My dream is to become an orthodontist, fly to new heights, and impact the world. Ever since the day I got braces(牙箍), I have thought about how __21__ it would be for me to become an orthodontist and make other __22__ like me have more beautiful smiles. The thought of helping other people overcome the fear of their __23__ or self-esteem became so real to me the day that I got my __24__ off two years later. After a long thought, I finally came to a(n) __25__ that I  wanted to do my senior exit project on orthodontics. I am in the __26__ of doing my project now and I cannot wait to see the wonderful __27__ that I’m going to achieve. In the long run, I know it will be a great __28__ to me down the road, opening doors to my __29__ path. Another goal in my life is to fly to new __30__ and go where no one else has __31__ to go before. I am a big leader at my school and I try to do new things that are __32__ in order to make things successful. I try to reach to the highest in order to make every event and idea __33__ “with a bang!” I also want to do things to __34__ the world somewhere down the road. After seeing friends go into __35__, I have thought about being a __36__ missionary(传教士) in a third world country for a couple of summers after I __37__ from the high school. I think it would be __38__ to impact the lives of powerless and torn people who need __39__ that seems unimaginable to them. I think __40__ more people reached out and conquered their dreams to help other people achieve theirs，this world would be a whole lot better of a place.

21. A. tiresome            B. occasional                C. cool                              D. fortunate

22. A. teens                 B. adults                     C. doctors                   D. patients

23. A. image                B. operation                 C. figure                     D. mouth

24. A. caps                  B. tools                       C. books                     D. braces

25. A. stop                  B. decision                  C. conclusion              D. end

26. A. end                   B. process                   C. beginning                D. trouble

27. A. scene                       B. occupation              C. start                              D. goals

28. A. advantage          B. honour                    C. chance                   D. pity

29. A. graduation                B. business                  C. career                     D. life

30. A. locations            B. heights                    C. interests                 D. events

31. A. hoped                B. expected                 C. needed                    D. dared

32. A. cared for           B. unheard of              C. put forward            D. thought of

33. A. turn out             B. move off                 C. go out                    D. die out

34. A. change              B. develop                   C. impact                    D. destroy

35. A. missions            B. difficulties               C. traps                      D. films

36. A. long­term          B. professional             C. short­term              D. part­time

37. A. attend                B. graduate                  C. dislike                     D. abandon

38. A. tiresome            B. harmful                   C. astonishing              D. remarkable

39. A. assistance          B. faith                              C. money                    D. laws

40. A. since                 B. unless                     C. although                  D. if

Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick for us to get a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must be passing through chains of hills from time to time. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one's way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.

1.What they could see on the boat was only___ .

A. high walls         B. chains of hills  C. heavy woods D. vast land

2.They couldn't land because_______ .

A. the mud on the shore was too soft      B. they could not find anyone

C. they could not find the mark on the map D. the forest was too thick to go through

3.From the passage, we can learn that_____ .

A. they were in an uninhabited area       B. they were on a journey home happily

C. the country was a civilized society    D. the country was a tropical jungle coutry

4.The best title for this passage might he______

A. I he Problem of Landing                B. Escape in the Jungle

Strange things were happening in the  51  in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the   52   in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep  53  in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no  54   were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed  55   that night.

At 3:42 am everything began to  56  . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  57  . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters   58   cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen   59   seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the   60  . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The   61   of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

But how could the   62   believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for   63  . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of   64  . Tens of thousands of cows would never give   65   again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were   66  . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were   67   to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000   68   to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   69  . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to   70   again.

A. city           B. school      C. bookstore        D. countryside

A. fish           B. water      C. pigs             D. chicken

A. cracks         B. holes       C. pictures          D. colours

A. cars          B. truck       C. ship          D. planes

A. as usual         B. as follows C. as to            D. as for

A. run            B. fly          C. shake           D. stop

A. ended        B. continued C. began           D. went

A. high          B. wide        C. round           D. away

A. terrible             B. lovely       C. happy            D. ordinary

A. meeting       B. class         C. rain          D. earthquake

A. number       B. house       C. money          D. goods

A. workers      B. teachers          C. survivors         D. death

A. playing       B. digging     C. sleeping        D. traveling

A. wood         B. plastics     C. steel            D. paper

A. milk        B. water        C. Cola             D. birth

A. pleased        B. shocked    C. frightened        D. interested

A. hard       B. easy             C. ready            D. expensive

A. volunteers    B. soldiers     C. farmers         D. students

A. helped         B. killed       C. injured         D. trapped

A. shake         B. die        C. build            D. breathe

Strange things were happening in the  51 in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the   52  in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep  53  in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no  54  were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed  55  that night.

At 3:42 am everything began to  56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters   58  cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen   59  seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the   60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The   61  of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

But how could the   62  believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for   63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of   64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give   65  again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were   66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were   67  to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000   68  to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to   70  again.