As a saying goes, when life gives you lemons, then make lemonade. But how is delicious lemonade made from sour lemons?
Singer-actor Yu Haoming knows how. He’s 36__ difficulties by returning to the stage. After a 37___ left him scarred, the 25-year-old man 38___ for the first time on Hunan TV’s New Year Concert on Dec. 31, 2012.
His comeback captured (吸引) audiences’ 39___. They went to his Weibo page and left messages such as, “You’ve taught me what toughness means.” and “I’m 40___ of your courage. You moved me to tears by taking off your mask and 41___ onward in confidence. ”
Only Yu himself knew how 42 __it was to stand on his feet again after disaster 43 __When his career as a handsome Super Boy singer and 44 actor took off, Yu got seriously burnt. He was hurt in 2010 when an explosive scene in the TV drama I Have a Date With Spring went wrong 45__ His wounds became worse because of delayed 46___ .
The bums were far more than just wounds and pain for Yu. “You can’t 47___ what kind of sufferings he’s been through and how hard he’s been working to get well，” said his father on the singer’s blog.
His recovery has been long and difficult. Some people might have 48 __during such a process, but Yu has 49 _ not to. He says he still has his dreams.
__ 50 medicine, checkups and therapy (治疗）exercises, he plays the piano a bit every day, reads books about acting and learns English.
The idiom, “ 51__ bitten, twice shy”，doesn’t really apply to him. In August he restarted to film his 52__ in the drama，although he admitted that fears still haunted (萦绕) him sometimes.
“Why should I let the experience stop me going after my 53___ ?” he told the Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly in early December.
How did Yu make lemonade? “Life gave me the 54___ gift, and I’ve just got to get on with it and turn difficulties into 55 , ’’ he told the magazine.
A．won B．overcome C．realized D．left
A．mistake B．blow C．fire D．scene
A．sang B．showed C．practiced D．tried
A．praises B．thoughts C．messages D．hearts
A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．short
A．walking B．marching C．living D．touring
A．terrible B．strong C．harmful D．hard
A．beat B．crashed C．struggled D．struck
A．promising B．confident C．simple D．reliable
A．unexpectedly B．fiercely C．completely D．surprisingly
A．protection B．examination C．treatment D．performance
A．feel B．imagine C．understand D．believe
A．broken down B．given away C．pulled through D．died away
A．hoped B．managed C．intended D．decided
A．Instead of B．Except for C．Apart from D．Regardless of
A．Unless B．Until C．While D．Once
A．part B．appearance C．play D．talent
A．happiness B．careers C．dreams D．success
A．meaningful B．unusual C．valuable D．rewarding
A．abilities B．realities C．actions D．opportunities
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the1 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. Once he enters into the highway, he must2 certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of3 when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is4 to keep a constant speed which can be compared with his5 activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too6 a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too7 , the police will give him a ticket, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law.8 too conservatively (保守的), he will be called an out-of-date person9 the others driving at the proper speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful10 to every direction of his car. It is sometimes11 to change the way of life12 he can be sure of completion by doing so. He13 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must14 where he is now by recognizing some15 appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as16 as he can. But he may thus lose17 and energy both on the road and in life.
18 the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work.19 if he is careful and serious enough,20 will provide him much pleasure.
A．seat B．condition C．petrol D．passenger
A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on
A．society B．school C．group D．highway
A．glad B．required C．made D．anxious
A．broken B．outdoor C．good D．continuous
A．large B．high C．limited D．expected
A．speedily B．slowly C．orderly D．willingly
A．Doing B．Acting C．Going D．Working
A．persuading B．getting C．interrupting D．refusing
A．notice B．attention C．signs D．regards
A．dangerous B．worthy C．unfit D．troublesome
A．if B．when C．unless D．because
A．dare B．need C．may D．should
A．think B．discover C．prove D．look
A．signs B．roads C．posters D．people
A．possible B．soon C．much D．hard
A．money B．luck C．time D．trust
A．In B．With C．About D．On
A．Therefore B．But C．And D．Then
A．it B．he C．they D．you
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 1 her. One day, he went to the farmer to2 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 3 . I’m going to release (释放) 4 bulls, one at a time. If you can5 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
6 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 7 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 8 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 9 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 10 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 11 .
