For the past ten years，my dad and I have attended the same school﹣he as an administrator and I as a student．Our relationship，in and out of school，has been totally unpredictable．
When I was younger，all that my dad said was doctrine （信条） and anything he did I，（1） ，copied．We played games together，and stayed up late reading bedtime stories．I could（2） my dad taking me to school，running into him（3） during the day and riding home with him every afternoon．
As I grew older，we were not as（4） as we used to be．He wasn't cool any more．He wore his socks too high，listened to（5） country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends．He became a total embarrassment．
However，the（6） D that occurred in school were even worse．The worst one happened in seventh grade．My dad came to our New Year party，（7） as Donald Duck，guitar in hand，singing silly songs．Just kill me! I wanted to run away．
This （8） continued into high school，but we somehow began to find a balance．Things started to（9） around the time of my 10th﹣grade physics project．The（10） was to build a wood bridge with the best strength﹣to﹣weight ratio （比率）．All the students and physics teachers（11） ．So did my dad，the only administrator! Embarrassed，as usual，I （12） the scene．（13） ，later when I learned from my friends that my dad（14） all competitors and won everyone's admiration，I found that mixed in with my（15） was a touch of pride．
I had needed someone else to show me what I（16） in my dad．It wasn't the fact that he'd won；it was more than that．I began to（17） that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions． No matter how much I had tried to（18） him，he still influenced me．
I feel（19） to have such an unusual father．The （20） I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I've grown．
（1）A．temporarily |
B． naturally |
C． originally |
D． passively |
（2）A．apply to |
B． count on |
C． see off |
D． pick out |
（3）A．gradually |
B． previously |
C． regularly |
D． eventually |
（4）A．close |
B． reliable |
C． generous |
D． confident |
（5）A．creative |
B． familiar |
C． horrible |
D． live |
（6）A．failures |
B． coincidences |
C． competitions |
D． disasters |
（7）A．dressed up |
B． broken down |
C． settled down |
D． signed up |
（8）A．debate |
B． party |
C． progress |
D． struggle |
（9）A．happen |
B． change |
C． grow |
D． disappear |
（10）A．issue |
B． task |
C． lesson |
D． procedure |
（11）A．participated |
B． protested |
C． hesitated |
D． explored |
（12）A．fled |
B． investigated |
C． pictured |
D． made |
（13）A．Instead |
B． Otherwise |
C． Therefore |
D． However |
（14）A．convinced |
B． defeated |
C． ignored |
D． evaluated |
（15）A．confusion |
B． encouragement |
C． embarrassment |
D． fascination |
（16）A．recommended |
B． tolerated |
C． doubted |
D． appreciated |
（17）A．recognize |
B． demand |
C． argue |
D． estimate |
（18）A．approach |
B． limit |
C． resist |
D． believe |
（19）A．puzzled |
B． fortunate |
C． concerned |
D． awkward |
（20）A．strategy |
B． habit |
C． relationship |
D． potential |
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All through high school, I (play) football, basketball, and soccer, and I was on the track team. But from that day on, boxing was the sport that I liked
(much), because it’s more
(challenge)and exciting to me. I found that I enjoyed the thrill of the one-on-one competition. I also liked the fact that it was up to me
I won or lost—that I was thedetermining factor. I think I’ve always been a competitor, and winning would give me
(satisfy) and a good feeling about myself. I wanted to win—every time.
I started training with the man who got me into the ring that first time. With him (act) as my boxing coach, friend, mentor, and a father figure for me
(look) up to, I learned that boxing is a sweet science
I could use my brain as well as my strength and size. I used my ability to focus under pressure.
(train) by him for several years, I went from being a street fighter
a gold medal-winning Olympic champion.
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Nowadays, millions _______lonely singles are now going online instead.
________World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker（媒人）.Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet
________ (main)because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just
________ (lead) them from one bad experience to
________ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make
________easy to avoid someone
________you are not interested in. In the real world,
________, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online ________ (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just likely to
________ ( find )a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.
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“Remember, your father is only one year (old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something
(fool).
Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they (stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad but I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away from me. It seemed that they were
important to him than I was. But with my birthday
(come) up I thought Dad would make an exception（例外）. “Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him
was refused. He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said,” Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”.
would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.
After we arrived, Dad announced that the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad
saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me
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O. Henry was a pen name used ________ an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived
________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed
________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, Henry went to Texas,
________ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money was
________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was
________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After
________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York
________ continued writing. He
________ (write) mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a
________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.
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We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely． , some of us are upset
their body styles and looks．It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all．We needn’t care about it．It is one’s inner beauty
matters．Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood
our teachers, parents and classmates．
(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the
(understand)．Some of us have fewer friends．I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good．Third, we may fall behind others,
makes us stressed．Actually we can encourage
to work efficiently, full of
(determine)．At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy．Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough．And we can learn
to spend money