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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。
Carl Kenton is a wealthy businessman. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ________ his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his ________ expensive “school” fee. He always owes his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before ________, he bought a Rolex watch with the ________ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be ________ down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the ________ goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ________ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ________ fake(假货). When he was________ of his “smarts”, immediately, ________ the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which ________ nearly 100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ________ . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ________. For many times of entry-exit ________ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and________ him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if ________ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after ________ the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ________ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ________ , which he would ________ as the secret of his success forever.
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I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me . I was distraught (忧心如焚的). Some days later, I was that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune the necklace he found. ” , he returned it. Hearing how I’d Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be — why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks? ”
I came to Morzaine, a small , friendly village in the Alps and fell in love with it. What was to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept travelling between London and here and felt than I had in months. In December 2008, I was as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss , because the sadness of losing Mum felt great. Paul understood that and never me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mum’s house, to build our own .
We want to give our guests a feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mum — a tiny chair which be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum naturally part of it, there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
A．visited B．came C．returned D．died
A．burned B．broke C．disappeared D．dropped
A．shown B．told C．persuaded D．comforted
A．selling B．stealing C．hiding D．wearing
A．Surely B．Naturally C．Luckily D．Hopefully
A．nursed B．cured C．missed D．guarded
A．long B．hard C．merry D．free
A．suddenly B．finally C．nearly D．immediately
A．said B．proved C．supposed D．judged
A．smarter B．higher C．firmer D．lighter
A．honoured B．trained C．regarded D．hired
A．travel B．marriage C．children D．business
A．recently B．once C．still D．first
A．left B．pushed C．surprised D．interrupted
A．hotel B．restaurant C．home D．shop
A．homely B．lively C．motherly D．friendly
A．ought to B．used to C．might D．could
A．takes B．keeps C．looks D．feels
A．unless B．while C．because D．though
A．money B．necklace C．house D．Chair
If you have ever driven in the mountains on a cool autumn morning, then you know what fog is. Today I just drove right into a of fog. I quickly slowed down and my headlights. Seeing the road ahead was a . I felt as if I had been transported into a shadow world. Everywhere I looked was only dark grayness. Even the trees lining the road had become frightening, me of some frightening stories. I drove on and on through the waves of dark and wondered if it would end.
After a while, though, the sun broke through the fog and the world was transformed. The golden light beams the landscape. The red and yellow leaves shone on the . The river along the road shone in the sunshine. Everything seemed full of and joy again. I smiled and drove, singing a song in my heart. I thanked God for both the sunshine and the , because he reminded me again of just how this world can be. In our lives the fog can roll in sometimes too. Things can go . Problems can appear.
Difficulties, pains and troubles can seem to us and block out all the light in our life.
When this happens and the world seems in gray, we need to remember that we can break through the fog. We can the shadows away with love. We can transform the world with our joy. We also can light a way through the dark for others to follow. God is willing to our souls with his love and light. All he asks is that we share their shine. May all of your foggy days be then. May your soul shine brightly. And may you forever struggle to live in God’s light.
A．photo B．sea C．picture D．drop
A．turned on B．put on C．turned off D．put off
A．challenge B．disappointment C．devotion D．pain
A．warning B．informing C．accusing D．reminding
A．bathed B．changed C．broke D．impressed
A．mountains B．roads C．headlights D．trees
A．light B．smile C．heat D．smoke
A．weather B．air C．fog D．dark
A．peaceful B．beautiful C．small D．quiet
A．smooth B．mad C．well D．wrong
A．surround B．remove C．encourage D．improve
A．moved B．touched C．covered D．attracted
A．knock B．drive C．beat D．pour
A．replace B．conduct C．match D．fill
A．lasting B．endless C．brief D．late
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is a busy shopping day in the United States. Many people have a day off work on that day. Some use this to make trips; others use it to start for the Christmas season.
Many stores have special offers and their prices on some goods. Some their opening hours. There can also be traffic jams on roads to shopping destinations.
There are common theories as to why it is called Black Friday. One is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day left many black markings on the road surface, the term Black Friday. The other is from an old way of recording business accounts. were recorded in red ink and profits in black. Many businesses, small businesses, started making profits before Christmas, so they started to mark in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving.
A．traveling B．shopping C．visiting D．cooking
A．prepare B．check C．lower D．raise
A．shorten B．enlarge C．reduce D．extend
A．popular B．outstanding C．splendid D．ordinary
A．many B．two C．few D．no
A．leaving for B．leading to C．coming out D．sticking to
A．Prices B．Interests C．Losses D．Benefits
A．particularly B．specially C．obviously D．Eventually
I can still remember every change of intonation whenever I recall what that old lady said to me, “Life may give me up, but I’ll never give up my life.”
She was admitted to hospital because of her stroke（中风）for the second time, which also meant that I need to spend a lot of with her.
Honestly, she was a good patient, with no complaint, no requirements, and she always cooperated with me very well, which I very much. And she always held an optimistic point of view toward her condition, I guessed she knew that there wouldn’t be much improvement. I actually asked why in a way, and she said to me the very sentence. It was not spoken very clearly, since her stroke had the movement of her tongue. I was not moved then, since after spending a few months in this hospital, I was almost .
And that old lady had stroke a few days later, which made her unable to speak or move anymore. I thought she would be as others, lying there, waiting the day, and crying sometimes. But I was wrong. She still held that someday, somehow, she would fully , though both she and I knew the possibility for that was extremely small.
Then, the very sentence she said to me. A patient with absolute no hope still held the optimistic aspect in her life, regardless how it was. How could I lead my life in that way? Since then, I’ve tried harder and worked harder. I would not give up my life either.
A．Chance B．time C．life D．money
A．practical B．unreasonable C．acceptable D．meaningful
A．Enjoyed B．suffered C．appreciated D．congratulated
A．so B．as C．since D．though
A．brave B．daring C．secret D．cautious
A．Affected B．disturbed C．improved D．increased
A．Indifferent B．frightened C．concerned D．anxious
A．other B．another C．few D．little
A．Silently B．painfully C．exactly D．patiently
A．Operate B．succeed C．understand D．recover
A．lived up B．looked forward C．made sense D．worked out
A．expected B．negative C．strange D．Unlikely
My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s． While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in various productions．He in touch with his drama teacher．
My father went to high school in the 1960s．Like his before him, he acted in high school． He, too, stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's I graduated in 1997． When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever ．
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids"． , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists （不墨守成规者） that other teachers didn't know what to do with．She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed．
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers． Every member of my family is a teacher． This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether．
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job． As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas． That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family． Honestly, learning a lifetime．
A．famous B．active C．anxious D．attractive
A．lost B．provided C．kept D．shared
A．teacher B．classmate C．mother D．father
A．life B．job C．space D．season
A．dying B．singing C．acting D．playing
A．Poor B．angry C．anxious D．alone
A．taught B．constructed C．ordered D．noticed
A．protected B．developed C．scolded D．affected
A．Interesting B．Exciting C．Shocking D．Encouraging
A．because B．if C．But D．although
A．purely B．exactly C．obviously D．basically
A．entertained B．accepted C．disliked D．demanded
A．consuming B．contributing C．confirming D．connecting
A．fills B．marks C．covers D．deals
A．After B．With C．To D．By
A．natural B．simple C．entire D．casual
A．fel1 B．rang C．broke D．rolled
A．classmates B．soldiers C．adults D．graduates
A．tradition B．culture C．custom D．behavior
A．wastes B．puts C．takes D．Pulls