根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father's ____ story.
My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard，because they had no ___！
At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold，the land where ____ people can become rich.
“____ don't I go to America？” he thought to himself，full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant，cleaning up tables，____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't ____ the schooling(学费). ”
My father ____ working hard，and reached his goal.
“Alan，” he often says to me. “If you want something，you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
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My birthday was a few days ago．Now I’m 24 years old and I’m________with teaching．I didn’t remember my birthday until the morning of the 20th．It was just________an ordinary day，no presents，no party，no cake…and I________it that way．When I was younger，I always felt sad that almost________remembered my birthday，not even my family．But now I don’t________any more，especially this year，from 23 to 24，not much________．I’m just not a birthday or holiday person．This month I have several foreign students________Chinese with me．I give lessons privately，so I________to do quite a lot of work before each lesson．So far I’m getting more________in teaching foreigners Chinese，and I think it’s a very cool job．When I was at______，I wanted to follow these native(本国的)English speakers．They can______to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even______they’re not real teachers．I complained Chinese didn’t have as many______as people from the West．But now things are______．As China is becoming stronger，Chinese is becoming more and more______，and maybe in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries．I’ll study more and get ready．
A．worth B．busy C．weak D．silent
A．like B．before C．opposite D．between
A．report B．prevent C．prefer D．reach
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．receive B．agree C．care D．blow
A．secret B．difference C．experience D．address
A．collecting B．choosing C．celebrating D．learning
A．need B．mean C．miss D．afford
A．amazed B．interested C．frightened D．covered
A．school B．library C．meeting D．channel
A．ring B．search C．travel D．greet
A．unless B．since C．after D．though
A．relatives B．chances C．voices D．programs
A．increasing B．rewarding C．disappearing D．changing
A．popular B．confident C．central D．proud
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People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．_______they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They_______a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made_______list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
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Many people like to travel by plane，but I don’t like it because the airport(机场) is usually ________ the city．You have to _______ there early and wait ________ for the plane to take off and it is ________ late．You can’t open the windows．You can’t choose the food．Planes are fast，but they still ________ hours to go out of the airport and into the city．
I like traveling by train．I think trains are safe．Railway stations are usually in cities．When you are ________ a train，you can catch ________ one．You can walk in the train and open the windows．You can see many interesting things ________ your way．I know it takes a little more time．
I also like cars．You can ________ your journey when you want to，and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop．Also you can ________ many things with you in a car．But sometimes there are too many cars on the road．
A．far B．far away C．far from D．far to
A．go B．go to C．get D．get to
A．for hours B．hours C．for an hour D．an hour
A．usually B．often C．never D．always
A．spend B．take C．have D．want
A．late B．late for C．early D．early for
A．more B．this C．another D．other
A．in B．by C．on D．with
A．leave B．get C．have D．start
A．buy B．sell C．spend D．carry
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As soon as he finished his homework，Eric jumped onto his bicycle and________，off in the direction of the beach．While he was riding along，he________about the whales(鲸)．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric put his bicycle________a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．
Though it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already getting________．Eric frowned(皱眉)．If it rained，he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach to the rock．It was the best________to see the whales from．
Before Eric reached the rock，he________a drop of water on his head．“Oh no！”he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to_______them！”But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale！The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck(搁浅)on the beach！At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was________．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get________！ If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn’t let that______．
A．walked B．fell C．got D．rode
A．talked B．thought C．learned D．asked
A．before B．over C．on D．behind
A．bright B．far C．dark D．high
A．time B．season C．weather D．place
A．felt B．drank C．put D．saw
A．catch B．watch C．save D．feed
A．alive B．lovely C．dead D．upset
A．water B．medicine C．help D．care
A．happen B．live C．go D．swim
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The Sea Life Center is a really exciting place．There are so many things to________here and everything is enjoyable．It costs ￡3.70 for grown-ups，￡2 for children and________for over sixties and school groups．It’s________from 9:00 a．m．to 4:30 p．m．every day except 25th and 26th of December．
Special________include(包括)hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish，and shows in the sea life theatre．________is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen．If you are in a group of six or more people，we________give you a special guided tour of the center．But you need to arrange(安排)this at the information desk when you________．
The latest attraction is a big________tunnel(隧道)you can walk through．All around you，you will see fish swimming—sometimes even over your head．You certainly have the________view(景色)of the undersea world．Children love it and it’s really amazing for grown-ups，too．
When you get________，there is a family dining room
serving food．
A．see B．do C．play D．take
A．little B．few C．less D．fewer
A．popular B．busy C．crowded D．open
A．changes B．programs C．attractions D．performances
A．Someone B．Anyone C．Everyone D．No one
A．can B．must C．should D．have to
A．return B．arrive C．leave D．travel
A．metal B．wood C．glass D．stone
A．clearest B．funniest C．most relaxing D．most frightening
A．tired B．bored C．thirsty D．hungry