Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very ______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon continued alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.
As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another _______ happened. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _______ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _______ to get out of the crevasse and started to _______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _______.
Simon had _______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _______, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early
A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal
A．fortune B．time C．health D．life
A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked
A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble
A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible
A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment
A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly
A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．run
A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped
A．run B．skate C．move D．march
A．around B．away C．above D．along
A．headed for B．travelled C．left for D．returned to
A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late
A．find B．believe C．make D．accept
Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”
Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!A. dreams .B. missesC. succeeds
A. sailingB. bikingC. swimming
A. mustB. mayC. should
A. dangerous B. boringC. exciting
A. IfB. ButC. So
A. saw B. metC. finished
A. easier B. more difficultC. more dangerous
A.food B. moneyC. clothes
A.plan B. lessonC. trip
A. brave B. modernC. polite
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ____ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he ____ it was the sunlight.
Mr. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ he left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ____ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ____ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ____.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I ____ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my ___.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you ____ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
A．knew B．hoped C．forgot D．liked
A．guessed B．found C．said D．told
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．in B．on C．under D．around
A．fruit B．cloud C．air D．water
A．money B．glass C．answer D．menu
A．friend B．worker C．driver D．waiter
A．took B．put C．forgot D．left
A．shoes B．pocket C．shirt D．hand
A．fifteen B．twenty C．twenty-five D．thirty
John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was . People all over the country about John Thomas and often asked, “Will he ever jump again?”
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his leg. Then she looked into his . She knew what her son would . “You're going to jump again, John, I know it,” she said. “ will be all right.”
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed, John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John the hospital. “Is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors.
“Yes,” the doctors said. “But take care of that foot.”
John took only walks at first. He was taking care of his foot, but not of anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little . In late summer John went back to . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg again! He worked hard. “No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself,” said one of his friends. “To a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch.”
A．sorry B．afraid C．alone D．tired
A．thought B．talked C．heard D．moved
A．broken B．lost C．missing D．dead
A．arms B．feet C．eyes D．legs
A．make B．use C．agree D．do
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．little B．lot C．few D．bit
A．chair B．classroom C．home D．bed
A．reached B．called C．left D．found
A．short B．long C．quick D．fast
A．after B．if C．before D．when
A．later B．better C．more D．less
A．school B．hospital C．shop D．church
A．thick B．strong C．straight D．hard
A．look B．hear C．know D．see
Mr Smith from London. Now he is in China. He is .He teaches English a middle school. He works very hard. His students like very much. He can a little Chinese . His students often teach him Chinese Sundays. Mr Smith likes playing football . He often plays football his students.
Mr Smith a son. His name is Jack. He is student. He studies in a middle school. He goes to school bike everyday. He gets back home at four in the afternoon. He likes TV in the evening.
A．come B．comes C．are D．coming
A．a teacher B．a worker C．a driver D．a farmer
A．on B．in C．to D．from
A．he B．him C．she D．her
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
A．at B．on C．of D．in
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．has B．have C．there is D．there are
A．on B．by C．in D．of
A．seeing B．looking C．watching D．looking at
Jane was a nice girl and liked small animals. On ____ way back from school every afternoon, there was a pet shop. She always stopped ____ the animals in the shop. There were some cute dogs there. One of them was white and nice, and Jane liked it very much. She enjoyed ____ it playing, ____ the window of the pet shop. She was very ____ in it and often forgot the time. So she came home very ____.
One day her parents asked ____she was late. Jane told them about the dog in the pet shop.
The next day Jane stopped to look at the dog outside the pet shop, but she could not ____ it. She was very sad and went home early.
When she got home, her mother showed her a big ____ and said “Happy birthday!” to her. It was her birthday! Just then, her father brought her a big box. In it was ____! Jane was very glad. From that day on, she did not come home late. She ran home early to play with the little white dog.
A．her B．hers C．she’s D．she
A．look at B．to look at C．to look D．looking at
A．seeing B．looking C．watching D．finding
A．in B．through C．across D．on
A．excited B．interested C．worried D．surprised
A．early B．late C．tired D．hungry
A．how B．when C．why D．what
A．look B．look for C．look at D．find
A．pet B．bag C．cake D．box
A．another cake B．a present C．the dog D．some money