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I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries, meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money. 16 , my parents had a farm and I didn’t want to do that—I wanted to do something 17 . However, I had always been shy and too nervous to try playing 18 in public.
I had been playing the 19 since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of other people was very 20 .
I started one day, 21 a local youth club advertised a talent show—anybody who could play an instrument or sing could put his name down to be in concert. I 22 myself up.
When the day of the show came, I was so 23 that I couldn’t eat. 24 was the first time I had played in front of other people and I felt 25 unsure of myself. I had no idea whether I was 26 good and was worried that no one would like me.
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to 27 ! I could not hear what I sounded like, but to my surprise, I eventually forgot about all the people in the audience and started to enjoy myself. When the song ended, everyone clapped and some people
28 !
After the show a man 29 up to me to say how much he enjoyed my 30 . He said that he had a rock band, and they needed to 31 a guitar player. He asked me to come along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into 32 . In the following days, we 33 around a lot, playing in concerts in lots of places around the world. Sometimes we would enter competitions and once we went on TV.
We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long holiday. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became 34 of travelling so much. But now, nearly fifty years later, I look back on those carefree days of my
35 as among the best moments of my life.
A．Besides B．Thus C．Therefore D．Instead
A．similar B．normal C．strange D．different
A．songs B．music C．words D．jokes
A．guitar B．violin C．piano D．drum
A．enjoyable B．attractive C．exciting D．frightening
A．before B．until C．when D．where
A．picked B．signed C．took D．wrote
A．nervous B．inspired C．disappointed D．excited
A．What B．There C．It D．As
A．exactly B．hardly C．extremely D．highly
A．some B．any C．well D．much
A．dance B．act C．announce D．sing
A．shouted B．jumped C．praised D．cheered
A．looked B．came C．went D．faced
A．performance B．behavior C．presence D．instrument
A．call on B．wait on C．take on D．depend on
A．practice B．consideration C．reality D．effect
A．toured B．ran C．worked D．turned
A．fond B．tired C．aware D．proud
A．competitions B．memory C．friendship D．youth
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other peopleI think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a
person.
I think mystarted when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my
and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever
to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really
. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n)
. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I
to help. That was really a big
for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of
are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new, however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my
. Every time I came into her room, she was so
because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never
her, so I took her place. She let me
that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was
, but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a muchperson today than I used to be, and I hope I will not
these experiences. They have
me to care about other people more than about myself. I
who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A. since B. before C. or D. unless
A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
A. education B. career C. tour D. change
A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest
A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence
A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happene
A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
A. us B. which C. them D. whom
A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was ____to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._
___it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one __
_, to be honest, I found it extremely __
_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _
__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __
__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _
__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __
_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _
__ that monolingual dictionaries are __
in learning a foreign language
As I found out, there is ___ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _
___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to
___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the _
___ meaning of a word in English! ___
_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __
___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____
__, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am
exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.
this, I can express myself more easily in English.
A. worried B. sad C. surprised D. nervous
A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. If
A. but B. so C. or D. and
A. difficult B. interesting C. ambiguous D. practical
A. thus B. even C. still D. again
A. new B. familiar C. earlier D. ordinary
A. explained B. expressed C. described D. created
A. offered B. agreed C. decidedD. happened
A. imagine B. recommend C. predict D. understand
A. natural B. better C. easier D. convenient
A. at best B. in fact C. at times D. in case
A. words B. names C. ideas D. characters
A. hope B. declare C. doubt D. tell
A. exact B. basic C. translated D. expected
A. Rather B. However C. Therefore D. Instead
A. when B. before C. until D. while
A. Largely B. Generally C. Gradually D. Probably
A. extra B. average C. total D. limited
A. repeatedly B. nearly C. immediately D. anxiously
A. According to B. In relation to C. In addition to D. Because of
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful tohow much I wanted to see France；evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I
that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and
friends. While travelling was inspiring and meeting people was
, nothing about my term in France was what I
.
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting
I received some shocking news from my program coordinator: there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to
out of one family’s house into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a
this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation to
my native language, I asked not to be
with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I
myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDS! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the
.
