SECTION B
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 word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a Sunday afternoon. I was waiting outside the classroom where my son was about to take a(n) 31 . The boys and girls were busy discussing the exam, while their anxious parents were watching them outside. There was a lot of 32 .
I noticed one boy who was standing alone in silence, with fear written all over his face. He did not join other children 33 the discussion and he looked puzzled. He wanted to mix with the others; 34 , he didn’t seem to be confident enough. He 35 me deeply. I moved towards him and smiled at him. He smiled back warmly. Then I started to encourage him and told him that he would do well in the exam. This helped him 36 his fear and he told me something about himself: his parents never cared about him and did not 37 him even if he was always a top student. I told him that his education was preparation for later life that should never be 38 . He became encouraged and said he would try to fight against all the difficulties in his life and be successful. He then went into the 39 and we lost touch.
A few days later, I happened to be in the school and I saw him again. He looked different. He gave me a broad smile and came to me with 40 steps. He said happily that he had got first place in the test and that those few minutes with me was really important to him. He thanked me for the words I had said. It was a great moment for me.
31. A. class B. exam C. lecture D. meeting
32. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. fun
33. A. to B. into C. together D. in
34. A. though B. besides C. therefore D. however
35. A. excited B. delighted C. impressed D. appealed
36. A. restart B. promote C. remove D. keep
37. A. support B. control C. share D. rescue
38. A. given out B. given up C. given away D. given in
39. A. restroom B. classroom C. waiting room D. dining room
40. A. certain B. ready C. hopeful D. confident
Ellen Granz lied to her teacher about why she hadn’t done her homework, but, of course , many students have lied to their teachers. The is that Ellen Glanz was a 28-year–old high school teacher who was a student for six months to her teaching by gaining a fresh perspective (视角)of her school.
She found many classes , students doing as little as necessary to pass tests. She concluded that many students have little power and for their own education.
Ellen Glanz found herself doing the things. There was the day when Glanz wanted to join her friend’s party to the purchase of a new house, but she had for a math class. For the first time , she knew how students feel when they think something is more than homework.
She found a way out and told the , “I considered my choices: admit to the teacher, copy someone else’s sheet, or make up an excuse .”She chose the one —— the one most widely ——and told the teacher that the needed to complete the homework had been ripped (撕掉) from her book. The teacher accepted the story, never her book. In fact, nobody else did the homework .
“Finally,”Glanz said, “the teacher , thinking that the homework must have been difficult, each question at the blackboard while students copied the at their seats. The teacher had the material and the students had listened to the explanation. But had anything been ? I don’t think so .” Glanz found these things were in many classes . Students simply didn’t do the homework, but copied from someone else or the teacher into doing the work for them.
A.change B.chance C.difference D.mistake
A.improve B.change C.increase D.finish
A.advanced B.long C.boring D.special
A.appreciation B.blame C.sympathy D.responsibility
A.small B.important C.old D.same
A.celebrate B.watch C.report D.support
A.time B.homework C.suggestions D.plans
A.surprising B.encouraging C.independent D.important
A.lie B.secret C.opinion D.doubt
A.openly B.angrily C.carefully D.partly
A.best B.last C.only D.real
A.offered B.admired C.used D.argued
A.photos B.plans C.letters D.pages
A.reading B.checking C.reviewing D.remembering
A.went over B.took down C.replied to D.searched for
A.theories B.problems C.designs D.methods
A.collected B.provided C.found D.covered
A.learned B.judged C.considered D.tested
A.pleasing B.amazing C.common D.funny
A.suggested B.influenced C.cheated D.frightened
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown a roof beam(房梁),so that we could repair the roof and the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his , saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet(手镯). He ran into the house to me.
“You won’t believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on,”he said, “but they also want their children to in a cradle(摇篮) of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the , we told her about this occurrence(发生的事).
“Don’t you remember, mother?” she said with a loud . “When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized(受洗礼). Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like . I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
A.cover B.remove C.grow D.water
A.across B.over C.beyond D.through
A.build B.rescue C.paint D.print
A.nest B.baby C.body D.egg
A.moved B.got C.picked D.noticed
A.shiny B.colorful C.nice D.special
A.honor B.surprise C.delight D.disappointment
A.ask B.tell C.give D.show
A.working B.cheating C.thieving D.dreaming
A.buy B.plant C.store D.collect
A.listen B.sing C.lie D.wait
A.party B.Christmas C.birthday D.wedding
A.strange B.important C.terrible D.funny
A.cry B.laugh C.sigh D.sound
A.hid B.threw C.lost D.broke
A.interested B.satisfied C.matched D.fitted
A.jewels B.toys C.clothes D.presents
A.new B.attractive C.modern D.golden
A.almost B.just C.ever D.even
A.grandchildren B.blackbirds C.Neighbors D.mice
A New Life
Have you ever thought that parents make mistakes too? Memories of my childhood and parents are really , but let me tell you my story. My father was not always there for us, my mom smoking, and the unclean house. It was ; the sky was a deep navy blue, when my Mom, my brothers, and I heard the three hard knocks on our door. Dad wasn’t there because he was in prison. We saw the red and blue flashing lights outside and ,“It’s the police.” I don’t remember who, but someone the door to expose two tall and attractive policemen. The policemen my brothers and me out to their cars, while my mom staggered (蹒跚)behind with . The street was quiet as though a could be heard, and the neighbors came out to what was happening. “You can’t take them away from me. You can’t! ” cried my mom. One of the policemen replied , “We have to, Miss. This is no place to bring up children. They’ll be in(a) good .” I decided to go to the farthest police car with my younger brother, Alec, to avoid the neighbors’ . I somehow felt ashamed. The policeman turned his car key in the car and it . We drove away from my apartment, neighbors, and my mom, them behind. The night went by very fast. One minute I’m being away from my mom, the next I’m in a policeman’s car, and now I find myself in a nursery with my brothers. threeyears I lived with a very nice family with my brothers in the town of Leominster. On the third year of my at the nursery home, I met this very strange lively couple who treat us well. That moment had changed everything that was going to happen to me. A major turning point in my life when my brothers and I were adopted .
