阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Meyer has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Meyer always had stories running her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on paper.
Meyer remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday, February 18th, when the rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Meyer some information, like age and health condition. Meyer felt and asked what that was about. Banderas only replied, "I've just sold your for one and a half million dollars!"
She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been by publishers(出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的), not her. Each time, she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never . Seeing this book published was the most thing that has ever happened to her.
Now she is a of three children, but she has never stopped , turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now, and she expects another success. Yes, her belief (信仰) has brought her , and it has changed her life . Meyer is very confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.
A．my B．your C．her D．his
A．through B．with C．along D．across
A．hardly B．probably C．clearly D．usually
A．phone B．bell C．clock D．alarm
A．local B．public C．personal D．national
A．happy B．afraid C．sad D．strange
A．painting B．novel C．newspaper D．magazine
A．accepted B．agreed C．refused D．enjoyed
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．came back B．gave up C．went away D．got down
A．boring B．tiring C．exciting D．interesting
A．teacher B．cousin C．nurse D．mother
A．writing B．reading C．listening D．speaking
A．freedom B．success C．friendship D．beauty
A．in time B．in public C．in return D．in surprise
A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）.Most marigolds are either golden or brown.It is very hard to find a（1） one.
Twenty years later，the company received a（2） from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of（3） .When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago，she got very（4） .She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe her.She knew（5） about seed genetics（遗传学）after all.Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.
Still，she（6） to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7） them.A year later，when the plants produced flowers，she chose one of the faintest（颜色淡）and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open.Year after year，her（8） changed.Her husband died，her children moved away，and many things happened.（9） ，her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.
Finally，after 20 years，she went out to her（10） and found a marigold that was not just white一it was as white as the purest snow!
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（1）A.white |
B.golden |
C.brown |
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（2）A.phone |
B.letter |
C.ticket |
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（3）A.flowers |
B.trees |
C.grasses |
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（4）A.surprised |
B.worried |
C.excited |
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（5）A.something |
B.nothing |
C.everything |
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（6）A.worked |
B.helped |
C.asked |
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（7）A.made friends with |
B.kept away from |
C.took care of |
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（8）A.taste |
B.life |
C.habit |
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（9）A.So |
B.Also |
C.However |
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（10）A.garden |
B.office |
C.company |
It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a young age，I had a strong sense of who I would become ﹣ but an （1） changed everything.
To me，skating was more important than anything else in the world.Nothing else filled my heart with so much （2） .I spent twenty﹣four hours a week developing my skills.I had no （3） life or interests other than skating.But I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.
（4） ，during one competition，I fell and was badly injured.The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore.The pain in my back was hard to bear and even basic daily tasks became （5） .
My passion （激情） had been taken away.I lost （6） and had no idea what I would become.After eight months of suffering，something had to change.Instead of sitting around and （7） my days，I began to work with local community service projects.By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids，I（8） an idea of who I wanted to become.After a few months，I found a new interest.Little by little，I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.
Sometimes，challenges in life will get in our way.We can （9） to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.My accident was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success.Today，I'm a very confident and optimistic person.
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（1）A.exam |
B.accident |
C.illness |
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（2）A.joy |
B.pride |
C.experience |
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（3）A.simple |
B.social |
C.comfortable |
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（4）A.Unluckily |
B.Finally |
C.Recently |
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（5）A.strange |
B.relaxing |
C.difficult |
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（6）A.power |
B.heart |
C.chance |
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（7）A.wasting |
B.valuing |
C.enjoying |
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（8）A.got |
B.knew |
C.heard |
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（9）A.learn |
B.choose |
C.refuse |
Do you know what a resolution is？It's a kind of promise.Most of the time，we make promises to other people.However，promises you make to yourself are resolutions，（1） the most common kind is New Year's resolutions.The start of the year is often a（2） for making resolutions.We hope that we are going to improve our lives.Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year.This helps them to remember their resolutions.
Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and （3） .
There are different kinds of resolutions.Some are about physical health.For example，some people promise （4） they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food.Many resolutions have to do with self﹣improvement.These are about making yourself a（5） person.Some people might say they are going to （6） a hobby like painting or taking photos，or learn to play the guitar.Some resolutions have to do with better planning，like making a weekly plan for schoolwork.For example，a student may have to find more time to study.
（1）
| A． |
or |
B． |
and |
C． |
so |
（2）
| A． |
time |
B． |
reason |
C． |
place |
（3）
| A． |
ideas |
B． |
ways |
C． |
plans |
（4）
| A． |
ourselves |
B． |
yourselves |
C． |
themselves |
（5）
| A． |
better |
B． |
healthier |
C． |
happier |
（6）
| A． |
go on |
B． |
take up |
C． |
hear of |
The lion dance is part of traditional Chinese culture.People often perform in the night before the Chinese New Year.They （1） perform it for other happy occasions.People think the lion dance can（2） good luck and success.
There are many different stories （3） how the lion dance began.One of them is like this：Hundreds of years ago，a monster called Nian came to a village in China.The villagers were（4） .A lion chased Nian away.A year later，Nian came back again，but this time the lion couldn't（5） .So the villagers made a "lion" by themselves.Their "lion"danced，jumped and chased Nian away.For this （6） ，people began to perform the lion dance before the Spring Festival to chase bad luck away.
There are （7） different kinds of lion dances.In the southern lion dance，the dancers （8） hard to perform like a real lion.Their "lion" may shake its body.The dance can be funny.The（9） kind is the northern lion dance.It has more martial art skills like rolling，leaping and jumping.Both kinds are very interesting to watch，but it takes a lot of
（10） to perform well.
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（1）A.still |
B.also |
C.almost |
D.just |
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（2）A.bring |
B.leave |
C.find |
D.keep |
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（3）A.in |
B.wit |
C.about |
D.over |
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（4）A.excited |
B.bored |
C.relaxed |
D.scared |
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（5）A.help |
B.agree |
C.visit |
D.refuse |
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（6）A.story |
B.reason |
C.event |
D.mistake |
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（7）A .two |
B.three |
C.four |
D.five |
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（8）A.watch |
B.fight |
C.catch |
D.try |
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（9）A.other |
B.same |
C.only |
D.simple |
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（10）A.luck |
B.advice |
C.practice |
D.hope |
Yuan Longping was born in Beijing in 1930.One day，he saw many （1） people holding empty bowls in the street.And he also heard that some people even died（2） they had noting to eat.He was very sad and（3） to become a scientist to change the situation.Later，he and（4） team did a lot of experiments to develop a new kind of rice.At the beginning，they（5） many times.But they never gave up.They tried again
（6） again in the field，no matter how hard it was.（7） ，they succeeded in growing super hybrid（杂交） rice after years of efforts.Yuan Longing was very （8） because his dream came true.Now farmers can harvests（收获）more （9） than before.And Chinese people will not suffer （10） hunger any long.He will never be forgotten.
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（1）A.angry |
B.hungry |
C.rich |
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（2）A.because |
B.if |
C.though |
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（3）A.refused |
B.agreed |
C.decided |
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（4）A.his |
B.my |
C.your |
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（5）A.explained |
B.escaped |
C.failed |
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（6）A.of |
B.but |
C.and |
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（7）A.Finally |
B.Property |
C.Usually |
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（8）A.sad |
B.glad |
C.tired |
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（9）A.fruit |
B.rice |
C.vegetables |
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（10）A.from |
B.about |
C.with |