Each player tried his best to ______ the game.

     A. hit                 B. win                  C. beat         D. strike

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.

Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .

The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.

Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that   51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted   53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.

“   55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

1.A. give up        B. wear out         C. catch up         D. run out

2.A．win         B. beat              C. overcome          D. defeat

3. A. matter       B. business         C. question         D. problem

4.A .room        B. dining room        C. chicken            D. kitchen

5. A. boils        B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

6. A. first         B. second             C. three             D. last

7. A.  breath      B. praises              C. words                D. complaints

8. A. pleased       B. frightened           C. disappointed     D. puzzled

9. A. turned off        B. turned up            C. turned down      D. turned away

10. A. poured       B. dropped           C. slipped            D. flown

11.A. mean      B. see              C. ate          D. explain

12. A. touch        B. eat              C. observe          D. keep

13.  A. bad         B. hard             C. soft             D. gentle

14. A. hit          B. break                C. beat             D. destory

15..A. coffee        B. carrot              C. eggs              D. water

16.A. nothing       B. anything         C. everything           D. something

17.A. boils          B. boiled             C. boiling            D. boil

18.A. differently       B. certainly            C. happily          D. equally

19.A. broken         B. boil                C. cooked           D. ate

20.A. How           B. Who              C. When             D. Where

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 

    For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1^st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21^st.

   At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more   21  than others? I feel I am obedient and as careful as him, but   22  I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words， Mom was aware that her son began to  23   the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system.  24   at him, she went wordless, not knowing  25  to explain.

   In another test, the son ranked 17^th, while his deskmate remained 1^st. Back home he   26  the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that   27   differs, which means that students ranking 1^st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.  28  , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly  29   about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others…”but she stopped   30   imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it   31   to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.

Time passing swiftly, the son   32  primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to   33  him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.

Now, the son no longer worries about his   34  , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because,   35   the 1^st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to   36  the students and parents in his high school, In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the   37  , she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there ?When the waves come near, little birds can rise   38  while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly  39  the endless ocean are none other than the awkward seagulls?” The speech   40   many mothers present to tears, including his mother.

1. A. considerate      B. careless        C. stupid               D. clever

2. A. what if           B. how come         C. how about            D. what for

3. A. lose              B. have             C. win                  D. beat

4. A. Shouting          B. Glaring         C. Staring          D. Pointing

5. A. which             B. why              C. when                 D. how

6. A. raised            B. met              C. answered           D. got

7. A. intelligence          B. right            C. knowledge            D. strength

8.A. Therefore          B. Still            C. Thus                 D. However

9. A. enthusiastic      B. curious          C. crazy                D. clear

10.A. if                B. before          C. unless               D. when

11. A. cruel           B. important       C. disappointed         D. necessary

12. A. attended        B. started         C. finished             D. entered

13. A. guide           B. take             C. bring                D. push

14. A. homework       B. belongings         C. health               D. rankings

15.A. in                B. by               C. with                 D. on

16.A. teach             B. deliver         C. address              D. face

17. A. floor           B. road             C. bank            D. beach

18. A. quickly          B. suddenly        C. slowly                D. sharply

19.A. into              B. through         C. across                D. throughout

20. A. made             B. moved            C. impressed            D. inspired

I’m sure the red team will ______ the game over the blue team.

A.win         B.beat        C.defeat      D.succeed

Several years after Ivy Priest was appointed treasurer (财务长) of the United States, she returned to her hometown. The warm welcome she received made her think of her teenage   36 .

When Ivy was a teenager, she had pictured herself returning after achieving   37   and fortune. Secretly she had dreamed of becoming a (n)   38  . So when she learned that roles in a movie to be   39   in Salt Lake City would be given to those who   40   the largest number of subscriptions to a newspaper, Ivy went to work. She tried her best and won second prize. This   41   her the chance of dancing in a beautiful dress during a short   42   in the movie. The night the movie was to be shown,   43   kept her from eating. But when she saw herself on the screen, acting   44  , she slipped out of the theater and went home to   45   herself to sleep. 

However, Ivy was not to be defeated by that. She became interested in politics at high school and wanted to study   46   after graduation, but her family could not afford to send her to college. To   47   her own expenses, Ivy had to work as a ticket   48   during the day and a telephone operator at night.   49  , Ivy had the dream of achieving fame and fortune.

Ivy’s interest in politics   50   her down a new path. She took part in a lot of challenging activities of the Republican Party,   51   which was her extraordinary effort in helping Eisenhower   52   the presidential election. Mr Eisenhower said to Ivy, “I   53   you to be the treasurer of the United States.”

Ivy was born into a (n)   54   family, but her dreams, her faith and her hard work   55    her a life of success.

36. A. dignity             B. friends               C. dreams         D. classmates

37. A. fame               B. harvest         C. extension       D. standard

38. A. lawyer             B. editor           C. politician        D. actress

39. A. watched           B. made           C. reserved      D. shown

40. A. bought             B. persuaded     C. succeeded      D. sold

41. A. gave              B. cost          C. attached        D. paid

42. A. interval             B. scene           C. show           D. piece

43. A. celebration         B. disappointment   C. expectation      D. entertainment

44. A. beautifully         B. unequally        C. wonderfully     D. unnaturally

45. A. cry               B. go              C. hold            D. calm

46. A. theater            B. law            C. acting          D. medicine

47. A. spare              B. receive          C. earn            D. avoid

48. A. seller              B. holder          C. counter         D. officer

49. A. No longer          B. So far          C. Even so         D. Ever since

50. A. set              B. let             C. founded        D. led

51. A. beyond             B. among              C. throughout    D. inside

52. A. win               B. beat            C. gain            D. manage

53. A. regard             B. want          C. promise        D. settle

54. A. lawyer’s           B. rich            C. ordinary        D. artist’s

55. A. offered            B. took            C. achieved        D. brought