A few 12 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 13 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 14 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 15 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 16 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 17 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 18 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 19 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 20 catch the first one.
A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
A．field B．forest C．river D．building
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
A．anger B．surprise C．joy D．excitement
A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful 1 , and knowing her husband could 2 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 3 , her husband told her how 4 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 5 her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and 6 a Bible.
7 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so 8 that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very 9 in business. She owned two large companies. She 10 her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to 11 him. But before she could, she 12 a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and 13 things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness 14 her heart. She saw the still new
15 , just as she had left it years before. With 16 , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring 17 from the Bible to the floor and a 18 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
19 your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the 20 .
A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box
A．afford B．like C．design D．guess
A．holiday B．performance C．birthday D．meeting
A．proud B．kind C．sorry D．brave
A．lent B．asked C．gave D．moved
A．carried B．found C．missed D．held
A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily
A．calm B．upset C．grateful D．careless
A．failing B．lonely C．successful D．poor
A．wondered B．hoped C．realized D．explained
A．visit B．understand C．catch D．help
A．passed B．wrote C．sent D．received
A．take care of B．pay for C．look for D．give away
A．covered B．broke C．left D．filled
A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table
A．smiles B．Laughter C．tears D．interests
A．hid B．Dropped C．disappeared D．made
A．book B．pen C．flower D．card
A．If B．But C．Although D．So
A．hand B．eye C．face D．heart
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.
A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished
A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．run C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Unfortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．colorful
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
The three superstars were arriving at the airport and a large crowd of young people had already gathered there to welcome them．The police found it 36 to keep order after the plane landed and the performers 37 ．They smiled and waved cheerfully at everybody．Dressed in the same pink shirts and light blue trousers, with long hair and musical instruments over their shoulders, they all looked 38 ．
Although there were many policemen 39 , the Blare were not able to get to their waiting car _40__ at all. Word spread that they had composed a new song which would be _41 when they performed at the concert that evening．They were now42 _ with loud cries of " Play your new song! Play your new song!"
When the stars prepared to sing as the 43 for getting away, even the policemen looked 44 , too. The fans settled down and listened to the first 45 _ of the new song．Once it was over, everyone started jumping, clapping and shouting _46 . Several young women even fainted（昏倒） with excitement and were carried away immediately by the 47 standing by. The fans were greedy for more, 48a repeat performance．Once again, the performers had no choice but to 49 , but when they were asked for still another song, they cheerfully but firmly refused．Closely 50 by the policemen, they walked towards their car some distance51 . The fans pushed forward, but the policemen, _ 52 arm, prevented anyone getting trough. It took the stars quite a long time to reach their 53 !
Finally, however, they all got in and were just about to leave when a young woman, who had somehow 54 to get past the policemen, jumped onto the roof of the car．She shouted loudly and crazily as two policemen dragged her away and the car started to move very slowly through the 55 crowd．She had just wanted to have a photo taken with the stars !
A．dangerous B．terrible C．impossible D．difficult
A．arrived B．appeared C．left D．settled
A．famous B．nervous C．alike D．special
A．present B．enough C．available D．serious
A．successfully B．completely C．easily D．directly
A．heard B．broadcast C．received D．tried
A．covered B．greeted C．crowded D．called
A．way B．excuse C．gift D．price
A．pleased B．surprised C．puzzled D．worried
A．scene B．part C．sound D．performance
A．loudly B．madly C．strangely D．proudly
A．doctors B．fans C．policemen D．workers
A．signing B．enjoying C．suggesting D．demanding
A．give cut B．give away C．give in D．give up
A．surrounded B．followed C．watched D．supported
A．out B．away C．apart D．off
A．stood B．fought C．protected D．locked
A．car B．theatre C．hotel D．group
A．attempted B．managed C．started D．rushed
A．shouting B．crying C．cheering D．pushing