Patti discovered the meaning of running when she was 23. At that time she was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and had1over 50 pounds. “I decided to2,” she says. She took a clock and started3what she did every day, and then she4an hour a day as a “be nice to Patti” hour. “I started having bubble(泡沫)baths with a candle5, because Cosmopolitan Magazine6that this would be good for me. But I got7of that soon,” Patti remembers. She wanted to do something really pleasant. She found that the8times in her life were times when she was physically active. So she took up9.
She decided to start10the next day. She ran for an hour, 11a total of 7 miles on her first run. “I couldn’t walk for 2 weeks 12I felt painful all over!” Patti recalls. “But I felt so wonderful!” Patti wasn’t crazy about running yet, but she was in13with the after effects of it.
Within seven months, Patti had run her first marathon, qualified for the Boston Marathon, and placed 25th in the world for14distance runners. Over the next years, she15records and set standards for women in the sport. She was the first American woman to run a marathon16than 2 hours 30 minutes, and then broke another two records17an 8-month period.
Patti believes that, if we can18standards for ourselves, we can pull ourselves out of the most difficult19and come out on top. “Everybody has to be a/an20and everybody has that in them.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      lost
    2. B.
      gained
    3. C.
      earned
    4. D.
      reduced
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      change
    2. B.
      move
    3. C.
      walk
    4. D.
      cry
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      remembering
    2. B.
      collecting
    3. C.
      sharing
    4. D.
      recording
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      set out
    2. B.
      set up
    3. C.
      set aside
    4. D.
      set about
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      lit
    2. B.
      swung
    3. C.
      surrounded
    4. D.
      burnt
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      spoke
    2. B.
      said
    3. C.
      wrote
    4. D.
      went
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      afraid
    2. B.
      fond
    3. C.
      tired
    4. D.
      ashamed
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      happiest
    2. B.
      saddest
    3. C.
      loneliest
    4. D.
      luckiest
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      smoking
    2. B.
      bathing
    3. C.
      dieting
    4. D.
      running
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      only
    2. B.
      right
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      again
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      overcoming
    2. B.
      spreading
    3. C.
      passing
    4. D.
      covering
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      but
    2. B.
      although
    3. C.
      since
    4. D.
      because
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      peace
    2. B.
      line
    3. C.
      love
    4. D.
      touch
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      men
    2. B.
      women
    3. C.
      adult
    4. D.
      children
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      kept
    2. B.
      held
    3. C.
      broke
    4. D.
      cleared
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      faster
    2. B.
      more
    3. C.
      slower
    4. D.
      rather
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      over
    3. C.
      at
    4. D.
      on
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      set
    2. B.
      follow
    3. C.
      require
    4. D.
      seek
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      pleasures
    2. B.
      pities
    3. C.
      challenges
    4. D.
      purposes
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      expert
    2. B.
      runner
    3. C.
      athlete
    4. D.
      champion

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard(橄榄园). He was very hardworking, and the 1always prospered(繁荣)under his care. But he knew that his three 2looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.
When the farmer was 3and felt that he would die, he 4the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold 5 in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
The sons tried to 6him to tell them in what part of the orchard the 7was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was 8, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not 9where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one 10of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
They 11until they had turned up the 12from one end of the orchard to the other, 13the tree-roots and between them. 14no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits. The three sons were bitterly 15to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive 16, the olive trees in the orchard bore(结果实)more fruit than they had 17given; when it was 18, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had 19the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had 20when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      farm
    2. B.
      garden
    3. C.
      factory
    4. D.
      hospital
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      friends
    2. B.
      sons
    3. C.
      relatives
    4. D.
      children
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      healthy
    2. B.
      old
    3. C.
      unlucky
    4. D.
      sad
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      showed
    2. B.
      led
    3. C.
      called
    4. D.
      visited
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      sent
    2. B.
      put
    3. C.
      hidden
    4. D.
      locked
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      wait
    2. B.
      cause
    3. C.
      make
    4. D.
      get
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      goods
    2. B.
      jewel
    3. C.
      clothes
    4. D.
      gold
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      weak
    2. B.
      lost
    3. C.
      dead
    4. D.
      sick
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      think
    2. B.
      know
    3. C.
      wonder
    4. D.
      realise
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      end
    2. B.
      top
    3. C.
      surface
    4. D.
      bottom
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      dug
    2. B.
      searched
    3. C.
      discovered
    4. D.
      expected
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      sand
    2. B.
      soil
    3. C.
      ground
    4. D.
      floor
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      over
    2. B.
      among
    3. C.
      round
    4. D.
      across
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      Since
    2. B.
      And
    3. C.
      Before
    4. D.
      But
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      disappointed
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      sad
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      season
    2. B.
      part
    3. C.
      distance
    4. D.
      degree
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      already
    2. B.
      even
    3. C.
      ever
    4. D.
      still
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      sold
    3. C.
      shipped
    4. D.
      saved
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      come on
    2. B.
      come about
    3. C.
      come up
    4. D.
      come from
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      thought
    2. B.
      planned
    3. C.
      guessed
    4. D.
      meant

The story happened on a hot heavy rainy day.
After class, I took a few bottles to go and1some water from the water room. Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait2the rain. My hair didn't get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes 3.
When at last it was my4, I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy5towards me. He6two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came7, I recognized that it was Tom.
He8my classmate for nearly three years, but we never9more than ten sentences. He was silent, but I liked talking. We were quite10people and had nothing in common. I didn't11him and even didn't want to see him.
"Hey! What's wrong?" His words12me out of my thought. "I saw you13in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little14, your clothes are already wet,"
On hearing this, I was so15that I couldn't say a single word.
"Don't just stand there. Let's go!" He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards16and this time we talked17.
"I know you don't like me, but I want to18with you." he said, "You may think I am silent, but it is because I can't find the right19to say."
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, "It is wrong to20someone only by his appearance.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      collect
    2. B.
      drink
    3. C.
      move
    4. D.
      hold
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      under
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      at
    4. D.
      on
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      did
    2. B.
      got
    3. C.
      is
    4. D.
      does
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      wish
    2. B.
      duty
    3. C.
      job
    4. D.
      turn
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      come
    2. B.
      came
    3. C.
      coming
    4. D.
      comes
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      had held
    2. B.
      has held
    3. C.
      was holding
    4. D.
      holds
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      near
    2. B.
      nearly
    3. C.
      nearer
    4. D.
      nearest
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      has been
    2. B.
      had been
    3. C.
      is
    4. D.
      would be
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      shared
    2. B.
      talked
    3. C.
      spoke
    4. D.
      called
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      the same
    2. B.
      familiar
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      the best
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      hate
    2. B.
      ignore
    3. C.
      like
    4. D.
      forget
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      brought
    2. B.
      made
    3. C.
      got
    4. D.
      surprised
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      stood
    2. B.
      stand
    3. C.
      standing
    4. D.
      are standing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      early
    2. B.
      frequent
    3. C.
      usual
    4. D.
      late
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      moving
    2. B.
      move
    3. C.
      moved
    4. D.
      moves
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      the meeting room
    2. B.
      the park
    3. C.
      the playground
    4. D.
      the dormitory
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      nothing
    2. B.
      too much
    3. C.
      a lot
    4. D.
      something
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      make friends
    2. B.
      have words
    3. C.
      have a speech
    4. D.
      shake a hand
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      times
    2. B.
      words
    3. C.
      places
    4. D.
      news
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      understand
    2. B.
      see
    3. C.
      judge
    4. D.
      decide

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was1, below the elbow (肘部). Then he gave her some2. “Don’t treat her any3from the other girls. Demand more.” And she4.
My mother had to work to support our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to5. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the6, “Mom, I can’t peel (削皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”
“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n)7for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a8, and Mom knew it. “If you try hard9,” she’d say, “You can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (高低杠). When it was my turn, I10my head. Some kids11. I went home crying.
After work the next afternoon, Mom took me to the school play-ground.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I practiced, and she12me when I made progress.
I’11 never forget the13time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I14I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to15anything. And she taught me I could, too.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      missing
    2. B.
      broken
    3. C.
      diseased
    4. D.
      short
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      warning
    2. B.
      medicine
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      advice
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      badly
    2. B.
      differently
    3. C.
      well
    4. D.
      normally
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      did
    2. B.
      refused
    3. C.
      cried
    4. D.
      was
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      find out
    2. B.
      work out
    3. C.
      carry out
    4. D.
      help out
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      kitchen
    2. B.
      bedroom
    3. C.
      house
    4. D.
      school
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      idea
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      excuse
    4. D.
      tool
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      chance
    2. B.
      way
    3. C.
      time
    4. D.
      success
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      enough
    2. B.
      too
    3. C.
      again
    4. D.
      often
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      hurt
    2. B.
      nodded
    3. C.
      shook
    4. D.
      turned
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      cheered
    2. B.
      whispered
    3. C.
      joked
    4. D.
      laughed
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      helped
    2. B.
      raised
    3. C.
      praised
    4. D.
      protected
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      first
    2. B.
      last
    3. C.
      wondered
    4. D.
      next
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      admit
    2. B.
      fear
    3. C.
      find
    4. D.
      realize
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      teach
    3. C.
      learn
    4. D.
      solve

