Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
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And he told the 2 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for 4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have
5 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 7 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild
10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．sad B．excited C．surprised D．amazed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I promised that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stayed with another friend who needed help her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right me and told me he’d escort (护送) me. Although I refused, he insisted that he would.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car-park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can recognize (认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my , telling them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
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完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she , but stopped when she saw his face. "Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?"
"Nothing is okay, mom." said the boy," Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the . She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is I can do to make a difference. "
"Let me tell you ." the mother said after thinking for a while. "One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the waves(浪), and it was too far up for them to make their way back by .The man shook his head as he walked along, 'What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.' The man felt very sorry those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as as he could,' How silly you are! My ,' the man said, 'There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back？' The boy didn't stop but kept throwing,' I can't help them all I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one. "
"Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ' Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person. "
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Yoga（瑜伽） is a kind of sport. It is very around the world now. Everyone can do yoga. It’s good both men and women.
Why do more and more people yoga? It’s hard to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you fit. For many people, this answer is enough, there’s more if you have an interest in it.
Yoga in India about 5000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is a Sanskrit（梵语） word and it “to join together”. There are parts in yoga: exercise, breathing and thinking. If you do in yoga, it can give you peace（平静） and help you feel less stressed（更少的压力）.
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Yoga（瑜伽） is a kind of sport. It is very around the world now. Everyone can do yoga. It’s good both men and women.
Why do more and more people yoga? It’s hard to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you fit. For many people, this answer is enough, there’s more if you have an interest in it.
Yoga in India about 5000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is a Sanskrit（梵语） word and it “to join together”. There are parts in yoga: exercise, breathing and thinking. If you do in yoga, it can give you peace（平静） and help you feel less stressed（更少的压力）.
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完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A group of frogs(青蛙) were traveling through the woods. Unluckily， two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how ___ the hole was， they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t ____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to _____ _. Finally， one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and____ _. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as_____ _ as he could. Once again， the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and ___ _made it out. When he got out， the other frogs said，” Didn’t you _____ us?” The frog explained to them that he was___ _. He thought that they were_____ him all the time.
This story teaches us two____ _:
1. There is power of life and death in ___ _. An encouraging word to someone who is___ _ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it_____ __ the day.
2. A destructive(破坏性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to ___ __ them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes ___ __ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember， anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.
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