Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with 36 problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very 37 . So, what makes blogging different from writing in 38 diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 39 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 40 that she does not want to 41 .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 42 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 43 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 44 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 45 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 46 that my sister might read it!
The biggest 47 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 48 about her in my diary, she would never know! 49 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend 50 read her blog and get a “cry”.
There are also 51 to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary: “Nobody cares about me.” 52 would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would 53 respond and tell her how much they 54 her. Blogs help people 55 in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
A．the same B．troublesome C．difficult D．daily
A．familiar B．different C．similar D．special
A．a common B．an ordinary C．a personal D．a traditional
A．attractive B．convenient C．public D．quick
A．thoughts B．secrets C．mysteries D．puzzles
A．tell B．publish C．share D．solve
A．in spite of B．as well as C．in favor of D．instead of
A．web B．diary C．report D．blog
A．Since B．Although C．When D．Because
A．still B．already C．only D．never
A．worried B．concerned C．glad D．angry
A．problem B．trouble C．doubt D．mistake
A．boring B．wrong C．unpleasant D．funny
A．Therefore B．However C．Beside D．Then
A．will B．should C．must D．might
A．reasons B．shortcomings C．disadvantages D．advantages
A．no one B．everyone C．anyone D．someone
A．happily B．suddenly C．especially D．quickly
A．miss B．like C．need D．help
A．lose B．get C．stay D．find
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. 21 she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student 22 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No 23 tire.
At this time, a car 24 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 25 them to a service station near their 26 .They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 27 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul. The couple called around to find a tire. No 28 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 29 of keys, “Take our car. We 30 be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was 31 .“But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she 32 them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be 33 when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to 34 us.”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 35 put her luggage into their car and then 36 her off. Two weeks later she 37 to find her old car cleaned inside and outside with three new tires and the radio 38 .
“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I 39 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our 40 . ” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to help others who need help.
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Immediately D．Fortunately
A．afforded B．wanted C．allowed D．managed
A．spare B．free C．full D．empty
A．passed B．stopped C．paused D．started
A．help B．push C．take D．follow
A．garage B．house C．shop D．hotel
A．agree B．match C．go D．deal
A．way B．message C．success D．luck
A．set B．number C．pair D．chain
A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．won’t
A．satisfied B．worried C．astonished D．disturbed
A．persuaded B．advised C．reminded D．promised
A．happy B．here C．away D．busy
A．get in touch with B．keep in touch with C．be in touch with D．put in touch with
A．repairmen B．cleaners C．friends D．couple
A．sent B．shook C．watched D．drove
A．shocked B．happened C．returned D．came
A．loaded B．fixed C．tied D．rebuilt
A．owe B．lend C．give D．offer
A．wish B．job C．duty D．pleasure
I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.
My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.
A．practicing B．studying C．planting D．travelling
A．day B．night C．the time D．the year
A．turned B．put C．made D．brought
A．but B．and C．or D．nor
A．colder B．warmer C．brighter D．cooler
A．by B．beside C．along D．on
A．thick B．strong C．tall D．short
A．shock B．joy C．sudden D．surprise
A．could B．can C．must D．should
A．live B．depend C．look D．jump
A．beat B．sank C．ached D．jumped
A．across B．over D．from
A．on B．of C．with D．by
A．front B．back C．left D．right
A．big B．tiny C．dead D．dying
A．long B．short C．wide D．narrow
A．tired B．excited C．frightened D．surprised
A．work B．study C．day D．life
A．though B．as C．but D．or
A．Just B．Even C．Still D．Only
I believe in my mother．My belief began when I was just a kid, when I 36 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a 37 ．Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time 39 than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 40 TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 41 written book reports to her．She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 42 parts．Years later we realized her marks were a 43 ．Although we had no money, 44 the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 45 ．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to hang about with the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t 46 ．I was cool.
One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 47 about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 48 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 49 left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 50 with that arrangement．But once I got through 51 money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a（n）52 over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 53 that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success 54 intellectual（知识上的） preparation．I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 55 I realized my dream and I became a doctor.
A．got away with B．was confident of C．dreamed of D．thought of
A．maidservant B．teacher C．worker D．nurse
A．honest B．successful C．kind D．careful
A．writing B．reading C．working D．training
A．familiar B．limit C．designed D．selected
A．turn in B．take in C．bring in D．check in
A．difficult B．easy C．opposite D．important
A．wealth B．quiz C．pleasure D．competition
A．between B．under C．within D．below
A．the last B．a minute C．long D．anything
A．know B．care C．admit D．realize
A．announced B．claimed C．complained D．blamed
A．borrow B．make C．control D．collect
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased
A．adding B．applying C．dividing D．exchanging
A．balance B．arrangement C．hat D．roof
A．aware B．worried C．confused D．delighted
A．included B．required C．combined D．matched
A．actually B．shortly C．fortunately D．finally
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”
This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:
Dear Bobby,
I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny
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It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38__his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_
10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike40 ．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to __42__his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries,43 us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area 45 to help．One wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．47 my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from50 are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it51 our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone54 ．And the results can be 55 ．
A．cooling down B．warming up C．speeding up D．slowing down
A．get up B．wake up C．turn up D．rise up
A．piled B．pushed C．parked D．paused
A．putting in B．putting on C．putting off D．putting away
A．broken B．robbed C．hidden D．gone
A．study B．shop C．work D．deliver
A．live B．support C．serve D．protect
A．getting B．protecting C．saving D．allowing
A．surprised B．thrilled C．puzzled D．sad
A．offered B．supported C．provided D．agreed
A．still B．finally C．even D．yet
A．Now and then B．Once in a while C．Once again D．Sooner or later
A．honor B．pity C．sympathy D．respect
A．thrown B．passed C．sent D．got
A．friends B．strangers C．relatives D．parents
A．weakened B．spread C．reduced D．strengthened
A．moved B．forced C．urged D．influenced
A．share B．connect C．deal D．work
A．likes B．cares C．worries D．wonders
A．short B．promising C．permanent D．temporary