By my third day in the hospital, I realized Owen didn’t visit．I couldn’t understand 1 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me．Struggling against the 2 , I called his 3 ．His mom answered, and when I asked for Owen, she got 4 ．“He’s not here right now,”she said．I thought it was 5 that she didn’t tell me where he was or 6 to have him call me．But I was so weak, I just let it 7 ．I found out later that Owen’s mom telephoned my parents right after we rang 8 ．My phone call really made her 9 , and she 10 they talk to me．Later that night, my mom 11 ．Did I remember drinking?Did I remember being in a car?I had 12 what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news：I’d hit a tree．Owen, in the 13 seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly．The only reason I’d lived was because of my 14 ．
My first 15 was of shock．I’d been drink-driving?Hit a tree?Killed Owen?I felt like the 16 person in the world．Even after I was able to 17 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk．I just 18 at the wall in my 19 and cried．The only person I wanted to see was Owen．I didn’t feel like 20 with any of my old friends．
(1)
[ ]
A．
if
B．
whether
C．
why
D．
how
(2)
[ ]
A．
nurse
B．
doctor
C．
pain
D．
wound
(3)
[ ]
A．
company
B．
house
C．
school
D．
office
(4)
[ ]
A．
quiet
B．
sad
C．
calm
D．
surprised
(5)
[ ]
A．
unfair
B．
wrong
C．
strange
D．
unnecessary
(6)
[ ]
A．
permit
B．
allow
C．
offer
D．
refuse
(7)
[ ]
A．
down
B．
alone
C．
be
D．
go
(8)
[ ]
A．
up
B．
off
C．
out
D．
back
(9)
[ ]
A．
anxious
B．
shocked
C．
disappointed
D．
excited
(10)
[ ]
A．
hoped
B．
wished
C．
insisted
D．
ordered
(11)
[ ]
A．
went by
B．
came by
C．
called back
D．
sent for
(12)
[ ]
A．
understood
B．
doubted
C．
wondered
D．
no idea
(13)
[ ]
A．
passenger
B．
driver
C．
front
D．
spare
(14)
[ ]
A．
doctor
B．
friend
C．
seat-belt
D．
luck
(15)
[ ]
A．
thought
B．
reaction
C．
action
D．
idea
(16)
[ ]
A．
luckiest
B．
worst
C．
happiest
D．
most lonely
(17)
[ ]
A．
stand up
B．
get over
C．
go home
D．
eat out
(18)
[ ]
A．
stared
B．
looked
C．
glanced
D．
glared
(19)
[ ]
A．
sickroom
B．
office
C．
bedroom
D．
dormitory
(20)
[ ]
A．
to hang about
B．
to hang around
C．
hanging up
D．
hanging out
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A young man who was very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself．Along the way he had completely run out of 1 and was forced to spend the night in his car．
This continued until one 2 , after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a 3 and ordered a big meal． 4 eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself 5 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 6 ．The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been 7 ．
He bent down and came up with a ＄20 bill which looked 8 it had fallen on the floor．“Son, you must have 9 this,”the owner said．The young man couldn't 10 his luck!He 11 paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and 12 away．
On the way out of town, he thought to himself,“Maybe 13 dropped the money at all．Maybe the 14 just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn't 15 me．I really need to thank him．And also I should 16 from him．Oh, Lord, if you put me in a position to help other people, I will 17 it．”
Now the man lives near Kansas City．Each year he 18 thousands of dollars．He is known as the“Secret Santa”, 19 at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those in 20 on the street and at restaurants．In 2007, he gave more than ＄50, 000 away in Kansas City and New York City．
(1)
[ ]
A．
gas
B．
energy
C．
money
D．
strength
(2)
[ ]
A．
morning
B．
noon
C．
afternoon
D．
evening
(3)
[ ]
A．
cinema
B．
shop
C．
park
D．
restaurant
(4)
[ ]
A．
Above
B．
After
C．
Before
D．
Behind
(5)
[ ]
A．
smiling
B．
apologizing
C．
lying
D．
turning
(6)
[ ]
A．
way
B．
wallet
C．
car
D．
pocket
(7)
[ ]
A．
resting
B．
walking
C．
standing
D．
sitting
(8)
[ ]
A．
as if
B．
even if
C．
only if
D．
ever if
(9)
[ ]
A．
looked
B．
needed
C．
dropped
D．
lost
(10)
[ ]
A．
doubt
B．
believe
C．
see
D．
accept
(11)
[ ]
A．
suddenly
B．
carefully
C．
slowly
D．
quickly
(12)
[ ]
A．
walked
B．
drove
C．
rode
D．
ran
(13)
[ ]
A．
everybody
B．
anybody
C．
somebody
D．
nobody
(14)
[ ]
A．
owner
B．
customer
C．
actress
D．
driver
(15)
