14.The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps.She(41)D the driver and,using her hands to feel the(42)Aof the seats,walked down and found the(43)C which the driver had told her was empty.Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Mary,34,(44)D a medical misdiagnosis (误诊),was suddenly thrown into a world of (45)B.Mark,her husband,was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart.He (46)C her how to rely on her other (47)C,specifically her hearing,to determine where she was and (48)A to adapt herself to the new environment.He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could (49)Bfor her,and save her a seat.
(50)A,Mary decided that she was ready to try the(51)B on her own.Monday morning,she said good-bye and for the first time,they went their (52)B ways.
On Friday morning,Mary took the bus to work as usual.As she was (53)C the bus,the driver said,"Boy,I (54)D envy you."Mary had no (55)Awhat the driver was talking about,and asked,"What do you(56)B?"
The driver answered,"You know,every morning for the (57)C week,a fine-looking gentleman (38)Da military uniform has been standing across the corner 59B_ you as you get off the bus.He (60)D you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building.You are one lucky lady."
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary's cheeks.
It had been a year since Mary,34,(44)D a medical misdiagnosis (误诊),was suddenly thrown into a world of (45)B.Mark,her husband,was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart.He (46)C her how to rely on her other (47)C,specifically her hearing,to determine where she was and (48)A to adapt herself to the new environment.He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could (49)Bfor her,and save her a seat.
(50)A,Mary decided that she was ready to try the(51)B on her own.Monday morning,she said good-bye and for the first time,they went their (52)B ways.
On Friday morning,Mary took the bus to work as usual.As she was (53)C the bus,the driver said,"Boy,I (54)D envy you."Mary had no (55)Awhat the driver was talking about,and asked,"What do you(56)B?"
The driver answered,"You know,every morning for the (57)C week,a fine-looking gentleman (38)Da military uniform has been standing across the corner 59B_ you as you get off the bus.He (60)D you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building.You are one lucky lady."
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary's cheeks.
41.A.thanked | B.asked | C.discovered | D.paid |
42.A.location | B.shape | C.size | D.cost |
43.A.ticket | B.bus | C.seat | D.bag |
44.A.according to | B.instead of | C.thanks to | D.due to |
45.A.anger | B.darkness | C.happiness | D.light |
46.A.asked | B.encouraged | C.taught | D.praised |
47.A.feelings | B.sights | C.senses | D.abilities |
48.A.how | B.when | C.where | D.who |
49.A.make out | B.watch out | C.find out | D.work out |
50.A.Finally | B.Luckily | C.However | D.Besides |
51.A.visit | B.trip | C.bus | D.work |
52.A.opposite | B.separate | C.difficult | D.usual |
53.A.getting on | B.getting in | C.getting off | D.getting up |
54.A.must | B.may | C.will | D.do |
55.A.idea | B.opinion | C.way | D.thought |
56.A.want | B.mean | C.say | D.suggest |
57.A.next | B.old | C.past | D.following |
58.A.by | B.on | C.with | D.in |
59.A.searching | B.watching | C.calling | D.noticing |
60.A.looks out | B.takes up | C.believes in | D.makes sure |
13.Since my childhood,I always dreamed of becoming a full-time writer.Two years after my graduation,I(41)B my job and made up my mind to realize my(42)C.
No one could tell me(43)A I would succeed or not.I rented a cold storage room in a building,set up a used desk and(44)B to write.I had too many things to write and I had to write because the(45)Dwas full of my heart.
After a year or so,however,I began to doubt myself.I found it(46)A to earn my living by selling what I wrote.I can't remember how many times my novels were(47)Dduring that year.But I(48)B to put my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of(49)C.I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the(50)D.
During the most difficult period of my life,one of my classmates came to see me and tried to(51)A me,"Yun,come to our company,and we will(52)C you 2,000yuan a month."2,000yuan was really a big(53)D at that time.It would enable me to live(54)C.As the money were dancing in my (55)B,something cleared my senses.Hadn't I dreamed of being a writer?A full-time writer.
"Thanks,but no,"I said (56)C,"I'm going to stick to writing."
Again and again,I said to myself,"I will be (57)A.People will love my novels."
Finally my first novel was (58)C in 1991.I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever (59)A.
