9.Time and money are of great importance to us all.Most people think there isn't enough of _____.( )
A. | none | B. | neither | C. | any | D. | either |
7.The hurricane ripped (撕) through my house every Sunday morning before church.The cupboard was (21)A apart every time my family were going to a nice dinner,or she had an(22)Cbusiness meeting.I thought she would stop looking for it when we moved houses,which (23)Bdidn't happen.And now,fifteen years later,my mother still(24)Athe obligatory (习惯性的) search before every holiday.And my father,as he always did,will help her.
The (25)Dof this search:a pale pink Hermes scarf.She bought it on her first trip to New York City; it was her first extravagance (奢侈品).
It's been missing all these years,(26)B a few weeks ago during a memory exercise in my writing class,I solved the mystery of the missing scarf.It(27)D me as I shared a story about my first pet:my hamster (仓鼠),Pooky.
The scarf has a beautiful color of pink,(28)Bas a feather,and so soft to touch that when I brought home Pooky for the first time,it was the(29)Cthing where I could hold the poor thing to keep him from (30)A.Pooky became unusually(31)Dto the scarf after that.So(32)Dthat when my mother went to another city for her weekly business meetings,I put the scarf onto the bed in Pooky's cage to keep him (33)Cand warm.Pooky didn't last long.(34)A,by the time Mom came home three days later,Pooky was dead and buried.
I was recalling this(35)Bwhen something struck me.Suddenly,I had a(36)C picture of my dad sitting down next to me where I lay next to Pooky's body,crying.I remembered Dad looking at me,with my eyes all red (37)Dcrying,and then at the scarf,before he (38)Aand lifted Pooky and the(39)Cinto the shoe box.We buried Pooky in the ground with such an expensive scarf!
My dad knew(40)Bwhere the scarf was,and he had never told.He just didn't want to hurt either his wife or his son.
The (25)Dof this search:a pale pink Hermes scarf.She bought it on her first trip to New York City; it was her first extravagance (奢侈品).
It's been missing all these years,(26)B a few weeks ago during a memory exercise in my writing class,I solved the mystery of the missing scarf.It(27)D me as I shared a story about my first pet:my hamster (仓鼠),Pooky.
The scarf has a beautiful color of pink,(28)Bas a feather,and so soft to touch that when I brought home Pooky for the first time,it was the(29)Cthing where I could hold the poor thing to keep him from (30)A.Pooky became unusually(31)Dto the scarf after that.So(32)Dthat when my mother went to another city for her weekly business meetings,I put the scarf onto the bed in Pooky's cage to keep him (33)Cand warm.Pooky didn't last long.(34)A,by the time Mom came home three days later,Pooky was dead and buried.
I was recalling this(35)Bwhen something struck me.Suddenly,I had a(36)C picture of my dad sitting down next to me where I lay next to Pooky's body,crying.I remembered Dad looking at me,with my eyes all red (37)Dcrying,and then at the scarf,before he (38)Aand lifted Pooky and the(39)Cinto the shoe box.We buried Pooky in the ground with such an expensive scarf!
My dad knew(40)Bwhere the scarf was,and he had never told.He just didn't want to hurt either his wife or his son.
21.A.torn | B.robbed | C.pulled | D.opened |
22.A.informal | B.annual | C.important | D.endless |
23.A.happily | B.obviously | C.necessarily | D.briefly |
24.A.performs | B.carries | C.develops | D.grasps |
25.A.key | B.prize | C.stage | D.object |
26.A.and | B.but | C.so | D.all |
27.A.stuck around | B.run across | C.made for | D.occurred to |
28.A.bright | B.light | C.loose | D.thick |
29.A.same | B.last | C.only | D.rare |
30.A.trembling | B.screaming | C.wandering | D.sleeping |
31.A.sensitive | B.exposed | C.positive | D.attached |
32.A.little | B.many | C.few | D.much |
33.A.alive | B.mild | C.calm | D.steady |
34.A.In fact | B.To be honest | C.In a way | D.Worse still |
35.A.article | B.memory | C.shadow | D.scenery |
36.A.familiar | B.slight | C.vivid | D.tough |
37.A.on | B.beyond | C.in | D.from |
38.A.sighed | B.wept | C.nodded | D.bowed |
39.A.shoe | B.pet | C.scarf | D.body |
40.A.entirely | B.exactly | C.basically | D.directly. |
6.It was exciting to meet Taylor Swift when she ________ her new album at the shopping center yesterday.( )
A. | was promoting | B. | is promoting | C. | had promoted | D. | has promoted |
5.If you want more coffee,I'll make you _____.( )
A. | one | B. | any | C. | it | D. | some |
3.Growing up in a military(军人的) family,I moved a lot.I mostly went to(21)B with other kids whose parents were also in the military.But when my dad(22)D from the army after twenty years of service,I found myself(23)B a civilian(平民的) school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.