My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease (老年痴呆症).
Upon learning this news, Nancy & I had to decide whether as private citizens we would1this a private matter or we would make this news known in a2way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer3I had my cancer surgeries (外科手术). We found that after we told it to the public, we were able to4public awareness(意识). We were happy that5many more people went to have a test. They were treated in early stages and able to6to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is7to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater8of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are9by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I’d10to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have11done. I will continue to share12journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch13my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s Disease14, the family often suffers a lot. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this15experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will16it with faith and courage.
At last, let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of17me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home,18that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and endless optimism (乐观) for its future.
I now begin this19that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright20ahead.
Thank you my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stay
    2. B.
      keep
    3. C.
      hold
    4. D.
      pretend
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      proper
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      public
    4. D.
      suitable
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      but
    3. C.
      or
    4. D.
      so
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      raise
    2. B.
      make
    3. C.
      take
    4. D.
      turn
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      by the way
    2. B.
      on condition
    3. C.
      in a whole
    4. D.
      as a result
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      repeat
    2. B.
      cover
    3. C.
      return
    4. D.
      replace
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      impossible
    2. B.
      important
    3. C.
      pity
    4. D.
      obvious
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      care
    2. B.
      encouragement
    3. C.
      awareness
    4. D.
      decision
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      protected
    2. B.
      affected
    3. C.
      examined
    4. D.
      effected
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      intend
    2. B.
      want
    3. C.
      love
    4. D.
      continue
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      finally
    2. B.
      seldom
    3. C.
      always
    4. D.
      rarely
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      life’s
    2. B.
      one’s
    3. C.
      other’s
    4. D.
      today’s
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      with
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      on
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      progresses
    2. B.
      cures
    3. C.
      removes
    4. D.
      recovers
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      meaningful
    2. B.
      useful
    3. C.
      careful
    4. D.
      painful
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      treat
    2. B.
      see
    3. C.
      face
    4. D.
      consider
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      having
    2. B.
      allowing
    3. C.
      showing
    4. D.
      declaring
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      whoever
    2. B.
      wherever
    3. C.
      whenever
    4. D.
      whatever
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      life
    2. B.
      road
    3. C.
      line
    4. D.
      journey
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      evening
    2. B.
      day
    3. C.
      night
    4. D.
      dawn

