When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 2in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，3I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big6in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death，7only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was8with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I10with that diagnosis all day．11，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is12with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all14．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 15．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 17 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 18，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be19by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      joke
    2. B.
      curse
    3. C.
      decision
    4. D.
      impression
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      looked
    2. B.
      seen
    3. C.
      found
    4. D.
      1ost
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      might
    2. B.
      should
    3. C.
      would
    4. D.
      could
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      hurry
    2. B.
      1ine
    3. C.
      row
    4. D.
      moment
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      successful
    2. B.
      dead
    3. C.
      rich
    4. D.
      frustrated
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      choices
    2. B.
      fortune
    3. C.
      impressions
    4. D.
      apologies
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      proving
    2. B.
      confirming
    3. C.
      leaving
    4. D.
      telling
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      treated
    2. B.
      cured
    3. C.
      diagnosed
    4. D.
      round
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      at
    4. D.
      in
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      met
    2. B.
      1ived
    3. C.
      did
    4. D.
      got
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      But
    2. B.
      However
    3. C.
      Therefore
    4. D.
      So
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      incurable
    2. B.
      fatal
    3. C.
      curable
    4. D.
      changeable
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      No one
    2. B.
      Someone
    3. C.
      Anyone
    4. D.
      Everyone
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      want
    2. B.
      avoid
    3. C.
      escape
    4. D.
      share
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      destination
    2. B.
      science
    3. C.
      1ife
    4. D.
      disease
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      make up
    2. B.
      make way
    3. C.
      make our
    4. D.
      make for
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      distant
    2. B.
      long
    3. C.
      short
    4. D.
      away
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      enough
    2. B.
      rare
    3. C.
      limited
    4. D.
      1ost
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      wasted
    2. B.
      cheated
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      trapped
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      love
    2. B.
      voice
    3. C.
      direction
    4. D.
      confusion

One night, a young school teacher had a dream.In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 1.How will you prepare him so that he will realize his2, grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 3will you provide so that he can become one of the truly4leaders?"
The young teacher5 in a cold sweat.It had never6to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person 7 in his dream.Was he preparing them to 8to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my 9change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He10 began to develop a plan in his mind.
His teaching11.Every young person who walked through his12became, for him, a future world leader.He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be.He13the best from his students, yet tempered (使缓和) it with compassion (同情).He taught each one 14the future of the world depended on his instruction.
After many years, a man he taught rose to a15 of world prominence (著名).Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 16.
Children are 17messages we send to a time and place we will never see.Believe that one child's 18may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will19.For no young person will ever be 20to you again.And you will never be the same.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      businessman
    2. B.
      teacher
    3. C.
      leader
    4. D.
      doctor
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      intelligence
    2. B.
      wealth
    3. C.
      memory
    4. D.
      name
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      education
    3. C.
      stage
    4. D.
      power
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      polite
    2. B.
      rich
    3. C.
      brave
    4. D.
      great
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      nodded
    2. B.
      stopped
    3. C.
      awoke
    4. D.
      stood
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      shown
    2. B.
      turned
    3. C.
      given
    4. D.
      occurred
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      described
    2. B.
      reported
    3. C.
      saved
    4. D.
      born
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      lead
    2. B.
      rise
    3. C.
      point
    4. D.
      stick
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      appearance
    2. B.
      teaching
    3. C.
      accent
    4. D.
      driving
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      possibly
    2. B.
      immediate
    3. C.
      regular
    4. D.
      gradually
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      stayed
    2. B.
      changed
    3. C.
      formed
    4. D.
      paused
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      classroom
    2. B.
      village
    3. C.
      company
    4. D.
      dream
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      accepted
    2. B.
      took
    3. C.
      expected
    4. D.
      kept
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      unless
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      only if
    4. D.
      as if
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      type
    2. B.
      position
    3. C.
      cause
    4. D.
      case
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      best
    2. B.
      smartest
    3. C.
      strongest
    4. D.
      busiest
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      strange
    2. B.
      short
    3. C.
      living
    4. D.
      flying
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      nationality
    2. B.
      habit
    3. C.
      grade
    4. D.
      future
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      break
    2. B.
      happen
    3. C.
      end
    4. D.
      return
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      ordinary
    2. B.
      similar
    3. C.
      important
    4. D.
      familiar

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already1with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake2to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our3of his personality. 4 , halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually5and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good6. Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as7when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an8high opinion of their own worth, while making things9for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being10, they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      familiar
    2. B.
      wrong
    3. C.
      connected
    4. D.
      bored
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      adds
    2. B.
      extends
    3. C.
      keeps
    4. D.
      refers
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      choices
    2. B.
      memories
    3. C.
      judgments
    4. D.
      requirements
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      Unfortunately
    2. B.
      Probably
    3. C.
      Hopefully
    4. D.
      Generally
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      amusing
    2. B.
      conscious
    3. C.
      fashionable
    4. D.
      talented
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      comment
    2. B.
      reply
    3. C.
      effect
    4. D.
      opportunity
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      average
    2. B.
      excellent
    3. C.
      funny
    4. D.
      similar
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      unexpectedly
    2. B.
      understandably
    3. C.
      unreasonably
    4. D.
      unsuccessfully
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      difficult
    2. B.
      disorderly
    3. C.
      valuable
    4. D.
      significant
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      harmed
    2. B.
      discovered
    3. C.
      wasted
    4. D.
      protected

If you have been dreaming of becoming an astronaut after you grow up, get start now! An astronaut needs a strong body and mind. Shenzhou VI astronauts are able to live upside-down. They do this not just during sleep, but also when eating and going to the toilet. Before they1the space, they had lots of practice. Each upside-down training time lasted 20 days.
Chinese astronauts aren’t just spaceship2but also machine repairers and scientists. They have to know every part of the spaceship and how it works.3something goes wrong, they’ve got to know4repair it. Also they do scientific experiments in space.
Shenzhou VI astronauts know how to live in5 . They took a knife, a gun and some dye with them into space. If they land in forests, the knife and gun can6them from wild animals. If they7the sea, the dye can color the seawater around them yellow. This can drive8sea animals away.
Astronauts must have strong9 . They can’t get a headache and be sick. With many things to10, they’ve got no time for sickness. Do you still have a long, long way to go?

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      went through
    2. B.
      flew into
    3. C.
      stayed at
    4. D.
      lived at
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      teachers
    2. B.
      coaches
    3. C.
      inventors
    4. D.
      drivers
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      If
    2. B.
      Unless
    3. C.
      So
    4. D.
      While
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      what to
    2. B.
      why to
    3. C.
      how to
    4. D.
      when to
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      the world
    2. B.
      the wild
    3. C.
      trouble
    4. D.
      space
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      prevent
    2. B.
      protest
    3. C.
      predict
    4. D.
      protect
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      fall into
    2. B.
      jump into
    3. C.
      fly over
    4. D.
      fly across
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      harmless
    2. B.
      lively
    3. C.
      dangerous
    4. D.
      selfish
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      bodies
    2. B.
      minds
    3. C.
      healthy
    4. D.
      encouragement
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      bring
    2. B.
      take care
    3. C.
      tend
    4. D.
      look forward to

Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country’s greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin,1to high school on horse back and without2of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. In 1906 Farnsworth was born in a community near Beaver City, Utah,3by his grandfather.4he was 12, his family moved to a ranch (大牧场)in Rigby, Idaho, which was four miles from, the nearest high school,5necessitating(使成为必要)his daily horseback rides. Because he was interested in the electron and electricity, he persuaded his chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, to give him6instruction and to allow him to listen to a senior course.
The death of his father forced him to leave at the end of his second year, but, as it7, at no great intellectual cost. There were, at the time, no more than a handful of men8the planet who could have understood Farnsworth’s idea for building an electronic television system, and it’s9that any of them were at this local community. One such man was Vladimir Zworykin who had moved to the US from Russia with a Ph. D in electrical engineering. He went to work for Westinghouse with a dream of building an all-electronic television system. But he wasn’t10to do so.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      rode
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      drove
    4. D.
      jumped
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      sake
    2. B.
      application
    3. C.
      benefit
    4. D.
      significance
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      lived
    2. B.
      settled
    3. C.
      inherited
    4. D.
      occupied
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      Because
    2. B.
      When
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      Until
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      thus
    2. B.
      then
    3. C.
      finally
    4. D.
      yet
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      important
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      special
    4. D.
      vivid
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      turned out
    2. B.
      showed up
    3. C.
      bore out
    4. D.
      reflected on
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      in
    2. B.
      within
    3. C.
      around
    4. D.
      on
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      necessarily
    2. B.
      essential
    3. C.
      false
    4. D.
      unlikely
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      possible
    2. B.
      capable
    3. C.
      thoughtful
    4. D.
      able

