When I was 17 years old, I left my comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a foreign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in a foreign country. I in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300 . The tile (瓷砖) floors were always and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. I to wash my clothes by hand in the bathtub and water was so costly, I trained myself to my waist-length hair in less than five minutes.
At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn’t exist. So for six months I had no at all with my family or friends in the US. I had no relatives there so I to face the fact that my to adapt and create a life for ,was one hundred percent up to me. At age seventeen my need for friends was and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.
To to my stress, I didn’t speak the and had no familiarity with the monetary(货币的) system nor the transportation system. One more that created stress was my family. Of all the families in the city I lived, I was with the ones who spoke the least (or worst) English.
Living abroad and developing in a foreign language required persistence and determination. I made many mistakes the way. Now I’ve transformed (转变) my memories into my medals of honor (荣誉勋章). They’re the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide me with insights into friends and family and provide me with the that I can surpass future challenges.
A．moved B．lived C．turned D．took
A．places B．names C．children D．families
A．warm B．empty C．tidy D．cold
A．tried B．asked C．learned D．forced
A．although B．since C．unless D．once
A．wash B．comb C．arrange D．adopt
A．contact B．quarrel C．letter D．chance
A．turned B．needed C．pretended D．stopped
A．imagination B．ability C．question D．career
A．myself B．other C．another D．none
A．impossible B．hopeless C．beneficial D．strong
A．adapt B．apply C．add D．reduce
A．truth B．language C．fact D．word
A．scene B．shortage C．fault D．challenge
A．own B．former C．host D．guest
A．occupied B．housed C．compared D．chosen
A．fluency B．trouble C．habit D．fame
A．over B．along C．in D．during
A．harmful B．beautiful C．hopeful D．hard
A．advantage B．confidence C．promise D．future
I still remember the year when I started university. It was a very time for me. Like many other new students I missed my mother’s cooking and my friends, got quite homesick and thought of leaving university and going home.
The time for many students was getting letters from home, and at first my mailbox was full. But the letters gradually became fewer and finally the day came when I found my mailbox was . It made me feel quite miserable(愁苦的，不幸的). Then one day while I was waiting for the postman I saw that I had a postcard in my box. Happily I sat down to read it, that it was from one of my friends. it was of a young woman called Annie and her new baby. I took the card back to my room, put it into my desk drawer and all about it.
Several days later, I another postcard. This time it was about Antonio, Annie’s cousin. Soon later, another card came and then another, full of interesting information about people I had met. I began to really look forward to them, to see what the writer would next. They made me feel unhappy with my own life and I even began to smile. while the cards coming, I joined some societies and made some new friends. At last I was beginning to enjoy life. The postcards had made me feel happy and helped me begin a new life so I all the cards and even now bring them out I feel miserable.
A．easy B．difficult C．good D．bad
A．often B．sometimes C．only D．seldom
A．busiest B．hardest C．happiest D．worst
A．as time went by B．as time going C．with time went D．with time going by
A．open B．closed C．full D．empty
A．enjoying B．expecting C．hoping D．writing
A．So B．Although C．However D．But
A．postcards B．emails C．letters D．news
A．cared B．forgot C．thought D．realized
A．sent B．accepted C．received D．wrote
A．either B．neither C．every D．each
A．ever B．never C．once D．always
A．surprised B．interested C．frightened D．worried
A．write about B．think about C．ask for D．come up
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．Actually B．At the same time C．Luckily D．Frequently
A．began B．continued C．stopped D．finished
A．college B．home C．hardship D．common
A．sold B．sent C．thrown D．kept
A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever D．when
Two thieves came to a house to steal something, they a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many in the house. The woman in the moonlight a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In one,” she said to the man in the house. He was so frightened that he crawled out of the house and said to the one outside, “She me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to into the house together.” At that time two mice to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come , catch them!” The two thieves were terribly . The man in the house said, “You saw them come in where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear they had been found or not the night before. The next day they as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein(缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a . She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “ they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly their sweet potatoes.
A．pulled B．dug C．pushed D．worked
A．rope B．mouse C．mice D．dog
A．saw B．see C．listened to D．listen to
A．rises B．flows C．comes D．stands
A．hardly B．hurriedly C．properly D．finally
A．waiting B．doing C．taking D．ploughing
A．gave B．found C．existed D．led
A．go B．walk C．crawl D．jog
A．happened B．took place C．happen D．take place
A．many B．little C．one D．two
A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．amazed
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．running away B．running back C．running after D．running out
A．that B．what C．which D．whether
A．operated B．spotted C．acted D．gathered
A．water B．plough C．rope D．tool
A．couldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．What B．When C．Where D．How
A．permit B．admit C．remind D．hurry
A．with B．without C．along D．around
Most people would have given up on an old, blind horse. But Berowra’s Justine Ruta is not most people.
The lights went out for 27-year-old Appaloosa Prince in March last year_ _cataracts(白内障)，an eye disease __ _ blindness. Experts advised euthanasia(安乐死) as the best choice. Instead, Ruta, 27, retrained the __ _she was given on her 13th birthday and the pair are _ __ together again.
