I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a ____16____ thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to____17___ it.
The____18____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I____19____ took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and____20____ to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and____21____ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't____22____ and get hurt.
After that happened, I____23____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ____24____ ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost____25____.
After a while, I started wishing I could____26____ Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel____27____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that____28____ everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and____29____ them about their____30____ for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's____31____ and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on____32____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her____33____ she was a great heroine. I was____34____ of my grandma and hoped she would____35____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
A．funny B．common C．terrible D．clear
A．admit B．receive C．refuse D．show
A．quarrel B．accident C．trouble D．adventure
A．already B．always C．simply D．hardly
A．enjoying B．pretending C．imagining D．continuing
A．warn B．demand C．advise D．beg
A．mind B．hear C．see D．fall
A．expected B．declared C．realized D．doubted
A．Because of B．Except for C．Such as D．Instead of
A．died B．cheered C．disappeared D．suffered
A．meet B．avoid C．arrange D．hide
A．independent B．inconvenient C．unwelcome D．unfamiliar
A．changed B．finished C．stopped D．Prepared
A．interview B．report C．tell D．write
A．news B．lives C．advantages D．achievements
A．free B．popular C．interesting D．embarrassing
A．show B．stage C．duty D．time
A．and then B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．sure B．proud C．ashamed D．afraid
A．never B．even C．still D．once
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 36 .
He had gone out of the study for some 37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 38 was on his desk. In the 39 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 40 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)41boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 43 until the start of the exam so I could not44reading it.
When the headmaster 45 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 46then. It would have been so 47 to say: “I’m sorry, but I48 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 49 it.”
The chance passed and I did not 50it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 51 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years 52when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,53 have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title54 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 55 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
36. A. plan B. fault C. grade D. luck
37. A. reason B. course C. example D. vacation
38. A. this B. which C. that D. what
39. A. drawer B. corner C. middle D. box
40. A. names B. words C. ideas D. messages
41. A. honest B. handsome C. friendly D. active
42. A. desk B. paper C. book D. drawer
43. A. question B. key C. note D. secret
44. A. help B. consider C. practise D. forget
45. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. went
46. A. existed B. remained C. happened D. continued
47. A. tiring B. easy C. important D. difficult
48. A. saw B. gave C. set D. made
49. A. repeat B. defend C. correct D. change
50. A. take B. have C. lose D. find
51. A. remember B. learn C. mean D. pretend
52. A. past B. ago C. then D. before
53. A. either B. never C. nor D. so
54. A. by B. besides C. through D. without
55. A. But B. Though C. Otherwise D. Therefore
On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,
36my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 37over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of
39with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.
40what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41difficulties. We came to learn that something 42could happen in a disaster . All over the world people
43 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a
44center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of45had been received and sorted.
As 46, we opened letter after letter. They gave us 47and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 48ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a 49, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50in bed living happily and 51.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 52we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 53accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
36.A.sinceB. before C. when D. while
37. A. walked B. climbedC. pulled D. jumped
38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
40. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
45.A. newsB. paper C. equipment D. mail
46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
55. A. nearbyB. close C. busy D. alive
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On39days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.41, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46. Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who50walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52of place and belonging.
Think about it. 53, while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55, person?
36. A. Make B. TakeC. GiveD. Have
37. A. happenedB. wantedC. used D. tried
38. A. what B. howC. which D. when
39. A. sunny B. rainyC. cloudyD. snowy
40. A. took B. broughtC. carriedD. turned
41. A. Clearly B. ParticularlyC. Luckily D. Especially
42. A. believed B. expressedC. remembered D. wondered
43. A. long B. oftenC. soon D. much
44. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
45. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
46. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
47. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
48. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
49. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
50. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
51. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
52. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
53. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However
54. A. keeping B. changingC. passing D. mentioning
55. A. unnamed B.unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me --- about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never 37to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so 38anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I 39that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I 40President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their 41--- schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a 42of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college --- 43their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and 44with dignity.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous 45to protect our country --- but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women 46. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free --- that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation 47great responsibility.
36. A. However B. While C. But D. Although
37. A. fail B. escape C. drop D. prepare
38. A. shallow B. important C. respectful D. delighted
39. A. recognized B. regretted C. realized D. reminded
40. A .searched for B. accounted for C. asked for D. ran for
41. A. potential B. ability C. possibility D. reputation
42. A. sign B. sense C. ray D. bunch
43. A. as if B. now that C. in case D. even if
44. A. resign B. resettle C. retire D. request
45. A. borders B. situations C. nations D. scenery
46. A. satisfied B. fortunate C. successful D. safe
47. A. comes B. goes C. lies D. stands
People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the ___1___ it is to do so, in theory it is that, ___2___, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practice some essential(基本的) ___3___ of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work ___4___. So spending money to help ___5___ learn English may ___6___ with disappointment. It is likely that the more you ___7___, the more you are let down.
The daughter of one of my friends ___8___ English in primary school, ___9___ her foreign teacher’s blindness ___10___ psychology(心理学). She did not want to go on ___11___ English until middle school, ___12___ a college student studying in English slowly ___13___ her interest in the language.
It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty ___14___ learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, ___15___ find that despite(不管) their excellent ___16___, many students have ___17___ command(掌握) of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children ___18___ classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than ___19___ them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may ___20___ the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue.
1. A. easy B. difficult C. easier D. more difficult
2. A. but B. however C. though D. yet
3. A. opinions B. regards C. requests D. expressions
4. A. directly B. orally C. properly D. indirectly
5. A. people B. girls C. children D. boys
6. A. begin B. start C. finish D. end
7. A. pay B. get C. buy D. take
8. A. loved B. liked C. disliked D. learned
9. A. because of B. because C. instead of D. instead
10. A. of B. at C. in D. to
11. A. learningB. to learn C. with learning D. for learning
12. A. while B. where C. when D. as
13. A. introduced B. practiced C. explained D. developed
14. A. in B. to C. at D. of
15. A. He B.I C. She D. They
16. A. pronunciation B. phrase C. language D. writing
17. A. few B. less C. little D. fewer
18. A. write B. do C. remember D. memorize
19. A. have B. let C. cause D. make
20. A. get back B. let go C. bring in D. go away