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I1you, but you must be hungry. Please2and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house3?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her4came home, she told him what had happened. “5them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house6,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said7one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and8your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was9. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is10, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife11. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own12, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us13our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite14to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our15.”
Love got up and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and16him.17, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you18Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but19you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.20there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      like
    2. B.
      know
    3. C.
      recognize
    4. D.
      need
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      go out
    2. B.
      get away
    3. C.
      get up
    4. D.
      come in
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      home
    2. B.
      room
    3. C.
      family
    4. D.
      office
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      friend
    2. B.
      father
    3. C.
      brother
    4. D.
      husband
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      Go tell
    2. B.
      Do tell
    3. C.
      Go ask
    4. D.
      Do ask
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      one by one
    2. B.
      one after another
    3. C.
      alone
    4. D.
      together
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      laughing at
    2. B.
      looking at
    3. C.
      pointing to
    4. D.
      staring at
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      argue with
    2. B.
      discuss with
    3. C.
      debate with
    4. D.
      quarrel with
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      overjoyed
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      worried
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      the situation
    2. B.
      the position
    3. C.
      the case
    4. D.
      the point
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      agreed
    2. B.
      appreciated
    3. C.
      nodded
    4. D.
      disagreed
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      suggestion
    2. B.
      plan
    3. C.
      solution
    4. D.
      explanation
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      discuss
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      consider
    4. D.
      ignore
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      Success
    2. B.
      Wealth
    3. C.
      Love
    4. D.
      them
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      friend
    2. B.
      relative
    3. C.
      son-in-law
    4. D.
      guest
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      followed
    2. B.
      stopped
    3. C.
      honored
    4. D.
      pleased
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      Pleased
    2. B.
      Surprised
    3. C.
      Delighted
    4. D.
      Disappointed
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      invited
    2. B.
      Invite
    3. C.
      had invited
    4. D.
      have invited
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      while
    3. C.
      if
    4. D.
      since
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      Wherever
    2. B.
      However
    3. C.
      Whenever
    4. D.
      Whatever

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 1in work and life. Offering his 2coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3with a large pot of coffee and a 4of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 5themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 6, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 7, leaving behind the plain and 8ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 9of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup 10adds no quality to the coffee. 11it is just more expensive and in some cases 12hides what we drink.”
“13all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 14you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 15each other’s cups.”
Now consider this: 16is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.17are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 18of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 19to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups20you … enjoy the coffee instead.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stress
    2. B.
      dream
    3. C.
      sorrow
    4. D.
      truth
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      friends
    2. B.
      customers
    3. C.
      fellows
    4. D.
      guests
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      carried
    2. B.
      returned
    3. C.
      arrived
    4. D.
      reached
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      kind
    2. B.
      variety
    3. C.
      sort
    4. D.
      number
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      devote
    2. B.
      expose
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      addicted
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      searched
    2. B.
      witnessed
    3. C.
      noticed
    4. D.
      discovered
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      taken up
    2. B.
      brought in
    3. C.
      sold out
    4. D.
      cut down
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      expensive
    2. B.
      cheap
    3. C.
      beautiful
    4. D.
      usual
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      point
    2. B.
      answer
    3. C.
      source
    4. D.
      result
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      by itself
    2. B.
      on its own
    3. C.
      for itself
    4. D.
      itself
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      At no time
    2. B.
      At times
    3. C.
      In no case
    4. D.
      In most cases
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      ever
    2. B.
      even
    3. C.
      never
    4. D.
      hardly
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      What
    2. B.
      That
    3. C.
      Which
    4. D.
      Whether
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      but
    2. B.
      so
    3. C.
      and
    4. D.
      for
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      suspecting
    2. B.
      liking
    3. C.
      envying
    4. D.
      eyeing
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      Love
    2. B.
      Life
    3. C.
      Future
    4. D.
      Failure
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      They
    2. B.
      We
    3. C.
      You
    4. D.
      What
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      quantity
    2. B.
      style
    3. C.
      quality
    4. D.
      standard
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      have
    2. B.
      hesitate
    3. C.
      forget
    4. D.
      fail
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      force
    2. B.
      drive
    3. C.
      puzzle
    4. D.
      amaze

