As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a _36__ with Alice. Since I __37__went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，_38__Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and _39__beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to __40__.
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.
“No，we must go now，”I said，__41__ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became _42__.
“Go now，”I__43__，and Alice started to cry.__44__ that，the man sitting on the __45__stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her__46__ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a _47__.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was __48__.One day，his son went out and played __49__，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a _50__driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the __51__to play with him again. Hearing the story，I __52__.I knelt down and said to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play __53__you.”
__54__is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you__55__ten more minutes of your time today.
A．park B．school C．sea D．cinema
A．sometimes B．often C．usually D．hardly
A．keeping B．hearing C．finding D．watching
A．got off B．sat down C．broke in D．turned up
A．go B．shop C．change D．eat
A．because B．as C．but D．so
A．sad B．pleased C．angry D．excited
A．whispered B．wished C．begged D．shouted
A．Knowing B．Seeing C．Hoping D．Thinking
A．ground B．chair C．bench D．stone
A．run B．play C．do D．laugh
A．story B．joke C．way D．lie
A．busy B．lonely C．boring D．ill
A．suddenly B．alone C．happily D．crazily
A．blind B．kind C．drunken D．good
A．energy B．interest C．heart D．chance
A．stayed up B．took part C．calmed down D．came back
A．behind B．with C．for D．under
A．Choice B．Joy C．Work D．Life
A．appreciate B．dislike C．admire D．love
There are many brands of chocolate. If you love it, you can’t forget DOVE -- the most famous chocolate brand. But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of . One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar. They soon fell in love. Unfortunately owing to their quite different social , both of them had to the deep feelings in heart.
Afterwards Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes. For many days Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with . Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream. Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
A few days later, Bazaar got . Leon, broken-hearted, could not the mental suffering and left for America, where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
Many years later, they met again before Bazaar’s death. Bazaar that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate and missed him all her lifetime.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate had been , those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last . Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.
After lots of research, he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters – DOVE. It is a of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love DO YOU LOVE ME?
A．anger B．sorrow C．love D．envy
A．served B．made C．drew D．heated
A．opinion B．view C．attitude D．status
A．discover B．forget C．bury D．struggle
A．know B．accept C．try D．practise
A．sympathy B．impatience C．joy D．humor
A．mixed B．sent C．wrote D．pressed
A．allowed B．promised C．declared D．expected
A．married B．sick C．bored D．changed
A．repeat B．bear C．reduce D．keep
A．supported B．found C．ran D．sold
A．learned B．recalled C．heard D．believed
A．annoying B．confusing C．interesting D．melting
A．give in B．give up C．give out D．give away
A．powerful B．liquid C．solid D．frozen
A．belief B．promise C．courage D．chance
A．eat B．preserve C．miss D．sell
A．quickly B．happily C．firmly D．lightly
A．symbol B．sign C．survey D．study
A．story B．secret C．rumor D．whisper
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day I was full of anxiety to do some for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to . Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought .
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your , I’ve been unable to study. You’re so !”
I left the library in such a hurry that I left the most important textbook . when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang，a gentle voice the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with and apologized for my ruled behavior. I felt so , but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to my shortcomings, I would have experienced such true friendship.
A．research B．revision C．work D．experiment
A．watching B．asking C．warning D．disturbing
A．speak B．improve C．concentrate D．follow
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned off D．turned over
A．sadly B．hopelessly C．angrily D．crazily
A．practice B．noise C．attitude D．existence
A．selfish B．active C．sensitive D．stupid
A．out B．around C．aside D．behind
A．nervous B．careless C．upset D．forgetful
A．introduced B．considered C．took D．remembered
A．deciding B．confirming C．realizing D．thinking
A．address B．class ` C．writing D．name
A．comfort B．relief C．confidence D．satisfaction
A．recognized B．found C．guessed D．heard
A．courage B．energy C．doubt D．shame
A．worried B．sorry C．terrible D．excited
A．glare B．expression C．virtue D．friendship
A．considerate B．pleased C．luck D．grateful
A．overcome B．share C．hide D．forgive
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．still
I hear a lot of people talking about New Year’s resolutions（新年计划）．Some say, “I can’t keep them and I never make resolutions．” Perhaps the real is that we have trouble changing．We get in our way of life and even if things aren’t good, they are familiar．
As the years go by, our resolutions seem to lose some ．In spite of the fact that my own eagerness seems to , I still like the idea of making resolutions．It is the of not giving up that is important．
I think of the year like a carpet of new fallen snow that has not yet been by footprints or marks of any kind．It before us so perfect and beautiful, but it won’t remain that way for long． we know it, we must get out in the snow and make our own marks and tracks．Soon, we will see all kinds of and paths in the snow．We will see everything from , icy mud to the prints of snow angels made by children at play．
It’s all part of our ．As we close out the old year, a new set of months lies ahead of us and we think, “Maybe, just maybe I can do ．” Perhaps, this time, we can lose those pounds, a bad habit, improve our behavior, build a better relationship．Even though there are situations in our lives that can get us , we can look forward to beginning again and doing what we can do to our lives according to how we are able．
As the New Year comes around, what kind of marks will you make in the ?
