I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl’s 43 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 44 !" I began to take 45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing --- only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 .
A．and B．yet C．so D．for
A．opinion B．impression C．information D．intention
A．make B．keep C．handle D．change
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．questions B．comments C．explanations D．remarks
A．hold B．follow C．evaluate D．form
A．happy B．lively C．reliable D．punctual
A．message B．motto C．saying D．suggestion
A．again B．more C．instead D．later
A．steps B．control C．charge D．risks
A．improved B．acted C．looked D．reflected
A．easily B．carefully C．confidently D．proudly
A．introduced B．recognized C．identified D．considered
A．confirmed B．decided C．realized D．acknowledged
A．with B．below C．of D．by
A．developed B．discovered C．took D．fostered
A．accept B．care C．judge D．wonder
A．bored B．lazy C．sad D．afraid
A．accessible B．enjoyable C．possible D．favorable
In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a one. The world will be more _ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_ _ 6 900 million, almost 2 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _ _ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_ _ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _ _, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995, most of the increase would be in countries that _ _ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is _ _ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are _ _ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is as cities become larger and more houses are built. _ _ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s _ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 _ _. They only carried out the situation that _ today. By changing the situation, by_ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is _ time for the nations of the world to work _ _ a plan of action. But they warned that_ _too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A．learning B．project C．notice D．study
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．blue
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．found
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．must be true B．will come true C．can't be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．plenty of
A．about B．in C．out D．for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
Fifteen years ago, I made a living by driving a taxi.One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and .
A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) , then asked, “Could you drive through ?”
“It’s not the way,” I answered.
“Oh, I don’t ,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).”
I looked in the rear view mirror (后视镜). Her eyes were glistening (闪烁).
“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and the meter (计程器). “What would you like me to take?” I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the sun was , she suddenly said: “I’m . Let’s go now.”
We drove in to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.
“How much do I you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“Nothing,” I said.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me .
“You gave an old woman a little moment of ,” she said.
I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.
I didn’t any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, in thought.
We’re used to thinking that our lives focus on great moments. But great moments often us unaware.
A．old B．dark C．dirty D．lonely
A．entered B．knocked C．listened D．ran
A．invite B．watch C．help D．receive
A．address B．letter C．speech D．gift
A．playground B．downtown C．countryside D．community
A．shortest B．funniest C．safest D．longest
A．consider B．doubt C．know D．mind
A．cut out B．showed off C．shut off D．turned on
A．responsibility B．order C．role D．route
A．apartment B．environment C．neighborhood D．plant
A．break down B．get off C．speed up D．slow down
A．changing B．moving C．rising D．setting
A．tired B．embarrassed C．terrified D．confused
A．darkness B．turn C．silence D．sadness
A．love B．owe C．charge D．cost
A．mysteriously B．tightly C．patiently D．accurately
A．joy B．security C．trouble D．profit
A．talk with B．call up C．pick up D．take away
A．annoyed B．lost C．mad D．guilty
A．catch B．drive C．improve D．puzzle
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I ___ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft(草稿) after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in _ .
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．live D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
In general, I don’t cry very often. But in early August 2011, I did a lot of crying. All these ____were for one simple reason: I really, really didn’t want to leave China. But, I already had my plane ticket, and my work visa was ____, so I had no ____ but to go back to America.
For a while, I was ____ to be reunited with my family, my friends, and most importantly, my dog. I also enjoyed catching up on all the films, TV shows, and music I’d ____.Soon after I arrived home, I began ____ with my family and my friends. I told them how I loved my ____ in China, and how I hoped to come back one day. They said, “Maybe you can go again next year.” And now here I am, ____ one whole year teaching oral English at Harbin No. 1 High School.
My ____ teaching experience gave me much ___ that I am now putting to use. I now feel____ about my teaching abilities that I even have a teaching philosophy. My philosophy is one simple word: interact. I try to make the students ____for much more of the class period. I also like to play games in class ,as well as doing art projects, acting, and ____ having discussions.
To teach English as a foreign language in a non-English-speaking country can be quite ____ at times. I feel it is probably more difficult for students to relate to the material if they are not often ____ by English. Making things even more difficult is the ____ that the English they do come across is often ____, or, while grammatically correct, is not at all native-sounding. This kind of English, I think, can actually be ____ to students’ learning. ____,maybe “Chinglish,” both written and spoken, is just one of the ____ to building a country full of English speakers.
A．stories B．talks C．tears D．dreams
A．due B．ready C．lost D．special
A．idea B．choice C．right D．time
A．excited B．worried C．surprised D．curious
A．ignored B．heard C．forgotten D．missed
A．working B．talking C．living D．arguing
A．research B．stay C．business D．condition
A．spending B．wasting C．finding D．finishing
A．everyday B．recent C．previous D．wide
A．wisdom B．pleasure C．wealth D．knowledge
A．careful B．concerned C．certain D．anxious
A．speak B．write C．listen D．read
A．naturally B．generally C．hardly D．simply
A．amazing B．challenging C．interesting D．disappointing
A．questioned B．encouraged C．supported D．surrounded
A．message B．fact C．feeling D．thought
A．impossible B．unusual C．incorrect D．unknown
A．harmful B．important C．suitable D．valuable
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
A．problems B．steps C．rules D．aspects
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．battle B．activity C．request D．discussion
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．Actually C．Eventually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．dots
A．boring B．confusing C．complex D．difficult