"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the 11 on my head, it was 12 horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious 13 after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was 14 to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors 15 to save my life. "Holly's very 16 to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be 17 with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I 18 wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. 19 I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never 20 understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was 21 to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 22 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so 23 that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't 24 what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she 25 me. "And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great 26 it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something 27 . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, 28 by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to 29 away behind my scarf.
Now, I am 30 of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality（个性）that decides who you truly are.
A．hat B．scarf C．scars D．cuts
A．still B．just C．never D．seldom
A．hunger B．cold C．defeats D．burns
A．rushed B．led C．invited D．forced
A．learned B．fought C．returned D．decided
A．happy B．lucky C．lonely D．poor
A．pressed B．occupied C．left D．painted
A．possibly B．usually C．finally D．nearly
A．Although B．Since C．If D．Before
A．correctly B．roughly C．easily D．really
A．promoted B．introduced C．reported D．carried
A．met B．recognized C．remembered D．caught
A．honest B．strong C．active D．young
A．write down B．agree with C．pass on D．listen to
A．promised B．encouraged C．ordered D．calmed
A．in B．for C．without D．beyond
A．similar B．strange C．hard D．important
A．allowed B．required C．guided D．inspired
A．hide B．give C．keep D．put
A．sick B．aware C．tired D．proud
Do you know the meaning of the word “relationship”? Here is an easy way of understanding __1__. Whenever two people come together, even for a brief moment, they __2__ looks, feelings, thoughts, ideas, and energy. Their relationship is __3__ they interact (相互作用，相互影响) with each other. Everything __4__ happens in the world happens through relationships. We human beings need to love and __5__, and this will come from our relationship with others. Accordingly, anyone who wishes to love and be loved will want to __6__ lasting relationships.
Here are a few tips to help us __7__ long-term relationships. First, know our steps. The relationship between two people is like the art of __8__. Before we can dance with a partner, we need to be able to dance __9__. We need to feel the rhythm of the music, hear how it inspires us to move and learn our unique style of __10__ and expression. Second, __11__. As the key building block for enduring relationships, trust is a bond that develops __12__ as two persons get to know each other and experience safety in __13__ their hearts. Trust develops __14__ we respect each other's needs __15__ develop a history of common experience and caring. Third, be intimate (亲密的；密切的). __16__ intimacy is often limited to the sexual bond, we can be intimate with many people __17__ sexuality. That is, by relating heart to heart. We need to be seen and known by __18__. In this way, intimacy enables us to thrive (兴旺，繁荣) and grow. Lastly, treat relationship as an organism (有机体；生物(体)；微生物). A new relationship is like an embryo （胚胎）that __19__ time, care and attention to grow into whatever may develop gradually. In our proper relationship with others, we will be known and seen for who we are, and love will come out of the seeing and the __55__.
1. A. that B. one C. this D. it
2. A. exchange B. found C. transport D. charge
3. A. what B. why C. how D. where
4. A. how B. that C. which D. what
5. A. be loved B. to wish C. to expect D. be hoped
6. A. form B. develop C. make D. establish
7. A. invent B. command C. create D. devote
8. A. singing B. dancing C. running D. caring
9. A. by ourselves B. by company C. to music D. after rhythm
10. A. character B. opinion C. movement D. action
11. A. honesty B. trust C. principle D. generosity
12. A. suddenly B. gradually C. accordingly D. surprisingly
13. A. closing B. shutting C. resting D. opening
14. A. while B. as C. when D. with
15. A. and B. but C. consequently D. or
16. A. As B. But C. While D. However
17. A. without B. given C. with D. supposing
18. A. others B. no one C. ourselves D. another person
19. A. recognizes B. requires C. upsets D. bursts
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself ——words. Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speeD．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speeD．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training, now it is an excellent 1,28 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
1． A．applying B．doing C．offering D．getting
2． A．quickly B．easily C．roughly D．decidedly
3． A．good B．curious C．poor D．urgent
4． A．training B．habits C．situations D．custom
5． A．lies B．combines C．touches D．involves
6． A．some B．a lot C．little D．dull
7． A．Fortunately B．In fact C．Logically D．Unfortunately
8． A．reuse B．reread C．rewrite D．recite
9． A．what B．which C．that D．if
10．A．scales B．cuts C．slows D．measures
11．A．some one B．one C．he D．reader
12．A．accelerator B．actor C．amplifier D．observer
13．A．then B．as C．beyond D．than
14．A．enabling B．leading C．making D．indicating
15．A．meaning B．comprehensionC．gist D．regression
16．A．but B．nor C．or D．for
17．A．our B．your C．their D．such a
18．A．Look at B．Take C．Make D．Consider
19．A．for B．in C．after D．before
20．A．master B．go over C．present D．get through
On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up and down between the stalls looking at everything, buying here and there, and 1 a sharp lookout for the bargains that were something to be haD. And then, with all the 2 she needs bought she would leave the market for the 3 of the town to spend another hour 4 she liked best, looking in furniture-shop windows.
