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
The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I _36__ home and was brushing my teeth when I __37_, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the __38__ of a heart. It said, “ Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” __39__, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) __40__ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.” Which she __41__ the next morning.
Our family has __42__ that by integrating (融合) writing into our __43__ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) __44__ writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I __45__ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. __46__ when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂), I became __47__ by her work. I offered praise for her __48__, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had __49__. It’s obvious that her scribbles, __50__ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her __51__ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn __52__ to read. As a matter of fact, by __53__ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more __54__ about how writing develops and how __55__ can help chidren become eager writers.
A．left B．returned C．missed D．headed
A．turned up B．turned down C．looked up D．looked on
A．size B．shade C．model D．shape
A．Immediately B．Suddenly C．Finally D．Directly
A．picture B．article C．note D．page
A．felt B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．found B．imagined C．dreamed D．doubted
A．relative B．useful C．daily D．personal
A．important B．ordinary C．fortunate D．skilled
A．learned B．regarded C．considered D．discussed
A．Yet B．Though C．But D．So
A．disappointed B．attracted C．puzzled D．worried
A．effects B．efforts C．suggestions D．methods
A．cared B．insisted C．realized D．proved
A．apart from B．far from C．instead of D．rather than
A．arguments B．fear C．understanding D．dislikes
A．when B．how C．what D．whether
A．noticing B．discovering C．checking D．observing
A．particular B．clear C．anxious D．crazy
A．teachers B．friends C．books D．parents
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 31 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 32 his father could well 33 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 34 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 35 but slightly disappointed, the young man 36 the box and found a lovely book. 37 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 38 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 39 the book in the study.He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 40 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 41 he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 42 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 43 new book, just as he had left it one 44 ago. He opened it and began to 45 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 46 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer’s name, the 47 dealer who had the sports car he had 48 . On the tag was the 49 of his graduation, and the 50 PAID IN FULL.
A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．owned
A．suspecting B．proving C．deciding D．knowing
A．afford B．offer C．keep D．like
A．encouraged B．comfortable C．proud D．moved
A．Curious B．Serious C．Careful D．Nervous
A．packed B．opened C．picked up D．put aside
A．Angrily B．Eagerly C．Calmly D．Anxiously
A．At B．From C．With D．To
A．finding B．putting C．forgetting D．leaving
A．until B．as C．before D．unless
A．learned B．realized C．recognized D．admitted
A．get to B．search for C．turn to D．leave for
A．much B．still C．hardly D．quite
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．clean B．read C．turn D．count
A．lost B．came C．appeared D．dropped
A．old B．same C．special D．new
A．remembered B．desired C．found D．met
A．picture B．place C．date D．gift
A．words B．information C．message D．card
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank．There I would 36 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 37 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 38in the trees．I would also watch the bamboo trees 39 under pressure from the wind and watch them 40 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 41 ．
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind．When used in 42 to a person, this word means the ability to readily 43 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's 44 ．
Have you ever felt like you are at your 45 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it．
During the 46 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health．You felt emotionally drained（枯竭）, 47 exhausted and you most likely stood 48 physical symptoms．
Life is a 49 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments．The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 50 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 51 don't break．Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you．
A measure of hope will take you 52 the unpleasant ordeal （考验）．With 53 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be．The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 54 if the final result is worth having．
If life gets 55 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience．Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
A．see B．hear C．touch D．enjoy
A．smoothly B．downstream C．uphill D．peacefully
A．fruits B．branches C．leaves D．roots
A．bend B．move C．fall D．decline
A．go B．turn C．return D．suffer
A．died away B．died off C．died down D．died out
A．honor of B．reward to C．favor of D．reference to
A．escape B．suffer C．come D．recover
A．emotions B．mind C．body D．thoughts
A．starting B．breaking C．standing D．tiring
A．practice B．experiment C．experience D．victory
A．possibly B．mentally C．terribly D．probably
A．unpleasant B．unreasonable C．exciting D．good
A．result B．change C．mixture D．wonder
A．moments B．events C．adventures D．changes
A．however B．but C．though D．and
A．away B．through C．apart D．out
A．idea B．search C．imagination D．hope
A．get stuck B．look into C．depend on D．deal with
A．tough B．wrong C．acceptable D．cozy
“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 37 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 38 of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons 39 be important members of society, of course. 40 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 42 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 43 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 44 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 45 of reality. He 46 what is called “common sense”. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of 49 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 50 is not in the real world.
51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both feet on-the –ground. 54 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
A．pleasant B．sad C．common D．surprising
A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．accepts
A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example
A．must B．may C．should D．will
A．But B．So C．For D．And
A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider
A．said B．told C．asked D．made
A．some B．a C．no D．every
A．discover B．find C．make D．use
A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation
A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes
A．fortunes B．dreams C．achievements D．disadvantages
A．block B．protect C．own D．gain
A．idea B．people C．attitude D．person
A．mind B．life C．body D．head
A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes
A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad
A．possible B．probable C．likely D．able
A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless
A．kindly B．directly C．friendly D．honestly
Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force — either against people or safes. He was a real11 of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult 12 he had ever met. In about 10 years, 13 by his brother Stefan, he took about €33,000,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his last job, he 14 the safe door open and €80,000 behind. With the 15 was a note, ''We don't need all that much''. A witness 16 his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria's Stein Prison to serve a six-year 17 . He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue 18 the law, ''I'm a thief and I shall use every opportunity.'' In spite of the 19 , prison officials moved Streit to the prison's blacksmith shop. One day during the week before Christmas,
Streit 20 . Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had 21 to make a set of keys and let himself out. Not to 22 , though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit 23 the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself 24 . ''I want to be in a German prison, ''he 25 to the surprised police. ''As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for 26 like mine and will 27 the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison.'' In prison, Streit 28 his keepers to let him telephone his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. ''I'm sorry 29 I caused trouble. I didn't want to 30 anybody by escaping. Conditions weren't that bad. In fact the food was better than it is here.''
A．artist B．dancer C．composer D．musician
A．bank B．safe C．prison D．door
A．offered B．trained C．helped D．respected
A．made B．left C．broke D．removed
A．safe B．job C．door D．money
A．recognized B．stole C．rode D．broke
A．treatment B．holiday C．freedom D．sentence
A．obeying B．breaking C．respecting D．destroying
A．sentence B．trial C．warning D．suggestion
A．disappeared B．starved C．survived D．worked
A．tried B．decided C．managed D．expected
A．safety B．freedom C．hometown D．prison
A．attracted B．offered C．removed D．admitted
A．recognized B．relaxed C．arrested D．encouraged
A．went B．lied C．negotiated D．explained
A．crimes B．robbery C．money D．mistakes
A．multiply B．lose C．add D．reduce
A．cheated B．persuaded C．expected D．helped
A．though B．but C．for D．if
A．injure B．steal C．embarrass D．Accuse