In a small open courtyard, outside a school building, there were flowers here and there. In the sunshine, a 1was lying on the grass, reading a book with 2concentration. Near her, another child was carefully watering the flowers, while a third was3with his back against a tree and had a 4on his knees. He appeared to be drawing or writing something on it. He was 5in his task, like the first child.
6the building, there were pleasant carpeted areas. Many children were busy with their tasks in a variety of 7, while teachers wandered among them, talking to them, 8them, and encouraging their efforts.
9I watched this scene on a morning in May years ago, it 10to me that a visitor here would11 have thought be had entered a formal school. He would have been even more12if he had been told that the children he was13came from different kinds of academic levels.
That14has been staying with me ever since. I have been15about some problems. Why in many schools are our children16asked to acquire skills in a way 17from a real-life context(情境)? Why does a18school child so often become a defeated school failure?
Developmental psychologist Margaret Donald once said,”19of the intellectual framework (知识框架) on which we20our teaching is misleading.” In my opinion, a child learns everything in human situation. And if every child could learn in the same way as the children in the school I visited, they would develop better.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      gardener
    2. B.
      child
    3. C.
      teacher
    4. D.
      visitor
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      poor
    2. B.
      little
    3. C.
      complete
    4. D.
      slight
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      sitting
    2. B.
      standing
    3. C.
      sleeping
    4. D.
      listening
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      toy
    2. B.
      pencil
    3. C.
      flower
    4. D.
      notebook
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      laid
    2. B.
      set
    3. C.
      defeated
    4. D.
      lost
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      Over
    2. B.
      Above
    3. C.
      Inside
    4. D.
      Outside
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ways
    2. B.
      ideas
    3. C.
      opinions
    4. D.
      views
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      referring to
    2. B.
      smiling at
    3. C.
      pointing to
    4. D.
      staring at
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Unless
    2. B.
      As
    3. C.
      Until
    4. D.
      Before
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      happened
    2. B.
      went
    3. C.
      occurred
    4. D.
      got
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      already
    2. B.
      never
    3. C.
      rather
    4. D.
      ever
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      satisfied
    2. B.
      disappointed
    3. C.
      delighted
    4. D.
      surprised
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      helping
    2. B.
      teaching
    3. C.
      encouraging
    4. D.
      observing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      scene
    2. B.
      sign
    3. C.
      look
    4. D.
      semen
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      dreaming
    2. B.
      regretting
    3. C.
      wondering
    4. D.
      joking
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      seldom
    2. B.
      hardly
    3. C.
      often
    4. D.
      badly
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      taken
    2. B.
      prevented
    3. C.
      learned
    4. D.
      separated
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      slow
    2. B.
      lively
    3. C.
      lucky
    4. D.
      friendly
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      Much
    2. B.
      Any
    3. C.
      Little
    4. D.
      None
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      turn
    2. B.
      feed
    3. C.
      draw
    4. D.
      base

Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you1ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some2, bee-keepers and farmers used to3 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and4 the box with honeycomb.5 , there was no way of getting the honey out6 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical7 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.
Now, bee-keepers8 beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden9 with spaces between them10 can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now11 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in12 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round13 this14 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and15 jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      need
    2. B.
      may
    3. C.
      should
    4. D.
      must
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      honey
    2. B.
      bees
    3. C.
      honeycomb
    4. D.
      space
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      put in
    2. B.
      put away
    3. C.
      put off
    4. D.
      put out
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      fill
    2. B.
      cover
    3. C.
      supply
    4. D.
      satisfy
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      Still
    2. B.
      And
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      So
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      without
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      close to
    3. C.
      in the front of
    4. D.
      far from
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      want
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      use
    4. D.
      expect
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      squares
    2. B.
      boxes
    3. C.
      sticks
    4. D.
      bowls
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      many
    2. B.
      they
    3. C.
      it
    4. D.
      which
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      full
    2. B.
      filled
    3. C.
      afraid
    4. D.
      emptied
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      the
    2. B.
      a
    3. C.
      another
    4. D.
      不填
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      like
    4. D.
      to
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      forces
    2. B.
      makes
    3. C.
      helps
    4. D.
      drives
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      led into
    2. B.
      brought into
    3. C.
      poured into
    4. D.
      got into

I was1when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台),2, asked if I'd like3. I needed to start4for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped5my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and6 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less8. I’ve always remembered the9 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born11 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in12, hiding his hand in his pocket.
I13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the14 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his15 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of16.
In the past, while I was17, I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the18. NBC News pays my salary(工资),19I feel as if I work for the20, helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      the reader
    2. B.
      the college student
    3. C.
      the shop owner
    4. D.
      the customer
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      a book
    2. B.
      a job
    3. C.
      some tea
    4. D.
      any help
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      planning
    2. B.
      saving
    3. C.
      preparing
    4. D.
      studying
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      read
    2. B.
      studied
    3. C.
      cooked
    4. D.
      worked
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      pay for
    2. B.
      fit for
    3. C.
      run for
    4. D.
      enter for
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      yet
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      still
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      anything
    2. B.
      something
    3. C.
      nothing
    4. D.
      everything
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      worried
    2. B.
      satisfied
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      puzzled
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      pride
    2. B.
      failure
    3. C.
      sadness
    4. D.
      surprise
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      doctor
    2. B.
      store owner
    3. C.
      bookseller
    4. D.
      TV reporter
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      in
    2. B.
      with
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      for
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      shame
    2. B.
      honor
    3. C.
      terror(恐怖)
    4. D.
      danger
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      advised
    2. B.
      forced
    3. C.
      persuaded
    4. D.
      allowed
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      action
    2. B.
      program
    3. C.
      treatment
    4. D.
      operation
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      repaired
    2. B.
      connected
    3. C.
      hurt
    4. D.
      improved
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      pleasure
    2. B.
      sadness
    3. C.
      interest
    4. D.
      disappointment(失望)
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      at the TV station
    2. B.
      in the Students’ Union
    3. C.
      at the US Forest Service
    4. D.
      at McCauley’s Bookstore
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      difference
    2. B.
      same
    3. C.
      usual
    4. D.
      request
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      and
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      because
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      readers
    2. B.
      viewers
    3. C.
      customers
    4. D.
      passengers

As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d 1 the caravan (旅游团队), a group of Airstream trailer owners who 2 together around the U.S. and Canada.
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked 3 to these travels. On one particular 4 ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was 5 . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the 6.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估计) and do minor 7.At any rate, I decided to do the math for my 8. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of 9 per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the 10 of the car, tapped my grandmother 11 the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your 12!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes 13 smoker’s life.
I expected to be applauded for my 14 and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened.15, my grandmother burst into 16. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, 17 man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled 18 onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, 19 me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and 20 said, “Jeff, one day you’11 understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      take
    2. B.
      join
    3. C.
      attend
    4. D.
      visit
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      study
    3. C.
      travel
    4. D.
      explore
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      forward
    2. B.
      backward
    3. C.
      toward
    4. D.
      upward
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      holiday
    2. B.
      research
    3. C.
      trip
    4. D.
      return
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      talking
    2. B.
      reading
    3. C.
      training
    4. D.
      driving
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      scene
    2. B.
      smell
    3. C.
      band
    4. D.
      type
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      arithmetic(算数)
    2. B.
      question
    3. C.
      game
    4. D.
      problem
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      grandfather
    2. B.
      grandmother
    3. C.
      visitor
    4. D.
      car
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      cases
    2. B.
      smokes
    3. C.
      kinds
    4. D.
      puffs(烟头)
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      window
    2. B.
      seat
    3. C.
      back
    4. D.
      front
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      at
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      on
    4. D.
      under
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      tour
    2. B.
      life
    3. C.
      distance
    4. D.
      date
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      away
    2. B.
      from
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      off
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      cleverness
    2. B.
      coolness
    3. C.
      happiness
    4. D.
      ability
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      Eventually
    2. B.
      Instead
    3. C.
      Unfortunately
    4. D.
      Though
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      words
    2. B.
      laughters
    3. C.
      tears
    4. D.
      screams
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      stubborn
    2. B.
      determined
    3. C.
      lonely
    4. D.
      quiet
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      over
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      away
    4. D.
      up
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      noticed
    2. B.
      looked
    3. C.
      glared
    4. D.
      glanced
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      angrily
    2. B.
      excitedly
    3. C.
      calmly
    4. D.
      coldly

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Being alone in outer space can be1. That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them2. They were also in constant communication with people on the earth.3, being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on4space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of5is. When men are6together for a long period, they begin to feel7. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 8 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be9all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of10or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to11stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in12our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      excited
    2. B.
      frightening
    3. C.
      confusing
    4. D.
      brave
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      tired
    2. B.
      asleep
    3. C.
      conscious
    4. D.
      busy
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      So far
    2. B.
      After all
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      Therefore
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      long
    2. B.
      fast
    3. C.
      dangerous
    4. D.
      direct
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      fuel
    2. B.
      entertainment
    3. C.
      adjustment
    4. D.
      health
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      shut up
    2. B.
      held up
    3. C.
      brought up
    4. D.
      picked up
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      uneasy
    2. B.
      interested
    3. C.
      comfortable
    4. D.
      excited
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      pleasing
    2. B.
      annoying
    3. C.
      common
    4. D.
      valuable
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      noisy
    2. B.
      alone
    3. C.
      personal
    4. D.
      sociable
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      emphasis
    2. B.
      conflict
    3. C.
      power
    4. D.
      pressure
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      handle
    2. B.
      create
    3. C.
      affect
    4. D.
      investigate
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      becoming
    2. B.
      choosing
    3. C.
      ordering
    4. D.
      promoting
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