When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ( 1 ) took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ( 2 ) . All day, I seem to remember, I ( 3) on the sands with strange (4 ) children. We made houses and gardens, and ( 5) the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we (6) over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ( 7 ) seemed to shine always brightly （ 8 ） the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,（ 9 ） ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were （ 10 ） in one’s pockets or good places where one could （ 11 ） ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good （ 12 ） is much the same as it was. I （ 13 ） like the sun and warm sand and the sound of （ 14 ） beating the rocks. I no longer wish to （ 15 ） any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. （ 16 ） , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I （ 17 ） what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am （ 18 ） . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about （ 19 ） who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves （ 20 ） on too many ices…
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．younger sister
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moving B．exciting C．anxious D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．tides C．hands D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sad D．sick
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My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch38on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,39will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others, 41.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high — glad he was alive.
43, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people 44like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48. At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time 50 about other people’s comfort and welfare. 51 , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people 52 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t 53him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on 54you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
36．A．cured B．recovered C．improved D．returned
37．A．because B．though C．until D．before
38．A．cut B．wound C．injure D．scar
39．A．none B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
40．A．as B．like C．than D．when
41．A．yet B．still C．too D．either
42．A．put B．held C．taken D．hung
43．A．After all B．In conclusion C．In fact D．Above all
44．A．will B．would C．can D．may
45．A．house B．telephone C．job D．car
46．A．clothes B．hairstyle C．figure D．salary
47．A．means B．standards C．comments D．rules
48．A．smart B．optimistic C．rude D．ugly
49．A．manners B．expressions C．looks D．actions
50．A．inquiring B．asking C．knowing D．caring
51．A．Completely B．Gradually C．Obviously D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted B．understood C．brought D．saw
53．A．regard B．look C．consider D．treat
54．A．what B．that C．which D．how
55．A．kindness B．concern C．beauty D．perfection
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Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensiveprivate school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school.Jane has 36 economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid（女佣）.Although her mother works very hard, she can 38 support the family.Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her.
On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come.Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming.Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any 46 clothes that I could wear atyour birthday party.”After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts.To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.”The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburstas she’s normally very well 53 .
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s 54 .Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.”She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Janebut to feelproud of her 55 with her.
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal B. extra C. limited D. adequate
37. A. for B. with C. like D. as
38. A. hopefully B. obviously C. hardly D. temporarily
39. A. music B. drawing C. maths D. biology
40. A. bonus B. allowance C. donation D. pension
41. A. secretly B. happily C. quietly D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at B. shouting at C. laughing at D. glaring at
43. A. took B. invited C. accompanied D. sent
44. A. happy B. independent C. confident D. present
45. A. depended B. insisted C. focused D. agreed
46. A. casual B. comfortable C. nice D. tight
47. A. shirt B. jeans C. handbag D. necklace[
48. A. get B. copy C. order D. borrow
49. A. free B. able C. glad D. willing
50. A. how B. when C. why D. whether
51. A. stubborn B. upset C. firm D. enthusiastic
52. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though
53. A. treated B. controlled C. educated D. behaved
54. A. cleverness B. character C. circumstances D. competences
55. A. studyB. friendship C. sympathy D. performance
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“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.
“ You can work alone with a partner.”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.
The 37 of the Challenge was simple— to build a projective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some butter-cream.
“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes.” The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little 43 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “44” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.
47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose egg survived 48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shell(蛋壳) from those 51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53.
“My egg bounced 54,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare 55. I laughed. She smiled…
36. A. patiently B. silently C. together D. alone
37. A. function B. goal C. reason D. result
38. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown at D. dropped over
39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding
40. A. butter B. sandwich C. cream D. egg
41. A. protect B. replace C. carry D. mix
42. A. followed B. covered C. attached D. supported
43. A. ideas B. fights C. worries D. challenges
44. A. wrongB. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific
45. A. Since B. While C. But D. And
46. A. explain B. deny C. admit D. prove
47. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides
48. A. paced down B. turned around C. walked up D. went back
49. A. left B. wanted C. chose D. discovered
50. A. steps B. way C. wall D. sidewalk
51. A. intended B. unexpected C. failed D. desired
52. A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. heart
53. A. Lost B. Dirty C. Broken D. Empty
54. A. around B. out C. in D. down
55. A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened
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Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once 36 , such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “__37 ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I 38 him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) 39 divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small 40 out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I 41 on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about 42 opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my 43 to remind me to look for those diamonds that I need. I have been trying to sell my 44 . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in 45 some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it 46 !’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new 47 !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he 48 to keep his stone with him all the time as a 49 to look for “diamonds” as he digs through the 50 of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he 51 . “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. 52 moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, 53 left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may 54 pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re 55 now.
36.A.given B.discovered C.sent D.made
37.A.opportunities B.dangers C.diamonds D.chances
38.A.considered B.treated C.remembered D.saw
39.A.painful B.stupid C.normal D.original
40.A.ball B.stone C.paper D.flower
41.A.stepped B.depended C.fought D.based
42.A.stealing B.accepting C.recognizing D.realizing
43.A.purse B.pocket C.bag D.house
44.A.stone B.position C.career D.business
45.A.selling B.buying C.hunting D.casting
46.A.go off B.give in C.stay up D.watch out
47.A.buyer B.job C.stock D.rock
48.A.hoped B.decided C.refused D.hated
49.A.scene B.prize C.reminder D.power
50.A.difficulties B.hopes C.characters D.cases
51.A.takes over B.leaves out C.points out D.calls for
52.A.Actural B.Great C.Dangerous D.Necessary
53.A.unless B.though C.for D.if
54.A.happily B.easily C.luckily D.dangerously
55.A.expressing B.satisfying C.breaking D.experiencing
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang． 36voice on the other end spoke to me, "Dad, please come back soon．I miss you so much! "I judged that it was a 37_number．A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely 38, "You've dialed the wrong number! " and then 39
During the following days, I got the same call 40．But I didn't care much about it．
Then one day she constantly called me, 41I didn't answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, "Dad, please come back．I miss you so much! Dad, I'm 42so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take 43of me．But, dad, please 44me again, OK?" The innocent 45was difficult to reject．I made a 46kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, "Thank you．．．Dad, I am so．．．happy, so．．．happy．．．"
Shortly after this, I became 47about who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back, and a woman answered, "Sorry, sir．I am really sorry to have 48you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer 49she was born．And her father．．．died in an50a short while ago．I dare not tell her this 51．Poor baby．When she couldn't 52the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always 53her．I 
really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random phone number．．．"
"How is your daughter now?" I couldn't wait to 54
"She has 55．You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone．．．"
Tears blurred my eyes．．．
36．A．A boy' s B．A child' s C．My daughter' s D．My son' s
37．A．bad B．different C．new D．wrong
38．A．screamed B．blamed C．returned D．replied
39．A．hung up B．hung on C．held on D．held up
40．A．here and there B．now and then C．more or less D．sooner or later
41．A．so that B．in caseC．as if D．even if
42．A．near B．on C．in D．at
43．A．care B．control C．notice D．charge
44．A． comfort B．kiss C．pat D．encourage
45．A．application B．command C．request D．appetite
46．A．soft B．sweet C．low D．loud
47．A．surprised B．curious C．interested D．amazed
48．A．bothered B．confused C．interrupted D．reached
49．A．when B．since C．as D．while
50．A．invitation B．event C．accident D．invention
51．A．fate B．reason C．story D．news
52．A．receive B．fight C．bear D．face
53．A．encouraged B．amused C．satisfied D．supported
54．A．hear B．ask C．tell D．see
55．A．gone B．passed C．gone by D．passed by