8．When Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．
Jean's father was a crop duster （41）Din the little farming community where Jean was raised．She was totally （42）A by airplanes and flying．She （43）Cher heart into her report．However，her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher said it was a"fairy tale"and it（44）Bcome true．Jean was beaten down by the（45）C．
Several years went by，Jean was in her（46）A year of high school．One day her English teacher，Mrs．Slaton，gave the class a（47）Babout what they would be doing 10years later．Jean thought hard about it．Pilot？（48）A．Flight attendant？I'm not pretty enough．Waitress？I could do that．That felt（49）C，so she wrote it down．
One week later，the teacher handed back the assignments and asked："If you had unlimited （50）D，what would you do？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm，and with （51）Ashe wrote down all her old （52）C．When the students stopped writing，the teacher asked，"How many students wrote the（53）D thing on the paper？"Not one hand（54）B．Then the teacher said，"all of you do （55）Cunlimited abilities．If you don't （56）B your dreams，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you want it （57）A．"
Mrs．Slaton's inspiring words （58）Cthe course of Jean's life．After ten years of hard work，（59）D Jean became one of the first three（60）Apilot trainees ever accepted by United Airlines．
Jean's father was a crop duster （41）Din the little farming community where Jean was raised．She was totally （42）A by airplanes and flying．She （43）Cher heart into her report．However，her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher said it was a"fairy tale"and it（44）Bcome true．Jean was beaten down by the（45）C．
Several years went by，Jean was in her（46）A year of high school．One day her English teacher，Mrs．Slaton，gave the class a（47）Babout what they would be doing 10years later．Jean thought hard about it．Pilot？（48）A．Flight attendant？I'm not pretty enough．Waitress？I could do that．That felt（49）C，so she wrote it down．
One week later，the teacher handed back the assignments and asked："If you had unlimited （50）D，what would you do？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm，and with （51）Ashe wrote down all her old （52）C．When the students stopped writing，the teacher asked，"How many students wrote the（53）D thing on the paper？"Not one hand（54）B．Then the teacher said，"all of you do （55）Cunlimited abilities．If you don't （56）B your dreams，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you want it （57）A．"
Mrs．Slaton's inspiring words （58）Cthe course of Jean's life．After ten years of hard work，（59）D Jean became one of the first three（60）Apilot trainees ever accepted by United Airlines．
| 41．A．worker | B．maker | C．driver | D．pilot |
| 42．A．attracted | B．beaten | C．frightened | D．waken |
| 43．A．turned | B．put | C．poured | D．translated |
| 44．A．mustn't | B．couldn't | C．might | D．should |
| 45．A．explanation | B．tale | C．discouragement | D．paper |
| 46．A．senior | B．new | C．long | D．hard |
| 47．A．lesson | B．task | C．project | D．topic |
| 48．A．No way | B．No problem | C．Quiet right | D．Of course |
| 49．A．cool | B．interesting | C．safe | D．fancy |
| 50．A．money | B．time | C．imagination | D．talent |
| 51．A．excitement | B．curiosity | C．carelessness | D．anger |
| 52．A．opinions | B．questions | C．dreams | D．sorrows |
| 53．A．real | B．important | C．difficult | D．same |
| 54．A．went on | B．went up | C．kept on | D．kept up |
| 55．A．lack | B．want | C．possess | D．find |
| 56．A．look into | B．go for | C．try on | D．care about |
| 57．A．enough | B．too | C．though | D．again |
| 58．A．started | B．moved | C．changed | D．made |
| 59．A．surprisingly | B．strangely | C．naturally | D．eventually |
| 60．A．female | B．young | C．beautiful | D．Super． |
7．Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime．We（36）C from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one region to a better job（37）B，from the home where we（38）D our children to the home where we plan to live in （39）A．With each move we are（40）Dmaking new friends，who become part of our new life．
For many of us the（41）Bis a special time for forming new friendships．Today，millions of Americans go on vocation （42）D，and they go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where they do not feel too （43）B-with the hope of meeting new people．No one really （44）C a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible．Surely in every country people （45）Dfriendship？
The word"friend"to American people can be （46）B to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or woman，to a （47）Ccolleague．There are real（48）A among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be （49）C，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．
As Europeans see it，all kinds of"friends"flow （50）Aof Americans'homes with little ceremony．They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country．（51）D as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no（52）A differences．The atmosphere is（53）C．Most people，old and young，are called （54）D first names．Americans'characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel（55）B．
For many of us the（41）Bis a special time for forming new friendships．Today，millions of Americans go on vocation （42）D，and they go not only to see new sights but also-in those places where they do not feel too （43）B-with the hope of meeting new people．No one really （44）C a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible．Surely in every country people （45）Dfriendship？
The word"friend"to American people can be （46）B to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or woman，to a （47）Ccolleague．There are real（48）A among these relations for Americans-a friendship may be （49）C，casual，situational or deep and lasting．But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear．
As Europeans see it，all kinds of"friends"flow （50）Aof Americans'homes with little ceremony．They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country．（51）D as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no（52）A differences．The atmosphere is（53）C．Most people，old and young，are called （54）D first names．Americans'characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel（55）B．
| 36．A．drive | B．commute | C．move | D．settle |
| 37．A．abroad | B．elsewhere | C．somewhere | D．nowhere |
| 38．A．deliver | B．protect | C．educate | D．raise |
| 39．A．retirement | B．death | C．illness | D．sadness |
| 40．A．mostly | B．mainly | C．rarely | D．forever |
| 41．A．winter | B．summer | C．spring | D．autumn |
| 42．A．along | B．freely | C．together | D．abroad |
| 43．A．alone | B．strange | C．scared | D．remote |
| 44．A．allows | B．desires | C．expects | D．imagines |
| 45．A．form | B．develop | C．ignore | D．value |
| 46．A．used | B．applied | C．stuck | D．dedicated |
| 47．A．kind | B．generous | C．trusted | D．helpful |
| 48．A．differences | B．varieties | C．distinctions | D．diversities |
| 49．A．informal | B．reliable | C．shallow | D．fragile |
| 50．A．in and out | B．on and on | C．by and by | D．up and down |
| 51．A．Moving | B．Flowing | C．Going | D．Coming |
| 52．A．obvious | B．heavy | C．apparent | D．strong |
| 53．A．weird | B．stressed | C．relaxed | D．strange |
| 54．A．with | B．on | C．for | D．by |
| 55．A．at best | B．at home | C．at heart | D．at hand． |
6．Remembering My Father's Vest
People get into trouble because they don't know enough to keep cool．As a child，I had a lot of（41）Bthat had been held back and not released．Worse still，I was not good at （42）Cconstructively．
Once as I was getting ready for school，my mother（43）Ame my father's vest instead of mine．This was around the time when I was going to be larger in （44）Athan my father，so as I put on the vest，I felt like I was being choked in it!I（45）Dthat it was a small oversight（疏忽） on my mother's part，but （46）Bthe feeling of being choked drowned me and I got very angry．
I took my anger out on my mother（47）Athinking much．I was so upset when she had handed me the wrong vest，and I（48）C by violently tearing it apart from my chest!
Later，my mother shared her own （49）B with my father："See what your son has done．"
Instead of scolding or abusing me，my father （50）Aresponded by asking my mother to （51）Dthe vest．He then wore it to work the next day．
When my mother told me about my father's response much later，when I had （52）A from my fit，I immediately felt a great sense of（53）Dfor my violent behavior，just（54）Cthat he was spending the entire day wearing a（n）（55）Cvest．At the same time，I was filled with great（56）Dfor my father，whose gentle kindness taught me a life lesson I would treasure forever．
On that day，I made a （57）Bnever to let anger get the better of me．I learn to （58）Dothers when I think that they behave in an unfair，cruel，or unacceptable way，（59）C forgiveness is a tool to turn anger off．And whenever I have difficulty（60）Amy strong emotion，I try to remember my father's vest．
People get into trouble because they don't know enough to keep cool．As a child，I had a lot of（41）Bthat had been held back and not released．Worse still，I was not good at （42）Cconstructively．
Once as I was getting ready for school，my mother（43）Ame my father's vest instead of mine．This was around the time when I was going to be larger in （44）Athan my father，so as I put on the vest，I felt like I was being choked in it!I（45）Dthat it was a small oversight（疏忽） on my mother's part，but （46）Bthe feeling of being choked drowned me and I got very angry．
I took my anger out on my mother（47）Athinking much．I was so upset when she had handed me the wrong vest，and I（48）C by violently tearing it apart from my chest!
