As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very ____ for young men or young women to care for the aging（年纪大的）______. Young people always complain that they _______too much pressure with caring for the _______. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _____ as follows:Firstly, our government should adopt more_____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions（养老金）. Then the elders will_____that they can support themselves and needn’t _____their living expenses.Secondly, I think that every young people should take ____to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you ______. So when they get old, you should let your parents know _____ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.
Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. _____the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.
In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ____ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us, especially youth. Let’s _______ more attention to elders’ life.
A．difficult B．urgent C．important D．easy
A．grandchildren B．grandparents C．children D．parents
A．put B．face C．produce D．create
A．youngsters B．children C．babies D．elders
A．hot B．warm C．cool D．nice
A．simply B．hardly C．completely D．smoothly
A．accurate B．immediate C．direct D．effective
A．hope B．feel C．fear D．doubt
A．think about B．worry about C．quarrel about D．talk about
A．advantage B．attempt C．requirement D．responsibility
A．up B．out C．in D．down
A．that B．how C．why D．when
A．happy B．guilty C．lonely D．lovely
A．in need of B．in honor o C．in favor of D．in memory of
A．time B．space C．plan D．permit
A．After B．By C．Through D．Before
A．note B．expect C．review D．promise
A．much B．negative C．passive D．considerable
A．deserve B．have C．take D．show
A．attract B．pay C．try D．Seek
阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C，D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
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 36everyone’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 to38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied．A40was 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 44that 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 secure position after47 a 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 a 49to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51I 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．raise B．blow C．put D．rise
A．get B．make C．hope D．cheer
A．that B．which C．what D．if
A．speake B．idea C．girl D．dream
A．regarding B．working C．acting D．beginning
A．life B．love C．income D．career
A．surprised B．moved C．disappointed D．delighted
A．when B．if C．why D．how
A．plan B．decision C．promise D．mind
A．entering B．joining C．attending D．holding
A．speech B．book C．report D．newspaper
A．day B．second C．week D．moment
A．help B．god C．job D．company
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．alive B．born C．missing D．dead
A．tested B．searched C．checked D．examined
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.
When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!
A．met B．ignored C．promised D．preferred
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Finally
A．excitedly B．quickly C．nervously D．seriously
A．good B．sad C．dull D．happy
A．escaped B．wounded C．killed D．knocked
A．in disagreement B．in anger C．in silence D．in shock
A．lost B．sleepy C．crazy D．uncertain
A．gone B．missing C．alive D．stolen
A．noise B．quarrel C．silence D．sound
A．waiting B．crying C．thinking D．expecting
A．Why B．What C．Which D．How
A．forget B．recall C．understand D．change
A．to B．about C．out D．into
A．surprising B．bad C．amazing D．amusing
A．nature B．human C．life D．rule
A．figure out B．picked out C．try out D．put out
A．disappear B．overcome C．help D．pass
A．grows B．lives C．suffers D．dies
A．chance B．room C．possibility D．doubt
A．thought of B．brought up C．left behind D．picked up
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I 36 first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 37 always speak the truth.” The man 38 to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he 39 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 40 ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 41 . If I tell the truth, everyone will start 42 me and call me a thief. I would be 43 for stealing.” So the man 44 not to steal that night, and gave up this 45 habit.
Next day, he 46 to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man 47 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the 48 of drinking wine.
In this 49 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 50 his promise to tell the truth at all times. 51 , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 52 person.
Telling the truth is a very good 53 . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 54 and become a person whom everyone 55 and favors.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
A．give in B．join in C．set up D．give up
A．so B．but C．and D．however
A．promised B．persuaded C．preferred D．began
A．played B．drank C．recognized D．thought
A．walking B．stealing C．studying D．climbing
A．move B．say C．lie D．help
A．hating B．catching C．killing D．believing
A．expected B．hurt C．ignored D．punished
A．asked B．forgot C．decided D．pretended
A．special B．bad C．unfair D．funny
A．went B．wanted C．learnt D．stopped
A．before B．since C．if D．as
A．idea B．word C．power D．use
A．base B．block C．place D．way
A．recognized B．planned C．remembered D．broke
A．At present B．Face to face C．On purpose D．One by one
A．strong B．good C．rich D．calm
A．habit B．custom C．game D．hobby
A．tests B．hopes C．trouble D．pleasure
A．serves B．cheats C．dislikes D．likes
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women`s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 1____
When she came home she sensed something 2____ . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no 3____ of forced entry (进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking , and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn`t go to the club. 4___ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 5____
It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 6____ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 7____she heard her letter box being pushed open .8____the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letterbox, and then a 9____ . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. 10____was heard outside as the 11____ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 12____ by the sound of running feet.
It wasn`t long 13____ the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly 14____ at the club for her successful 15____ .
A．lonely B．alone C．away D．busily
A．terrible B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．bad
A．information B．show C．sight D．sign
A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Again
A．appear B．follow C．happen D．do
A．cooking B．making C．burning D．serving
A．the next moment B．for a while C．in time D．at once
A．Putting down B．Laying aside C．Picking up D．Taking away
A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key
A．A sad voice B．A strange noise C．A low shout D．A sharp cry
A．key B．kettle C．doorlock D．wire
A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended
A．before B．since C．until D．when
A．surprised B．praised C．encouraged D．supported
A．self-satisfaction B．self-protection C．self-respect D．self-service
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
There was a boy who was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, _36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, _37_, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the _38_ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest _40_he was unable to touch it. He began to _41_ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42_of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to _44_on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to _45_the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking _46_, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, _47_ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. _48_seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_49_. At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his _50_, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he _51_like this, the more unhappy he became.
_52_, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t_53_.I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is _54_ more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to _55_our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better?
A．offering B．preferring C．receiving D．allowing
A．sadder B．hungrier C．angrier D．tastier
A．stretching B．swinging C．expanding D．pulling
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．level D．top
A．touch B．hand C．reach D．sight
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．shake B．break C．take D．strike
A．up B．forward C．around D．down
A．with B．for C．on D．of
A．After B．Without C．Through D．Upon
A．away B．back C．up D．down
A．wishes B．beliefs C．goals D．efforts
A．imagined B．tried C．claimed D．thought
A．Therefore B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．helpful C．cheerful D．harmful
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．express B．forget C．change D．describe