完形填空训练（一）
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. ―What shall I do?‖ I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. ―If 11 people can go along this road, why can‘t I?‖ I 12 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
1. A. before B. ago C. already D. still
2. A. town B. country C. friends D. way
3. A. train B. car C. highway D .phone
4. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross
5. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow
6. A. moment B. way C. road D. day
7. A. come B. leave C. take D. drive
8. A. crossroad B. corner C. station D. beginning
9. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting
10. A. about B. over C. of D. up
11. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
12. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told
13. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty
14. A. going B. coming C. driving D. walking
15. A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills
16. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light
17. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages
18. A. together B. gone C. covered D. coming
19. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found
20. A. happiness B. scenery C. joys D. problems
完形填空训练（二）
Tick，tock，tick，tock. I‘m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 1 for such a long time，and I‘m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 2 and th i nk about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls can‘t speak.
I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 4 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed o n….
For a time，I was left alone，while people came and 5 t he house…. Then，one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 6 , the i r son Danny liked to stay with me，and I was completely 7 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told，most of which began with. ??Back i n my day…‖ and ??When I was 8 .…‖ I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn‘t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 9 ．When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 10 sold the house.…
New owners came and 11 . Then，One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can‘t even imagine my 12 when，unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 13 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 14 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 15 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 16 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids ha v e started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and，in a way，it is. It is haunted by 17 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 18 me so much. I have been 19 them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 20 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I‘ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
1. A. crowded B. empty C. painted D. sold
2. A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends
3. A. friends B. learners C. neighbors D. walls
4. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
5. A. looked at B. settled in C. bought in D. sold out
6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning
7. A. tired B. friendly C. taken D. fond
8. A. older B. healthier C. better D. younger
9. A. loved B. told C. disliked D. believed
10. A .Danny B. I C. his paren t s D. the old man
11. A. settled B. went C. lived D. greeted
12. A. pity B. pride C. surprise D. sadness
13. A. friend B. daughter C. son D. wife
14. A. energy B. time C. life D. ideas
15. A. happiness B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment
16. A. old B. impatient C. adults D. tired
17. A. families B . furniture C. houses D. memories
18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouraged D. inspired
19. A. putting B. copying C. counting D. taking
20. A. call B. remember C. visit D. attend
完形填空训练（三）
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of 1 and it was raining heavily. I could not 2 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad‘s back. We were 4 home. It was the last time I felt 5 to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 6 . I was proud of it, for I felt 7 and ―grown up.‖ However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 8 from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 9 me scratching (乱吐，勾抹) the paper. Then he said,―This kind of writing needs 10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.‖
I follow his 11 for the next two words, but 12 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the 13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 14 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 15 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 6 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, ―As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 17 to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get 8 to change the life for yourself.‖As a result of his 19 , I have 20 it through high school and through college.
1. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school
2. A. from B. resist C. follow D. break
3. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed
4 A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway
5. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed
6. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident
7. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable
8. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
9. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming
10. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice
11. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
12. A. even if B. while C. as D. though
13. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast
14. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life
15. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation
16. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist
17. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready
18. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
19. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch
20. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found
The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads 1 in the{r newspapers. The headlines today 2 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say 3 by members of our community.
Something on the journey is 4 . I am not 5 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not 6 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. 7 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are 8 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being 9 unfriendly towards me. But I think the 10 I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.
People are looking around for things and people 11 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 12 and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get 13 . As you look around the 14 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are 15 thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do" but they 16 understand we condemn (谴责) this like everyone else.
Whoever did this didn't 17 about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect 18 human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about 19 in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will 20 this difficulty.
1. A. buried B. hung C. hidden D. sunk
2. A. tell about B. talk over C. think out D. Speak of
3. A. to carry on B. were carried out C. to carry out D. were carried on
4. A. different B. difficult C. easy D. interesting
5. A. putting on B. dressing C. wearing D. having on
6. A. unless B. until C. before D. after
7. A. However B. Thus C. But D. And
8. A. calm B. noisy C. quiet D. cheerful
9. A. in a way B. in one way C. in no way D. in any way
10. A. looks B. opinions C. ideas D. experiences
11. A. which B. that C. who D. whom
12. A. itself B. himself C. myself D. oneself
13. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
14. A. carriage B. bus C. train D. taxi
15. A. surely B. certainly C. probably D. hopefully
16. A. have to B. might C. are able to D. may
17. A. ask B. hear C. know D. care
18. A. with B. of C. for D. to
19. A. keeping up B. being caught up C. catching up D. being kept up with
20. A. get away B. get off C. get out D. get through
The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 3 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend‘s main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 14 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my broth er‘s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
―Would your friend‘s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?‖ I asked finally. He 19 and said, ―Yes. Would your brother‘s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?‖ It was my 20 to l augh. ―Yes,‖ I replied.
1. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend
2. A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted
3. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking
4. A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed
5. A. think B. find C. realize D. see
6. A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly
7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big
8. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed
9. A. problem B. interest C. choice D. work
10. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely
11. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river
12. A. people B. players C. strangers D. friends
13. A. advised B. argued C. admitted D. announced
14. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found
15. A. how B. whether C. when D. where
16. A. because B. if C. then D. though
17. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player
18. A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold
19. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded
20. A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 1 . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam —then on to 2 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 3 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 4 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 5 task. The professor had said they could bring 6 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 7 each other, during the test.
8 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 9 on the students‘ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 10 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 11 faces before him, and then asked, ―How many completed all five questions?‖12 a hand was raised.
―How many answered four?‖ Still no hands.
―Three? Two?‖ The students moved restlessly in their seats.
―One, then? Certainly somebody finished 13 .‖But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. ―That is exact ly what I 14 ,‖ he said. ―I just want to impress upon you that, 15 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 61 you don‘t know. These questions you couldn‘t answer are relatively 17 in everyday practice. ‖Then smiling, he added, ―You will all 18 this course, but remember —even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 19 .‖
The years have 20 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
1. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
2. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation
3. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to
4. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
5. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
6. A. no B. either C. any D. all
7. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
8. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
9. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
10. A. then B. as C. before D. after
11. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
12. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
13. A. all B. none C. one D. it
14. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
15. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
16. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
17. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
18. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
19. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
20. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 3 .
I try to mind my manners and 4 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 5 , her conversation was worth listening to.
―My father‘s sick,‖ she said to no one in 6 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, ―What‘s wrong with him?‖With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 7 the tears, she responded, ―Heart trouble.‖ Her eyes 8 as she continued. ―I‘ve already lost my mu m, so I don‘t think I can 9 losing him.‖
I couldn‘t respond. 1 was 10 My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn‘t like anyone to go through
13 .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn‘t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 14 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very 15 . I realized I had only thought of people as 16 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and 17 as unimportant.
For all I know, I‘m just another person in 18 else‘s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone 19 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 20 . Understanding people is an art.
1. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety
2. A. make B. think C. stand D. find
3. A. topic B. conversation C. discussion D. message
4. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely
5. A. therefore B. thus C. otherwise D. however
6. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise
7. A. avoiding B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting
8. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. opened
9. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. miss
10. A. angry B. shocked C. curious D. interested
11. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy
12. A. yet B. and C. or D. but
13. A. this B. them C. that D. one
14. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright
15. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad
16. A. long B. much C. well D. far
17. A. regard her B. Helped her out C. Brushed her off D. take her
18. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
19. A. has B. takes C. finds D. needs
20. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. put
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He‘d say, ―If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don‘t give them water, they die.‖ I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, ― 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it‘s a reflection of you.‖ He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I‘ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad‘s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, ―Ri chard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I‘ve15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn‘t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.‖
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I‘d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to continue doing some laps there.
Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 . ―Ah, no pains, no gains,‖ June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn‘t so 7 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in 8 anyone. She continued.
