A friend wrote me an e-mail the other day. Her letter started with the usual greetings, but then turned sour (心酸的) as she began to the pain in her heart.
My friend doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents. she is an 18-year-old high school student, her parents, ______her father, are still trying to control her life. "Obviously I haven’t ______ the level of excellence they expect," she wrote, adding, "They’re never satisfied with what I do. And every time I see them, my confidence gets ____."
I understand my friend’s _____. I know what it’s like when people reject my ____ and insist I do what they ____. I know I have to give her a __ _, and I need to be careful not to____ fuel（燃料） to the fire. Still, I have to be honest, and try to give her useful _____.
I think she needs to find it in herself to offer her parents forgiveness. I don’t think many of us truly ____ the power of forgiveness. ______forgiving, we get angry, and that ___ is often reflected in our words and actions. We want those who have hurt us to be _____ in some way.
I still remember something that happened to me in high school. A friend said something _____ about me, and I didn’t say a word to her for months. Years later I _____ that although my actions seemed reasonable (合理的) at the time, my hurt feelings were not worth losing a good _____ . I regret that I did not forgive her.
The power of forgiveness is truly ____. Learn to forgive, and when you do so you’ll find yourself _____. And you can also set yourself free to experience peace and love.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly 16 to your physical and 17 health.
“People who always forgive others 18 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., the 19 of Forgive for Good. “So it can help 20 on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune（免疫的） system and 21 people to feel more vital.”
So how do you start the forgiveness? Try 22 these steps:
Calm yourself. To defuse your 23 , try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of 24 that gives you pleasure: a 25 scene in nature, someone you love,” Luskin says.
Don’t 26 an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no 27 of apologizing,” Luskin says. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same 28 . So if you wait for people to apologize you could be waiting a(n) 29 long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 30 to the person who upsets you.
Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying（重播） your 31 gives power to the person who caused you pain. “ 32 focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 33 you,” Luskin says.
Try to see things from the other person’s view. If you empathize（把感情移入） with that person, you may 34 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love.
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who always forgive others will get more energy, better 35 and better sleep.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself.“For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge,” Luskin says. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.”
16. A. beneficial B. harmful C. helpless D. suitable
17. A. chemical B. wealthy C. technical D. mental
18. A. own B. show C. direct D. prove
19. A. author B. owner C. professor D. publisher
20. A. protect B. save C. wait D. depend
21. A. have B. wish C. make D. allow
22. A. coping B. turning C. following D. accepting
23. A. sadness B. anger C. hunger D. energy
24. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
25. A. thoughtful B. dull C. beautiful D. still
26. A. call for B. hunt for C. long for D. wait for
27. A. invention B. invitation C. intention D. attention
28. A. way B. means C. method D. approach
29. A. helpfully B. carefully C. patiently D. awfully
30. A. giving in B. giving away C. giving up D. giving out
31. A. wound B. hurt C. cut D. damage
32. A. Because of B. Despite of C. Instead of D. In search of
33. A. around B. above C. beneath D. below
34. A. tell B. realize C. see D. recognize
35. A. housing B. appearance C. figure D. appetite
完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 31 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. 32 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 33 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 34 they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve failed.” I’d been so well respected. 35 I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very dark place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could see things that needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward to seeing the positive in everything 36 me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I 37 the same final, so he was 38 when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 39 him on was incredible(难以置信), From then on, I spent the summer enjoying their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band----I even went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 40 . My life had been so much devoted to 41 for so long, and I felt 42 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
43 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being 44 again. Now I feel more positive about my professional future and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 45 it is to achieve real balance in life.
31. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left
32. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However
33. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily
34. A. until B. after C. as D. so
35. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Immediately D. Shortly
36. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed
37. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won
38. A. disappointed B. worried C. honoured D. delighted
39. A. cheering B. taking C. leading D. passing
40. A. hopeful B. meaningful C. difficult D. strange
41. A. work B. family C. matches D. performances
42. A. successful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. peaceful
43. A. Naturally B. Doubtfully C. Disagreeably D. Unexpectedly
44. A. employed B. comforted C. valued D. encouraged
45. A. important B. interesting C. simple D. surprising
完形填空：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s __41__ lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!”
She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she tried to do everything she could to __42__ . Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew __43__, and the daughter became more and more entrenched(固执) in her way of life.
