My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 21 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 22 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 23 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 24 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 25 I, consider this 26 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness 27 nonsense. As an old saying_28_: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not __29__anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _30__one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say __31_about Beckham’s good looks
If we close our eyes, ___32__in deep thought, we can find that the things__33__us to be in true happy, sad or moved ___34__a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面) things , ___35__we will find that we have not really gained anything ___36__ our first impression had blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant___37___ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great___38___. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _39___us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have __40__.
A．to B．on C．in D．at
A．learn from B．learn C．know D．know about
A．rather than B．except for C．except D．apart from
A．with which B．about that C．about which D．which
A．not B．as well as C．rather than D．but
A．one of life’s pleasures B．pleasures of life C．one of life’s sorrow D．one of life’s regrets
A．nor B．and C．or D．or else
A．speaks B．talks C．tells D．goes
A．take B．judge C．accept D．conclude
A．makes B．causes C．builds D．create
A．more B．much C．worse D．less
A．fell B．fallen C．falling D．fall
A．that move B．that moves C．move D．moves
A．lack B．have C．include D．cover
A．in fact B．indeed C．in a while D．sooner or later
A．so B．even though C．because D．although
A．even if B．although C．unless D．if
A．joy B．progress C．effort D．work
A．cares B．pains C．worries D．minds
A．come B．made C．had D．become
Before hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, an expensive car stopped at the Mississippi River Bridge and a gentleman stepped out of the car wearing very clothing.
He climbed over the rail and the bridge onto a platform below the roadway
to jump. Cars started stopping and the traffic was
for miles. The police arrived with firefighting vehicles, a minister and mental health professionals.
They began talking to the man and telling him not to . They told him that he might not die; he might break all of his bones and be
. About half mile back in traffic was an old truck with lawnmowers, rakes, and shovels. An elderly
got out of his truck and walked up to where the crowd
.
He made his way through the people, looked over the side and down to the man on the edge of the platform，" Hey, I've got to go to work. Either jump or get on the
. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be
！"
With that the man up the bridge. The police
him and placed him in the back seat of the police car. The gardener walked back to his truck waiting for the
to move.
The minister asked a fireman ，" What did he say?" The fireman said，" He said he had to go to work ！ "
The police reported to the press that all the way to the for an examination the man kept saying over and over，" Tomorrow is going to be better. "
One must see a to have a future. It is not what you do not know that will
you the most. It is what you think you know
does so! Please do not stand too close to see the
！You will not be able to enjoy the forest ！
A. shabbyB. thickC. warmD. expensive
A. aboveB. offC. beyondD. under
A. preparing B. fearingC. wondering D. refusing
A. slowed down B. went by C. held up D. built up
A. riskB. hesitateC. jumpD. fall
A. sentenced B. concernedC. ashamed D. paralyzed
A. lawyerB. gardenerC. soldier D. worker
A. gatheredB. controlledC. attracted D. blocked
A. lookedB. smiledC. shouted D. waved
A. carB. bridgeC. bankD. rail
A. warmerB. betterC. longerD. colder
A. rushedB. rolledC. climbed D. walked
A. caughtB. welcomedC. questioned D. whipped
A. policeB. trafficC. gentleman D. crowd
A. loudlyB. politelyC. angrilyD. puzzlingly
A. stationB. hospitalC. prisonD. church
A. futureB. chanceC. honorD. result
A. urgeB. giveC. costD. hurt
A. whatB. whenC. thatD. who
A. riversB. mountainsC. wallsD. trees
A young school teacher had a dream that an angel appeared to him and said，" You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world . How will you prepare her so that she will realize her intelligence, develop both her confidence and sensitivity, be open-minded, yet
in character? In short, what kind of education will you
so that she can become one of the world's truly great leaders?"
The young teacher in a cold sweat. It had never occurred to him before-any one of his present or future students could be the person
in his dream. Was he preparing them to reach any position which they may
？ He thought，" How might my
change if I knew that one of my students were this person?" He
began to formulate （规划；想出）a plan in his mind.
This student would experience as well as instruction. She would need to know how to solve problems of various kinds. She would need to know the value of lifelong learning in order to keep a curious and
mind.
His teaching . Every young person who walked through his
became, for him, a future world leader. He saw each one, not
they were, but he treated them as if they would be the world leaders. He
the best from his students, yet tempered （使缓和）it with pity. He taught each one as if the future of the
depended on his instruction.
After many years, a woman he knew to a position of world fame. He realized that she must
have been the girl de-scribed in his dream. Only she was not one of his
，but his daughter. For of all the
teachers in her life, her father was the best.
Where and how you will this child is a mystery. But believe that one child's future may depend upon the influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will happen.
A. leader B. destroyer C. rescuer D. protector
A. bad B. weak C. special D. strong
A. afford B. provide C. receive D. have
A. shook B. feared C. awoke D. stood
A. described B. appeared C. imagined D. lived
A. buy B. send C. make D. desire
A. performance B. teaching C. acting D. learning
A. gradually B. gladly C. suddenly D. finally
A. like B. have C. need D. mean
A. actual B. dependent C. absent D. active
A. worked B. changed C. developed D. finished
A. classroom B. office C. house D. mind
A. like B. unlike C. likely D. as
A. begged B. expected C. forced D. learned
A. world B. school C. class D. family
A. appeared B. stood C. rose D. raised
A. completely B. nearly C. hardly D. surely
A. children B. students C. friends D. followers
A. male B. wise C. various D. language
A. raise B. help C. love D. meet
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ____ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the __
__ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his __
_. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he __
__ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without __
__. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter __
__ what happened to Persephone, she became so _
__ that she caused all plants to _
__ People were in __
__ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow __
__ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. __
__, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s __
_. She could go back to her mother if she had not __
__ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter __
__ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus __
__ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her __
__, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it __
__ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore __
__ not let the crops grow. That is __
_ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is _
__, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
A. since B. until C. after D. when
A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
A. should B. can C. dare D. will
A. where B. because C. why D. how
A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
A．237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224 B．404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224 C．500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214 D．19 South 8th St. NY. 13214
A．cook B．secretary C．salesperson D．veterinarian assistant
A．Martin’s Apparel B．East Side Management C．Wales Charter School D．Johnson Marks Animal Hospital
A．FRONT DESK CLERK B．TEACHER C．SECRETARY D．PAINTER
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so____ that he didn’t know what to do with__
__. The person who had gone in _
__ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. __
_ James. He felt _
__ that she had already got the _
_. The problem was that he wanted this job__
__. It meant __
__to him. He had__
_it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself__
_ brilliantly at the interview and _
__ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling__
__. He couldn’t __
__ all those things he had __
_ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and __
__. But no---- he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t__
__like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very_
__ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At that moment James__
__ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept waiting.” James suddenly__
_that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs__
__ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrible as he felt.
A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
A. the managing director B. the woman C. himself D. the others
A. by B. with C. before D. after
A. Not like B. So did C. Do as D. Do like
A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonishing
A. reward B. first C. prize D. job
A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
A. looked for B. learned of C. thought about D. talked about
A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
A. offered B. asked for C. being asked for D.being offered
A. crazy B. excited C. probable D. terrible
A. depend on B. afford C. believe in D. remember
A. kept B. being taught C. planned D. been supplied
A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
A. take back B. put off C. give up D. put down
A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
A. noticed B. loved C. missed D. hated
A. thought B. hoped C. wished D. regretted
A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopping