Last night I entered a poetry competition. It was very rushed. It was the very last minute and I was . Yet I really wanted to do it. So without the of my family, I got up in front of a group of people and got ready to my poem. But I didn’t expect to .
Judges were chosen from the audience by a bouncy (有弹性的) ball thrown out into their midst (中间) to see would catch it. As it is with most , performers had 2 minutes to impress the who would then give a score from 0.0 to 10. There were five judges.
I was the person in the competition. I’m only 16 and everybody else was about 20-70. My poem really well. People liked it and I think many were impressed by my courage to on stage and perform my own work. In the end I third, but I was not disappointed. , it was only 0.3 points that separated me second place.
it was all over, I was waiting in the car park for my dad to pick me up. One of the judges came up to me and told me I had done a fantastic job. Even though many people had congratulated me, this was . The lady judge was very sincere. She said, “Here, have the , so you remember tonight”. I a smile card out for the woman thanking her for her words and the ball. She was impressed by the card but no words passed between us. It was a understanding. Words would ruin the moment.
My father beeped (鸣喇叭) from the car park so I my goodbye and got in the car, holding in my hand the bouncy ball that changed me.
A．unlucky B．uncomfortable C．unhappy D．unprepared
A．support B．suggestion C．idea D．advice
A．give B．begin C．write D．present
A．fail B．win C．cry D．lose
A．making B．dropping C．having D．leaving
A．whom B．who C．that D．whoever
A．competitions B．games C．meetings D．events
A．readers B．listeners C．audiences D．judges
A．youngest B．oldest C．tallest D．strongest
A．became B．went C．read D．sounded
A．get up B．go up C．keep up D．look up
A．chose B．wanted C．came D．had
A．Above all B．After all C．In all D．First of all
A．of B．from C．over D．with
A．While B．When C．Before D．Until
A．different B．wonderful C．surprised D．reasonable
A．prize B．poem C．experience D．ball
A．pushed B．carried C．looked D．pulled
A．good B．silent C．happy D．simple
A．nodded B．showed C．said D．expressed
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and 1the routine, “Teen Lifeline, this is Amber.” About 45 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because I’vehelpedanother teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own 2and help others.
“My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away.” Some teens feel their 3is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and safety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives 4. We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in 5giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try tofind outwhere the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they 6don’t want to live in their “prison”.
“I don’t want to 7any more” is something we hear, and suicide (自杀) calls are some of the hardest to 8. We try to discover why they want to take their lives and howseriousthey are by asking them to rate it on a scale of one to ten. One means they are 9suicide but haven’t decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a 10. We ask them to make a promis
e that they will not hurtthemselves. And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers 11we can call back to make sure that they are okay.
Although many calls are about relatively 12problems, volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize I’m not the 13person with problems, and has taught me how to 14with my heart. I have made a 15and sav
ed many lives — possibly even my own,too.
1. A. set B. stop C. change D. start
2. A. decisions B. disadvantages C. problems D. opinions
3. A. school B. home C. bedroom D. classroom
4. A. simple B. unusual C. happy D. terrible
5. A. for B. of C. without D. besides
6. A. even B. almost C. still D. mostly
7. A. live B. study
C. call D. listen
8. A. carry out B. deal with C. believe in D. find out
9. A. accepting B. considering C. objecting 
D. giving
10. A. plan B. doubt C. purpose D. question
11. A. in case B. if C. so that D. when
12. A. important B. small C. normal D. typical
13. A. very B. only C. exact D. possible
14. A. write B. see C. learn D. listen
15. A. difference B. choice C. promise D. decision
Insomecountries，peopleeatriceeveryday．36they eat it two or three times a day，for breakfast， lunch and supper． They can37it， fry（煎）it or 38 itinto ricenoodles．Theyusuallyeatit39 meat，fish and vegetables．
Some people do not eat some kind of40． Muslins，for example，do not eat pork，and Hindus do not eat beef．
TheJapaneseeatalotoffish．Japan isanisland andits41goalloverthePacificlooking for fishto 42．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish，and they also eat a lot of rice．
In43such as Britain，Australia and the United States，the most important food is44or potatoes． People there usually make their bread from wheat flour． They45potatoes in different ways． They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．
In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．46rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）． African people make the maize47flour． From this flour they make48kinds of bread and cakes．Many Africans are very49and they can’t afford to eat much 50with their cereal．
Cereals are a very important kind of food51we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh 52．
Some people eat 53fruit and vegetables． They do not eat meat or fish or54 that comes from animals． They eat only food from55． Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．
A．Sometimes B．Sometime C．Some time D．Some times
A．drink B．eat C．have D．boil
A．make B．turn C．change D．eat
A．as B．like C．with D．together
A．apples B．fish C．meat D．vegetables
A．trains B．planes C．fishing boats D．life boats
A．buy B．weigh C．hold D．catcj
A．the world B．countries C．the east D．developing countries
A．bread B．cake C．flour D．vegetables
A．cook B．eat C．make D．take
A．Like B．As C．Being D．With
A．of B．from C．into D．up to
A．the same B．different C．every D．each
A．rich B．poor C．strong D．weak
A．meat B．maize C．flour D．bread
A．so B．as C．because D．but
A．rice B．cakes C．fruit D．potatoes
A．not only B．only C．besides D．except
A．something B．anything C．pork D．beef
A．plants B．apples C．pigs D．fish
When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a 1driver. However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect one’s 2as a driver. So I 3to drive as fast as I could.