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3every time she leaned over to talk to him. 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5 in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6 it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8 on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9. Afetr a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently.
He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14I saw him again in NewYork speaking 15English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16like I had been betrayed(背叛). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      warm
    2. B.
      hot
    3. C.
      heated
    4. D.
      cool
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      crack
    2. B.
      blank
    3. C.
      break
    4. D.
      opening
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      seat
    2. B.
      view
    3. C.
      space
    4. D.
      angle
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      whenever
    3. C.
      or
    4. D.
      and
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      attraction
    2. B.
      attention
    3. C.
      affection
    4. D.
      motion
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      since
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      what
    4. D.
      as
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      Within
    2. B.
      After
    3. C.
      For
    4. D.
      Over
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      set
    2. B.
      chew
    3. C.
      fix
    4. D.
      taste
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      too
    2. B.
      still
    3. C.
      though
    4. D.
      certainly
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      much
    2. B.
      any
    3. C.
      no
    4. D.
      few
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      voice
    2. B.
      sound
    3. C.
      rhythm
    4. D.
      tone
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      wonder
    2. B.
      imagine
    3. C.
      wander
    4. D.
      depart
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      enjoyed
    2. B.
      happened
    3. C.
      turned
    4. D.
      used
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      until
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      then
    4. D.
      therefore
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      false
    2. B.
      informal
    3. C.
      perfect
    4. D.
      practical
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      felt
    2. B.
      looked
    3. C.
      seemed
    4. D.
      appeared
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      While
    2. B.
      Before
    3. C.
      If
    4. D.
      Once
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      empty
    2. B.
      quiet
    3. C.
      noisy
    4. D.
      calm
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      telling
    2. B.
      shouting
    3. C.
      saying
    4. D.
      speaking
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      worked
    2. B.
      got
    3. C.
      came
    4. D.
      made

My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party.1the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was2 and very much used to getting her own way.
Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She3 them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I4my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl5the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don’t you know that little girls aren't6to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?” I shouted. The7I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully8to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest9. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party10.
Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water11out from under the door. She12the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps13at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a14wall around me, but Grandmother was15angry that she almost got to me anyway.
My grandfather took me16to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience.17did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he18 his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity,19 angry or upset.
“Tell me,” he asked, “why did you do it?”
“Well, she shouted at me20,” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”
Grandfather didn’t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric,” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇).”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Between
    2. B.
      Among
    3. C.
      Around
    4. D.
      Beside
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      spoiled
    2. B.
      harmed
    3. C.
      liked
    4. D.
      concerned
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      imagined
    2. B.
      told
    3. C.
      evaluated
    4. D.
      considered
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      found
    3. C.
      pushed
    4. D.
      wound
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      closed
    2. B.
      opened
    3. C.
      beat
    4. D.
      tapped
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      expected
    2. B.
      asked
    3. C.
      supposed
    4. D.
      told
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      happiness
    2. B.
      depression
    3. C.
      embarrassment
    4. D.
      anger
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      complained
    2. B.
      apologized
    3. C.
      replied
    4. D.
      referred
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      cry
    2. B.
      blame
    3. C.
      comment
    4. D.
      demand
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      picked up
    2. B.
      broke down
    3. C.
      carried on
    4. D.
      took off
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      moving
    2. B.
      stirring
    3. C.
      floating
    4. D.
      streaming
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      pushed open
    2. B.
      pulled down
    3. C.
      shut up
    4. D.
      knocked at
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      had gone
    2. B.
      were going
    3. C.
      went
    4. D.
      had been going
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      productive
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      protective
    4. D.
      rough
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      too
    3. C.
      as
    4. D.
      very
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      by his hand
    2. B.
      by the hand
    3. C.
      by surprise
    4. D.
      with anxiety
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      Often
    2. B.
      Sometimes
    3. C.
      Always
    4. D.
      Rarely
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      argue with
    2. B.
      talk with
    3. C.
      put up with
    4. D.
      come to terms with
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      other than
    2. B.
      instead of
    3. C.
      rather than
    4. D.
      more than
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      for something
    2. B.
      for nothing
    3. C.
      without doubt
    4. D.
      with sympathy