She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭) 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only 16 her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to 18 her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a 19 where you‘re in trouble and you don‘t ask for help? There is nothing 20 in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
1. A someone B. No one C Anyone D. Everyone
2. A. encouraged B. advised C. allowed D. forced
3. A. mind B. time C. shape D. fashion
4. A. hardly B. easily C. falsely D. unexpectedly
5. A. remained B. stopped C. happened D. continued
6. A. hurting B. hurt C. suffering D. suffered
7. A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor
8. A. bothering B. interrupting C. attracting D. helping
9. A. one B. it C. her D. herself
10. A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly
11. A. found B. let C. made D. felt
12. A. Since B. As C. Until D. Unless
13. A. life B. courage C. chance D. balance
14. A. unable B. ready C. proud D. afraid
15. A. came across B. lay on C. leaned against D. fought with
16. A. pull B. push C. raised D. rise
17. A laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging
18. A. hold B. lend C. move D. wave
19. A. atmosphere B. condition C. situation D. environment
20. A. difficult B. different C. useful D. wrong
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious (反叛的) on the outside, 1 on the inside, I wanted people to 2 me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn‘t 3 , and there were many times I didn‘t feel safe. One situation in particular 4 me grateful to still be alive When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 5 with us, was wearing my clothes. And my 6 seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be
7 if I weren‘t there. I told my mom, and she explained that 8 Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could 9 me. I pointed out, ― She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.‖ My mom said these were wonderful 10 ,but I was the only person who could fill my 11 , She made me realize that even with my 12 — and there were man y —I was a loved member of the family who couldn‘t be replaced.
I became a searcher, wanting to 13 who I was and what made me unique (独一无二的). My 14 of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from.. I started to resist (抵抗) pressure to 15 in ways that I didn‘t like any more, and I was 16 by who I really was. I came to feel much more 17 that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us 18 a unique (独一无二的) place in the world．You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So 19 about being replaced．You 20 be.
1. A. and B. but C. as D. for
2. A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like
3. A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
4. A. succeeded B. kept C. managed D. remained
5. A. playing B. eating C. staying D. running
6. A. family B. friends C. relatives D. class
7. A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
8. A. before B. after C. though D. unless
9. A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match
10. A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
11. A. character B. role C. task D. job
12. A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities
13. A. look for B. look back C. find out D. give up
14. A. picture B. view C. sense D. drawing
15. A. think B. learn C. change D. act
16. A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful
17. A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
18. A. carries B. catches C. seizes D. holds
19. A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
20. A. mustn‘t B. shouldn‘t C. can‘t D. needn‘t
Take a taxi from Sydney Airport and chance s are that the driver will not say ―G‘day‖ with the broad accent you might expect. Probe a little further and you will probably 1 that he was not born in Australia. 2 the United States, Australia is a society of 3 , and Sydney has been a preferred destination for many of these new 4 . Over the past half century the Anglo-Irish immigrants who 5 the city‘s original population have been joined by successive waves of Italians, Greeks, Turks, Lebanese, and , more 6 , Asians. This mixture has 7 a cultural activeness and energy that were missing only a generation 8 . Sydney is a city 9 . Compared with the traffic in the 10 of Australia, Sydney is fast and impatient. The more than 4 million people in this 11 work hard and play harder, moderation is something practiced by the citizens of Melbourne. Sydney 12 the tallest buildings, the most expensive real estate, the finest beaches, and the seediest nightlife of any Australian city. Most Australians 13 its loud brash ways with a mixture of fear and fascination, 14 Sydneysiders prefer to think of home as energetic rather than ordinary. Visiting this city is a(n) 15 part of an Australian experience. But remember, as you do so, that Sydney is no more representative of Australia 16 New York is of the United States. It has joined the 17 of the great global cities whose characters are essentially 18 , offering great looks, style, and sophistication. In 2000, the year that the Olympic Games 19 to the city, Sydney became one of the 20 destinations of the new millennium.
1. A. observe B. discover C. expect D. catch
2. A. Like B. As C. With D. For
3. A. settlers B. immigrants C. citizens D. the rich
4. A. people B. race C. strangers D. arrivals
5. A. took up B. kept up C. made up D. brought
6. A. luckily B. surprisingly C. recently D. possibly
7. A. created B. supported C. given D. expressed
8. A. before B. after C. later D. ago
9. A. in a panic B. in a hurry C. in a way D. in a sense
10. A. rest B. other C. else D. most
11. A. country B. town C. city D. state
12. A. stands B. lies C. exists D. has
13. A. compare B. think C. match D. regard
14. A. if B. unless C. although D. so
15. A. essential B. final C. proud D. reasonable
16. A. than B. what C. that D. and
17. A. routes B. ranks C. circles D. ways
18. A. national B. racial C. personal D. international
19. A. added B. occurred C. came D. appeared
20. A. precious B. fashionable C. widespread D. complex
On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers‘ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people‘s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn‘t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, ―Would you mind 1 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.‖The only 2 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. ― 3 am I going to sit there,‖ I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, ―She needs help.‖ Finally, I 4 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 5 in a car accident and now was on her way for 6 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 7 that Kathy would not be able to 8 herself. I considered 9 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 10 to offer a service to a 11 . But then I realized that Kathy‘s need was more 12 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 13 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 14 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 15 , and the 16 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 17 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 18 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 19 . When we 20 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
1. A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving
2. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
3. A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
4. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
5. A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been
6. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
7. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
8. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
9. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
10. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
11. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
12. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
13. A. when B. although C. since D. as
14. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
15. A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered
16. A. life B. money C. time D. energy
17. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
18. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
19. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
20. A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she 1 to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too 2 and I shouted, ―What are you doing?‖ No response. I 3 my question and heard her say, ―Oh…nothing.‖ Nothing?
I got up from my desk and ran out 4 the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick 5 into the bathroom. I had her 6 ! I told her to turn around. She 7 . I pulled out my big Daddy voice, ―Young lady, I said turn around!‖
8 , she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife‘s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was 9 with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes. I heard 10 voice that had been shouted to me as a child. ―How could you… You should know…How many times have you been 11 What a bad thing to…‖ it was just a matter of my picking out which old 12 I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But 13 I could let loose, I looked 14 at the sweater on her. In big
15 it said. ―I‘M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL (天使)!‖ I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, 16 seeing bad girl who didn‘t listen, I saw a little angel full of 17 that I had come dangerously close to 18 . ―Sweetheart, let‘s take a picture so Mommy can see how 19
you look.‖ I took the picture and thanked God that I didn‘t 20 the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.
1. A. happened B. liked C. appeared D. pretended
2. A. long B. quiet C. calm D. strange
3. A. asked B. answered C. raised D. repeated
4. A. into B. of C. from D. for
5. A. way B. turn C. change D. progress
6. A. followed B. scolded C. cornered D. fooled
7. A. laughed B. listened C. agreed D. refused
8. A. Slowly B. Eagerly C. Angrily D. Unfortunately
9. A. filled B. marked C. printed D. covered
10. A. every B. such C. any D. one
11. A. told B. beaten C. frightened D. forbidden
12. A. reports B. notice C. advice D. words
13. A. as B. when C. since D. before
14. A. up B. down C. in D. on
15. A. signs B. letters C. messages D. figures
16. A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. as a result of
17. A. value B. sadness C. pities D. tricks
18. A. preventing B. getting rid of C. destroying D. doing wrong on
19. A. dirty B. ugly C. special D. silly
20. A. have B. get C. take D. miss
Sare Niccoli, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile owner was freed by her kidnappers (绑匪) after 118 days. She said she 1 most of the time in a tent in the woods 2 one foot tied to a tree. 3 was freed late on Friday 4 her family paid a 5 of $1.8 million, the largest ransom (赎金) 6 paid in Italy.
―I was 7 well,‖ the girl told the 8 during the interview, ―Biscuits, cakes, often hot food and 9 stewed beef.‖ She said her nearly four months in 10 was spent in a tent pitched (set up) in a 11 area.
―I never 12 their faces and when they 13 , they changed their voices in nasal tones (speaking through nose passage) on 14 ,‖ she said. ―They kept 15 that the only thing they wanted was the money and that they didn‘t want to have 16 to do with me or my family.‖
The high 17 student, who was seized by three face-covered and 18 men on July 2, 1983 from her family‘s 19 villa (别墅) in Tuscany, said she still had no idea 20 on earth she had been held.
1. A. got B. had C. took D. spent
2. A. and B. including C. with D. although
3. A. She B. Her friend C. Her father D. Her mother
4. A. so B. after C. unless D. if
5. A. lot B. amount C. total D. figure
6. A. money B. ever C. possibly D. being
7. A. treated B. understood C. considered D. tested
8. A. family B. reporters C. police D. friends
9. A. a bit B. at times C. somewhat D. containing
10. A. prison B. trap C. trouble D. dark
11. A. dangerous B. wooded C. kidnapping D. farm
12. A. watched B. remembered C. saw D. looked at
13. A. cried B. sang C. spoke D. laughed
14. A. purpose B. average C. holiday D. time
15. A. repeating B. doing C. talking D. asking for
16. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
17. A. society B. family C. class D. school
18. A. armed B. handed C. kidnapped D. terrified
19. A. country B. city C. textile D. downtown
20. A. which B. what C. why D. where
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the 1 move out to sea…? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore 2 they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their 3 was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can 4 blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the 5 . The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to 6 the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and 7 it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came 8 toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was 9 them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the 10 and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across 11 he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍) was 12 through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself 13 as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to 14 and he saw the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with 15 and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, 16 by the smell of blood and the chase (追逐), went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against 17 .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark‘s blood. The injured shark was eaten up 18 by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled 19 his feet.