Twenty years have passed,but the effect it had on my life has lasted.Now I often (60)B the time working in that cold storage room.I will say,"Anyone with a dream,courage and persistence will be successful."
No one could tell me(43)A I would succeed or not.I rented a cold storage room in a building,set up a used desk and(44)B to write.I had too many things to write and I had to write because the(45)Dwas full of my heart.
After a year or so,however,I began to doubt myself.I found it(46)A to earn my living by selling what I wrote.I can't remember how many times my novels were(47)Dduring that year.But I(48)B to put my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of(49)C.I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the(50)D.
During the most difficult period of my life,one of my classmates came to see me and tried to(51)A me,"Yun,come to our company,and we will(52)C you 2,000yuan a month."2,000yuan was really a big(53)D at that time.It would enable me to live(54)C.As the money were dancing in my (55)B,something cleared my senses.Hadn't I dreamed of being a writer?A full-time writer.
"Thanks,but no,"I said (56)C,"I'm going to stick to writing."
Again and again,I said to myself,"I will be (57)A.People will love my novels."
Finally my first novel was (58)C in 1991.I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever (59)A.
Twenty years have passed,but the effect it had on my life has lasted.Now I often (60)B the time working in that cold storage room.I will say,"Anyone with a dream,courage and persistence will be successful."
41.A.attained | B.quit | C.paused | D.seized |
42.A.project | B.glory | C.dream | D.liberty |
43.A.whether | B.what | C.that | D.when |
44.A.gave away | B.settled down | C.put down | D.took over |
45.A.principle | B.justice | C.career | D.enthusiasm |
46.A.difficult | B.changeable | C.permanent | D.sceptical |
47.A.adjusted | B.attacked | C.registered | D.rejected |
48.A.pretended | B.determined | C.waited | D.agreed |
49.A.anxiety | B.prejudice | C.failure | D.opportunity |
50.A.intelligence | B.fantasy | C.reputation | D.goal |
51.A.persuade | B.donate | C.inform | D.require |
52.A.sponsor | B.assist | C.pay | D.earn |
53.A.account | B.money | C.scale | D.fortune |
54.A.steadier | B.handier | C.better | D.happier |
55.A.hand | B.head | C.table | D.wallet |
56.A.doubtfully | B.eagerly | C.firmly | D.consciously |
57.A.successful | B.lucky | C.creative | D.confident |
58.A.sold | B.advocated | C.published | D.allocated |
59.A.experienced | B.adopted | C.associated | D.deposited |
60.A.understood | B.recalled | C.reminded | D.assumed. |
12.I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner.Mother was(41)C quilt after quilt from the boxes,(42)A showing me their beauties.She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church.When we began to (43)D and put them back into the boxes,I noticed something at the(44)B of one box.
"What is this?"I asked.
"Oh?"Mom said,"That's Mama's quilt."
I (45)B the quilt.It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together;
(46)D designs,(47)A pictures,a winding line on the right.
"Grandmother made this?"I said,(48)C.My grandmother was a master at making quilts.This (49)B didn't look like any of the quilts she had made.
"Yes,right before she died.I (50)D it home with me last year and made some (51)C,"she said."I'm still (52)A on it.See,this is what I've done so far."
I looked at it more (53)B.At the center of the quilt,she had sewn a piece of (54)D with these words:"My mother made many quilts.She didn't get all lines (55)C.But I think this is beautiful.I want to see it (56)A.Her last quilt."
"Oh,this is so nice,Mom,"I said.It (57)C to me that by completing my grandmother's quilt,my mother was honoring her own (58)B.I realized,too,that I held in my hands a family (59)D.It started with the loving hands of one woman,and (60)A with the loving hands of another.
"What is this?"I asked.
"Oh?"Mom said,"That's Mama's quilt."
I (45)B the quilt.It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together;
(46)D designs,(47)A pictures,a winding line on the right.
"Grandmother made this?"I said,(48)C.My grandmother was a master at making quilts.This (49)B didn't look like any of the quilts she had made.
"Yes,right before she died.I (50)D it home with me last year and made some (51)C,"she said."I'm still (52)A on it.See,this is what I've done so far."
I looked at it more (53)B.At the center of the quilt,she had sewn a piece of (54)D with these words:"My mother made many quilts.She didn't get all lines (55)C.But I think this is beautiful.I want to see it (56)A.Her last quilt."