Then in September of 2005, I received a letter 4my presence to discuss my future ___5right
s. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was 6to see my record was five pages long. The man gave me two 7. I could turn in my 8and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice.
After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits ___9my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was 10paid to the destination and not the process of getting there. The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my __11much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied becaus
e I 12_the messages and lessons of the journey.
After the two
13, I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route. I have also slowed my 14down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning 15is really a big lesson for me.
1. A. lucky B. skilledC. careless D. poor
2. A. interest B. belief C. ability D. character
3. A. stopped B. wanted C. began D. continued
4. A. requesting B. hoping C. suggesting D. planning
5. A. driving B. swimming C. diving D. living
6. A. disappointed B. depressed C. surprised D. terrified
7. A. tickets B. choices C. letters D. pages
8. A. license B. moneyC. evidence D. file
9. A. affected B. matched C. suited D. caused
10. A. totally B. partly C. slowly D. slightly
11.
A. destination B. process C. place D. journey
12. A. understood B. lacked C. gained D. ignored
13. A. surveys B. events C. debates D. arguments
14. A. working B. driving C. walking D. eating
15. A. honesty B. understanding C. patience D. carelessness
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_____1____. The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked _______2____.
"It is with you. Your _______3___ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the ______4______things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your ____5_____are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you ______6___ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _____7_____ for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _____8____ to me!" the young man ____9_______.
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not ____10_____ them or treasure them. They are not _______11____ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _____12_____one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not ____13______it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it _____14_____. We should not overuse it because once it is ____15____, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
1. A. happy B. young C. wealthy D. poor
2. A. anxiously B. sadly C. quietly D. patiently
3. A. knowledge B. skills C. brain D. eyes
4. A. ugly B. beautiful C. strange D. useful
5. A. legs B. cars C. jewels D. banknotes
6. A. lovely B. optimistic C. angry D. willing
7. A. charge B. buy C. exchange D. change
8. A. precious B. useless C. extra D. special
9. A. wept B. demonstrated C. smiled D. yelled
10. A. see B. realize C. keep D. hold
11. A. grateful B. careful C. meaningful D. faithful
12. A. get B. grasp C. have D. lose
13. A. take B. make C. set D. sell
14. A. wrongly B. wisely C. naturally D. really
15. A. old B. used C. 
gone D. dead
On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the___36___and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at___37___magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I__39___to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t__40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad___41__.
My next plan would have to be more__42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t__43__to miss out on this bargain!”
His___44___was that he certainly could afford to miss this___45___and for US$250 you could buy___46___educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a___47___home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room,___48___at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t_49__that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I__50__on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been__51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I___53___the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could___55___get an A+ in English class.
A．pain B．attempt C．joy D．shyness
A．housing B．fishing C．car D．fashion
A．mind B．idea C．opinion D．head
A．getdown B．setout C．searchedfor D．went on
A．operate B．run C．start D．work
A．riding B．driving C．thinking D．keeping
A．strong B．practical C．ideal D．obvious
A．afford B．pay C．allow D．stand
A．talk B．expression C．face D．response
A．truck B．telescope C．chance D．bargain
A．one B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．heating B．loving C．nursing D．finding
A．pleased B．good C．expert D．angry
A．say B．believe C．care D．learn
A．went off B．woke up C．rang up D．found out
A．pleased B．instructed C．warned D．defeated
A．opened B．wrapped C．left D．faded
A．recovered B．refused C．reopened D．removed
A．won B．done C．beaten D．failed
A．ever B．already C．still D．even