After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and 1 , I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the 2 to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my 3 would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went 4 to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and 5 sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes 6 and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I 7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调), 8 made me excited that she was here. I ran down to 9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her 10 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to 11 the stress (压力) again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be 12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up 13 in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a 14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in 15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to 17 . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I 18 that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well, 19 there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel 20 , too.
A.heavy B.busy C.hungry D.unlucky
A.classroom B.kitchen C.bedroom D.apartment
A.dream B.supper C.homework D.experience
A.downstairs B.outside C.upstairs D.inside
A.break B.put C.get D.fight
A.opening B.opened C.open D.closing
A.felt B.listened C.raised D.heard
A.which B.that C.it D.but
A.look B.greet C.said to D.help
A.need B.idea C.faith D.energy
A.face B.change C.accept D.1eave
A.creative B.sensitive C.competitive D.positive
A.early B.soon C.fast D.1ate
A.furniture B.shoe C.car D.clothing
A.chat B.traffic C.duty D.task
A.replace B.exchange C.decorate D.compare
A.complain B.decide C.study D.play
A.achieve B.notice C.admire D.improve
A.however B.though C.despite D.at least
A.good B.skillful C.successful D.important
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, 1 ,it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 news, “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
A.gradually B.extremely C.obviously D.precisely
A.newspapers C.reporters D.broadcasters
A.with B.on C.of D.to
A.extra B.available C.reliable D.memorable
A.direction B.look C.angle D.section
A.TV B.internet C.newspaper D.radio
A.conventional B.dramatic C.professional D.sensitive
A.common B.usual C.ordinary D.special
A.urge B.neglect C.increase D.involve
A.good B.bad C.exciting D.informative
A.crashes B.bumps C.strikes D.drops
A.places B.people C.things D.news
A.in addition B.in any case C.for example D.after all
A.personality B.similarity C.tolerance D.familiarity
A.that B.why C.because D.what
Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and part of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student,but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a learning 19. I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed(缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27.Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30, and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived.
“Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect(理想的)school. I had found my home for the next four years.
A.During B.Through C.Until D.Under
A.struggled B.started C.forgot D.turned
A.how B.that C.why D.what
A.experience B.advantage C.disability D.habit
A.work B.college C.hospital D.home
A.believe B.prove C.feel D.imagine
A.Because C.When D.Before
A.want B.manage C.decide D.refuse
A.plans B.decisions C.choices D.purposes
A.honorable B.imaginable C.comfortable D.suitable
A.expected B.left C.visited D.dreamed
A.work B.fit C.match D.satisfy
A.asked B.invited C.accepted D.attracted
A.telling B.warning C.advising D.reminding
A.worried B.surprised C.frightened D.excited
A.stopped B.lasted C.saw D.held
A.old B.famous C.familiar D.new
A.cared for B.looked for C.headed for D.asked for
A.day and night B.over and over D.less than
A.warm B.cold C.sad D.sorry
Elizabeth lived on the other side of a valley. One winter there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses down below Elizabeth’s were washed away. Elizabeth’s house was 21 enough to escape the flood, so when the water 22 and the other houses were standing there with no 23 and no walls and all covered with 24 ,her house was still quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was 25 and she had six children to support. Ten dollars a week, which was the total of their income, didn’t leave much for 26 . Expenses were always greater than Elizabeth had 27 , but she didn’t hesitate to help one of the families that lost everything in the flood and she 28 her house with them until it was 29 for them to move into their own houses.
Elizabeth’s friend was very 30 when she saw Elizabeth do this. She couldn’t understand why Elizabeth wanted to give 31 so much work and trouble to help others.
“Well,” Elizabeth 32 to her friend, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself 33 , because her husband had been killed in the war in Germany and she had a lot of 34 , as I have now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have 35 presents for all of us. I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who was in 36 clothes and crying in deep sorrow. The girl was an orphan(孤儿). ‘Here’s our 37 . She said to the children.
“The children were very 38 to have such a present. They39 the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that 40 present.”
A.low B.tall C.high D.strong
A.raised B.risen C.disappeared D.appeared
A.windows B.doors C.roofs D.floor
A.mud B.plastics C.trees D.water
A.living B.dead C.angry D.pleased
A.sharing B.saving C.remaining D.sparing
A.gave B.thought C.hoped D.completed
A.divided B.separated C.shared D.spared
A.possible B.satisfying C.necessary D.important
A.happy B.interested C.puzzled D.sad
A.her B.herself C.her children D.her friend
A.talked B.apologized C.explained D.described
B.wounded C.rich D.poor
A.friends B.children C.neighbours D.relatives
A.many B.enough C.beautiful D.expensive
A.suitable B.nice C.old D.new
A.home B.flood C.present D.daughter
A.excited B.worried C.disturbed D.disappointed
A.comforted B.welcomed C.taught D.educated
A.Christmas B.New Year C.birthday D.Thanksgiving
Seven loyal(忠实的)readers came to the Teens Office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 36 made them excited was that they had their say.
“What most _37_ me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei _38_, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors(编辑) nodded and _39_ took notes.
Students are happy to see the editors listen to their _40_. You may often _41_about being neglected(忽视) by teachers and parents. _42__ before complaining, please make sure that you have already spoken about your _43_.
Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were_44_ the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are _45_ to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be _46_.
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She _47__ to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she _48_ decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her _49__, the father _50_, saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really _51_.
Sometimes, we need to let our _52__ be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.
Don’t be afraid of being _53_ for what you have done. You know it is your _54_ to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any _55_.
A.directly B.really C.completely D.immediately
A.disappointed B.frightened C.impressed D.horrified (恐惧)
A.refused B.disagreed C.disliked D.agreed
A.even B.yet C.already D.still
A.speeches B.opinions C.songs D.articles
A.talk B.complain C.write D.speak
A.And B.So C.But D.Instead
A.pleasure B.love C.hatred(憎恨) D.worry
A.seldom B.never C.always D.sometimes
A.used B.reduced C.devoted D.told
A.remembered B.used C.touched D.heard
A.used B.pretended C.seemed D.had
A.sadly B.suddenly C.angrily D.finally
A.sorrow(悲伤) B.disappointment C.surprise D.satisfaction
A.apologized B.smiled C.laughed D.sighed
A.exchanged B.changed C.left D.played
A.voices B.decisions C.suggestions D.secrets
A.praised B.blamed C.beaten D.fined
A.duty B.task C.right D.pleasure
A.regret B.sadness C.trouble D.difficulty
Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where. People usually get surprised or frightened by such things.
One day I 36 a taxi to go to a meeting. As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly.The37 got out looking very puzzled(迷惑). A big 38 which had been following the taxi stopped, too. The taxi driver was now 39 at the corner looking up 40 the sky and the truck driver got out and 41 him. A number of cars behind them were 42 to stop as well and a large crowd of people had 43 at the corner.
The cause of all this 44 was a very strange noise. It 45 as if thousands and thousands of 46 were chirping(鸣叫).The sound of so 47 birds toghter was quite surprising and many people looked 48 . The most extraordinary thing was that,except one or two 49 , there was not a bird in 50 . No one was able to know why — 51 two policemen arrived on the scene. They walked all around the area for a while and then went over near the railroad tracks beside a big board advertisement(广告)for a 52 . Since the noise seemed to be coming from around there, they climbed up and found that two loudspeakers had been 53 behind the advertisement.The bird noises were being broadcast to 54 attention to the film advertisement.
The cinema that made this advertisement was 55 to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused trouble and people were tired of them.
A.ran B.drove C.took D.rode
A.travellers B.passagers C.driver D.conductor
A.truck B.bus C.car D.bike
A.riding B.moving C.sitting D.standing
A.for B.after C.over D.at
A.prevented B.joined C.watched D.left
A.told B.ordered C.forced D.driven
A.appeared B.gathered C.aimed D.covered
A.accident B.thing C.matter D.trouble
A.heard B.looked C.felt D.sounded
A.animals B.people C.birds D.beasts
A.big B.wild C.strange D.many
A.disappointed B.frightened C.wondered D.worried
A.stars B.trees C.snakes D.sparrows
A.distance B.snow C.sight D.silence
A.after B.until C.as D.since
A.shop B.film C.factory D.notice
A.hidden B.kept C.broken D.fixed
A.direct B.pay C.give D.call
A.suggested B.advised C.ordered D.persuaded