完形填空，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。
It was a warm Saturday morning in December. I reached my ________ exam centre which was unreachable by public transport. Not very nervous about my correspondence Bachelor Computer Application exam, I entered the examination hall and then ________ one corner seat in the classroom. On my front bench was an old man in his seventies.
Question papers were ________ to us and I filled my answer sheet. I ________ the old man. He had neatly drawn lines for each ________ . Having handed in my paper, I came out of the hall and waited for him. He came out after the last bell. I ________ him and asked him what he would do with the ________at this age (out of curiosity). He ________ replied, “I thought I would find some good-looking girls here”. Later he told me how he was ________ before his grand kids for not knowing how to use a________ and that he wanted to explore the box and things inside and be qualified (有资格的) for it. My ________ question was “Do you understand things written in the book at this age” (as I ________ to understand many things in it). He cleared his throat and replied, “We don’t stop learning because we are old; we grow old because we stopped our learning. We elderly don’t have ________ for what we have done, but rather for things we didn’t do and the only people who ________ death are those with regrets.” I admired the man for his ________ . I gave him a ride till his house and ________ telephone numbers.
We ________ our results after two months and we passed our exams. I ________ called the old man. His grand kid________the call and informed about his death.
Growing ________is mandatory (强制性的) but growing up is optional(可选择的) .
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I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar in most poor developing' countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn't been to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about . facing life bravely.
A．signs B．crossroads C．stations D．theatre
A．giving B．buying C．selling D．throwing
A．scene B．play C．activity D．street
A．watching B．asking C．waiting D．changing
A．blocks B．crossings C．turns D．cars
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．expensive B．fashionable C．ragged D．splendid
A．pushed B．drove C．cleared D．felt
A．eventually B．quickly C．frequently D．happily
A．curiosity B．sympathy C．thirsty D．politeness
A．impatiently B．casually C．naturally D．carefully
A．keep B．return C．borrow D．count
A．searched for B．went through C．turned over D．looked for
A．hand B．arm C．face D．lap
A．still B．yet C．so D．but
A．gave up B．set off C．held on D．broke down
A．pain B．poverty C．sadness D．loneliness
A．refused B．enjoyed C．doubted D．cheated
A．rich B．unfair C．kind D．bad
A．kindness B．courage C．experience D．challenge
How many of us can really ever thank our mothers for what they do for us? I am now 40 years old, so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it.
When I was ill, mom would take care of me . When I had a terrible dream, she would never me for stealing into her bed. When I graduated from college, she took in me as I walked across that stage. When life would get me down, she would tell me that ,it's always dark the down ,She's always been my greatest keeping-me up when life tried to defeat me. She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set my goals too high. With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right:, if I faltered (摇晃) .
A thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she has shown to us over the years. My mom _ more than flowers, candy or other gifts. There isn't a gift in the world that could ever my thanks for everything she has done for me over the years.
A．guidance B．respect C．criticism D．punishment
A．regularly B．happily C．unconditionally D．occasionally
A．turn to B．yell at C．hold up D．look after
A．interest B．comfort C．pride D．pity
A．after B．behind C．through D．before
A．belief B．challenge C．concern D．support
A．track B．attitude C．sense D．choice
A．special B．worthwhile C．funny D．simple
A．expects B．appreciates C．deserves D．receives.
A．replace B．express C．contribute D．cover
It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly，the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said：“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I'd never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car，and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice，and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____， because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you？”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria's picture. “That's him！” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy，that's the man who pulled me out of the car！” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that's the man？” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that's him ____ that he didn't have wings，and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
A．hardly B．hard C．fully D．full
A．sympathize B．support C．comfort D．calm
A．a map B．a picture C．a bag D．a book
A．healthy B．sound C．reliable D．reasonable
A．angel B．man C．maid D．servant
A．phone B．door bell C．clock D．radio
A．yelled B．screamed C．whistled D．whispered
A．cheeks B．shoulders C．arms D．hands
A．rocky B．smooth C．hard D．flat
A．in back of B．at the bottom of C．on the top of D．in front of
A．shut B．fastened C．opened D．loosened
A．rest B．sleep C．break D．yawn
A．shook B．nodded C．rolled D．trembled
A．referred B．aimed C．pointed D．signaled
A．sunburnt B．light C．weak D．pale
A．rather than B．including C．except D．other than
A．injured B．dead C．harmed D．hurt
A．stop B．avoid C．forbid D．keep
A．released B．relieved C．delivered D．rescued
A．escape B．breakout C．disappearance D．flow
Coming home from school, I was filled with excitement. But I was into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the end of the sofa, , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me she couldn’t type fast and she was out of work. My shock at finding mother in tears was a perfect of how I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very to understand. I could her pain and the tension (压力) of the strong feeling that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face my shoulder and sobbed. I held her and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, and that was enough. At that moment, mother’s back with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to . She was still my mother, she was something : a person like me, capable of fear and and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought in her arms.
A week later mother took a job at half the salary the radio station . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said . But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very feeling now when I heard her tapping away across the paper at night. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to .
A．lazy B．shocked C．ashamed D．tired
A．smiling B．thinking C．crying D．whispering
A．proof B．feeling C．excuse D．explanation
A．little B．much C．eagerly D．worriedly
A．suddenly B．slowly C．proudly D．quickly
A．watch B．recognize C．look D．sense
A．putting away B．stopping from C．sitting up D．holding back
A．turned B．lit C．increased D．rose
A．through B．against C．up D．to
A．carefully B．politely C．tightly D．thoughtfully
A．feeling B．reaching C．watching D．sensing
A．break B．content C．understand D．fall
A．still B．therefore C．yet D．however
A．much B．huge C．little D．more
A．cut B．hurt C．defeat D．wound
A．memory B．support C．comfort D．kindness
A．offered B．paid for C．contributed D．supplied
A．sadly B．simply C．excitedly D．worriedly
A．hard B．pleasant C．serious D．different
A．work B．write C． type D．sell
I have been in love with China since 2010.
After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my .
Actually, I have got I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and guide at the same time, which made their life much . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time, who knew China better than me. my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about , I could explain why you should before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch on the street. I also had chances to the development of China.
The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but my friends. If I needed help, they were to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them me and I don’t feel anymore.
The best part of my job was to see people coming the hotel. When they recognized me, they share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.
I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.
A．scholarship B．degree C．job D．entertainment
A．manager B．stranger C．guest D．foreigner
A．judgment B．cooking C．English D．Chinese
A．more than B．as much as C．less than D．as little as
A．restaurant B．tour C．school D．family
A．tougher B．easier C．sharper D．safer
A．but B．then C．or D．so
A．But for B．Thanks to C．In addition to D．Except for
A．weather B．language C．direction D．culture
A．weep B．disappear C．pray D．bargain
A．give up B．pay for C．leave out D．take away
A．one B．them C．it D．that
A．overlook B．discuss C．design D．prevent
A．never ever B．now and then C．most of the time D．at times
A．curious B．delighted C．afraid D．lucky
A．unless B．although C．when D．because
A．trust B．envy C．ignore D．represent
A．annoyed B．embarrassed C．addicted D．amazed
A．out of B．from C．back to D．off
A．passively B．awfully C．unwillingly D．happily