语法填空:阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
After graduation from university, I ________ (able) to secure a permanent（固定的）job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York,
_________I might have a better chance to find a good job.
________ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started working in a local café
________ a waiter. I believe that if I_
_______ (offer) a good position, I would resign at once.
Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already________ (tire) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found_
_______quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps what my mother had told me was
________ ( deep ) rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.
Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty ________ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job. To my delight，after nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned did I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me. Here the air is fresher. Besides, the environment is cleaner
________that in the city.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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I can still hear my teammate’s voice in my mind, “No, do not press the buzzer(蜂鸣器) until you (discuss) the answers with us, okay?”
I still pressed the buzzer anyway,(stick) to my instinct(直觉). My team had no time to waste. Checking the answers would require too much time. Besides, I did
quick answer check myself and it looked just fine.
I was doing was a brave move, of course. If what I was about to say was wrong, the
(possible) of our team winning would be destroyed
(complete). I had said a couple of wrong answers before, thus reducing my teammates’ faith in me. I told the teacher my answer. My heart
(beat) wildly while I waited for my teacher’s response. When at last I heard that my answer was indeed correct, I could feel relaxed. I knew my method was against what the team wanted,
I decided to stick to what I thought would benefit the team, instead of sitting and doing
because of the feeling of deep regret I had about the previous wrong
(answer). Trust your instinct. Do not be afraid to try something in your own way.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Snake dishes have become popularrecent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you
(consider) “out of date”. But I wonder
all the trends are worth following.
Some people may defend themselves _saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，
do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as
as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warns us that if no action is taken, number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will
in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect ”
第一部分： 语法填空：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secretseach other except that the woman had a box in a drawer
she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about
He’d never thought about it ever since. One day woman got very sick and the doctor, said she wouldn’t recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and
(bring) it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know
was in the box.
(open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25,000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married,” she said, “my grandma told me the secret of happy
(marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat
I got angry with you.”
The man was so (move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey,” he said, “that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from?”
“Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling .”
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed worriedly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he
(eventual) managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him
the bad weather, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke
(roll) up to the sky. The worst had happened;
was lost. He was almost fainted with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that
(approach) the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" he asked one of his
(rescue). "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we lose heart,
God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be smoke signal from the grace of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for them.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A rich land owner decided to leave possessions to one of his two sons. As he lay on the deathbed, he called the two young men to him before break of dawn and even before the cock could crow. He then said, “I will leave all my earth to the one
can best fill this room. It was in this room
I made plans on how to build up my fortune. Not an inch must
(leave) uncovered. As I am getting
(weak) by the hour you both must come back by midnight.” He handed them a small piece of silver and an empty bag to put their purchases in. They both went out and
(hurry) came back with their purchases.
(bring) the straw, the elder began to spread it around the floor,
far from filling the room. It did not even cover half the space. “This is no use, son,” said the father, “and let me see how
brother fills the room.” The younger son took
his bag a large candle, set it on the table in the center of the room and lit it. A brilliant bright light filled up the whole room. The father was delighted and exclaimed, “Son, I am sure you will use the wealth well.”