I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.
We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.
I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
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College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __41__， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __42__ the pressure.
Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __43__ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them.
As it __44_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __45__， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __46__ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __47__ else, they were __48__for the job.
The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __49__. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __50__. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __51__ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __52__ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __53__， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __54__ to hear.
In my main narrative－style __55__， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __56__； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __57__ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In my two minor essays, I __58__ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__59__ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise.
It is __60__ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.
A．application B．admission C．competition D．preparation
A．come about B．bring about C．lead to D．add to
A．straight B．direct C．correct D．wrong
A．put B．turned C．found D．went
A．own B．timetable C．schedule D．way
A．next B．first C．only D．exact
A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．anyone
A．wrong B．perfect C．unwilling D．ready
A．similar B．difficult C．familiar D．challenging
A．up B．by C．for D．out
A．writing B．turning C．focusing D．working
A．fond B．tired C．proud D．afraid
A．However B．Yet C．Therefore D．Instead
A．had better B．feel like C．would rather D．would like
A．passage B．advice C．essay D．answer
A．environment B．family C．party D．atmosphere
A．name B．self C．sense D．plan
A．conducted B．explained C．remembered D．experienced
A．read B．inspired C．told D．written
A．as B．since C．for D．because
As we all know “ The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “ 26 every successful man there is a woman.” Both these 27 mean the same things. Men rule the 28__ , but their wives rule them.
Chinese people and other foreigners often say, 29_ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want 30__ for themselves. They want good 31 . When they work they want to 32__ better paid. They want to be as 33__ as men.
In the 1960s, the American women’s liberation 34 was started by women who don’t want to 35 behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same 36__ for success. They don’t want to be told that certain jobs or 37__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the 38 work for higher pay.
In America, a liberation woman must be 39 of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “ You have come a long 40 , baby”, she will 41 and answer, “Not nearly as 42 as I am going to go, baby.”
On the other hand , this movement is quite 43 and many American women do not agree. 44__ it has already made some important 45__ in women’s lives.
A．Before B．Beside C．Behind D．Near
A．writings B．words C．letters D．sayings
A．family B．world C．earth D．society
A．most B．few C．all D．none
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．jobs B．clothes C．food D．houses
A．have B．make C．receive D．be
A．good B．successful C．wonderful D．much
A．activity B．affairs C．movement D．incident
A．cooperate B．work C．help D．stand
A．work B．job C．position D．chance
A．offices B．schools C．shops D．places
A．better B．same C．less D．important
A．tired B．afraid C．proud D．fond
A．place B．walk C．way D．journey
A．smile B．cry C．sob D．laugh
A．long B．far C．soon D．much
A．new B．good C．important D．pleasing
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．progress B．improvement C．decisions D．changes
Have you ever done something silly that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）? Well, I had a really bad Saturday morning last week.
I went to town to do some shopping, and while I was walking through the park 31my way home, it began to rain. I quickly ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella. It was raining hard and I decided to stay in the phone box 32it stopped.
A few minutes later, I saw a young man walk up to the phone box, wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a tool box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain, so I 33the phone and pretended I was talking to 34. I thought he would go away, 35he didn’t. He just waited in the heavy rain, watching me wave 36hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
37, the rain stopped after about ten minutes. “OK, Mum,”I said loudly into the phone, “I’ll see you later. Bye!”I put the phone down and went out of the phone box. “I’m sorry to keep you 38for so long.”I said to the man.
Oh,“I don’t want to use the 39.”he replied. “I’ve just come to repair it. It doesn’t work, you see.”
I felt myself 40in the face and I quickly ran off with my head down.A. onB. inC. from
A. beforeB. untilC. though
A. gave upB. looked upC. picked up
A. someoneB. anyoneC. none
A. orB. butC. and
A. hisB. herC. my
A. QuicklyB. LuckilyC. However
A. waitingB. waitC. waited
A. boxB. raincoatC. phone
A. blueB. redC. green
One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom 21 us all around her to tell us , 22 ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to 23 for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying 24 a miracle（奇迹）
At that very moment ,someone 25 loudly on the door. 26 Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father 27 as a minister . News had 28 that we were in trouble ,and his colleagues knew we needed some 29 .
With all the excitement ,even my dad 30 in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be 31 by good Samaritants（乐善好施的人）. The presents were unwrapped , and we girls 32 packages and found a doll each and four board games.
What is 33 to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I 34 remember an evening of laughter and 35 There were no expensive toys but 36 moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n) 37 time . They gave their time and their 38 to little children who needed to laugh.
The most important thing in life aren’t things . And what about the true 39 of holidays ? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or 40 a tear.
A．requested B． commanded C． gathered D． recommended
A．in tears B． in doubt C． in silence D． in surprise
A．apply B． pray C． pay D． ask
A．to B． with C． for D． in
A．knocked B． beat C． tapped D． struck
A．Fighting B． Shooting C． Running D． Following
A．charged B． existed C． governed D． worked
A．expanded B． spread C． distributed D． disappeared
A．confidence B． cheer C． trust D． wisdom
A．dressed B． attached C． trapped D． wrapped
A．persuaded B． saved C． taught D． entertained
A．discovered B． sought C． unfolded D． packed
A．strange B． frightening C． useful D． encouraging
A．seldom B． just C． even D． hardly
A．happiness B． surprise C． doubt D． anxiety
A．shocking B． priceless C． worthless D． beneficial
A．relaxing B． great C． ordinary D． rough
A．praise B． treatment C． attention D． response
A．theme B． spirit C． principle D． theory
A．wipe away B． deal with C． write about D． burst into
26 not uncommon to hear Chinese praising the play of their women on the volleyball court and 27 the play of the men. The topic is often laughed off as a joke, but 28 a reason for the perceived (感觉到) 29 of women’s athletics in China.
At the 2000 Sydeny Games, China’s women won 30 gold medals than the men. In Athens in 2004, the women won 19 gold medals, while the men won 12. 31 , American women accounted for 12 of the country’s 35 gold medals in 2004.
This summer, again the women are widely 32 to help with China’s medal tally(记录).wrestling coach Zhang Zhetian is counting 33 the women’s team for a wrestling medal. “Guys—you’ve got to push them more.” He told the Wall Street Journal.
Tennis coach Sun Jinfang shares this view: “Women know 34 eat bitterness,” she said. Sun has helped to put four double players into the Women’s Tennis Association top 30. no male Chinese tennis players are ranked.
Some experts believe they’ve 35 a reason for the disparity(不同). China has long respected strong women, 36 the folk hero Hua Mulan and the much-beloved former Vice-premier Wu Yi. This ideology(意识形态), they think, creates a space 37 women who are loyal, filial(孝顺) or who give service to the nation 38 .
“Besides China, no other nation gives equal financial support and media attention to 39 sports. That’s why China 40 challenge the US in medals---it treats men and women41 ,” Susan Brownell, a professor at42 University of Missouri in St. Louis who 43 Chinese sports, told the Wall Street Journal.
Now, however, more money is being 44 on men’s professional sports, which usually attract more views. This could change the gender gap as sports grow 45 commercialized (商业化的) in China, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A．That’s B．This is C．It’s D．They’re
A．praise B．praising C．criticize D．criticizing
A．there might B．there might be C．there must be D．there must
A．superiority B．shame C．compassion D．sorrow
A．less five B．more five C．five more D．five less
A．At the same time B．But C．Although D．By comparison
A．hoped B．expected C．wished D．wanted
A．to B．as C．for D．on
A．what to B．why to C．how to D．which to
A．come up with B．come on C．come back D．come in
A．for example B．such as C．except D．including
A．who B．that C．where D．which
A．respected B．are respected C．were respected D．respect
A．women’s B．woman’s C．men’s D．man’s
A．must B．may C．can D．might
A．equally B．unfairly C．unfair D．equal
A．an B．a C．/ D．the
A．specializes in B．majors in C．is good at D．specializes at
A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．fewer B．less C．much D．more