An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody 8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 9 our hearts, which also made his life 10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 11 his wonderful music, but his music has 12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．deaf B．blind C．smart D．strange
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．greets B．knows C．meets D．doubts
A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
A．changed B．directed C．discovered D．encouraged
A restaurant had once fallen upon hard times． Only five （1） were left；the manager and four others， all over 60 years old．
In the town near the restaurant there lived a successful businessman who was good at managing business， so the manager （2） to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might save the restaurant． The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time， but when he was asked for advice， the businessman （3） for a while and then said， "I have no advice to give． The only thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you．"
The manager， returning to the restaurant （4） ． told the other people what the businessman had said． In the months that （5） ， the old restaurant workers thought carefully of the words of the businessman， "The saver is one of us？ they asked themselves． As they thought about this possibility， they all began to treat each other with （6） respect（ 尊重）． And thinking that each of themselves might be the saver，they also began to treat themselves with more care．
As time went by， people coming to the restaurant （7） that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant． Hardly knowing （8） ， more people began to come back to the restaurant． They began to bring their friends， and theirs brought more friends． Two （9） later， the small restaurant had once again become a big food company． thanks to the businessman's （10） ． They understood that it was they themselves that were the savers．
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（1）A． cooks |
B．waiters |
C．members |
D． customers |
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（2）A． hoped |
B． began |
C． allowed |
D． decided |
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（3）A． stopped |
B．refused |
C． rested |
D． laughed |
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（4）A． angrily |
B．hopefully |
C． lively |
D． nervously |
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（5）A． following |
B． followed |
C． going |
D． gone |
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（6）A． strange |
B．similar |
C．strong |
D．special |
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（7）A． received |
B． advised |
C． felt |
D．wished |
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（8）A． what |
B． how |
C．why |
D． when |
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（9）A． years |
B． days |
C． hours |
D．minutes |
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（10）A． advice |
B． words |
C． methods |
D．success |
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence．" That's an old （1） in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place in （2） you live． Some people worry （3） young Chinese are beginning to feel that way． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （4） ，buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays．
Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） Chinese writers and actors are just as good． As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but it can （6） have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has， and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid﹣autumn Festival． And let′s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best （7） friendliness． Not all countries are as （8） as China．
It's good to enjoy other cultures and （9） from them， but they cannot replace your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but （10） you take a good long look． You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．
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（1）A． word |
B． saying |
C．sentence |
D． rule |
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（2）A． that |
B． when |
C． where |
D．which |
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（3）A． that |
B． if |
C． why |
D． whether |
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（4）A． however |
B． besides |
C．instead |
D． then |
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（5）A． and |
B．so |
C． but |
D．or |
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（6）A． still |
B． never |
C．always |
D．ever |
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（7）A． they |
B． their |
C．it |
D．its |
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（8）A． warm |
B．warmer |
C． cold |
D．colder |
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（9）A． learns |
B． learning |
C．in learning |
D． to learn |
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（10）A． make up |
B． make up of |
C．make sure |
D． be sure to |
Bike﹣sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities． It is good to the（1） ___ development of the big cities．
A （2） by a company found that shared bikes started the nation's（3） for bikes again． Now more and more Chinese people are（4） bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities．
An engineer of that company says that since the start of shared bikes， people（5） __ fewer trips by car． The love for shared bikes is not only among（6） people， who were born in the 1980s and 1990s， but also among people over sixty．
At weekends， the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the（7） of all cities． On weekdays， the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to word is（8） in Shanghai．
It is said that bike﹣sharing will help（9） the cities' environment． It not only helps solve the traffic problems， but also will help to make more use of（10） in cities． Take Beijing as an example if more people choose shared bikes， an area of five Bird's Nest stadiums will be saved．
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（1）A． harmful |
B． sudden |
C． slow |
D． healthy |
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（2）A． report |
B． suggestion |
C． rule |
D． plan |
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（3）A． preparation |
B． love |
C． search |
D． worry |
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（4）A． repairing |
B． locking |
C． choosing |
D． pushing |
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（5）A． will made |
B． have made |
C． are making |
D． are made |
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（6）A． strong |
B． young |
C． old |
D． weak |
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（7）A． corner |
B． line |
C． top |
D． side |
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（8）A． going up |
B． giving away |
C． coming over |
D． putting off |
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（9）A． experience |
B． improve |
C． discover |
D． separate |
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（10）A． space |
B． money |
C． air |
D． time |
High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life，but college sets the stage for it．I myself went through this （1） process（过程）and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better： I discovered ASL﹣American Sign Language．
I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before．All of my family members can hear，and so are all my friends．The （2） language was enough．Little by little，I discovered my （3） for ASL．
The （4） began during my first week at college．I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song．Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me．What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past．This new form of communication just made me want more．
After that，feeling the need to （5） further，I decided to join one of ASL clubs．I only learned how to express my feelings （6） my hands about the letters that day．Although my process was （7） ，I wasn' t disappointed about it．I then tried my best to take part in those club' s meetings and learned all I could．
The following term，I decided to be a member of an ASL class．The professor was deaf and any talking wasn' t （8） ．I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant．（9） ，if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．Now，I enjoy the silence and the （10） way of communication．
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（1）A．talking |
B．planning |
C．searching |
D．looking |
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（2）A．body |
B．spoken |
C．written |
D．foreign |
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（3）A．love |
B．question |
C．need |
D．goal |
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（4）A．map |
B．trip |
C．story |
D．task |
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（5）A．ask about |
B．know about |
C．worry about |
D．talk about |
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（6）A．at |
B．on |
C．in |
D．with |
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（7）A．ready |
B．slow |
C．common |
D．nervous |
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（8）A．allowed |
B．welcomed |
C．turned |
D．repeated |
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（9）A．Finally |
B．Besides |
C．Instead |
D．However |
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（10）A．easy |
B．popular |
C．new |
D．quick |
A tone﹣deaf（五音不全）teenager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music while after suffering a concussion （脑震荡）．Gordon，a high school student，now can play 13instruments ﹣（1） he has never learned music．
As a small child，he loved sports，dreamed of playing lacrosse （长曲棍球） as a career， and had no （2） in music．"He really had no musical （3） ，" his mother told the reporter．"When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six，he （4） backwards and hurt the back of his head （5） the ground．""I remember （6） and then I felt really dazed （恍惚的），" he told the reporter．"I didn' t really understand something（7） had happened．"The doctors told him he could return to the （8） ．He did so，but unluckily he went on to suffer （9） couple of hard hits to the head，which sent him to the hospital again．
After that the doctors told him he couldn' t play sports any more，but there was one good side effect： his new﹣found （10） ．"Now I can play many instruments，such as piano，guitar and violin．Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning，"he said．
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（1）A．so |
B．and |
C．because |
D．though |
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（2）A．interest |
B．interested |
C．interesting |
D．interestedly |
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（3）A．problem |
B．difficulty |
C．instrument |
D．talent |
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（4）A．falls |
B．felt |
C．fell |
D．was falling |
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（5）A．above |
B．below |
C．along |
D．against |
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（6）A．getting up |
B．giving up |
C．to get up |
D．to give up |
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（7）A．good |
B．bad |
C．wonderful |
D．boring |
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（8）A．classroom |
B．hospital |
C．concert |
D．field |
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（9）A．another |
B．other |
C．the other |
D．others |
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（10）A．hobby |
B．illness |
C．habit |
D．skill |