I left France with many, so when people asked me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always
to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends
France we enjoyed together. I love how people
seem so different, but end up being so
. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people
to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful
.
A. discuss B. expressC. announceD. argue
A. approved B. knew C. warnedD. denied
A. stubborn B. anxiousC. universal D. interesting
A .boring B. upsetting C. exitingD. promising
A. expected B. likedC. doubtedD. feared
A. sponsored B. witnessed C. greetedD. supported
A. until B. whenC. since D. while
A. moveB. travelC. walk D. rush
A. housekeeper B. leaderC. roommateD. colleague
A. learn B. appreciate C. speakD. master
A. combined B. fittedC. involved D. placed
A. added B. introduced C. devotedD. adapted
A. term B. weekC. month D. vacation
A. presents B. suitcaseC. stories D. dream
A. surprised B. disturbedC. embarrassed D. connected
A. studying B. exploring C. describing D. investigating
A. need B. shallC. must D. can
A. generous B. independent C. similar D. distant
A .and B. but C. or D. so
A. instructions B. friendships C. facts D. data
Go for the Gold
Diana Golden was 12 years old when she found she had bone cancer. Doctors recommended her right leg above the knee.
Diana heard the news, she asked the first question that came into her mind, “Will I still be able to ?”
“When the doctors said yes,” she later said, “I thought it wouldn’t be too .”
That was Diana’s to life. Losing a leg would cause most children to lose , but Diana refused to think about the side. “Losing a leg?” she’d say. “It’s nothing. A body part.”
Most of all, Diana didn’t want to let cancer stop her from doing what she loved—skiing. She had been on ski since five. After the operation, Diana worked hard to get back to the . “I always skied, and I intended to keep on skiing. There was never any question in my mind about that,” she . Seven months after losing her leg, Diana met her . She was back out on the slopes (斜坡).
Skiing wasn’t quite the same with just one leg, but Diana made the best of it. She to go faster on one leg than most people could go on two. When she was just 17, she became a member of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.
After high school, Diana went on to Dartmouth College. There she saw how top two-legged skiers trained. not to be left behind, Diana began training with the Dartmouth team. When they ran up and down the steps of the football stadium, she went up and down the steps too—by . “I had to ,” she later explained. “I was an athlete. I had one leg, which meant I had to do it .”
Her constant efforts finally paid off. In 1987, Diana placed 10th in a race some of the best nondisabled skiers in the country. And in 1988, the magazine Ski Racing selected her “Skier of the Year”, breaking the of electing able-bodied World Cup athletes.
As a result of her and determination, Diana has changed the way the world looks at
athletes. People have begun to see them as strong and competent. “Everyone has some kind of ‘disability’,” Diana says, “It’s what we do with our abilities that .”
A．pulling B．losing C．removing D．breaking
A．Until B．When C．Once D．Since
A．run B．walk C．train D．ski
A．bad B．strange C．difficult D．dangerous
A．answer B．attitude C．attention D．challenge
A．memory B．interest C．confidence D．patience
A．serious B．practical C．positive D．negative
A．mountain B．field C．track D．court
A．responded B．commented C．declared D．introduced
A．goal B．requirement C．approval D．standard
A．offered B．agreed C．expected D．learned
A．Determined B．Ashamed C．Anxious D．Cautious
A．climbing B．running C．jumping D．walking
A．adapt B．perform C．survive D．transform
A．properly B．immediately C．differently D．deliberately
A．between B．against C．to D．for
A．reality B．system C．promise D．tradition
A．wisdom B．experience C．behavior D．courage
A．top B．disabled C．young D．international
A．pushes B．matters C．helps D．contributes
Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles, I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s ____ to recover.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ___. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ___ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve
A．intention B．distribution C．motivation D．affection
A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule
A．must B．might C．should D．would
A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently
A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports
A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat
A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from
A．since B．when C．until D．while
A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome
A．available B．concrete C．priceless D．valuable
A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out
A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost
A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard
A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher
A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed
A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking
A．by B．before C．until D．after
A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of
A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter