阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 31 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33 thinking that she wouldn’t live 34 from then on.
Over the years, I 35 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 36 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) 37 trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39 into my son’s room with a box of 40 . After 16 years, I still 41 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 42 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 46 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 47 . From this person that I thought would have no 48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的) 49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50 that I can never repay.
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
A．mind B．brain C．head D．thought
A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
A．normally B．particularly C．necessarily D．eventually
A．up B．off C．back D．down
A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
A．her life B．her son C．her family D．her work
A．clear B．smooth C．clean D．open
A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
A．use B．value C．meaning D．quality
A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
I met Chandra Rekha Shrestha，a visually damaged girl，on the way to Shanti Nagar. She was walking down the road with her white stick，and I saw her walking into a muddy ____.Had she continued，she might have ____ into the water. Not wanting this to happen，I stopped my ____ and called out，“There’s a hole in front of you，Chandra. If it’s all right with you，I’ll ____ you to your place.”
She happily ____.I took her bag so she could climb on my motorbike. We talked about her profession and ____，and I discovered she was on her way to Tinkune for a teacher’s training program.
Chandra had called me a couple of times since our ____ meeting. However，I had been unable to meet her ____ my busy schedules.____，reuniting at the Kathmandu Mall，she said，“If you hadn’t given me your business card，I wouldn’t have called you.” We talked about a range of issues，and I came to ____ that Chandra possessed a deep knowledge which would challenge that of many ____ fit people.
Although she has a mother and three brothers，Chandra has been ____ on her own for the past years. She cooks for herself and washes her own clothes while ____ to teach every morning at Anam Nagar’s Rudramati Primary School. While doing her ____，she tries to remember people，places，and things in order to manage her daily life. She is a(an) ____ person，telling me that she made the decision to live alone after her ____ said they would take turns to look after her each month. Chandra felt this would ____ her. Chandra’s main source of information is through her ____，learning about various news as they are broadcast.
Chandra lost her eyesight as a baby and had to learn how to survive at an early age.I really ____ her confidence and the way she carried herself in her life.Thank you，Chandra Rekha. You have reminded me of what truly matter in life but are ____ lacking in our city.
A．pavement B．passage C．hole D．freeway
A．climbed B．landed C．flown D．fallen
A．car B．truck C．motorbike D．bus
A．pass B．drop C．take D．fetch
A．allowed B．expected C．replied D．accepted
A．study B．job C．celebration D．travel
A．happy B．unexpected C．sudden D．strange
A．due to B．in addition to C．instead of D．in spite of
A．Friendly B．Fortunately C．Finally D．Steadily
A．discover B．encourage C．persuade D．suppose
A．mentally B．appropriately C．physically D．naturally
A．living B．lying C．waiting D．staying
A．managing B．recognizing C．allowing D．reducing
A．practice B．housework C．effort D．homework
A．stubborn B．reliable C．confident D．intelligent
A．sisters B．uncles C．brothers D．aunts
A．hurt B．weaken C．ruin D．frighten
A．TV B．radio C．calculator D．computer
A．follow B．show C．notice D．admire
A．finally B．recently C．mostly D．simply
My first job was at a local restaurant，where I worked for seven years.Being a waitress changed my____．I tried my best to do what I loved—____people.I always made everyone，customers and coworkers，____good.
One of my____customers was Fred Hasbrook.He ____came for breakfast on Sunday mornings.____I saw the old man coming，I always smiled at him and ____him the best service.
One day，Fred saw me and asked，“____？You’re not smiling today.”I told him that I dreamed of having my own____.But when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said，“We just don’t have the ____．”“Fred，”I said to the old man，“I know I can____more if somebody would just have faith in me.”
The next day，Fred came and ____me a check totaling$50，000—along with a ____that read，“The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my ____in your honesty as a person.Good people with a dream should have the chance to____that dream.”
I accepted the money and made plans for the restaurant I would____．Things did not go well.My plans____，and I lost the money.
Later I decided to____a job at Merrill Lynch.Even though I had no experience，I was____and became a prettygood agent(经纪人)．____I paid back Fred the $50，000.Five years later，I was able to open my own firm.
A．work B．life C．attitude D．opinion
A．pleasing B．serving C．supporting D．understanding
A．seem B．remain C．feel D．stay
A．daily B．ordinary C．normal D．regular
A．ever B．seldom C．even D．always
A．As soon as B．Every time C．Because D．Since
A．left B．made C．got D．offered
A．Is it OK B．Are you ready C．What’s up D．What’s that
A．house B．way C．restaurant D．company
A．time B．money C．courage D．luck
A．do B．give C．have D．share
A．handed B．showed C．bought D．lent
A．gift B．note C．picture D．book
A．wish B．trust C．guess D．demand
A．express B．prove C．realize D．explain
A．visit B．introduce C．sell D．open
A．finished B．changed C．succeeded D．failed
A．keep on with B．put up with C．apply for D．give up
A．paid B．employed C．interviewed D．praised
A．Generally B．Actually C．Finally D．Fortunately
You might say that one reason Barack Obama is president of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004，when Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee(被提名者) for the presidency，a(n) ____senator from Illinois gave the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. That senator was Obama. It was a ____speech—poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would____it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and____thousands of speeches. These are usually____for two reasons：he treats the____like intelligent adults，and he is able to express complicated ideas in a straightforward，____way.
Before becoming____， Obama was a lawyer, a college professor，and a successful writer—his two memoirs(回忆录) have become bestsellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his____ as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing____. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped____understand without boring them. As a writer，he learned how to use____to have a powerful impact ____ his audiences.Star musician Will. i. am even ____one of Obama’s early speeches into a song during the election campaign.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and ____. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each____. He usually starts his speech by gently____his guests.His opening lines____the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other. He doesn’t go anywhere without his teleprompter (讲词提示器). The textbooksized panes of glass ______the president’s prepared remarks follow him____he goes to speak.
A．famous B．ignorant C．wellknown D．littleknown
A．special B．remarkable C．boring D．comfortable
A．remember B．keep C．know D．study
A．heard B．attended C．delivered D．published
A．used B．demanded C．praised D．explained
A．audiences B．officials C．children D．blacks
A．sensible B．ridiculous C．natural D．general
A．husband B．speechmaker C．governor D．president
A．downfall B．success C．intention D．condition
A．actions B．decisions C．connections D．arguments
A．patients B．students C．employees D．customers
A．language B．literature C．culture D．knowledge
A．on B．in C．for D．to
A．translated B．joined C．moved D．turned
A．broad B．small C．effective D．boring
A．type B．behavior C．occasion D．description
A．patting B．teasing C．scolding D．treating
A．require B．pay C．harm D．grab
A．holding B．making C．changing D．forming
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．whichever
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on.For often，achieving what you ___ to do is not the important thing.Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a ____ hole behind their house.As they were working，a couple of older boys stopped by to ____．
“What are you doing？”asked one of the visitors.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth！”One of the brothers ____ excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh，____ the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was ____．After a long ____，one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders，worms and a wide variety of insects.He ____ the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑) ____．
Then he said quietly and ____，“Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth，look what we have found along the way！”
Their ____ was far too ambitious，but it did ____ them to dig.And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the ____ we have chosen；____ to set us to digging!
But not every goal will be fully ____．Not every job will end successfully.Not every relationship will endure.Not every hope will come to pass.Not every love will last.Not every endeavor will be completed.Not every dream will be ____．
But when you ____ your aim，perhaps you can say，“Yes，____ look at what I found along the way！Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something！”
It is in the ____ that life is lived.And I believe it is joy in the journey，in the end，that truly ____．
A．look forward B．set out C．set about D．give in
A．wide B．deep C．large D．shallow
A．watch B．discuss C．introduce D．instruct
A．whispered B．commented C．lectured D．volunteered
A．expressing B．explaining C．telling D．arguing
A．unnecessary B．impossible C．unbelievable D．incorrect
A．silence B．intention C．recreation D．imagination
A．folded B．covered C．removed D．deleted
A．volunteers B．hunters C．contributors D．visitors
A．confidently B．curiously C．immediately D．strictly
A．idea B．thought C．goal D．belief
A．make B．expect C．cause D．force
A．decision B．feeling C．chance D．direction
A．as a result B．in other words C．now and then D．all the way
A．achieved B．absorbed C．controlled D．decided
A．predicted B．grasped C．realized D．depended
A．correspond to B．head for C．live up to D．fall short of
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．searching B．digging C．arranging D．discovering
A．regards B．proves C．occurs D．matters
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play.Mrs.Dermitt，my drama teacher，had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy.Luckily for me，she thought that I could handle the ____．
That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked ____about the play.Although Kevin hadn’t been ____ for a part onstage，his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play.I told him I was a little ____ because I had a lot of lines to memorize.
“You can do it.”He said.I knew I could ____ him：we had been friends since the third grade，and we ____ a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace.While working hard with the set crew，Kevin ____ spent hours helping me learn my lines.I noticed he often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips.We ____ that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the ____ night，everything was ready for the performance.But when I woke up ____ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play，the entire production came to a sudden ____．Everyone in the drama department was worried，____ there was no way I could perform.The play was ____ to open in fewer than six hours，and we had no time to cancel.I tried to think of a way to ____．Then it hit me－Kevin knew the ____ as well as I did.I called Mrs.Dermitt to give her my ____．Within a few short hours，Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup.He gave a wonderful performance.The amusing lines he had ____ with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer.In a strange turn of events，Kevin and I had ____ the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course，I was terribly disappointed to have ____ my chance in the spotlight，but I was extremely ____ to have such a good friend.
A．part B．play C．band D．crew
A．calmly B．seriously C．excitedly D．anxiously
A．elected B．chosen C．invited D．trained
A．upset B．bored C．nervous D．confused
A．count on B．tend to C．talk with D．agree with
A．joined B．founded C．took D．made
A．also B．only C．still D．simply
A．expected B．debated C．agreed D．joked
A．final B．special C．opening D．greeting
A．with B．from C．in D．by
A．change B．turn C．stop D．end
A．for B．but C．and D．so
A．likely B．ready C．sure D．due
A．pass B．help C．care D．face
A．steps B．lines C．points D．cases
A．introduction B．instruction C．explanation D．suggestion
A．scanned B．grasped C．practiced D．presented
A．valued B．saved C．left D．kept
A．offered B．avoided C．risked D．missed
A．successful B．thankful C．trustful D．hopeful