请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’m Glad I got Sick
Twenty-seven years ago I got sick. The reason I can remember the date so well is that being sick is what ________ me to choose my future wife. She was just a good friend, but because she ________ to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, I thought for the first time “what a super wife she will ________ for someone.”
I took her out to eat for helping me ________ the flu. After that we became even better friends, but still ________ thought of marriage. A few months later I was going to ________ a new job in the Atlanta area, so Cathy helped me ________ boxes to get ready to leave. We ________ a great time that day and had lunch together. Near the end of that day I ________ a few tears in Cathy’s eyes, so I asked what was ________ .
She said, “I don’t know if I can live ________ you, you are my best friend.” I said, “I know, I’ve been thinking the ________ thing.” That day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. We have had our ________ times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends!
________I get to the family unit in my Health class and we talk about________ …I always tell this story. My students seem to love it because they learn that ________ , sharing and caring about others is all that really ________ in life, and that looks, money and other things are not important.
38 the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. We have 2 beautiful children, but we still have dates on ________ weekend.
Cathy is the greatest thing that has ever ________ me! She is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. Thank God I got sick 27 years ago!
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Sitienei, a 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother, has become the world’s oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is from a small _____ in Kenyan. She has spent most of her life ____ as a midwife（接生婆）, helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn’t have a chance to go to school when she was ___ . So she wants all the children in her village to ____ .
The head teacher at the school said, “I’m proud ___ her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with ___ .” He also said, “She is doing well considering her __ . I can say I have seen a big difference in this school ___ she came.”
Sitienei often said, “I want to tell children, __ girls in poor areas, that ___ will be your wealth.” She added, “With education, you can be whatever you want to be --- a doctor, a teacher, a scientist, and so on.”
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完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man the king a harp(竖琴).
The king took it to the palace, but he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many ___people tried it. They agreed that the harp was __ and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
A poor little girl found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, __ each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact _____magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled ___ joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private __ , giving her and her family many riches.
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Marcos was a hardworking farmer. Every day he asked his only son to him in the fields, but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon. Marcos was very about his only son.
One evening Marcos’ old friend Luigi , “ Marcos, why aren’t your fields ready for planting?” Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was and did not help him with the farming. “Marcos, you need to use your as much as your back. I have an idea for you.” Luigi said.
Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room. “ I found your grandfather’s map!” he cried. “We may find he buried（埋）his gold coins!” Paolo jumped out of bed. “I’ll start over here.” Paolo told his father. Paolo
___ in the field all day. While Paolo dug, his father along, dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night, a very tired Paolo said, “I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I don’t think I’ll dig tomorrow.”
Paolo to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried, “ Paolo! I found the treasure in the fields!” Paolo ___ went out to look. He said, “ There is ____ here but lines and lines of vegetables.”
Marcos smiled. “ Paola, it is all around you. You have enough food to make it ___ the winter, with plenty more to sell!” Paolo was embarrassed（尴尬的）to see that his father was __ . His one day of hard work had provided his with real treasure. He learned an important . He could make a good living with a little hard work. He became a good and made his father proud.
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The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.
During the week’s time, visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a _____ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d ____ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he ___ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his ____ into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” ___ a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of ___ . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no ___ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “___ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important ___ for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making ___changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
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