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having __44__ her daughter’s whereabouts(行踪，去向), went to the poor part of the city in __45__ of her daughter. She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple __46__, “Would you allow me to __47__ this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten __48__ at the bottom: “I love you still…come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat __49__ listening to the service, all the while letting her __50__ wander over to the notice board. There she saw the picture and thought “Could that be my mother?”
She couldn’t wait until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still…come home!” As she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too good to be true.
41. A. modern B. religious C. awful D. simple
42. A. earn money B. help others C. find job D. become famous
43. A. lonelier B. slower C. elder D. older
44. A. told about B. heard of C. written about D. talked about
45. A. sight B. charge C. search D. need
46. A. request B. remark C. question D. speech
47. A. print out B. look at C. send off D. put up
48. A. record B. order C. message D. notice
49. A. sensitively B. absent-mindedly C. devotedly D. carefully
50. A. eyes B. hands C. thoughts D. imaginations
完形填空(共20小题；满分30分)注意：15分钟内完成
Most people in school like Gloria. So when she 36 sick, some boys 37 to visit her. But none of them wanted to 38 any money on a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, "We can 39 some flowers from a 40. Gloria will not know 41 they come from, and the dead man will not 42 them. "
Everybody was afraid 43 Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria's 44 , and the boys acted 45 the flowers were from all of them, but 46 did not mind. After their visit, Willie 47 the other boys, "It's a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria liked the flowers. "
The other boys laughed. Gloria 48 not have liked the 49 if she had known they had 50 from a grave (坟墓).
That night, Willie was reading a book 51 his mother came into his room. "There's a man 52 asking for you," she asked. "He said that you didn't 53 the flowers. "
"What does he look like?" Willie asked.
"That's hard to say," Willie's mother answered. "He is all 54 with mud. "（泥巴）
Willie, all of a sudden, turned 55 .
36. A. got B. fallC. made D. took
37. A. thought B. askedC. planned D. suggested
38. A. keep B. costC. take D. spend
39. A. steal B. robC. buy D. beg
40. A. shop B. storeC. streetD. grave
41. A. howB. where C. when D. why
42. A. missB. lose C. hate D. love
43. A. besideB. besides C. including D. except
44.A. roomB. house C. school D. library
45. A. as ifB .if C. that D. as
46. A. GloriaB. someC. Willie D. nobody
47. A. told B. askedC. said to D. explained
48. A. mustB. canC. could D. would
49. A. boysB. flowersC. secret D. news
50. A. stolenB. robbedC. taken D. come
51. A. asB. when C. while D. suddenly
52. A. insideB. outside C. still D. also
53. A. ask forB. payC. pay off D. pay for
54. A, painted B. dressed C. wrapped D. covered
55. A. sad B. redC. pale D. glad
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 36 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. 37 he enters into the highway, he must 38 certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is 39 to keep a constant (不断的) 40 , which can be compared with his 41 activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too42 a speed nor at too slow a speed．If he drives too 43 , the police will give him a 44 , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. 45 too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person 46 the others driving at a(an) 47 speed. When he wants to change his lanes(车道), he must pay careful 48 to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life 49 he can be sure of safety by doing so. He 50 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must 51 where he is now by recognizing some 52 appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose 53 and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. 54 if he is careful and serious enough, 55 will provide him with much pleasure.
36．A．seats B．condition C．petrol D．passengers
37．A．Once B．Before C．For D．Although
38．A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on
39．A．ordered B．supposed C．believed D．hoped
40．A．state B．speed C．mind D．level
41．A．outdoor B．broken C．good D．continuous
42．A．large B．high C．limited D．expected
43．A．speedily B．slowly C．hurriedly D．willingly
44．A．ticket B．lift C．chance D．hand
45．A．Acting B．Running C．Getting D．Working
46．A．persuading B．getting C．preventing D．refusing
47．A．low B．normal C．high D．fast
48．A．notice B．attention C．signs D．regards
49．A．if B．when C．unless D．because
50．A．dare B．need C．may D．should
51．A．think B．discover C．prove D．seem
52．A．signs B．signals C．posters D．symbols
53．A．money B．luck C．time D．trust
54．A．Therefore B．But C．And D．Then
55．A．it B．he C．they D．you