A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___36___, she said she would go. This ___37___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ___38___ his mother and he felt ___39___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that. ___40___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___41___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___42___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___43___ the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and ___44___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___45___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ___46___,”How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “___47___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___48___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___49___ so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ___50___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.
She ___51___ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___52___, but to this day, I have never ___53___ what I did. ”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ___54___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___55___for the rest of the day.
36. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
37. A. would B. could C. should D. must
38. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
39. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
40. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
41. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
42. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
43. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
44. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
45. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
46. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
47. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
48. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
49. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
50. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
51. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
52. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
53. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
54. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
55. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. __71just letting life happen to you, goals allow you
to make your life happen.
Successful people __72how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are __73your life. It's like having a__74to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are __75drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any __76time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, __77she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just __78gas. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making __79and setting goals. __80people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set—and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must __81what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more __82to achieve it. Written goals can be __83regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also __84you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously __85 situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
71. A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In addition to
72. A. imagineB. discuss C. experience D. show
73. A. going on with B. taking control of
C. getting along with D. taking advantage of
74. A. guide B. friend C. map D. sign
75. A. two B. such C. some D. goal
76. A. free B. dull C. fixed D. wasted
77. A. or B. for C. but D. so
78. A. thinking of B. using up C. turning off D. paying for
79. A. plans B. money C. friends D. maps
80. A. Lucky B. Young C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful
81. A. practise B. change C. admit D. decide
82. A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. clever
83. A. improved B. achieved C. set D. reached
84. A. although B. until C. when D. unless
85. A. aware ofB. worried about C. familiar withD. accustomed to
Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, “Look! That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here.”
Frightened by the strange spaceship, _ 61of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more __62than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look __63it. In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not __64the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and two young people lost their __65.
When they came to, they were __66to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. __67car was nearby.
“What happened?” asked Mary.
Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a __68. Come on.It's time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like __69. On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: “New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of __70inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.”
61. A. both B. all C. several D. most
62. A. tired B. curious C. confused D. astonished
63. A. at B. for C. into D. around
64. A. hear B. watch C. let D. make
65. A. way B. weight C. speech D. consciousness
66. A. pleased B. disturbed C. surprised D. disappointed
67. A. A B. Another C. Their D. No
68. A. game B. dream C. mistake D. problem
69. A. glass B. stone C. wood D. steel
70. A. city B. space C. land D. Earth
Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an unexpected benefit.They sleep better and wake up feeling more__61,in part due to increased
amounts of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring(恢)itself__62,as opposed to REM(rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. Researchers have found that physical exercise, especially__63in the afternoon orearly evening,produces more__64early in the night.
__65can also help you get a better night's sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness __66by exercise can improve sleep.
Exercise encourages weight loss and also may __67depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the __68drop in your body's temperature. The __69of exercise are especially important for older people, __70exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime—working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.
61.A. conscious B. peaceful C. effective D. refreshed
62.A. physically B. mentally C. emotionally D. regularly
63.A. made B. done C. functioned D. conducted
64.A. night's sleepB. dreaming sleep C. deep sleepD. REM
65.A. Exercise B. Dreams C. Researchers D. Doctors
66.A. recovered B. strengthened C. caused D. reduced
67.A. increase B. relieve C. release D. arouse
68.A. nighttime B. daytime C. dinnertime D. lifetime
69.A. disadvantages B. benefits C. ways D. places
70.A. yet B. if C. when D. Since
The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her univ
ersity degree during the day. When she finally graduated she had her eye on a teaching__51at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had an interview with the Head.
“I noticed a tiny hole in one of my stockings earlier,” she __52. “I thought about changing them, but I knew I’d be late if I did. And by the time I got to the interview, __53enormous. I walked in apologizing for not__54.”The would-be teacher didn’t get the job. In fact one of her friends told her that the __55only comment was:“If someone doesn't take the time to present her best __56at an interview,what kind of __57 is she going to be?”
First impressions are __58ones. In other words, if you're viewed positively within the critical(关键的)first four minutes, the person you've met will __59 assume everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters. Worse, he or she may not take the time to give you a second __60. Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves will care more about their jobs.
51.A. profession B. position C. career D. occupation
52.A. repeats B. reminds C. recalls D. responds
53.A. I was B. he was C. it was D. they were
54.A. looking at allB. looking at him C. looking round D. looking my best
55.A. Head's B. student's C. friend's D. would be teacher's
56.A. figure B. image C. aspect D. shape
57.A. person B. worker C. graduate D. teacher
58. A. lastingB. remaining C. continuing D. persisting
59.A. rarely B. occasionally C. probably D. certainly
60.A. job B. thought C. chance D. question
You've just finished you’re a-levels and you've got a place at university, but you'd really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go__61from school to university, more and more young people today are choosing to spend a year at“the university of life” __62. There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging ,such as__63an expedition(探险) to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will__64 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money ,which will be very helpful when you__65start your studies. If you're interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will__66your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this,__67they find that yearout students are__68experienced, confident and independent. But don't forget: it's a year out not a year__69. Your university will want to know what you're going to do. They won't be very pleased if you just
want to do__70for a year. So what would you do with a year out?
61. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight
62. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first
63. A. participatingB. joining C. attending D. expecting
64. A. broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise
65. A. hopefullyB. willingly C. eventually D. happily
66. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain
67. A. however B. though C. as D. when
68. A. less B. muchC. even D. more
69. A. in B. off C. away D. through
70. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything