Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  1how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  2. He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  3.

    His question  4me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  5about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  6all sixty students in the class. “In  7to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  8in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  9the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  10. I tried to start it again, but the 11wouldn’t work.  12I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  13down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  14for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  15. The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  16day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 17. “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “18, it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway,19walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 20.”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

1.A.schoolmates     B. children     C. teachers           D.students

2.A. had            B. good         C. sad              D.free

3.A. cheerful       B. grateful         C. hopeful          D. thankful

4.A. informed       B.told          C. reminded             D. warned

5.A. decision           B. choice      C. preference           D. judgment

6.A. showing        B. demanding    C. addressing           D. commanding

7.A. contribution   B. devotion         C. application          D. addition

8.A. school             B. college          C. university      D. institute

9.A. exited         B. found        C. crossed         D. entered

10.A. broke             B. died         C. ended            D. finished

11.A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

12.A. But               B. And          C. So              D. Or

13.A. marched        B. drove       C. rode             D. followed

14.A. prepared          B. looked      C. waited           D. arranged

15.A. class         B. work         C. study                D. lunch

16.A. usual         B. unusual     C. unlucky          D. lucky

17.A. astonished        B. excited          C. puzzled          D. pleased

18.A. Anyway        B. Instead          C. Also                 D. Still

19.A. within            B. beyond      C. without              D. along

20.A. order             B. need         C. way              D. situation

完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22   . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23   .

His question   24   me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25   about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”

“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26   all sixty students in the class . “In   27   to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28   in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29   the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30   .I tried to start it again , but the   31   wouldn’t work .   32   I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33   down the road to the college .”

“As soon as I got there , I called and   34   for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35   . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36   day .” I replied , smiling .

She was   37   . “What do you mean ?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38  , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39   walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40   .”

I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

A. students     B. schoolmates       C. children         D. teachers     

A. bad           B. sad          C. good          D. free

A. grateful      B cheerful           C. hopeful          D. thankful

A. reminded      B. informed  C. told     D. warned

A. decision       B. preference   C. judgment   D. choic

A. showing     B. demanding    C. commanding D. addressing

A. contribution   B. addition   C. devotion   D. application

A. college        B. school       C. university   D. institute

A. found        B. exited      C. crossed  D. entered

A. broke          B. ended        C. died      D. finished

A. instrument     B. engine       C. wheel        D. light      

A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

A. drove           B. marched  C. rode     D. followed

A. prepared        B. looked       C. arranged    D. waited       

A. work            B. study        C. lunch       D. class

A. usual          B. lucky     C. unusual   D. unlucky       

A. astonished      B. excited  C. pleased      D. puzzled

A. Anyway     B. Also     C. Instead    D. Still

A. beyond      B. without    C. within       D. along

A. order          B. way  C. need       D. situation

完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22  . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23  .
His question   24  me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25  about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”
“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26  all sixty students in the class . “In   27  to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28  in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29  the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30  .I tried to start it again , but the   31  wouldn’t work .   32  I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33  down the road to the college .”
“As soon as I got there , I called and   34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35  . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36  day .” I replied , smiling .
She was   37  . “What do you mean ?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38 , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39  walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40  .”
I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

 I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22   . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23   .

His question   24   me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25   about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”

“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26   all sixty students in the class . “In   27   to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28   in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29   the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30   .I tried to start it again , but the   31   wouldn’t work .   32   I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33   down the road to the college .”

“As soon as I got there , I called and   34   for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35   . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36   day .” I replied , smiling .

She was   37   . “What do you mean ?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38  , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39   walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40   .”

I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

1. A. students     B. schoolmates    C. children         D. teachers     

2. A. bad        B. sad          C. good          D. free

3.A. grateful      B cheerful        C. hopeful          D. thankful

4. A. reminded       B. informed  C. told     D. warned

5. A. decision        B. preference   C. judgment   D. choic

6.A. showing      B. demanding    C. commanding D. addressing

7. A. contribution    B. addition   C. devotion   D. application

8. A. college     B. school       C. university   D. institute

9.A. found        B. exited       C. crossed  D. entered

10. A. broke          B. ended        C. died      D. finished

11. A. instrument     B. engine       C. wheel        D. light      

12.A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

13.A. drove           B. marched  C. rode     D. followed

14.A. prepared        B. looked       C. arranged    D. waited       

15.A. work            B. study        C. lunch       D. class

16. A. usual          B. lucky     C. unusual   D. unlucky       

17.A. astonished      B. excited  C. pleased      D. puzzled

18. A. Anyway     B. Also     C. Instead    D. Still

19.A. beyond      B. without    C. within       D. along

20. A. order          B. way   C. need       D. situation

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday ,at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  1   how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so   2  . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 3   .

       His question  4    me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up ,you have a   5  about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.

       “Let me give you an example,” I continued,   6  all sixty students in the class. “In  7    to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  8  in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I   9   the highway and turned onto College Drive .I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college .But just then my car  10  . I tried to start it again, but the   11  wouldn’t work. 12    I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  13  down the road to the college.

       “As soon as I got there ,I called and   14  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  15   . The secretary there asked me what had happened. “This is my  16  day,” I replied, smiling.

       She was  17  . “What do you mean?”

       “My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t .” I replied. “   18 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway,   19  walking distance of here.

       I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient  20    .”

       I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow ,my story had touched them.

1．A．schoolmates          B．children               C．teachers              D．students

2．A．bad                       B．good                   C．sad                     D．free

3．A．cheerful                B．grateful               C．hopeful               D．thankful

4．A．informed               B．told                     C．reminded             D．warned

5．A．decision                B．choice                 C．preference           D．judgment

6．A．showing                B．demanding           C．addressing           D．commanding

7．A．contribution           B．devotion              C．application           D．addition

8．A．school                  B．college                C．university            D．institute

9．A．exited                   B．found                  C．crossed               D．entered

10．A．broke                  B．died                    C．ended                  D．finished

11．A．instrument           B．wheel                  C．light                    D．engine

12．A．But                     B．And                    C．So                      D．Or

13．A．marched              B．drove                  C．rode                    D．followed

14．A．prepared              B．looked                 C．waited                 D．arranged

15．A．class                   B．work                   C．study                  D．lunch

16．A．usual                   B．unusual               C．unlucky               D．lucky

17．A．astonished           B．excited                C．puzzled               D．pleased

18．A．Anyway              B．Instead                C．Also                    D．Still

19．A．within                 B．beyond                C．without               D．along

20．A．order           B．need              C．way            D．situation

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  21  how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  23 .

       His question  24  me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  25  about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  26 all sixty students in the class. “In  27  to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  28  in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  29   the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  30 . I tried to start it again, but the 31  wouldn’t work.  32  I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  33  down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  36  day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 37 . “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 39  walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

21. A.schoolmates         B. children            C. teachers           D.students

22. A. had                    B. good            C. sad                          D.free

23. A. cheerful             B. grateful            C. hopeful                    D. thankful

24. A. informed            B.told                C. reminded                 D. warned

25. A. decision            B. choice             C. preference                      D. judgment

26. A. showing            B. demanding        C. addressing                   D. commanding

27. A. contribution       B. devotion      C. application           D. addition

28. A. school            B. college         C. university            D. institute

29. A. exited               B. found               C. crossed                    D. entered

30. A. broke              B. died             C. ended                    D. finished

31. A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

32. A. But              B. And             C. So                    D. Or

33. A. marched        B. drove              C. rode                D. followed

34. A. prepared            B. looked          C. waited                  D. arranged

35. A. class                   B. work               C. study                 D. lunch

36. A. usual                  B. unusual            C. unlucky                    D. lucky

37. A. astonished                B. excited            C. puzzled                 D. pleased

38. A. Anyway            B. Instead            C. Also                  D. Still

39. A. within             B. beyond            C. without                  D. along

40. A. order                       B. need                C. way                D. situation

II. Cloze 20%

Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  21  how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  23 .

       His question  24  me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  25  about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  26 all sixty students in the class. “In  27  to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  28  in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  29   the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  30 . I tried to start it again, but the 31  wouldn’t work.  32  I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  33  down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  36  day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 37 . “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 39  walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

21. A.schoolmates         B. children            C. teachers           D.students

22. A. had                    B. good            C. sad                          D.free

23. A. cheerful             B. grateful            C. hopeful                    D. thankful

24. A. informed            B.told                C. reminded                 D. warned

25. A. decision            B. choice             C. preference                      D. judgment

26. A. showing            B. demanding        C. addressing                   D. commanding

27. A. contribution       B. devotion      C. application           D. addition

28. A. school             B. college         C. university            D. institute

29. A. exited               B. found               C. crossed                    D. entered

30. A. broke              B. died             C. ended                    D. finished

31. A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

32. A. But               B. And             C. So                    D. Or

33. A. marched        B. drove              C. rode                D. followed

34. A. prepared            B. looked          C. waited                  D. arranged

35. A. class                   B. work               C. study                 D. lunch

36. A. usual                  B. unusual            C. unlucky                    D. lucky

37. A. astonished                B. excited            C. puzzled                 D. pleased

38. A. Anyway            B. Instead            C. Also                  D. Still

39. A. within             B. beyond            C. without                  D. along

40. A. order                       B. need                C. way                D. situation