Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 ________ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want to ________ something more with an individual, but, you will _______ know if you don't want to.
The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you _______. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to ________ check a potential partner out and to see what they’ve got, when it comes to ________, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward there. You’ll find the other participants are ________ of this and will put their best foot forward.
An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone ________ under pressure. You may already know a little more about their ________ if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. You’ll find that the ________ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there’s nothing like a deadline to make you more ________! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be ________ to a dozen or more singles in a short time. Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this ________.
When you are looking for ________, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works for you. ________, give this exciting opportunity a try!
A．singles B．couples C．youths D．lovers
A．learn B．develop C．explore D．have
A．equally B．hardly C．eventually D．definitely
A．chase B．focus C．hurry D．cheer
A．occasionally B．frequently C．constantly D．unexpectedly
A．speed dating B．making friends C．family planning D．home improving
A．sick B．fond C．confident D．aware
A．acts B．talks C．lives D．loves
A．interest B．background C．personality D．intention
A．limited B．spare C．appointed D．luxurious
A．objective B．passive C．negative D．creative
A．introduced B．used C．mentioned D．devoted
A．appealing B．surprising C．convincing D．demanding
A．fun B．adventure C．friendship D．love
A．On the whole B．As a result C．In a word D．Believe it or not
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch（发射）. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it 42 so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one unforgettable point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building, 4.5 million pounds, and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned（调准） to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating out of your _ .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts （螺栓） . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle __ _ and roars into the sky, headed into space at a _ of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first two minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．take up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．costing B．weighing C．measuring D．selling
A．on B．off C．up D．away
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．clever
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．astronauts
A．mouth B．stomach C．mind D．chest
A．blow B．follow C．grow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．picks up B．puts off C．picks out D．puts on
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．present C．absolute D．apparent
A．puts off B．gets off C．takes off D．gives off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．priceless D．aimless
One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn't to start the bus soon because it was not yet .A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered.
“Stop him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home。He doesn't have any money!” the driver .
“Well, that's no to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.
All heads turned to the woman. “It's only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of her way home a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A．try B．intend C．decide D．care
A．empty B．ready C．crowded D．full
A．carefully B．seriously C．tearfully D．calmly
A．money B．possession C．fare D．wealth
A．strangely B．happily C．fortunately D．secretly
A．unsatisfied B．weak C．excited D．unhappy
A．explained B．declared C．admitted D．found
A．get off B．get over C．get on D．get into
A．thanked B．scolded C．praised D．begged
A．command B．action C．suggestion D．request
A．Unless B．When C．Until D．Although
A．attacking B．wronging C．blaming D．bothering
A．warned B．whispered C．repeated D．shouted
A．problem B．need C．reason D．matter
A．spending B．lost C．remaining D．borrowed
A．busy B．hard C．cold D．fearful
A．giving B．taking C．wearing D．forcing
A．forgotten B．used C．earned D．returned
A．move B．Increase C．lighten D．carry
A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. I had to take my two older kids to the local playground while my wife the youngest for a nap. As soon as we got there, my daughter for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying to get her own swing going.
I gave my daughter one big and then walked to her asking if she needed any help. She said “yes!” I soon had her feet towards the clouds while she laughed happily. 43 we returned home, I was worn out, but my were still flying higher than those swings.
Two years later, I went to my kids as usual after a long-day hard work from the local grade school. I stood wearily watching for my children suddenly I felt two tiny arms around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground towards me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired and my spirits were once again soaring in the heaven.
In this life every single bit of love we finds its way back to us again. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom in the soul it was planted. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love is never broken What we sow, we harvest. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the joy we will always come back to bless us.
A．tried B．volunteered C．preferred D．wanted
A．put down B．lay down C．set down D．fell down
A．ran B．walked C．headed D．turned
A．in need B．in wonder C．in vain D．in peace
A．ball B．hug C．push D．smile
A．over B．forward C．away D．down
A．lifting B．flying C．taking D．running
A．Up till now B．At a time C．By the time D．So far
A．mentally B．totally C．physically D．especially
A．hearts B．spirits C．minds D．brains
A．look for B．watch out C．pick up D．attend to
A．while B．as C．before D．when
A．pat B．wrap C．look D．walk
A．showing up B．pointing out C．smiling up D．running out
A．find B．keep C．take D．catch
A．any more B．much more C．no more D．once more
A．seek B．have C．share D．hold
A．when B．where C．which D．what
A．yet B．however C．though D．still
A．enjoy B．possess C．own D．create
not be the wisest person on this planet. but I will tell you a little to happiness: Help others and live life. It is that simple. Just help a friend study for a test, or at a nursing home . I learned this after a long, hard search.
I was feeling really because my friend had died. Then I started a six week work at a nursing home all day every Saturday for free. My routine was to the meal and clean up. After that, I wait for the head nurse to tell me what to do.
One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all right. In the room I found a boy of eight in his bed watching a movie. I was to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the aged. He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him. He motioned for me to sit down. I grabbed his medical chart from which later I found out he had a terminal illness.
We started to talk, and I found out that his family visited, and all he did every day was watch TV. I wanted to cry for him, and for my lost friend. As we talked, he had a smile on his face, and I asked him why.
"The entire two hours I've been here you've never lost that smile. this horrible disease, how do you still to stay happy?"
He thought for a while, and then said that too many people are dead even before they stop .They walk around feeling that God has cursed (诅咒) them and that they have to live for.
The boy said that he would not be like that. He wakes every morning to see another sunrise. He keeps his window open so that he can the flowers and feelthe heat of the sun. He also said that he has hope.
"Too many people haven't seen much of is around here," he said," Life is full of hope and we need to live life it is gone. "
I don’t know what happened to him. I assume he , but his lesson lives on. I now wake up and live each day to the . The key to life is not money or fame, but the lessons we learn from it.
A．might B．could C．must D．would
A．secret B．response C．access D．answer
A．volunteer B．stay C．call D．employ
A．up B．off C．down D．out
A．cook B．prepare C．serve D．make
A．should B．could C．might D．would
A．laying B．seated C．sit D．lain
A．pleased B．surprised C．delighted D．interested
A．asked B．looked C．meant D．offered
A．usually B．regularly C．rarely D．occasionally
A．To B．As C．For D．With
A．hope B．try C．succeed D．manage
A．breathing B．working C．thinking D．loving
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．thankful B．delightful C．wonderful D．careful
A．feel B．smell C．taste D．look
A．that B．which C．what D．who
A．before B．after C．as D．while
A．broke away B．passed away C．took away D．gave away
A．biggest B．deepest C．widest D．fullest
My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to if there was any sign of it on our end.
The always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids and . Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to the fact that the package was lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I the door, a man was standing there.
“I this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “ I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this stranger for taking so much trouble to this gift to us on Christmas Day, and thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
A．booked B．decorated C．listed D．mailed
A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party
A．year B．morning C．week D．month
A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out
A．complaint B．conversation C．discussion D．quarrel
A．chatting B．arguing C．kidding D．scolding
A．gifts B．secrets C．husbands D．clothing
A．food B．time C．achievement D．money
A．consider B．ignore C．accept D．study
A．hardly B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly
A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class
A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing
A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched
A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe
A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind
A．show B．present C．return D．offer
A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually
A．combination B．guide C．recognition D．closeness