―So,‖he said, ―you did not get me.‖And he looked down at the sharks still eating 20 they weren‘t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
1. A. boats B. sharks C. soldiers D. shells
2. A. before B. after C. until D. when
3. A. food B. hunger C. anger D. wish
4. A. fear B. taste C. drink D. smell
5. A. sand B. shark C. flesh D. mat
6. A. stop B. keep C. join D. cause
7. A. pulled B. wrapped C. connected D. caught
8. A. running B. racing C. swimming D. jumping
9. A. driving B. keeping C. preventing D. leading
10. A. sea B. shore C. island D. sand
11. A. before B. while C. unless D. when
12. A. going B. running C. cutting D. swimming
13. A. forward B. backward C. upward D. downward
14. A. cry B. breathe C. swim D. escape
15. A. his feet B. a stick C. his fingers D. the shirt
16. A. interested B. frightened C. disappointed D. excited
17. A. the shore B. Perry C. the stones D. the shells
18. A. lively B. alive C. dead D. friendly
19. A. on B. by C. to D. with
20. A. as though B. even though C. as soon as D. as long as
In Mr. Allen‘s high school class, all the students have to ―get married‖. However, the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations (模拟). These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 1 out the voice of the ―minister‖. 2 the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and 3 business. He wants young people to understand that there must be many 4 after marriage. He believes that the 5 for these psychological and financial adjustments (心理和财政调整) should be understood before people 6 .
Mr. Allen doesn‘t only 7 his students to major problems faced 8 marriage such as illness or unemployment. He also lets them know the 9 problems they will face every day. He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the 10 point. He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce (离婚) and the 11 that divorced men must pay child 12 money for their children and sometimes pay monthly some money to their 13 .
It has been nervous for some of the students to 14 the problems that a married couple often faces. 15 they took the course, they had not felt much 16 about the problems of marriage. 17 both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen‘s course is 18 and have supported the 19 publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it‘s necessary to 20 the course again.
1. A. makes B. drowns C. dies D. takes
2. A. Just B. Yet C. Still D. Even
3. A. funny B. terrible C. serious D. beautiful
4. A. changes B. events C. choices D. children
5. A. way B. need C. possibility D. chance
6. A. graduate B. teach C. learn D. marry
7. A. lead B. put C. introduce D. explain
8. A. to B. in C. against D. on
9. A. practical B. painful C. physical D. proper
10. A. boiling B. freezing C. breaking D. melting
11. A. truth B. fact C. view D. reason
12. A. support B. medicine C. education D. care
13. A. parents B. lawyers C. wives D. families
14. A. settle B. see C. face D. forget
15. A. Since B. When C. Until D. After
16. A. excited B. satisfied C. disappointed D. worried
17. A. However B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Besides
18. A. worthless B. valuable C. interesting D. tiring
19. A. marriage B. problem C. course D. content
20. A. improve B. stop C. continue D. offer
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement (承认) of a mistake. It‘s recognition that something you‘ve said or 1 has damaged a relationship—and that you 2 enough about that relationship to want it 3 .
It‘s never 4 to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how 5 you‘ve judged roughly (草率), said 6 things, pushed yourself 7 at the expense (在使某人受损的情况下) of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when 8 a small mistake has been made, your 9 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 10 .
I remember a doctor friend, 11 me about a man who came to him with 12 illnesses: headache, insomnia (失眠), stomachaches and so on. No physical 13 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, ―14 you tell me what‘s on your conscience (良心), I can‘t help you.‖
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 15 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 16 . His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 17 and enclosing (附寄) a 18 . In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man 19 into tears. ―Thank you, doctor,‖ he said, ―I think I‘m all right now.‖ And he 20 .