I was a stranger in a strange land.Everyone in my class had grown up together,and they had no room to(24)D for a newcomer.I wore different clothes,had different thoughts,and spoke with an accent.I (25)A for the first few weeks of school.I had no friends,no activities,and no(26)C of a bright future.To deal with it all,I began (27)C in my diary every day-stories of adventure,of old friends,of feelings that I could not speak.I wrote as if my life depended on it,as if the very next breath I took could not happen (28)A I wrote down words.
One day,my teacher,Mrs.Bush,came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing with others.I told her I enjoyed writing and(29)D writing to playing.She smiled at me and walked away.About three weeks later,Mrs.Bush gave us a writing assignment.I was(30)C that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.That night I worked and worked on the essay.I wrote with great (31)D.It was my one chance to feel important and (32)B by the class.
A few days after we handed in our assignments,Mrs.Bush called me up to the (33)A of the classroom.I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me,and I got (34)C.Was I in trouble?Did I do something wrong?Then Mrs.Bush told the class how much she (35)A all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job.But,she said,one student stood (36)A as an excellent writer,one with imagination,creativity,and word mastery.That student was me!The class clapped politely and Mrs.Bush handed me my paper,with the following (37)B on it:"Malinda,you are an excellent writer.You fill your paper with the breathing of your heart.Please keep on writing and share your (38)C of writing with the world.I am proud of you and glad you are in my class."
Mrs.Bush helped me feel a sense of(39)B,a place of purpose,and a way to survive a transition(转移,过渡) in life.She helped me gain (40)D in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.
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I was a stranger in a strange land.Everyone in my class had grown up together,and they had no room to(24)D for a newcomer.I wore different clothes,had different thoughts,and spoke with an accent.I (25)A for the first few weeks of school.I had no friends,no activities,and no(26)C of a bright future.To deal with it all,I began (27)C in my diary every day-stories of adventure,of old friends,of feelings that I could not speak.I wrote as if my life depended on it,as if the very next breath I took could not happen (28)A I wrote down words.
One day,my teacher,Mrs.Bush,came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing with others.I told her I enjoyed writing and(29)D writing to playing.She smiled at me and walked away.About three weeks later,Mrs.Bush gave us a writing assignment.I was(30)C that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.That night I worked and worked on the essay.I wrote with great (31)D.It was my one chance to feel important and (32)B by the class.
A few days after we handed in our assignments,Mrs.Bush called me up to the (33)A of the classroom.I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me,and I got (34)C.Was I in trouble?Did I do something wrong?Then Mrs.Bush told the class how much she (35)A all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job.But,she said,one student stood (36)A as an excellent writer,one with imagination,creativity,and word mastery.That student was me!The class clapped politely and Mrs.Bush handed me my paper,with the following (37)B on it:"Malinda,you are an excellent writer.You fill your paper with the breathing of your heart.Please keep on writing and share your (38)C of writing with the world.I am proud of you and glad you are in my class."
Mrs.Bush helped me feel a sense of(39)B,a place of purpose,and a way to survive a transition(转移,过渡) in life.She helped me gain (40)D in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.
21.A.church | B.school | C.war | D.work |
22.A.separated | B.withdrew | C.quit | D.retired |
23.A.visiting | B.attending | C.running | D.leaving |
24.A.build | B.preserve | C.take | D.spare |
25.A.struggled | B.played | C.fought | D.exercised |
26.A.memory | B.control | C.promise | D.need |
27.A.reading | B.drawing | C.writing | D.copying |
28.A.unless | B.once | C.while | D.after |
29.A.compared | B.applied | C.turned | D.preferred |
30.A.astonished | B.satisfied | C.excited | D.embarrassed |
31.A.anxiety | B.curiosity | C.wonder | D.enthusiasm |
32.A.impressed | B.accepted | C.challenged | D.envied |
33.A.front | B.corner | C.door | D.outside |
34.A.annoyed | B.disappointed | C.worried | D.surprised |
35.A.appreciated | B.expected | C.recognized | D.enjoyed |
36.A.out | B.up | C.by | D.off |
37.A.descriptions | B.words | C.suggestions | D.accounts |
38.A.advantage | B.purpose | C.gift | D.idea |
39.A.responsibility | B.belonging | C.devotion | D.relief |
40.A.interest | B.imagination | C.creativity | D.confidence. |