My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane 36 at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to 38 . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my 39 .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the 40 time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made 41 . 42 me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
43 my friend had left, I went to a 44 near the hotel to get something 45 . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the 46 what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some 47 ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the 48 thing as the man at the next table was 49 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway 50 I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I 51 to walk around the city. I wanted to see 52 on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay 53 and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of 54 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to 55 .
A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．similar B．different C．same D．right
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English
You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a ________ woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly ________ had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and ________ almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a ________ fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national ________.
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had ________ my life. I am 19 years old and the first ________ of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was a ________ student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I ________ being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the ________ way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous ________. The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money ________ for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother ________ the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was ________!
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is ________, she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new ________. She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see ________ on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of ________. Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to ________ when I can some day. So ________ I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
A．cafe B．buffet C．laundry D．laboratory
A．expenses B．profits C．wages D．savings
A．returned B．donated C．delivered D．removed
A．welfare B．project C．scholarship D．research
A．customs B．headlines C．sympathies D．doubts
A．affected B．formed C．disturbed D．ruined
A．designer B．receiver C．contributor D．reporter
A．considerate B．casual C．hard-working D．sensitive
A．advocated B．avoided C．regretted D．missed
A．normal B．wrong C．legal D．only
A．gift B．idea C．decision D．plan
A．left B．raised C．available D．enough
A．since B．before C．though D．when
A．excited B．shocked C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．dismissed B．retired C．promoted D．transferred
A．job B．hobby C．life D．award
A．everybody B．everything C．herself D．us
A．giving B．understanding C．receiving D．loving
A．give back B．give in C．give off D．give up
A．suddenly B．originally C．eventually D．gradually
It Happened But I’m Here
It was April 11, 2011 when my life was changed forever. It was about 6: 45 when I ___ ____ the house with my mother and my twin brothers who were only about 12 months at the time. We were on our way to a parent’s _______ Arriving at the school my mom decided to the parking ________ across the street to look for a parking space on foot. I have this thing where I ________ need to know the time, so as she left I saw that it was 7: 13. I sat in the car and messed with the radio. I ________ the time again it was 7: 15. I turned my head and looked out the passenger window ________ the door opened. I didn’t really think anything of it, ________ it was my mother even though she had left two minutes ago. Then I smelt beer and cigarettes, so out of instinct I ________ my head to see this man in the car. I was in complete ________. So many terrible things went through my mind. I started to scream out the ________ but he began to put it up. I took off the jacket I had and put it over him and started ________. I grabbed the nearest objects which were a pen that ironically my ________ had left on the seat and some open CDs and continued hitting. He fought back but _______, I guess, realizing that I was one to ________ a fight. He ran out and left. During this battle I had yelled out “ I won’t let you _______ us! ” He may have said something I’m not sure, but I do know one of my brothers started crying when I ________ . At 7: 17 my mom showed up and from there it went to the police and the parent’s conference is a _______ in two weeks. On my wall hangs the newspaper article of what _______ that day. I look at the sketch(素描) that was condemned at the police station and ________ to never let anything like that happen to me ever again. Although it’s been a while since I’ve told my story, I never seem to forget no matter how _______ I try. But I always think it happened, but I’m here.
A．left B．reached C．cleaned D．locked
A．conversation B．conference C．interview D． introduction
A．fee B．deal C．lot D． plate
A．eventually B．deliberately C．relatively D． constantly
A．shortened B．extended C．checked D．killed
A．when B．before C．unless D． until
A．judging B．figuring C．deciding D． realizing
A．shook B．lowered C．turned D． nodded
A．confusion B．agreement C．disorder D． shock
A．window B．door C．car D．street
A．arguing B．hitting C．crying D．fighting
A．passenger B．teacher C．mother D．brother
A．gave up B．hurried up C．shut up D．spoke up
A．stand out B．put up C．turn down D．get back
A．ignore B．control C．take D．hurt
A．dashed B．cast C．stopped D．yelled
A．matter B．incident C．game D．race
A．meant B．happened C．gave D． experienced
A．fail B．tend C．swear D． choose
A．sudden B．hard C．lucky D．loud
It was before Christmas. The spirit of the season had not yet caught up with me. Quickly, I filled my shopping cart with some things and went to the long checkout lines. I picked the ________ one, but it looked as if it would be ________ a 20-minute wait.
