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A well-known speaker started his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of 1 and is it worth anything?”

Hands started going up. “It is a $20 bill, encashable(可兑现的) in international and national 2 .”replied one of the 3 who raised their hands.

The speaker continued, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He continued to crumple the 20 dollar bill using both his hands. He then 4 it and asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he said, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 5 and started to step on it. He picked up the crumpled and 6 bill and said, “Now, who still wants it?”

7 went back into the air. “I think this bill is still 8 its value”, said a young man in an unsure 9 . “We can still use the bill to 10 goods worth 20 dollars,” said the other people.

“My friends, you have all learned a very 11 lesson in this exercise that we are just through with. You’ve 12 that I can crumple the $20 bill during the process as the effects can be seen clearly. 13 , no matter what I did to the piece of paper, you were 14 in your mind that my actions did not actually decrease its 15 . It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we feel like as if we are 16 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are 17 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, please 18 , you will never lose your value.” Values that you keep in your heart will always 19 you from a difficult situation.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or not, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are 20 — don’t ever forget it.”

1. A．paper B．advice C．information D．luck

2. A．organizations B．flights C．markets D．conferences

3. A．family B．teachers C．speakers D．audience

4. A．hid B．bought C．carried D．unfolded

5. A．square B．beach C．ground D．playground

6. A．thin B．dirty C．new D．clear

7. A．Hands B．Books C．Heads D．Smoke

8. A．losing B．reducing C．increasing D．holding

9. A．sound B．voice C．noise D．shout

10. A．deliver B．buy C．sell D．produce

11. A．boring B．difficult C．valuable D．painful

12. A．heard B．seen C．forgotten D．doubted

13. A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise

14. A．sure B．curious C．proud D．sad

15. A．price B．growth C．value D．size

16. A．dropped B．turned C．looked D．talked

17. A．important B．confident C．selfish D．useless

18. A．accept B．argue C．remember D．decide

19. A．leave B．search C．save D．beat

20. A．especial B．normal C．ordinary D．special

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从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen in almost a month. Every day , my husband would the process of trying to get water to the fields. we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

On this day I learned the true lesson of and witnessed the only I had ever seen . I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy, toward the woods. He was walking with effort, trying to be as as possible . Minutes after he into the woods, he came running back . I went back to make sandwiches , that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour . I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them . I almost for him to get away . A huge deer was close . the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground , obviously suffering from , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was , Billy ran back to get more . It then became to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. water B. rain C. deer D. storm

2.A. take over B. try on C. go about D. seek out

3.A. Before B. If C. Until D. Unless

4.A. helping B. sharing C. donating D. offering

5.A. miracle B. lesson C. wildlife D. virtue

6.A. running B. marching C. walking D. riding

7.A. still B. silent C. secret D. sacred

8.A. skipped B. slipped C. wandered D. disappeared

9.A. thinking B. wondering C. worrying D. calculating

10.A. but B. besides C. however D. therefore

11.A. Actually B. Finally C. Quietly D. Surprisingly

12.A. sign B. scenery C. sight D. scene

13.A. screamed B. rushed C. made D. burst

14.A. mildly B. powerfully C. dangerously D. aggressively

15.A. And B. Otherwise C. Thus D. But

16.A. thirst B. illness C. heat D. pain

17.A. lost B. missing C. gone D. served

18.A. annoying B. clear C. acceptable D. puzzling

19.A. kind B. clever C. naughty D. honest

20.A. raining B. appearing C. chanting D. weeping

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Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 1 in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 3 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7 . She moved on to English and history, and was8 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 9 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 10 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13 and left. “Why is high school so 14 ?” she sighed.

Later in 15 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 16 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 20 fish you can be.”

1. A．processes B．exercises C．challenges D．decision

2. A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．However

3. A．difficult B．interesting C．boring D．easy

4. A．editor B．judge C．candidate D．boss

5. A．jumped B．raced C．stopped D．sank

6. A．strange B．lonely C．awful D．happy

7. A．struggling B．complaining C．working D．improving

8. A．ashamed B．relieved C．shocked D．disappointed

9. A．put up B．give up C．worry about D．prepare for

10. A．committee B．team C．radio D．newspaper

11. A．enthusiastic B．realistic C．sympathetic D．artistic

12. A．speakers B．writers C．cheerleaders D．readers