1. A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected
2. A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard
3. A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged
4. A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy
5. A. long B. often C. much D. soon
6. A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind
7. A. ahead B. away C. down D. off
8. A. still B. even C. only D. such
9. A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling
10. A. shown B. explained C. offered D. expressed
11. A. asking B . telling C. requiring D. setting
12. A. strange B. serious C. various D. much
13. A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks
14. A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although
15. A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted
16. A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead
17. A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology
18. A. note B. card C. check D. photo
19. A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried
20. A. should B. did C. had D. was
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. ―What is it?‖I wondered. I 1 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的)
2 . Immediately my mind traveled
3 many years.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 5 they wanted any magazines Shaking off the 6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader‘s office. After a quick glance he 7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 8 in the top of my 9 , he said, ―Come with me!‖, pulling me into his pickup 10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 11 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 12 seen. I 13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 14 them. ―We‘d like a pair of new socks too,‖ Mr Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 16 eyes, I read, ―Do to others as you would have them do to you.‖He said affectionately (深情地), ―Jimmy, I want you to 17 I love you.‖
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 20 .
1. A. read B. thought C. turned D. passed
2. A. address B. list C. message D. information
3. A. forward B. so C. ahead D. back
4. A. return B. rounds C. trip D. arrival
5. A. if only B. how C. whether D. why
6. A. dust B. sweat C. tail D. rain
7. A. led B. followed C. watched D. carried
8. A. hole B. mud C. water D. cover
9. A. magazine B. shoe C. sock D. bag
10. A. truck B. factory C. home D. store
11. A. dressed B. fitted C. showed D. comforted
12. A. ever B. already C. never D. hardly
13. A. appeared B. seemed C. looked D. felt
14. A. for B. with C. on D. in
15. A. pen B. paper C. card D. notebook
16. A. tearful B. unbelievable C. curious D. puzzled
17. A. admit B. know C. consider D. express
18. A. sensed B. received C. lost D. gained
19. A. mistaken B. right C. all right D. possible
20. deal B. fortune C. choice D. difference
A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. It‘s a rich area so we often have people selling things 1 --dusters, make-up, frozen foods—but she doesn‘t look like 2 saleswoman. She hasn‘t got the patter (喋喋不休) either. She 3 smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand: ―Amy Turner. Pet Portraits Undertaken.‖
I 4 my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her, waiting for
5 .
―I‘ll paint any animal in the 6 of your own home,‖ Amy Turner says. ―Wouldn‘t you like a nice picture of your loved one? I‘ve had 7 of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls….‖―Prize bulls!‖I can‘t 8 looking up and down our street. The 9 of any of my neighbours 10 bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.
―I don‘t have any animals,‖ I say as we look past each other. She must be 11 some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away 12 it is the first chance I‘ve had to 13 the air outside. It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter‘s gone. Even the camellia in the garden 14 has flowered over-night, pink blossoms which look shocking 15 the quiet greens and greys.
―Why are you still in your dressing gown?‖ Amy says, turning her 16 back to me. ―It‘s nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?‖
―I‘m fine,‖ I 17 . I‘m not going to tell a stranger I‘ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be 18 my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn‘t rung. But now I‘m not sure what to do next. Amy is still standing there. She doesn‘t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough 19 .
―I‘m starving,‖she says and I smile politely, nodding the 20 you do before you say goodbye.
1. A. side-by-side B. little-by-little C. back-and-forth D. door-to-door
2. A. an ordinary B. a professional C. a green D. a serious
3. A. even B. ever C. just D. simple
4. A. put B. touch C. place D. run
5. A. an excuse B. a deal C. an explanation D. an opinion
6. A. interest B. comfort C. hope D. honour
7. A. experience B. pictures C. feeling D. sense
8. A. avoid B. enjoy C. help D. appreciate
9. A. idea B. thought C. sight D. touch
10. A. keeping B. selling C. buying D. training
11. A. wishing B. thinking C. meaning D. supposing
12. A. when B. and C. as D. but
13. A. smell B. breathe C. feel D. take
14. A. besides B. near C. opposite D. farther
15. A. at B. with C. for D. against
16. A. mind B. eye C. attention D. heart
17. A. refuse B. agree C. tell D. lie
18. A. sticking B. lifting C. leaving D. closing
19. A. cause B. result C. excuse D. fault
20. A. direction B. way C. head D. work