In front of me were ________ small children--- a boy of five and a younger girl . The girl ________ a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and ________ them as though they were a treasure.
The clerk showed them the ________. “That will be $6.09,” she said. The boy ________ some bills on the stand while he ________ his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will come back some ________ time, maybe tomorrow.” With that ________ the little girl began to cry. “But Jesus would have loved these _______ ,” she cried. “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll come ________.”, he told her.
Quickly I handed $3 to the ________. These children had waited in line for a long time and, ________ all, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small ________ said,” Thank you, lady.” The girl said. “My Sunday teacher said that the streets in the heaven were made of shiny ________， just like these shoes. Our mommy is sick and she is going to ________ . Daddy said that she might go before Christmas, to be with Jesus. I think my mom will be beautiful ______ in those streets to ________ these shoes.”
My eyes filled with tears. Silently I thanked God for using these children to _______ me of the true spirit of giving.
A．shortest B．longest C．biggest D．smallest
A．at most B．at least C．more than D．less than
A．few B． five C．two D．some
A．took B．carried C．brought D．caught
A．watched B．looked C．thought D．treated
A．price B．card C．money D．expense
A．picked B．left C．laid D．let
A．found B．searched C．searched for D．looked for
A．another B．more C．other D．others
A．statement B．saying C．words D．announcement
A．goods B．gifts C．presents D．shoes
A．back B．home C．here D．over
A．children B．girl C．clerk D．boy
A．at B．after C．in D．of
A．boy B．girl C．voice D．sound
A．silver B．gold C．stones D．bricks
A．hospital B．sky C．heaven D．clinic
A．walking B．standing C．running D．staying
A．serve B．match C．suit D． fit
A．inform B．warn C．cure D．remind
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ___ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __
__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __
_ varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a __
__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __
__; I became a member of the company __
__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __
__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __
__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __
__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of ____. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __
__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __
__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __
_. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __
__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __
__ of the words "hard work." What I thought were my physical __
__ were pushed much further than I thought __
__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ___ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __
_ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A. hobbyB. plan C. dreamD. word
A connected B. expandedC. exposedD. extended
A. rarelyB. certainlyC. probablyD. consistently
A. director B. trainerC. leaderD. dancer
A. symbolB. memoryC. truthD. reality
A. bouncing B. datingC. turningD. tracking
A. lacksB. adds C. makesD. brings
A. whileB. since C. untilD. when
A. caredB. expected C. askedD. decided
A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished
A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures
A. put B. mix C. buildD. pick
A. attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation
A. apart B. aside C. offD. back
A. over B. byC. withD. beyond
A. function B. meaningC. expression D. usage
A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts
A. necessary B. perfectC. proper D. possible
A. talent B. honorC. potential D. responsibility
A. victory B. trendC. tradition D. desire
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ________ problem and had to go to hospital for a _______ examination.
It seemed a small _______ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go _______ right from the beginning. Not having a car or _______the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B, _______I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was _______I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the _______direction.
I _______the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a _______who was trying to get past me, _______ instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was _______. After I explained my _______ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my_______. Sitting there waiting, I felt _______that someone had been willing to help. _______, hearing a horn（喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend _______ at me to get in, she had returned to offer me a _______ to the hospital.
Such unexpected _______ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose _______, for all things are possible.
A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing
A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough
A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error
A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead
A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating
A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once
A．strange B．necessary C．obvious D．important
A．same B．right C．general D．opposite
A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into
A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman
A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally
A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous
A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation
A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station
A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed
A．Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely
A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting
A．lift B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook
A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance
A．power B．faith C．touch D．support