It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, German, scared me. I just could not speak that  21  . As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom.

At the door, a hand reached out and   22  mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He  23  himself as Tony, which means teacher in German.  24 , his warm smile and   25  words eased my fears. That year, I   26  his classes a great deal because I learned   27  just German.

I admit I only speak a little German.   28  I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony.

Every day Tony stood   29  his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”. After school his room was always filled with students and he would  30  to and chat with them—_31   those not in his class. He taught me that every person is  32  your time.

One time, I was rejected by my friends. Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you  33. But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels.” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34   and not to fear any difficulty.

In my senior year, I  35  president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very  36 . Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch. He served me by giving me his food as well as advice. He   37   out what he taught us to do:   38  others.

The author William Arthur Ward  39 : “The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher  40 .” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me.

The year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet(彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably__1__the southern half of the Earth.

__2__17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's __3__ with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the __4__  part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of __5__. The sea __6__ and a huge hole is made in the sea bed.Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African are totally destroyed and millions of people are__7__.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet __8___ in Argentina.Earthquakes and volcanoes are__9__ off in the Andes Mountains. The shock __10__move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely __11__by earthquakes. Millions of people in the __12__ half of the earth are already dead, __13__  the north won't be safe for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is __14__  by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined.The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars __15__ as countries fight for __16__.A year later, no more than 10 million people remain __17__.

Could it really __18__？ In fact, it has already more than once in the history of the Earth. Science shows that the dinosaurs(恐龙)__19__on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared.Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object. The dinosaurs couldn't live __20__ the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

1．A.attack  　　　B．hit　　　　C．beat　　　　 D．damage

2．A.On          B．In         C．At          D．During

3．A.air          B．environment  C．situation    D．atmosphere

4．A.rest         B．other       C．remaining    D．half

5．A.sound          B．light          C．earth               D．air

6．A.burns           B．destroys        C．harms            D．boils

7．A.dead             B．lost              C．killed               D．damaged

8．A.enters          B．comes          C．flies               D．lands

9．A.sent              B．set              C．caused                 D．made

10．A.rocks          B．waves         C．earth             D．shakes

11．A.damaged     B．changed      C．ruined      D．injured

12．A.southern    B．northern     C．western      D．eastern

13．A.and        B．besides      C．but         D．so

14．A.colored     B．hidden     C．polluted       D．shut

15．A.come out    B．erupt     C．take place     D．break out

16．A.water     B．money      C．food        D．the earth

17．A.dead     B．injured      C．active       D．on the earth

18．A.be true           B．happen

C．hit the earth      D．destroy the world

19．A.have been  B．had been  C．were      D．would be

20．A.for        B．through   C．with      D．on

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　　The hall was crowded. I had never seen it so 1 in all my thirty years. The professor, who was on a raised platform, got up very slowly from his chair. There was a sudden outburst(爆发) of cheering and applause(掌声) , which 2 several minutes. 3 one of the five men on the platform 4 first one hand, and then both hands before the noise 5 .

　　“I don't think I 6 introduce Professor Evans,”he said. There was a great cheer at this. “He isn't 7 to you.” 8 this there was a stamping of feet (脚步声), and the man sat down.

　　The professor, a short fat man, smiled and looked at his 9 . He was quite bald(秃头) and wore glasses. He seemed 10 because he cleared his throat(喉) twice. He put a hand into one of the side pockets of his jacket.

　　His frown(眉头) became 11 heavier and the hall grew completely silent as he stood 12 his audience(听众). It was 13 silence. It was hot in the hall and there was little air. I was sitting near the platform and I could clearly hear the loud 14 of the clock on the wall. 15 ,the professor very quickly turned his back to us ,and 16 to the other men on the platform. He 17 he wouldn't be heard by the audience, 18 there wasn't one of us in the first five rows who didn't 19 the words“I've lost my 20 .”

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It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, German, scared me. I just could not speak that  1. As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom.

At the door, a hand reached out and   2mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He  3himself as Tony, which means teacher in German.  4, his warm smile and   5words eased my fears. That year, I   6his classes a great deal because I learned   7just German.

I admit I only speak a little German.   8I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony.

Every day Tony stood   9his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”. After school his room was always filled with students and he would  10to and chat with them—_11those not in his class. He taught me that every person is  12your time.

One time, I was rejected by my friends. Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you  13. But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels.” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _14and not to fear any difficulty.

In my senior year, I  15president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very  16. Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch. He served me by giving me his food as well as advice. He   17out what he taught us to do:   18others.

The author William Arthur Ward  19: “The mediocre(平庸的) teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher  20.” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me.

1.A. country         B. language        C. nation          D. word

2.A. hit             B. beat            C. shook           D. patted

3.A. introduced      B. regarded        C. treated         D. considered

4.A. Once again      B. In addition     C. For once        D. Right away

5.A. exciting        B. welcoming       C. disappointing   D. boring

6.A. escaped         B. heard           C. enjoyed         D. preferred

7.A. more than       B. other than      C. less than       D. rather than

8.A. And             B. So              C. But             D. Therefore

9.A. within          B. outside         C. beyond          D. ahead

10.A. say　          B. listen          C. talk            D. speak

11.A. ever           B. yet             C. still           D. even

12.A. worth          B. worthy          C. full of         D. filled with

13.A. troubles       B. lessons         C. ashes           D. jewels

14.A. frequently     B. similarly       C. hopefully       D. differently

15.A. made           B. became          C. took            D. held

16.A. proud          B. capable         C. busy            D. free

17.A. proved         B. picked          C. put             D. lived

18.A. serve          B. offer           C. give            D. teach

19.A. read           B. put             C. told            D. wrote

20.A. inspires       B. encourages                         C. praises        D. excuses