A.thin B.heavy C.clear D.valid (有效的)
A.morning B.night C.spring D.fall
A.mom B.neighbor C.apartment D.house
A.replied B.answered C.said D.heard
A.closed B.opened C.heard D.leaked (泄露)
A.protected B.showed C.sheltered D.accompanied
A.tears B.sweats C.clothes D.schoolbags
A.voice B.whisper C.needle D.cry
A.blame B.sympathize C.appreciate D.watch
A.gently B.gratefully C.seriously D.severely
A.shape B.environment C.mood D.spirits
A.demands B.enquiries C.looks D.questions
A.started up B.held up C.took up D.turned up
A.pulling B.hearing C.keeping D.leaving
A.taken B.broken C.torn D.moved
A.kindergarten B.school C.home D.hospital
A.For B.Before C.After D.Later
A.play B.stay C.quarrel D.work
A.so B.or C.and D.but
A.existed B.ended C.reacted D.occurred
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A.party B.meeting C.conversation D.lecture
A.flight B.interview C.performance D.trip
A.instructions B.maps C.magazines D.newspapers
A.walking B.flying C.biking D.running
A.compared B.shared C.prepared D.changed
A.agreed B.sighed C.left D.cried
A.stories B.spirits C.skills D.hobbies
A.hotel B.school C.home D.office
A.discussion B.activity C.request D.battle
A.certainly B.really C.usually D.reasonably
A.turn B.reply C.prove D.adapt
A.driver B.jogger C.bicyclist D.pilot
A.alone B.slowly C.patiently D.worriedly
A.humour B.direction C.balance D.satisfaction
A.calm down B.break down C.speed up D.give up
A.favourite B.personal C.professional D.successful
A.nobody B.everybody C.anything D.everything
A.Firstly B.Eventually C.Actually D.Fortunately
A.wounds B.cuts C.bites D.dots
In an interview to Turin-based La Stampanewspaper, Obama said the European and U. S. banksand financial markets are deeply linked.
"Relations with Europe ____ an important rolein our efforts to create jobs and prosperity in the United States," Obama said, ____ the U. S. exclusivealliance(独家联盟) with Europe has deep ____ inhistorical common values.
Also for this reason, he said, the U. S. has astrong interest in ____ the growth of Europe andprosperity of the eurozone(欧元区), and will ____ to help the European friends in their commitment to ____ the crisis.
Obama said that the financial ____ in Europewill be at the center of the agenda in the meetingwith Monti, adding he is ____ that"Europe has theeconomic and financial capacity to ____ the crisis".
He said he will ____ with Monti thecomprehensive steps the Italian government as well as whole Europe are ____ to recover growth through structural reforms, ____ the prospect of anexpansion of their financial firewalls.
Obama assured Monti, ____ assumed his post last November to address Italy's debt crisis and ____ financial stability, that the United States would do ____ it could to help stabilize the situation in the eurozone.
"It has not been a crisis of the ____,"Monti said in a speech at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics before his ____ with Obama, adding that the euro has shown great stability.
Monti said budgetary (预算的 ) stability, laborreform and competition are the three fundamentalprinciples for economic growth in ____. "Ifmarkets see the improvements in the policy outlookfor Italy and stability of the budget, they will delivera benefit to Italy in the ____ 0f lower interestrates, "Monti said.
He said he was confident European integration(欧洲一体化) will be ____ through the crisis.
A.take B.bring C.play D.make
A.adding B.making C.telling D.speaking
A.roots B.base C.source D.beginning
A.holding B.supporting C.preventing D.preserving
A.stop B.continue C.insist D.decide
A.answering B.solving C.causing D.removing
A.point B.stage C.situation D.occasion
A.anxious B.excited C.eager D.confident
A.overcome B.win C.achieve D.accomplish
A.debate B.argue. C.discuss D.comment
A.meeting B.having C.taking D.giving
A.ratherthan B.aswellas C.otherthan D.apartfrom
A.he B.they C.who D.it
A.recover B.keep C.prefer D.bear
A.whichever B.whatever C.however D.whenever
A.euro B.economy C.society D.politics
A.meeting B.greeting C.approaching D.reaching
A.US B.Britain C.Italy D.euro
A.style B.form C.fashion D.appearance
A.discouraged B.strengthened C.enlarged D.deepened