[ ]
A．
disappoint
B．
surprise
C．
embarrass
D．
please
(16)
[ ]
A．
learn
B．
borrow
C．
hear
D．
come
(17)
[ ]
A．
fail
B．
do
C．
get
D．
refuse
(18)
[ ]
A．
donates
B．
loses
C．
earns
D．
lends
(19)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
though
C．
because
D．
after
(20)
[ ]
A．
place
B．
charge
C．
danger
D．
need
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It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade．High school is well known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be 1 through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-esteem．For me, 2 was my punishment．
I had always felt insecure and out of 3 as one of the 4 members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and stooping(屈身)at the 5 of the line to avoid sticking 6 ．I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church． 7 the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could 8 other well-meaning congratulations,“Ruthie!Look how tall you're getting!”
My grandfather would watch me 9 increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not 10 at my self-consciousness or try to comfort me． 11 , he would remind me．“Stand straight and tall,”he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink(缩短)myself．Moreover, each time, I would sheepishly comply(答应)．Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about 12 than just feet and inches．
My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe．When German soldiers 13 his hometown, He wound up joining the Soviet army to 14 his country's freedom．“Stand straight, stand tall,”meant something else back then．
15 the war, he boarded a boat for 16 , and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan．He was hungry and 17 from seasickness．All alone in a new country, he was 18 about his future．Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York．Soon he met 19 European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way．If they could do it, why couldn't he?“Stand straight, stand tall,”he would remind himself．He felt his faith 20 ．When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly．
(1)
[ ]
A．
looking
B．
going
C．
looking
D．
putting
(2)
[ ]
A．
age
B．
sex
C．
height
D．
face
(3)
[ ]
A．
place
B．
order
C．
control
D．
date
(4)
[ ]
A．
high
B．
taller
C．
lower
D．
shorter
(5)
[ ]
A．
head
B．
end
C．
back
D．
side
(6)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
out
C．
with
D．
off
(7)
[ ]
A．
until
B．
unless
C．
once
D．
before
(8)
[ ]
A．
accept
B．
receive
C．
avoid
D．
refuse
(9)
[ ]
A．
become
B．
grow
C．
turn
D．
make
(10)
[ ]
A．
look
B．
stare
C．
stay
D．
laugh
(11)
[ ]
A．
Instead
B．
Besides
C．
However
D．
Therefore
(12)
[ ]
A．
other
B．
more
C．
less
D．
rather
(13)
[ ]
A．
helped
B．
developed
C．
occupied
D．
lived
(14)
[ ]
A．
fight ainst
B．
fight for
C．
fight with
D．
fight to
(15)
[ ]
A．
Before
B．
After
C．
When
D．
Last
(16)
[ ]
A．
German
B．
Australia
C．
America
D．
Canada
(17)
[ ]
A．
coming
B．
learning
C．
suffering
D．
differing
(18)
[ ]
A．
frightened
B．
eager
C．
indifferent
D．
nervous
(19)
[ ]
A．
another
B．
next
C．
other
D．
others
(20)
[ ]
A．
return
B．
away
C．
off
D．
gone
完形填空
Children find meanings in their old family tales．
When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most．In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more important things in life than money”．
The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr．Guyer downsized to 7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one．He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren't． 9 , their reaction echoed(共鸣)their great-grandfather's．What they 10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible．
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times．Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals．
A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to 15 parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety．
The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 ．We're not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow．” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's 19 , and make eye contact(接触)to create “a personal experience”．We don't have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is．
