I used to believe that drinking coffee would make you short．I once asked my mom 1 I could drink her coffee．She asked me if I wanted to 2 big and tall．I 3 ．She told me to look at her(she is very short，only 5 feet tall)－she drank lots of coffee．“Coffee stunts(妨碍)your 4 , just look at me!” I wanted to be tall so I wouldn't go near coffee 5 I was over eighteen years old．Then I 6 that drinking coffee did not stunt one's growth．I began to drink coffee．And incidentally(慢慢地)I grew up to be 5 feet 4 inches tall．I know drinking coffee is not the reason 7 my being short．
Now, coffee is 8 for me．When I get home every day，I will have a cup of coffee．When having dinner with my friends，I 9 drink coffee．Every time I drink it，I remember my mom's words and 10 ．
Steve, a twelve－year－old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U．S．education system．He was a big boy, yet, went 1 until Miss White．
Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful lady and Steve was in love!For the first time, he couldn’t take his eyes 2 his teacher; yet, still he failed．
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice 3 into his daydreams．
“Steve!Pay attention!”
Steve 4 his gaze on Miss White, as she began to go over the test 5 ．
“You all did pretty well,”she told the class,“except for one boy, and 6 breaks my heart to tell you this, but”She 7 , pinning Steve to his seat, with a 8 stare, her eyes searching his face,“The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
Steve 9 his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips．
After that, it was 10 !Steve still wouldn’t do his homework．Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained 11 ．
“Just try it!ONE WEEK!”He was unmoved．
“Give yourself a chance!Don’t 12 up on your life!”Nothing．
“Steve!Please!I care about you!”
Wow! 13 , Steve got it!Someone cared about him?
Steve went home from school, 14 , that afternoon．
The following Monday he arrived at school on time．Miss White, gave a quiz on the weekend homework．Steve was the first to 15 his paper．With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper．Obviously 16 , she began to look it over．Steve walked back to his desk, his heart 17 within his chest．As he sat down, he couldn’t 18 another look at the lovely woman．
Miss White’s face was in total shock!The 19 boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!
He began to take off!And he continued this 20 throughout his school life．From that moment nothing was the same for Steve．
(1)
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A．
unnoticed
B．
uncommon
C．
unknown
D．
unacceptable
(2)
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A．
along
B．
from
C．
off
D．
back
(3)
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A．
ran
B．
broke
C．
came
D．
burst
(4)
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A．
passed
B．
made
C．
threw
D．
locked
(5)
[ ]
A．
results
B．
subjects
C．
abilities
D．
standards
(6)
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A．
he
B．
it
C．
that
D．
she
(7)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
hesitated
C．
confirmed
D．
demanded
(8)
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A．
critical
B．
shining
C．
sharp
D．
merciful
(9)
[ ]
A．
raised
B．
closed
C．
opened
D．
dropped
(10)
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A．
war
B．
tragedy
C．
burden
D．
silence
(11)
[ ]
A．
enthusiastic
B．
active
C．
unchanged
D．
silly
(12)
[ ]
A．
turn
B．
give
C．
stand
D．
cheer
(13)
[ ]
A．
Carefully
B．
Attentively
C．
Suddenly
D．
Calmly
(14)
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A．
hateful
B．
hopeful
C．
doubtful
D．
thoughtful
(15)
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A．
go over
B．
hand out
C．
hand in
D．
go through
(16)
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A．
puzzled
B．
moved
C．
delighted
D．
worried
(17)
[ ]
A．
striking
B．
defeating
C．
pounding
D．
hitting
(18)
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A．
accept
B．
refuse
C．
attempt
D．
require
(19)
[ ]
A．
smallest
B．
smartest
C．
laziest
D．
naughtiest
(20)
[ ]
A．
circle
B．
method
C．
research
D．
course
完形填空
The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman, “How have you done so much in your lifetime?”
He replied, “I have 1 ．I have turned my mind free to imagine 2 I wanted to do．Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams．In the night I dreamt about my dreams．
And when I awoke in the morning, I saw the way 3 my dreams real．White 4 people were saying, ‘You can't do that, it is 5 , 'I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted, ”As Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the U．S．, said：“We grow great by dreams．All big men are 6 ．”
They see things in the soft fog of a spring day, or in the red fire 7 a long winter's evening．Some of us 8 these dreams die, but others feed, protect and look after them; keep them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light, it comes 9 to the people who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true．
So please, don't let anyone steal you dreams, 10 try to tell you they are too impossible．
“Sing your songs, dream your dreams, and hope your hope．”
(1)
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A．
dreamed
B．
changed
C．
learned
(2)
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A．
how
B．
what
C．
which
(3)
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A．
to make
B．
to realize
C．
to achieve
(4)
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A．
another
B．
the other
C．
other
(5)
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A．
possible
B．
impossible
C．
important
(6)
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A．
dreams
B．
dreamer
C．
dreamers
(7)
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A．
on
B．
in
C．
at
(8)
[ ]
A．
had
B．
let
C．
kept
(9)
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A．
never
B．
sometimes
C．
always
(10)
[ ]
A．
or
B．
and
C．
but
完形填空
A Chinese student went to England to study by plane.His name was Sun.It is spelt S-U-N just 1 the word"sun",the sun in the sky,is spelt.
England is a country with 2 weather.It is often cloudy and rainy,so the people there don't get 3 sunlight in the year.When 4 Chinese student arrived at 5 Airport,a tall English policeman opened his 6 to check the visa(签证).The policeman was 7 to find the Chinese name "Sun"in the passport.He though it was pronounced just 8 the English word"sun".So he said to the student,"I see your name is Sun.You are 9 here."
The Chinese student felt 10 ndline.So he asked the policeman,"Is there anything wrong with my passport of visa?Do I have to 11 to my country?""What?"shouted the policeman."No,we'll never let you go away."
The Chinese student was worried by now.He thought he was going to be arrested(逮捕).He was sure 12 he had been in trouble.13 he wondered whether he had broken the British law.So he asked the policeman again."What happened?What have I done?"
It was then that the policeman began to 14 ndline.He said,"You don't know what you have done,Mr Sun?You 15 sunlight to England!So we don't want you to go away."
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