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On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant （移植） surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle． There she was, the   36   of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my beD．That's when I realized the full    37   of "to give is to receive．"

This February,   38   her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to   39 ．I told her that it would be a（n）   40   to me to be able to donate a kidney to her． Immediately I was found compatible （相匹配的）, my   41   as a kidney provider began． After   42   some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for   43   testing． Whenever I "passed" one   44 , I became more relieved．Then I received the phone call telling me I was   45 ． which made me very happy．   46 , the day arriveD．Before the surgery, I truly wasn't afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be 47 ．

I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was   48   in my daughter-in-law． A strong sense of   49   washed over me． It was one of the most _50   moments of my life．

A   51   later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to   52    I wasn't affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her   53   back．

Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law   54   one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts I have   55   received．

1.A．provider       B．receiver      C．operator         D．doctor

2.A．plan          B．concept        C．meaning         D．advantage

3.A．as            B．if           C．though              D．Unless

4.A．leave         B．survive        C．rise                     D．pass

5.A．attempt       B．comfort       C．experience              D．gift

6.A．challenge    B．surgery        C．journey           D．action

7.A．completing    B．marking       C．failing              D．writing

8.A．still less       B．even more               C．much worse        D．far better

9.A．difficulty      B．problem                C．stage                    D．test

10.A．refused        B．cured              C．approved         D．charged

11.A．Gradually     B．Finally       C．Immediately               D．Suddenly

12.A．safe          B．special         C．comfortable            D．secret

13.A．behaving badly B．staying safe    C．going wrong     D．working well

14.A．guilty          B．sacrifice        C．relief               D．appreciation

15.A．satisfying      B．worrying       C．frightening            D．surprising

16.A．year        B．week         C．moment      D．month

17.A．remember     B．share          C．celebrate              D．treasure

18.A．beauty        B．smile                 C．confidence      D．life

19.A．benefit from   B．contribute to   C．care for               D．focus on

20.A．never      B．ever          C．already               D．almost

I'd gone from a tiny village school with a total of 60 students, to a huge school, with thousands of pupils．I was a little fish in a very big ????? . I lived too much of my first year ?????? doing anything wrong．I just decided to be the wallflower when it discussion and answering questions．I was always the one that ??????? Class???? ?? didn't look the teacher in the eye??? ? ? they asked me to answer．I listened well, and ?? ? ??? everything in, but I always liked to be a spectator（旁观者）．It's hard not t0???? ?????? what others may think of you when you are speaking in front of many ????? ? ???? ．It did take long for me to feel teachers and make friends with classmates．Some people???? ? with straight into a new learning environment．?

Some people ????? straight into a new learning environment. ????? , most are nervous and feel they don't fit in．It's completely???? ?? , so it should not be a worry to you．Be ??? ? ??? and you will adapt to the new school．School life is ??? ???? you make obit．Some ????? it; some Iike it．-But it's only when you leave that you can really appreciate how school ????? you into the person you become．

It's so important to ? ??? yourself out of your comfort zone．If you're shy, tell yourself you’ I raise your _ ? ?? at least once every lesson; if you're quick-minded, try to give other people a （n）?? ?? In time, you will ___it will do you benefit from it .

1.A．class?????? B．school ????????????? C．lake ????????????? D．house

2.A．in fear of?? B．in favor of ????????????? C．in honor of ????????????? D．in danger of

3.A．got to???? B．referred to ????????????? C．turned to ????????????? D．came to

4.A．sharply??? ????????????? B．purposely ????????????? C．hopelessly ????????????? D．searchingly

5.A．in case??? B．so that ????????????? C．the moment ????????????? D．soon after

6.A．wrote???? ????????????? B．brought ????????????? C．took ????????????? D．got

7.A．doubt????? B．apply ????????????? C．check ????????????? D．care

8.A．teachers?? B．classmates ????????????? C．adults ????????????? D．friends

9.A．angry????? B．popular ????????????? C．disappointed ????????????? D．comfortable

10.A．slide???? B．fit ????????????? C．change ????????????? D．turn

11.A．Therefore B．Instead ????????????? C．However ????????????? D．Meanwhile

12.A．normal??? B．strange ????????????? C．awkward ????????????? D．interesting

13.A．proud???? B．practical ????????????? C．private ????????????? D．positive

14.A．what????? B．how ????????????? C．which ????????????? D．when

15.A．like??? ????????????? B．ignore ????????????? C．accept ????????????? D．hate

16.A．forces???? B．develops ????????????? C．places ????????????? D．teaches

17.A．push????? B．take ????????????? C．kick ????????????? D．remove

18.A．voice???? ????????????? B．question ????????????? C．hand ????????????? D．head

19.A．answer ????????????? B．chance ????????????? C．hug ????????????? D．smile

20.A．forget??? B．forgive ????????????? C．realize ????????????? D．remember

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before    16   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   17   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   18   like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   19   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   20   to the mosquitoes. " Not   21   it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!" 

Well, less than a week   22   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   23   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   24   , but they all proved useless.

Late one   25   in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   26   of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   27   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   28    she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "  With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   29   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   30   on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   31   , only to find they were all sleeping  32   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to   33   my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)  34   mind about those strange old wives' tales   35   they do have some truth to them.

1.A. leaving        B. passing              C. visiting            D. finding

2.A. persuaded      B. reminded          C.  warned            D.  informed

3.A. students       B. foreigners           C. passengers               D. visitors

4.A. earlier        B. longer               C. sooner               D. later

5.A. grows          B. goes                 C. flows                D. remains

6.A. expecting      B. understanding        C. recognizing         D. believing

7.A. after          B. before               C. when                 D. as

8.A. shade          B. pile                 C. cloud                    D. blanket

9.A. touched        B. bitten          C. defeated             D. discovered

10.A. morning       B. afternoon            C. evening              D. night

11.A. noise         B. hit                  C. pain                     D. effect

12.A. woke up       B. shouted at           C. looked for               D. dropped on

13. A. blamed           B. interrupted          C. moved                D. frightened

14.A. having       B. watching             C. making               D. helping

15.A. land          B. fly                  C. fall                     D. wait

16.A. houses         B. flats               C. rooms                D. homes

17.A. joyfully          B. anxiously            C. soundlessly         D. worriedly

18.A. tell              B. know             C. remember             D. accept

19.A. open          B. active          C. clear                D. honest

20.A. and           B. so                   C. because              D. until

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
When China’s astronaut ZhaiZhigang carried out the spacewalk on September 27, he was wearing a spacesuit developed by Chinese scientists. Being worth more than 30 million yuan, the Feitian(飞天) spacesuit is not __16__ ordinary one.
__17__ took Chinese scientists four years to develop it. But what is special about the suit? First Let’s take a look at __18__ astronauts need to wear spacesuits.
When you visit a world with little or no atmosphere, not __19__ (wear) a spacesuit, the following things would happen:
You would become unconscious within 15 seconds because there is no oxygen.
Your blood and body fluids(液体) would “boil” and then “freeze” __20__ there is little or no air pressure.
Your would receive various types of radiation.
You could __21__ (hit) by dust or rock that moves at high speeds.
So , to protect you __22__ these dangers, a spacesuit must:
*Have a pressurized atmosphere;
*Give you oxygen;
*Keep a(n) __23__ (comfort) temperature;
*Let you see clearly and move easily.
The Feitian suit did all that and __24__ it did made it like a mini-spaceship in __25__ the astronaut stayed alive in outer space and carried out tasks.

 With parents who taught at school, Sophia received a fairly good education. She would have achieved   36    in a career, but she   37    to spend most of her marriage in the   38    role of wife and mother,   39    herself to her husband and her three children.

At the beginning of their family life, Sophia took on the   40   for running the house in order for her husband to   41    his personal interest: writing novels. However, things weren’t going as   42    as expected. Nate’s writing failed to     43   the whole housekeeping. He had to take a position in the government to    44    for his family. Sophia tried to persuade Nate to give up his    45    for full-time writing, but he didn’t listen to her. He took his job   46     because it promised the family would be prevented from being   47  . That accounted for the shocking   48   he suffered when he lost his job. That day, he said to Sophia in a    49   , “I got fired. I am a    50    failure.” “Now you can focus your mind   51  your writing.” she responded. To make Nate believe money was no longer the major   52   ， Sophia took out a box that was full of   53   . She explained that she got the money for their hand-painted lampshades.

The unemployed husband did   54    a book that was a(n)   55   hit and is a long-lasting literary masterpiece. The story of Sophia’s turning her husband into a world famous writer has been widely talked about ever since then.

1.A. only a little        B. quite a lot        C. quite a few        D. a great number

2.A. proved           B. required       C. selected       D. preferred

3.A. central          B. false          C. traditional    D. additional

4.A. devoting         B. supporting     C. deciding       D. forcing

5.A. responsibility   B. approach       C. amusement      D.occupation

6. A. observe         B. reduce         C. change         D. follow

7. A. generally       B. satisfactorily C. unfortunately  D. quickly

8. A. preserve        B. cover          C. include        D. overcome

9.A. support          B. search         C. provide        D. comfort

10. A. aid            B. interest       C. job            D. share

11. A. strictly       B. truly          C. carefully      D. seriously

12. A. well off       B. badly off      C. straight away  D. right now