One Wednesday she found a 5 shop full of the most delightful things, with a 6 inviting anyone to walk in and look round without 7 they had to buy something. Annie hesitated a moment 8 stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped 9 before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which 10 ,“This fine chair is yours for less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week …Why, she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never 11 it!
A voice at her shoulder made her 12 .“Can I help you, Madam?” She looked 13 at the assistant who had come softly to her 14
“Oh, well, no,” she said, “I was just 15 .”
“We have chairs of all kinds in the 16 . If you'll just come up, you will find something to 17 you.”
Annie, worried at the thought of being 18 to buy something she didn't 19 , left the shop 20 .
1. A. taking B. making C. fixing D. keeping
2. A. chairs B. furniture C. things D. bargains
3. A. shops B. streets C. delightful things D. bus station
4. A. in the way B. by the way C. in a way D. in one way
5. A. new B. noisy C. large D. strange
6. A. message B. notice C. note D. flag
7. A. arguing B. declaring C. frightening D. feeling
8. A. when B. before C. after D. while
9. A. doubted B. surprised C. puzzled D. delighted
10. A. wrote B. told C. informed D. said
11. A. lose B. miss C. pass D. make
12. A. jump B. run C. laugh D. surprise
13. A. round B. straight C. behind D. up
14. A. place B. back C. side D. front
15. A. thinking B. looking C. walking D. passing
16. A. doorway B. storehouse C. showroom D. market
17. A. suit B. fit C. serve D. match
18. A. advised B. made C. persuaded D. cheated
19. A. like B. afford C. pay D. need
20. A. slowly B. thoughtfully C. hurriedly D. carefully
During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dussedorf airport at 7 pm. It was already 2 outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4 , I asked a lady for help. To my 5 she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6 needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English 9 understand that I needed to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted 11 phone carD. I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night.
The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 my first day in Germany wasn’t as 14 as I expecteD. Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17 they coulD. One middle-aged man I asked for directions even 18 me to the place I was looking for.
My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20 .
1. A. on B. for C. to D. about
2. A. late B. dark C. light D. early
3. A. visit B. eat C. stay D. keep
4. A. cards B. information C. money D. coins
5. A. joy B. disappointment C. emotion D. surprise
6. A. hotel B. airport C. city D. pavement
7. A. night B. daytime C. trip D. rush-hour
8. A. afraid B. sure C. glad D. eager
9. A. or B. but C. and D. so
10. A. make B. have C. do D. answer
11. A. another B. a C. my D. his
12. A. use B. success C. care D. kindness
13. A. really B. nearly out of C. far from D. close to
14. A. interesting B. good C. bad D. busy
15. A. direction B. distance C. travel D. serve
16. A. almost B. even C. only D. already
17. A. whenever B. whatever C. wherever D. however
18. A. drove B. reached C. moved D. came
19. A. experience B. victory C. visit D. memory
20. A. friendly B. unfriendly C. cold-hearted D. valuable
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroyingB. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laidB. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted