第一节短文填词（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）.
A few years ago, I drove to a gas station. It was a fine day, I was feeling good. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me: “You don’t look well” That completely took me by ______, I told him I had never felt
（well）. Without hesitation he told me I looked terribly bad and my skin appeared yellow.
When I left the gas station, (feel) a little uneasy, I pulled over to the side of road and look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was everything all right? Had I __
___ up a rare disease? Had I had hepatitis（肝炎）?
The next time I drove into the gas station, I figured out what (happen). The place had recently been painted a bright yellow, the light
(reflect) off the walls made someone inside look as __
_ they had hepatitis. I wondered how many folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total stranger
(change) my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a profound effect
the way I felt and acted.
A little while later I saw how funny the incident was. I wonder how many other people that the man had told were ill he realized that the gas station had a paint job.
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According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts hope the whole (social) pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.
Nowadays, school violence is a hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, calls for our great concern. We should try every effort
(prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school
their personal safety could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can
(learn). Children learn violent behavior from adults or from
they see on television or on
Internet.
If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence violence, for it will result in
(much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys. All in all, every student should behave
(he) and keep away from violence.
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There was a time _____ I began to suffer from depression. My parents thought as I had always been a good child, this was temporary. ______ (fortunate)
, it was not to be so. Finally, I refused to attended classes with myself _______ (shut)
in my room. The examination was approaching, but I couldn’t concentrate _____
my study. ______ ((leave )
alone in my little room, I felt depressed. One morning, after a particularly severe lecture from my father, I went to school. At the school gate, our headmaster called me. Then came the ___________ ( precious )
moment in my life. She said she __________ (notice)
a big change in me and wondered why. She took my hands in_______( she)
, _________ ( listen)
patiently as I mentioned my worries. Then she hugged me as I swept. Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug. No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster. It was the headmaster who helped me out simply by listening and hugging _____
left a deep impression on me.
Alice: Mr. Black, this is Alice (speak). I’m calling to ask you if I can take the afternoon off today.
Black: Well, of course,can you tell me what the problem is, Alice?
Alice: OK, Mr. Black. My son is going to take part in a singing(compete) to be held in Washington tomorrow. He’s got so many things to take
he can’t go there alone.Black: So you want to take
there in your minibus?
Alice: Yes. And as soon as I put him up in the hotel, I (drive) back.
Black: Well, that would be tiring journey. It’s nearly 300 kilometers away and it will take you at least six hours
(travel) to and from Washington. Why don’t you stay there
you have seen your son perform?
Alice: But I have two classes tomorrow morning.
Black: Don’t worry. I’ll tell Mary to take your classes instead. She’s always willing to help.
Alice: That’ll be nice. Thank you and give my thanks Mary.
Black: You’re welcome.
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This is a true story that happened in Japan a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed. The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail
(come) through the wall from outside.
The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it was the gecko to have lived in the wall in complete
(dark) for ten years!
But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through 10 years with its tail (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in
mouth! What a shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped one.
The story touched me so (deep) that it is useless to find out
__ relationships they had between them. Parent
child ? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters?
last thing we should do is to abandon your beloved in hardship.
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I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how (excite)I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how
(ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt
(extreme) nervous and l was afraid that l would fall off and hurt
(me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get
the bike. While l was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over .I was so
(grate) to him for his help. As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle
shouting, "You are riding it by yourself now!"I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but if I fell off? Could I use the brakes to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I
(slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.
(late)that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like l was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my
(nine) birthday.