For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations, and the situation is steadily getting worse since the fertility of some of our richest ____ has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into____. And the trouble with deserts is that they____ to spread outwards on to the fertile soils. What is now the northern Sahara Desert much of the civilized world 2,500 years ago.
Even at this moment, many of the earth’s natural treasures are being_____, many valuable animals and plants are being killed off , and it is becoming ____difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from____. The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. ____, with your help, we may be able to reverse(逆转) the trends which____our very existence.
A．treasure B．soils C．countries D．farms
A．factories B．cities C．deserts D．forests
A．pretend B．like C．prefer D．tend
A．brought B．lived C．fed D．grew
A．lost B．protected C．increased D．destroyed
A．increasingly B．rapidly C．properly D．perfectly
A．starvation B．poverty C．suffering D．disease
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore
A．protect B．threaten C．benefit D．rebuild
“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question.
When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day ” was Dad’s 29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he 32 the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father,I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (断言) with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.
God,give me the Serenity（平静）to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to 40 the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.
A．failed B．succeeded C．managed D．tried
A．courage B．ability C．wisdom D．confidence
A．interesting B．personal C．hard D．unanswered
A．started B．enjoyed C．minded D．stopped
A．every time B．all time C．next time D．last time
A．anxious B．glad C．afraid D．eager
A．book B．passage C．poem D．list
A．at least B．at most C．at first D．at last
A．comment B．praise C．contribution D．reply
A．words B．phrases C．letters D．sentences
A．strange B．different C．simple D．tough
A．shared B．talked C．read D．impressed
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．increasingly D．regularly
A．brought B．bought C．received D．accepted
A．hour B．week C．month D．day
A．easily B．hurriedly C．sadly D．peacefully
A．Tears B．Smiles C．Sweat D．Satisfaction
A．correct B．impossible C．original D．exact
A．mother B．father C．friend D．classmate
A．believe B．benefit C．change D．do
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that." My father asked me 39 I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar. I replied A(An) 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after 47a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
A．rise B．blow C．put D．raise
A．left B．came C．arrived D．slipped
A．get B．hope C．make D．cheer
A．that B．what C．which D．if
A．dream B．idea C．girl D．speaker
A．After B．Before C．Because D．While
A．beginning B．working C．acting D．regarding
A．life B．love C．income D．career
A．disappointed B．moved C．surprised D．delighted
A．when B．why C．if D．how
A．plan B．promise C．decision D．mind
A．attending B．joining C．entering D．holding
A．newspaper B．book C．report D．speech
A．day B．second C．week D．moment
A．help B．job C．god D．company
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．alive B．dead C．missing D．born
A．examined B．searched C．checked D．tested
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___36___ that he didn’t know what to do with ___37___.The person who had gone in ___38___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___39__ James. He felt __40___ that she had already got the ___41___. The problem was that he wanted this job ___42__. It meant ___43___ to him. He had ___44___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___45___ brilliantly at the interview and __46___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___47___ .He couldn’t ___48___ all those things he had ___49___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___50___.But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___51__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___52___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James ___53___ her . The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___54___ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___55____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
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Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 21 just inside the entrance 22 .It said: “Remember, 23 ,one of our customers gets 24 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 25, like many
of her 26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 27 hoping. The 28 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 29 
buying so many things but failed. She 30 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 31 doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 32 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 33 than she found that she had forgotten to 34 tea. She dashed back to the 35 , got some tea and went towards the 36 .As she did so, she saw the 37 came. 38 his hand he said, “I want to 39 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 40 !”
A．notice B．report C．board D．newspaper
A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed
A．every day B．every month C．twice a week D．once a week
A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected
A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went
A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers
A．got rid of B．got along with C．gave up D．gave out
A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard
A．against B．for C．with D．about
A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom
A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket
A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully
A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house
A．buy B．find C．take D．have
A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket
A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves
A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman
A．Putting out B．Holding out C．Shaking D．Waving
A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank
A．is yours B．means nothing C．belongs to you D．costs nothing
One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o clock m the morning after a 36 practice at the theatre With he opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 37 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 38 both acting and San Francisco. I had 39 too much of city life.
As I walked down the 40 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 41 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out 42a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my 43 , I heard a sound behind me. I 44 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 45 so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 46 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 47 to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 48 for 15 minutes, my wallet was 49 to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the 50 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to 51 .when a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camcho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 52 look in his eyes. “Is this 53 you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 54 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place 55 people were willing to help each other.
A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
A．comfort '' B．desire C．pain D．trouble
A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
A．deserted B．crowded C．blank D．narrow
A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
A．towards B．except C．including D．between
A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left
A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
A．gratefully B．anxiously C．skilfully D．delightedly
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A．instruction B．training C．search D．acting
A．it B．him C．someone D．me
A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed
A．what B．who C．whichever D．whomever
A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation
A．as soon as B．as long as C．as far as D．as well as