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Franco is a waiter in New York City. He has one week __________for summer holiday every year. Last summer he__________to take a trip to California. He didn’t want to go___________plane. So he decided to take the train from New York to California.
The train ___________Penn Station in New York City on Monday at 10:00 p.m. Franco tried to sleep that night, __________he couldn’t. He was too excited because he knew this trip was a wonderful idea.
For five days, Franco didn’t ____________the train. He often had a _________through the train and talked with the other passengers. Sometimes he walked between the cars(车厢） to get ___________fresh air. He had all his meals in the dining car.
Finally, at 2:45 p.m. on Friday, the train stopped in San Francisco. Franco was happy to leave the train. On Sunday, Franco took a flight back to New York. He ___________ out of the window of the airplane and imagined(想象) the desert, mountains, farms, and cities below. After a while, he closed his eyes and started to make plans for his __________summer holiday.
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It’s very important that we all recycle (再利用). In nature, everything ___26___ again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes ___27____ animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ___28___ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and __29___ water and soil. ___30___ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle __31__.
We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, __32 __ these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much _ _33 __ than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we cut __34 __ more that 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree __35__.
Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now.
A．use B．using C．is used D．used
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．who B．which C．how D．where
A．pollutes B．polluted C．polluting D．is polluted
A．When B．Whether C．Why D．If
A．them B．their C．it D．itself
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．fastly B．fast C．taster D．fastest
A．out B．down C．in D．up
A．grows B．for growing C．growing D．to grow
A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .
It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 40 .
A． in B．on C．at D．（不填）
A．could B．had better C．would like D．had to
A．in front of B．in the front of C．behind D．beside
A．at B．to C．in D．for
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．some B．any C． nothing D．something
A．head B．foot C．top D．middle
A．for B．up C．(不填) D．at
A．feels B．felt C．smelt D．smells
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．went B．got C．looked D．flew
A．has B．was C．had D．were
A．get money B．go out C．come to see her D．stay at home
A．fly into the sky B．come here C．sell flowers D．help others
A．didn't worry B．not to worry C．to not worry D．to worry not
A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．happily
A．heavily B．heavy C．largely D．strongly
A．had B．has C．with D．without
A．By the way B．At the same time C．except the girl D．By way
A．looked after the girl B．talked about the girl C．enjoyed themselves D．watched themselves
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her 46--73 years old. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the47to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her 48encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be 49doing housework or should work on the farm. 50Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs. Hanson 51forgot the dream of getting higher education. When the children
grown up, she52again and succeeded. In the class on her first day, when she introduced herself and53why she was there and what her aims were, all the other students 54give her a warm welcome.
Mrs. Hanson finds that the 55part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class long periods of time. However, she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.A. age B. interest C. accent
A. club B. school C. bank
A. much B. no C. a little
A. at college B. at home C. in the office
A. After B. But C. So
A. never B. already C. often
A. stopped B. tried C. refused
A. regretted B. guessed C. explained
A. stood up B. ran away C. broke out
A. best B. hardest C. easiest
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often 36 others' blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and37 advice or help.
“I write my activities every day, 38 funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more 39 and more people will like it, It's a good way to 40 my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs 41 they can write anything they want to, but don't need to 42 any money.
Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will 43 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you 44 .So, use the blog carefully 45 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.
A．read B．write C．forget D．miss
A．learen from B．deal with C．ask for D．depend on
A．without B．between C．including D．besides
A．common B．modern C．famous D．interesting
A．show B．send C．bring D．report
A．unless B．while C．until D．because
A．save B．spend C．take D．waste
A．dream B．think C．find D．hope
A．sometimes B．always C．ever D．never
A．only when B．even though C．so that D．ever since
My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.
“Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"
“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that
______37________ .
“Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."
She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who
told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.
I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it
______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.
During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.
Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________ 0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.
A．speech B．study C．dream D．fear
A．maybe B．even C．still D．never
A．instruction B．description C．introduction D．presentation
A．shy B．cold C．weak D．kind
A．silent B．simple C．direct D．different
A．cried B．listened C．waited D．stopped
A．sang B．spoke C．played D．clapped
A．against B．besides C．beyond D．without
A．practise B．communicate C．report D．reply
A．train B．share C．change D．follow
A．advice B．influence C．dependence D．action
A．continued B．taught C．agreed D．cared