The climate will be warm and 1 with prolonged droughts in most of the world’s grain growing 2. Because of the increase in temperature, the ice cap will begin to melt and sea level is predicted to 3 about ten meters, causing flood in many areas.
In the atmosphere, a concentration of carbon dioxide acts like the 4 in the roof of a greenhouse. It allows the sun’s rays to pass 5 easily on the way to the earth’s 6, but prevents heat 7 by the earth from escaping back into space. 8, as the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide rises,because of the industrial burning of fossil fuels, this greenhouse effect could 9 the temperature of the earth. The burning of fossil fuels 10 carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide accumulates(积聚) in the atmosphere, and 11 the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth’s surface could rise. 12 this warming up took place, the polar ice caps would begin to melt,13raising sea level. The 14 influence that seems to be cooling the earth is the variable behavior of the sun. As the sun rotates(旋转) on its orbit, it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth, and this seems to have a considerable effect 15 the distribution of the earth’s atmospheric pressure and on the wind circulation. The heat 16 of the sun also varied, the latest trend being 17, the heat output appears to be decreasing and the indications are that the earth’s 18 is entering a cooler cycle. Scientific models that take 19 account this 20 behavior of the sun are also predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      wet
    2. B.
      rainy
    3. C.
      dry
    4. D.
      icy
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      farms
    2. B.
      regions
    3. C.
      towns
    4. D.
      villages
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      rise
    2. B.
      appear
    3. C.
      move
    4. D.
      raise
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      glass
    2. B.
      shylight(天窗)
    3. C.
      chimney
    4. D.
      attic(顶楼)
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      by
    2. B.
      over
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      through
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      ground
    2. B.
      bottom
    3. C.
      floor
    4. D.
      surface
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      taken in
    2. B.
      sent out
    3. C.
      admitted to
    4. D.
      taken out
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      However
    2. B.
      Yet
    3. C.
      Afterwards
    4. D.
      Therefore
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      benefit
    2. B.
      forbid
    3. C.
      raise
    4. D.
      effect
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      leads to
    2. B.
      gives off
    3. C.
      results from
    4. D.
      joins hands
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      as to
    2. B.
      as for
    3. C.
      without
    4. D.
      because of
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      Whether
    2. B.
      Before
    3. C.
      If
    4. D.
      After
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      instead
    3. C.
      thus
    4. D.
      but
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      natural
    2. B.
      unusual
    3. C.
      former
    4. D.
      ordinary
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      in
    2. B.
      on
    3. C.
      over
    4. D.
      at
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      input
    2. B.
      activity
    3. C.
      output
    4. D.
      movement
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      downward
    2. B.
      upward
    3. C.
      forward
    4. D.
      onward
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      pressure
    2. B.
      surface
    3. C.
      climate
    4. D.
      appearance
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      from
    2. B.
      into
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      on
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      unbelievable
    2. B.
      dull
    3. C.
      variable
    4. D.
      hidden
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