While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (踏板车). There was only a _____ space between the line of people and the tables, which she ___ to drive along. She drove over my foot and did not __ saying nothing at all.

I got annoyed and expected she would have ____, but then I just decided to ____ it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ____ . After about half an hour, when she had ___ her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It ____ start. She tried to turn the key several times ____ she telephoned the place she purchased it from.

An engineer ______ within five minutes. The place must have been local. I could not

_____ overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just____ the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ______ about driving it.____, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ______, and this combination made it quite _____ to drive it through narrow gaps.

Suddenly, I felt _____ for the lady. It really didn’t ____ me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, _____, that a person doing that should apologize.

Next time you’re about to _____ someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.

1.A. private B. vast C. public D. narrow

2.A. attempted B. promised C. declined D. guaranteed

3.A. call back B. give up C. look back D. cheer up

4.A. ignored B. apologized C. explained D. forgiven

5.A. dismissed B. made C. deserved D. inspected

6.A. truck B. bike C. car D. scooter

7.A. poured B. finished C. ordered D. purchased

8.A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t

9.A. so B. until C. unless D. before

10.A. broke in B. turned up C. ran away D. settleddown

11.A. tolerate B. allow C. resist D. postpone

12.A. collected B. stolen C. fixed D. abandoned

13.A. concerned B. excited C. confident D. nervous

14.A. Doubtfully B. Certainly C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly

15.A. width B. length C. weight D. height

16.A. cool B. convenient C. stressful D. desperate

17.A. pleasure B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy

18.A. strike B. bother C. satisfy D. motivate

19.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides

20.A. judge B. hug C. persuade D. tease

Here’s the news from BBC. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, sends her wishes to those who celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year at Chinese New Year Reception 2017.

"I would like to start by welcoming everybody here to Number 10 Downing Street — my office but also my home. And it’s wonderful to see so many people here and to see the building so beautifully decorated, actually, for Chinese New Year. And I'm delighted that Chinese New Year is an annual celebration in this house just as it is across Britain and across the world.

Today is the beginning of the Year of the Rooster, more specifically, the Year of the Fire Rooster, which I’m told comes every 60 years. Our ambition is to make Britain a country where whoever you are, whatever your background, you can go as far as your talents will take you. And I think that in the British Chinese community, we have an excellent example. Ever since the first Chinese settlers came to this country, in the port cities of Liverpool, Cardiff and London, you’ve been a model of integration(融入) and success. Chinese enterprises, from food to finance, manufacturing to the arts, is a successful support of the British economy.

We want to follow that example, to ensure that whoever they are, they're able to reach their potential.

So as we end the Year of the Fire Monkey, a year in which I was born, let us welcome the Year of the Fire Rooster, approach it with that openness, confidence, hard work and leadership, build that Global Britain, growing our relationship and our strategic(战略的) partnership with China as we do so. And let me wish you and your families a very happy and healthy New Year."

1.Why did Theresa May deliver the speech?

A. To honor some successful oversea Chinese.

B. To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

C. To forecast the Year of the Fire Rooster.

D. To welcome students studying in England.

2.What can we infer from the text?

A. All oversea Chinese celebrate the New Year.

B. The Year of the Rooster comes before the Year of the Monkey.

C. Chinese enterprises make great contributions to the British economy.

D. Everyone can reach their potential in England.

3.What’s Theresa May’s attitude towards Chinese working in England?

A. Appreciative. B. Negative. C. Casual. D. Ambiguous.

Recently,an American doctor in Liberia has been tested positive for the Ebola virus.Dr.Rick Sacra,a Christian missionary(传教士)wasn’t treating people with Ebola,but he’s in the country that’s been hardest hit by the latest Ebola outbreak.And that’s one of five things to know about this virus.It’s killed thousands in West Africa.Second point,it`s a fever.Other symptoms are muscle pain,vomiting and bleeding.It`s spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids.

There’s no cure for this disease.About half of those who’ve gotten it have died.Quick treatment with fluids,vitamins and medicines seems to help in some cases.Now,there’s an experimental drug being used on some victims.Quantities are extremely limited,and its effectiveness isn’t proven.Some who’ve gotten it have survived,while some have died.