Two years ago, one of the horse’s eyes developed a cataract and Ruta was told he might go _ __. When he did go _ _ blind, some people said the best thing to do would be to put him down. But one vet saw him and gave a(n) _ __opinion. He said the connection between the ___ _ was so strong that he would trust her to do anything with the horse.
So, for the next six months, Ruta would teach Prince to _ __her other senses to get around. She used wind chimes(风铃) to __ _him to his food. She played the radio before walks. She lifted his head to encourage him to _ _ his legs when walking up hills. The __ __ helped improved Prince’s weak legs and put a(n) _ _ on his owner’s face.
Ruta thought she could not face the idea of __ _ the horse who helped her through so much as a teenager, __ _ after losing her father when she was 15. When she first got the horse, she fell in love with him and _ _ every weekend with him.
Ruta, who is a vet at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, said she hoped her__ _would encourage others not to _ _ when things get difficult. “It takes _ _ and patience,” she said, “It was so challenging but it was __ _in the end.”
A．in case of B．according to C．because of D．in need of
A．introducing B．causing C．stopping D．avoiding
A．dog B．friend C．partner D．horse
A．swimming B．riding C．waiting D．holding
A．blind B．dead C．mad D．deaf
A．normally B．finally C．completely D．exactly
A．different B．important C．similar D．immediate
A．group B．pair C．team D．couple
A．forget B．play C．use D．close
A．lead B．send C．show D．carry
A．step B．shake C．bend D．lift
A．performances B．walks C．tasks D．lessons
A．expression B．mask C．shadow D．smile
A．selling B．punishing C．losing D．training
A．surely B．generally C．mainly D．especially
A．began B．appreciated C．finished D．spent
A．story B．idea C．wish D．memory
A．fall down B．try out C．turn back D．give up
A．money B．understanding C．love D．work
A．suitable B．worthwhile C．useful D．interesting
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to for the night. Seeing that he had an face, she let him in and gave him a nice . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her that anyone who climbed up her tree not be able to come back down until she it.
When the children came back to steal her , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long she gave the tree permission to let go. Aunty Misery was free from the at last.
One day another man her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to some pears from my pear tree to remember the it brought to me in this life. But I am too to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree _ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
A．hopeless B．painful C．dull D．crazy
A．calling B．shouting C．announcing D．whispering
A．stay B．live C．hide D．lie
A．interesting B．honest C．anxious D．angry
A．gift B．kiss C．treat D．smile
A．suggestion B．advice C．permission D．wish
A．could B．should C．might D．must
A．permitted B．promised C．answered D．declared
A．branch B．food C．tree D．fruit
A．after B．while C．since D．before
A．it B．them C．him D．her
A．trick B．question C．trouble D．difficulty
A．stepped into B．left for C．stopped at D．walked around
A．so B．but C．although D．because
A．with B．off C．upon D．for
A．choose B．pick C．shake D．hit
A．honor B．pleasure C．hope D．excitement
A．light B．short C．old D．thin
A．proud B．kind C．fine D．smart
A．disappointedly B．cheerfully C．unwillingly D．Eagerly
All through high school, students dream of McDonald’ s for lunch instead of school lunches. , they don’t have that opportunity here. They have to what the school has provided for them. In my opinion, they deserve to have lunches outside of the school.
By teens to spend lunchtime outside, the school could save a lot of money, which could be used to more school programs. As we know, school lunches are subsidized（补贴）by the government. That’s why food in school is sold . If students are able to go outside at noon, the school will spend less money on the program. And the school can use the money saved for things, such as sports equipment or new books.
If students are able to have lunch outside of the school, they will get more about how the real world works. If they stand in a cafeteria line every day, they won’t have the to get involved in wider society. Students, those who are about to graduate, need to know what to expect when they’re on their own. Eating outside makes it possible for them to more of the outside world.
It is for the school to place more trust in teens. They should be trusted enough to eat out and on time. School officials argue that they’re making sure children are by keeping them in school since they’re worried that something might happen to children. Of course, lunch rush can be , especially if teens race outside and back to school at the expected time. But the students are now enough to be responsible for their own behavior. All teens have been taught to road rules when they are outside alone.
, the school should let students go outside for lunch. It gives students a sense of and responsibility, and they deserve to be trusted.
A．Instead B．Besides C．However D．Therefore
A．eat B．play C．read D．cook
A．ordering B．requiring C．encouraging D．allowing
A．support B．copy C．find D．write
A．cheaply B．easily C．secretly D．quickly
A．health B．lunch C．education D．exercise
A．interesting B．surprising C．different D．unusual
A．feelings B．expectations C．explanations D．experiences
A．wish B．ability C．need D．chance
A．obviously B．naturally C．especially D．clearly
A．accept B．learn C．enjoy D．remember
A．important B．easy C．useless D．doubtful
A．work B．start C．return D．leave
A．active B．safe C．happy D．honest
A．strange B．necessary C．impossible D．unexpected
A．dangerous B．exciting C．boring D．puzzling
A．tall B．strong C．old D．smart
A．make B．change C．break D．follow
A．After all B．In short C．In fact D．As usual
A．humor B．freedom C．direction D．Achievement