A．plan B．idea C．puzzle D．problem
A．comfortable B．curious C．serious D．painful
A．at most B．at last C．at least D．at first
A．faith B．enthusiasm C．sense D．confidence
A．increase B．exist C．decline D．disappear
A．spirit B．rule C．challenge D．decision
A．behind B．between C．around D．ahead
A．discovered B．noticed C．damaged D．cleared
A．stands B．lies C．comes D．occurs
A．Although B．Before C．Until D．If
A．prints B．stones C．plants D．pictures
A．tidy B．soft C．dry D．dirty
A．quality B．attitude C．belief D．wisdom
A．better B．worse C．easier D．harder
A．exact B．final C．extra D．former
A．pick out B．call off C．cut down D．give up
A．and B．or C．so D．for
A．over B．across C．down D．away
A．save B．experience C．start D．improve
A．snow B．mud C．carpet D．ice
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
Earthquakes are ____， and thousands of them happen each day．But most are too weak to feel．During a ____ earthquake, there is often a great noise first．Then the earth ____ terribly and many houses ____ down．Railway tracks break and trains go ____ lines; a great many factories are ____； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes ．．．____ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ____， other disasters such as fires often ____．More buildings are destroyed and more ____ are caused．
It is well known of the ____ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes．More than 2,000 years ago, ____， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ____ a machine which could find out from which ____ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still ____ by scientists today．Now we know much more about earthquakes and ____ they happen, but we still cannot ____ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot ____ it from happening．So earthquakes are among the ____ disasters in the world．
No one can stop natural earthquakes．____， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths．
A．common B．familiar C．strange D．unusual
A．real B．small C．big D．weak
A．moves B．breaks C．jumps D．shakes
A．get B．fall C．set D．put
A．off B．behind C．into D．on
A．burst B．buried C．destroyed D．struck
A．Except B．Because of C．Instead of D．Besides
A．lonely B．itself C．themselves D．later
A．follow B．enter C．come D．copy
A．quakes B．results C．difficulties D．deaths
A．information B．problems C．dangers D．questions
A．as a result B．as well C．for example D．in fact
A．invented B．bought C．found D．discovered
A．country B．city C．way D．direction
A．improved B．used C．protected D．repaired
A．where B．why C．what D．when
A．speak B．point C．talk D．tell
A．make B．let C．stop D．prepare
A．worst B．fast C．most D．best
A．However B．So C．And D．But
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you think you are sick, you are sick no matter what says. , if you believe in your doctor, and if he tells that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The of the mind on the body does exist and sometimes can be powerful. It exists whether one is of it or not.
Take the of Mrs. Green, for example. She was unable to get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some simple things that she enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to her doctor, whom she had known for years. The doctor listened to her and gave her a very examination. Then he said to her, “ There is nothing wrong with you physically, but I accept the fact you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some pills that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour you go to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.
Mrs. Green telephoned, “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months. What is in this pills ?” The doctor said, “It is an old formula（配方） I have for years. Just taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s wonderful what a little baking soda（苏打） can do.”
A．everyone else B．anyone else C．nobody else D．someone else
A．On the other hand B．As a matter of fact C．More often than not D．In other words
A．result B．cause C．reason D．effect
A．aware B．fond C．sure D．full
A．care B．cut C．case D．call
A．would B．could C．might D．used to
A．benefit B．allowed C．prevented D．forbade
A．the more B．the better C．the worse D．the less
A．hear B．see C．watch D．ask
A．thorough B．basic C．general D．main
A．serious B．special C．specially D．seriously
A．that B．which C．不填 D．why
A．eat B．take C．drink D．chew
A．when B．since C．after D．before
A．what do B．what C．how do D．how
A．The next day B．Later C．Shortly D．Tomorrow
A．bad B．terrible C．good D．right
A．at all B．on earth C．by the way D．for ever
A．sold B．written C．read D．used
A．keep up B．keep off C．keep on D．keep away