Later，my mother shared her own （49）B with my father："See what your son has done．"
Instead of scolding or abusing me，my father （50）Aresponded by asking my mother to （51）Dthe vest．He then wore it to work the next day．
When my mother told me about my father's response much later，when I had （52）A from my fit，I immediately felt a great sense of（53）Dfor my violent behavior，just（54）Cthat he was spending the entire day wearing a（n）（55）Cvest．At the same time，I was filled with great（56）Dfor my father，whose gentle kindness taught me a life lesson I would treasure forever．
On that day，I made a （57）Bnever to let anger get the better of me．I learn to （58）Dothers when I think that they behave in an unfair，cruel，or unacceptable way，（59）C forgiveness is a tool to turn anger off．And whenever I have difficulty（60）Amy strong emotion，I try to remember my father's vest．
| 41．A．pressure | B．anger | C．stories | D．tears |
| 42．A．listening | B．debating | C．communicating | D．working |
| 43．A．handed | B．sent | C．delivered | D．carried |
| 44．A．size | B．weight | C．height | D．mind |
| 45．A．expected | B．discovered | C．suspected | D．realized |
| 46．A．anyway | B．somehow | C．somewhat | D．however |
| 47．A．without | B．beyond | C．besides | D．despite |
| 48．A．performed | B．agreed | C．reacted | D．declined |
| 49．A．excitement | B．frustration | C．enthusiasm | D．failure |
| 50．A．calmly | B．politely | C．attentively | D．anxiously |
| 51．A．save up | B．give away | C．hold back | D．sew up |
| 52．A．recovered | B．changed | C．developed | D．benefited |
| 53．A．disappointment | B．sympathy | C．panic | D．shame |
| 54．A．hoping | B．joking | C．imaging | D．supposing |
| 55．A．old | B．broken | C．torn | D．shabby |
| 56．A．curiosity | B．pride | C．envy | D．admiration |
| 57．A．choice | B．decision | C．requirement | D．compromise |
| 58．A．respect | B．assist | C．appreciate | D．forgive |
| 59．A．and | B．but | C．for | D．do |
| 60．A．controlling | B．expressing | C．treasuring | D．monitoring |
5．I have forgotten you put the dictionary．（ ）
| A． | that it was there | B． | where was it that | ||
| C． | that where it was | D． | where it was that |
2．It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant．My cap had gone away，and my feet were （41）C．The loaded plates I carried （42）C to be heavier and heavier．Tired and discouraged，I wasn't able to do anything（43）D．As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream （44）A a dozen times，I was ready to stop．Then the father （45）Bat me as he handed me my tip．"Well done，"he said，"you've （46）Bus really well．"Suddenly my tiredness （47）C．I smiled back，and later，when the （48）A asked me how I'd like my first day，I said，"Fun！"Those few words of praise had （49）B everything．Praise is like （50）Dto the human spirit；we cannot grow without it．And （51）D，while most of us are only too （52）Ato apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are （53）B to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise．Why-when one word of praise can bring such （54）C？
It is strange how chary（吝啬的） we are about praising．Perhaps it's （55）Afew of us know how to accept it．It's （56）D rewarding to give praise in areas in which （57）B generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a （58）C meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are （59）A just right？In fact，to give praise （60）D the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．
It is strange how chary（吝啬的） we are about praising．Perhaps it's （55）Afew of us know how to accept it．It's （56）D rewarding to give praise in areas in which （57）B generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a （58）C meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are （59）A just right？In fact，to give praise （60）D the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．
| 41．A．small | B．tough | C．painful | D．white |
| 42．A．remained | B．looked | C．seemed | D．turned |
| 43．A．happy | B．special | C．strange | D．right |
| 44．A．order | B．price | C．color | D．shape |
| 45．A．stared | B．smiled | C．called | D．nodded |
| 46．A．talked about | B．looked after | C．depended on | D．thought of |
| 47．A．increased | B．continued | C．disappeared | D．developed |
| 48．A．manager | B．children | C．father | D．friends |
| 49．A．made | B．changed | C．found | D．improved |
| 50．A．heat | B．shadow | C．snowstorm | D．sunlight |
| 51．A．then | B．thus | C．now | D．yet |
| 52．A．ready | B．doubtful | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
| 53．A．unable | B．unwilling | C．bored | D．anxious |
| 54．A．attention | B．choice | C．pleasure | D．advance |
| 55．A．because | B．when | C．whether | D．that |
| 56．A．finally | B．fortunately | C．probably | D．especially |
| 57．A．effort | B．effect | C．deed | D．feeling |
| 58．A．daily | B．light | C．perfect | D．main |
| 59．A．done | B．sold | C．chosen | D．given |
| 60．A．takes | B．leaves | C．offers | D．costs |
1．In a telephone survey of more than 2，000adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved （旋转）around the earth．An additional 7% did not know which revolved around which．I have no doubt that all o f these people were（21）C in school that the earth revolves around the sun； （22）Dmay even have written it on a test．But they never（23）B their incorrect mental models of planetary （行星的） motion because their everyday observations didn't support what their teachers told them：People see the sun"moving（24）B the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary （静止的） while that is happening．
Students can learn the right answers by（25）A in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world．The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the （26）D personal understanding of the world can（27）A side by side，each unaffected by the other．
Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model （28）Cbecause it has always worked well in that circumstance．Unless professors address specific errors in students'personal models of the world，students are not（29）B to replace them with the （30）D one．
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Students can learn the right answers by（25）A in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world．The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the （26）D personal understanding of the world can（27）A side by side，each unaffected by the other．
Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model （28）Cbecause it has always worked well in that circumstance．Unless professors address specific errors in students'personal models of the world，students are not（29）B to replace them with the （30）D one．
| 21．A．learned | B．suggested | C．taught | D．advised |
| 22．A．those | B．these | C．who | D．they |
| 23．A．formed | B．altered | C．believed | D．thought |
| 24．A．around | B．across | C．on | D．above |
| 25．A．heart | B．hand | C．ink | D．paper |
| 26．A．adult's | B．teacher's | C．scientist's | D．student's |
| 27．A．exist | B．occur | C．survive | D．maintain |
| 28．A．privately | B．individually | C．personally | D．generally |
| 29．A．obliged | B．likely | C．probable | D．partial |
| 30．A．perfect | B．better | C．reasonable | D．correct |