This outbreak,the worst so far has been largely limited to West Africa.You`re about to see how Ebola has turned parts of Liberia in the ghost towns.Half the population here have either died or fled.Many didn’t even stop to carry their belongings.A lot of houses were abandoned.Gazali Johnson told us he lost his eight months pregnant sister,his brother,niece and many others.Too many to name.

From Zango we go further into the jungle.Through a quarantine(隔离)gate into nearby Bakuda.Some 8,000 people live here,but no one has been allowed to leave.This community has been completely isolated.Of the over 1,000 death from Ebola in Liberia,20 percent have died right here,in this town.The town chief tells us that they worried if the virus doesn’t kill them,hunger and disease

will.This is what it`s like across Lofa,locked in,afraid and alone.

1.What symptom will a person with Ebola have?

A. Headache. B. Bone pain. C. Bleeding. D. Heart attack.

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. The new drug has no effect on this disease.

B. Once people get Ebola,they will finally die.

C. A new drug has been widely used in hospitals.

D. Some quick treatment may save people’s lives.

3.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A. The damage caused by Ebola.

B. The town abandoned by people.

C. The reason for people’s leaving.

D. The story told by Gazali Johnson.

4.According to Paragraph 4,what can we know about the community?

A. It is the largest community in Liberia.

B. It is greatly hit by the outbreak of Ebola.

C. The town chief is confident about their future.

D. People in the community can help each other.

Manners nowadays in big cities like London are particularly non-existent. It's nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on a bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her, as he ought to. In fact, it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman, it is nearly always one from the older generation.

This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it's not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for older women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves "First come, first served", while a gray-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple stands? Yet this is too often seen.

Older people, tired and easy annoyed from a day's work, aren't angels, either-far from it. Many an argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as they feel tired of pushes in the queue and shove(猛推) each other to get on buses.

If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all, however, it seems necessary, not only that communication in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. Shop assistant won't bother to assist, taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously round comers, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it's up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration(恶化).

1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. A big strong schoolboy never pushes the elderly for a seat on a bus.

B. Young persons are sure to offer seat to the elderly.

C. Older generation have better manners than the young.

D. Elderly women are often treated politely.

2.What's the author's attitude towards the young men's argument about offering seat in public?

A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful. C. Positive. D. Negative.

3.What do we know about older people when they are tired from a day's work?

A. Older people behave worse than the young.

B. Older people may also have unpleasant behaviors.

C. Older people don't like taking buses.

D. Older people are good at argument and quarrel.

4.Why does the author write this article?

A. To tell us that manners nowadays in big cities are non-existent.

B. To scold the persons who have no manners at all.

C. To warn us of the seriousness of young men's lacking good manners.

D. To call on the young to improve the situation.

My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the time or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a lonely Christmas after all.

However, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.

There was a knock on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to welcome us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a package on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had missed a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.

Then, we received an invitation to share a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their guest—a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.

I was so grateful for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.

This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The distance and work schedules just made things too difficult. Knowing that sense of Christmas isolation all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were alone in the holidays.

Lonely people are all around us, but most of us seldom notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest kind gesture can make a world of difference.

1.What can be inferred from paragraph 3?

A. The doorbell wouldn’t work in winter.

B. The Smiths happened to find the gifts sent by the Browns.

C. John Smith, Phyllis and Jeff worked in the same company.

D. The Browns put the gifts on the porch secretly.

2.What does the underlined word “isolation” in the last second paragraph mean?

A. Hurt. B. Love. C. Loneliness D. Happiness.

3.Welcomed by the neighbors, the author realizes ________.

A. even a small kind act can make people feel warm

B. lonely people should celebrate Christmas together

C. Christmas should be treated seriously

D. the people around us are all lonely

I’m not so f_______ with him, Actually, I don’t even know his name.

"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".

Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?" the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong…" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I have to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove." The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.

1.When a person in the United States asks "How are you?, he or she wants to hear " _______".

A. How are you? B. Hello. C. I don't know. D. Fine.

2.When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say "_______".

A. You're wrong. I disagree. B. I'm not sure.

C. I'm sure I disagree. D. No, I disagree.

3.When a person says "I have to go now" "Someone's at the door", the person may be _______.

A. giving an excuse B. hurting someone's feeling

C. ill in bed D. asking you a question

4.What does the rule of the game of language probably mean?

A. Be polite.

B. Don't disagree with people.

C. Always say what you mean.

D. Never say exactly what you are thinking.

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