16．Two months ago，I had a chance to achieve my lifelong dream by working as a volunteer （志愿者） with the USOC medical workers for the 2014Winter Olympic Games in Sochi （索契），Russia．A common question I usually heard is，"How did you become a（31）Aprovider？"Just like many things in life，there are different roads for people to get to the same destination （目的地），and here is（32）C．
The first step was searching for the USOC Sports Medicine Volunteer Program on the
Internet．Then I learned I needed to have at least three years'medical（33）Cbefore applying （申请） for the program．（34）A，I found a job as a sports trainer in my graduate school and sent my letter of application （申请书） to the USOC four years later．
Months later，a letter（35）Bthe USOC and I was invited to spend two weeks at the Olympic Training Center in New York．Not long after that I was invited to（36）Awith the US Bobsled to Park City，Utah，for a two-week volunteer activity．Coming back，I（37）Bthe USOC9s medical test and had the（38）Bto travel with the team again．
But this time I was sent to the 2008World Championships in Germany．There were many crashes in the games，（39）CI used every bit of my sports training education and experience to help solve health problems．
Seven years after working in the USOC，I was invited to work for the Olympic Games（40）C．It was an amazing experience for which I would forever be thankful．
The first step was searching for the USOC Sports Medicine Volunteer Program on the
Internet．Then I learned I needed to have at least three years'medical（33）Cbefore applying （申请） for the program．（34）A，I found a job as a sports trainer in my graduate school and sent my letter of application （申请书） to the USOC four years later．
Months later，a letter（35）Bthe USOC and I was invited to spend two weeks at the Olympic Training Center in New York．Not long after that I was invited to（36）Awith the US Bobsled to Park City，Utah，for a two-week volunteer activity．Coming back，I（37）Bthe USOC9s medical test and had the（38）Bto travel with the team again．
But this time I was sent to the 2008World Championships in Germany．There were many crashes in the games，（39）CI used every bit of my sports training education and experience to help solve health problems．
Seven years after working in the USOC，I was invited to work for the Olympic Games（40）C．It was an amazing experience for which I would forever be thankful．
| 31．A．medical | B．moral | C．national |
| 32．A．ones | B．yours | C．mine |
| 33．A．memory | B．knowledge | C．experience |
| 34．A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead |
| 35．A．wrote to | B．came from | C．heard from |
| 36．A．travel | B．work | C．play |
| 37．A．failed | B．passed | C．prepared |
| 38．A．time | B．chance | C．money |
| 39．A．because | B．though | C．so |
| 40．A．in a second | B．at first | C．in the end |
15．If people or animals________，they make a hole in the ground or somewhere else．（ ）
| A． | dig | B． | dive | C． | die |
14．Green Island，with clear blue water around it，is island in Pacific Ocean．（ ）
| A． | an； the | B． | the； a | C． | an；/ | D． | a； the |
13．When I was a small boy，something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature in a cage．
We lived near a forest，and every evening the mockingbird would come and（16）C．I decided to catch a young（17）Aand keep it in a cage，and in this way，I would have my own private musician．Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage．At first，the bird was（18）D，so it fluttered （扑腾） in the cage．But finally it was used to living in its new home．I felt very excited with myself and（19）Asome beautiful singing．
On the second day，the little bird's mother flew to the cage with（20）B in her mouth．The baby bird ate everything．I was（21）Bto see this．Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did．
The following morning when I went to see my bird，I found it（22）Con the floor of the cage．I was terribly surprised and sad!What had happened？
Arthur Wayne，a famous biologist，happened to（23）Bmy father at that time．After she knew my story，she explained to me，"A mother mockingbird，finding her young in a cage，will（24）Cbring it poison berries．She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose（25）C．"
Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage．All living things have a right to live free．
We lived near a forest，and every evening the mockingbird would come and（16）C．I decided to catch a young（17）Aand keep it in a cage，and in this way，I would have my own private musician．Then I succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage．At first，the bird was（18）D，so it fluttered （扑腾） in the cage．But finally it was used to living in its new home．I felt very excited with myself and（19）Asome beautiful singing．
On the second day，the little bird's mother flew to the cage with（20）B in her mouth．The baby bird ate everything．I was（21）Bto see this．Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby better than I did．
The following morning when I went to see my bird，I found it（22）Con the floor of the cage．I was terribly surprised and sad!What had happened？
Arthur Wayne，a famous biologist，happened to（23）Bmy father at that time．After she knew my story，she explained to me，"A mother mockingbird，finding her young in a cage，will（24）Cbring it poison berries．She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose（25）C．"
Since then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage．All living things have a right to live free．
| 16．A．dance | B．fly | C．sing | D．jump |
| 17．A．bird | B．boy | C．fish | D．thief |
| 18．A．happy | B．careful | C．active | D．afraid |
| 19．A．looked forward to | B．looked out of | C．looked for | D．looked up |
| 20．A．water | B．food | C．songs | D．stones |
| 21．A．worried | B．pleased | C．bored | D．tired |
| 22．A．alone | B．alive | C．dead | D．sick |
| 23．A．invite | B．visit | C．challenge | D．introduce |
| 24．A．never | B．seldom | C．sometimes | D．ever |
| 25．A．friends | B．parents | C．freedom | D．happiness |
12．Jane was walking round the department store．She remembered how difficult（1）Awas to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father．She（2）Bthat he was as easy to please as her mother，who was always happy with beautiful clothes．
Besides，shopping（3）AChristmas Day is quite busy，and at this time of the year it was not（4）D great fun：people stepped on your feet or pushed you with（5）Aelbows（肘部），they just wanted to get to the cheapest goods before（6）C．
Jane stood in front of a counter and some attractive ties were on display．"They are real silk，"the assistant tried（7）A her．"They worth double the price．"but Jane knew（8）Bthat her father hardly liked this kind of present before．
Jane stopped at a small counter．She found some good cigarettes on sale．（9）Cher father smoked only once a week，she knew that they were the presents（10）Dbelonged to him．Without（11）D for long，she bought them．
When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen presents in her bag，her parents（12）Csupper at table with lots of dishes．Jane asked（13）Dthey had supper so early．Her mother was （14）D，"Your father has at last decided to stop smoking．"Jane（15）C by her．
Besides，shopping（3）AChristmas Day is quite busy，and at this time of the year it was not（4）D great fun：people stepped on your feet or pushed you with（5）Aelbows（肘部），they just wanted to get to the cheapest goods before（6）C．
Jane stood in front of a counter and some attractive ties were on display．"They are real silk，"the assistant tried（7）A her．"They worth double the price．"but Jane knew（8）Bthat her father hardly liked this kind of present before．
Jane stopped at a small counter．She found some good cigarettes on sale．（9）Cher father smoked only once a week，she knew that they were the presents（10）Dbelonged to him．Without（11）D for long，she bought them．
When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen presents in her bag，her parents（12）Csupper at table with lots of dishes．Jane asked（13）Dthey had supper so early．Her mother was （14）D，"Your father has at last decided to stop smoking．"Jane（15）C by her．
| 1．A．it | B．this | C．that | D．there |
| 2．A．wish | B．wished | C．wishing | D．to wish |
| 3．A．on | B．in | C．at | D．from |
| 4．A．an | B．a | C．the | D．/ |
| 5．A．their | B．them | C．theirs | D．they |
| 6．A．other | B．the other | C．others | D．the others |
| 7．A．to attract | B．attracting | C．attract | D．attracted |
| 8．A．clear | B．clearly | C．clearer | D．more clearly |
| 9．A．Because | B．But | C．Although | D．So |
| 10．A．what | B．whom | C．who | D．which |
| 11．A．think | B．thinks | C．to think | D．thinking |
| 12．A．are having | B．had | C．were having | D．have had |
| 13．A．what | B．when | C．how | D．why |
| 14．A．exciting | B．excitement | C．excite | D．excited |
| 15．A．tells | B．told | C．was told | D．is told |
10．Do you know Tu Youyou？She is a famous Chinese（61）D．She shared the 2015Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine（诺贝尔生理学或医学奖） with two other foreign scientists．She is the first Chinese woman to（62）Athe prize．She found artemisinin（青蒿素）with her（63）C．She first tried the medicine on herself，（64）Bshe wanted to make sure that it was safe （安全）．"As the head of the group，I had the responsibility（责任）．"The 85-year-old scientist spoke to CCTV．（65）Aher work．Artemisinin is a（66）Afor the world people from the traditional Chinese medicine．It has（67）Bmany lives．Tu Youyou expects Chinese medicine to（68）Amore people all over the world．
We can learn a lot from Tu Youyou．We should do（69）Cuseful for people．If we want to be successful，we should keep on working hard with our group and（70）Cgive up．
We can learn a lot from Tu Youyou．We should do（69）Cuseful for people．If we want to be successful，we should keep on working hard with our group and（70）Cgive up．
| 61．A．dentist | B．teacher | C．nurse | D．scientist |
| 62．A．win | B．beat | C．lose | D．got |
| 63．A．family | B．classmates | C．group | D．husband |
| 64．A．when | B．because | C．why | D．what |
| 65．A．about | B．for | C．in | D．from |
| 66．A．hope | B．result | C．ticket | D．gift |
| 67..A．accepted | B．saved | C．decided | D．received |
| 68．A．help | B．hope | C．meet | D．teach |
| 69．A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
| 70．A．seldom | B．always | C．never | D．usually |
9．His face ___________ red when he talked to girls．（ ）
| A． | may be | B． | used to | C． | used to be | D． | use to be |
7．Do you have a nickname（呢称）？Most of us get one from our（56）C，way of dressing，or personality．But for cities，the meaning of their nicknames has（57）B more to it than that．
Many big cities have（78）C，like New York-The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and
Rome-The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames？
（59）A the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the（60）Aof these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple，（61）BNew York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of a11．
For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans（62）Athat no matter what happened to the world，Rome would（63）Dgo on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2，000years．
As for London，in the Victorian period（1837-1901），it had（64）Bwith its air．Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10，000people（65）Dill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that 0f Victorian London．
Sound interesting？Does your city have a nickname？
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Many big cities have（78）C，like New York-The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and
Rome-The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames？
（59）A the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the（60）Aof these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple，（61）BNew York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of a11．
For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans（62）Athat no matter what happened to the world，Rome would（63）Dgo on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2，000years．
As for London，in the Victorian period（1837-1901），it had（64）Bwith its air．Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10，000people（65）Dill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that 0f Victorian London．
Sound interesting？Does your city have a nickname？
| 56．A．apple | B．awards | C．appearance | D．activity |
| 57．A．many | B．much | C．more | D．most |
| 58．A．stories | B．traditions | C．nicknames | D．reasons |
| 59．A．In | B．When | C．As | D．At |
| 60．A．prizes | B．names | C．cities | D．competitors |
| 61．A．so | B．because | C．and | D．but |
| 62．A．believed | B．knew | C．guessed | D．heard |
| 63．A．never | B．sometimes | C．seldom | D．always |
| 64．A．success | B．problems | C．interests | D．meanings |
| 65．A．turn | B．change | C．grow | D．get |