"Oh,this is so nice,Mom,"I said.It (57)C to me that by completing my grandmother's quilt,my mother was honoring her own (58)B.I realized,too,that I held in my hands a family (59)D.It started with the loving hands of one woman,and (60)A with the loving hands of another.
41.A.splitting up | B.picking up | C.pulling out | D.showing off |
42.A.proudly | B.frankly | C.politely | D.generously |
43.A.push | B.lift | C.cover | D.fold |
44.A.top | B.bottom | C.back | D.front |
45.A.pressed | B.spread | C.packed | D.raised |
46.A.perfect | B.delicate | C.mature | D.irregular |
47.A.childish | B.elegant | C.classic | D.horrible |
48.A.excited | B.depressed | C.surprised | D.delighted |
49.A.almost | B.certainly | C.partly | D.probably |
50.A.robbed | B.bought | C.dropped | D.brought |
51.A.decisions | B.money | C.changes | D.mistakes |
52.A.working | B.depending | C.living | D.sitting |
53.A.disappointedly | B.closely | C.nervously | D.gratefully |
54.A.paper | B.bread | C.wood | D.cloth |
55.A.strong | B.hidden | C.straight | D.bent |
56.A.finished | B.removed | C.produced | D.prepared |
57.A.happened | B.appeared | C.occurred | D.struck |
58.A.skill | B.mother | C.show | D.quilt |
59.A.shame | B.responsibility | C.desire | D.treasure |
60.A.continued | B.stopped | C.declined | D.disappeared. |
11.Yesterday we went to the library to do some reading,only to find that it ______.( )
A. | had closed | B. | had been closed | C. | wil close | D. | will be closed |
10.
57.Personally,I don't think it right to give children whatever they want.
58.Some people couldn't stand thestressful lifestyle in big cities,so they returned to their hometown.
59.They held a party tocelebrate their graduation.
60.He feels uncomfortable because he issuffering from headache.
61.He couldn't get involved with the basketball match because of his seriousinjury.
62.Theycontributed a lot of money to charity last year and helped people in need.
63.It isuseless to complain.Instead,you had better do something to solve the problem.
stress suffer personal injury use celebrate contribute |
58.Some people couldn't stand thestressful lifestyle in big cities,so they returned to their hometown.
59.They held a party tocelebrate their graduation.
60.He feels uncomfortable because he issuffering from headache.
61.He couldn't get involved with the basketball match because of his seriousinjury.
62.Theycontributed a lot of money to charity last year and helped people in need.
63.It isuseless to complain.Instead,you had better do something to solve the problem.
9.This is a painting by the Spanish artist,Picasso, to be the greatest western artist of the twentieth century.( )
A. | considered | B. | considering | C. | was considered | D. | was considering |
8.____on this project for a long time,the scientists finally made a big discovery.( )
A. | Having worked | B. | Working | C. | Worked | D. | To work |
7.Some questions on how to protect cultural relics have______at the meeting.( )
A. | been risen | B. | raised | C. | been arisen | D. | arisen |
6.
56.It remains unknown which city willhost the next international meeting.
57.There was nobody in the street she couldturn to for help when she lost her way.
58.I tried topersuade him to give up the chance,but I failed.
59.She let her sonselect his own Christmas present.
60.Katecame up with the good idea yesterday.
61.Mary'ssuffering from ill health at the moment.
62.I hadn't seen her for 20years,but Irecognized her immediately when I saw her.
63.Some of the rescue workers and doctors weretrapped under the ruins.
64.We have determined to get the work done ahead ofschedule.
65.Tom decided to go to law tosettle the matter.
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recognize | host | select | schedule | come up with |
57.There was nobody in the street she couldturn to for help when she lost her way.
58.I tried topersuade him to give up the chance,but I failed.
59.She let her sonselect his own Christmas present.
60.Katecame up with the good idea yesterday.
61.Mary'ssuffering from ill health at the moment.
62.I hadn't seen her for 20years,but Irecognized her immediately when I saw her.
63.Some of the rescue workers and doctors weretrapped under the ruins.
64.We have determined to get the work done ahead ofschedule.
65.Tom decided to go to law tosettle the matter.