Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small    in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo    somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out    and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be    from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I    my plans with my dad, he    as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous    from him, he was all for it.

   I had only been away from my    three days now, but there was an inner    going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I    could make it. The other part of me was ready to      to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

   On the road, I met another      who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey      by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of      . It encouraged me not to      .

  As I listened to my      artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was      around me for miles.      , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with      that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however      it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.A. meeting    B. party     C. conversation          D. lecture

2.A. flight  B. interview       C. trip        D. performance

3.A. instructions        B. maps     C. magazines     D. newspapers

4.A. walking       B. biking   C. flying     D. running

5.A. shared       B. compared     C. prepared       D. changed

6.A. left     B. sighed   C. agreed  D. cried

7.A. stories        B. hobbies         C. skills      D. spirits

8.A. home          B. school   C. hotel     D. office

9.A. request      B. activity  C. battle    D. discussion

10.A. certainly  B. reasonably    C. usually  D. really

11.A. turn B. reply     C. prove    D. adapt

12.A. driver       B. jogger   C. bicyclist         D. pilot

13.A. slowly      B. alone    C. patiently        D. worriedly

14.A. humour   B. direction       C. satisfaction   D. balance

15.A. calm down        B. break down  C. speed up       D. give up

16.A. personal          B. favourite       C. professional  D. successful

17.A. nobody    B. everybody    C. anything        D. everything

18.A. Firstly       B. Eventually     C. Actually        D. Fortunately

19.A. wounds    B. cuts       C. dots       D. bites

20.A. boring      B. difficult         C. complex        D. confusing

Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 10^th world championships in Helsinki on Friday.
Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12.97 seconds, over took the Chinese to win the race in 13.07 seconds. Liu was second in 13.08. Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.
The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “ I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this. This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me. I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4^th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”
Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12.91 seconds, said, “I’m very satisfied with the second place. The result could have been worse. I felt quite well and did my best. I’ m not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some mor. Finally, I didn’t lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it.”
Liu’s coach, Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu’s performance.
“ Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua.
Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals(对手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.
“ If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted(疾跑) at the last stage. In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who had become a household name for coaching China’s first men’s Olympic champion in the track.
【小题1】This passage probably appears_________.

We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said, "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won't last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won't last." After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted, "Dad! Dad! Holly crashed your truck."

   My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say, "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She'll never forget it."

   The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van. In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt physically but when reached her, she was crying and saying, “Oh, Dad, I'm sorry. I know how much you love this truck." I held her in my arms as she cried.

   Later that week a friend dropped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened（润湿） and she said, "That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad's car and ran into a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me."

   Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her soul. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property. I repaired the van, but the dent (凹陷） in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really matters in my life.

1.What caused the crash?

A. The brakes weren't working.

B. Holly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes.

C. Holly was drinking a soft drink while driving.

D. The car got a fiat tire and Holly lost control.

2.What happened to the author's friend after she ruined her dad's car?

A. She suffered physical pain for a long time.

B. She lost the courage to drive.

C. Her father kicked her out of the house.

D. Her father was violent towards her.

3.Which of the following descriptions is true according to the passage?

A. When the author first learned about the crash, he regretted sending his daughter to the store.

B. The author allowed his daughter to use his truck because his son was too young to drive.

C. When the author saw the crash, he was sorry for the damage to his beloved car.

D. By comforting his daughter, the author showed how much more he loved her than his truck.

4.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. The wound recovered after 40 years.

B. Her soul was deeply hurt.

C. The hurt caused by her father affected her all the time.

D. Parents shouldn't beat their children.

5.The main idea of the story is that ______.

A. love is more important than possessions

B. parents should never let a teenager drive

C. there is no point blaming someone after an accident

D. we should always forgive others' mistakes