阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two weeks earlier，my son，Ben ，had got in touch． He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd （1） seen him． So imagine my （2） when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me．
I was （3） ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to （4） ． The bay was（5） in sunshine， and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore． Getting a little （6） ，I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in （7） ． "Something's not（8） !" I took off my T﹣shirt and （9） into the water． I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle． He was （10） violently． Linking arms with one of the instructors，I helped （11） the young man out of the water． He was unconscious and as I looked at his face， something （12） to me． Those brown eyes were very （13） ． "What's his name ？" I asked the instructor． "Ben，" he replied， and immediately I（14） ． That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance．（15） ， after a brief stay in hospital， Ben was well enough to be allowed to （16） and later the family met up for dinner． We chatted about everything and then Ben （17） to me． "I just want to say thank you，" he said， "You（18） my life !"
I still can't believe what a （19） it was． I'm just so glad I was there（20） to help my son．
（1）
| A． |
also |
B． |
often |
C． |
even |
D． |
last |
（2）
| A． |
delight |
B． |
relief |
C． |
anger |
D． |
worry |
（3）
| A． |
scared |
B． |
shocked |
C． |
thrilled |
D． |
ashamed |
（4）
| A． |
talk |
B． |
stay |
C． |
meet |
D． |
settle |
（5）
| A． |
bathed |
B． |
clean |
C． |
deep |
D． |
formed |
（6）
| A． |
faster |
B． |
closer |
C． |
heavier |
D． |
wiser |
（7）
| A． |
trouble |
B． |
advance |
C． |
question |
D． |
battle |
（8）
| A． |
real |
B． |
right |
C． |
fair |
D． |
fit |
（9）
| A． |
stared |
B． |
sank |
C． |
dived |
D． |
fell |
（10）
| A． |
arguing |
B． |
fighting |
C． |
shouting |
D． |
shaking |
（11）
| A． |
lead |
B． |
persuade |
C． |
carry |
D． |
keep |
（12）
| A． |
happened |
B． |
occurred |
C． |
applied |
D． |
appealed |
（13）
| A． |
sharp |
B． |
pleasant |
C． |
attractive |
D． |
familiar |
（14）
| A． |
agreed |
B． |
hesitated |
C． |
doubted |
D． |
knew |
（15）
| A． |
Fortunately |
B． |
Frankly |
C． |
Sadly |
D． |
Suddenly |
（16）
| A． |
return |
B． |
relax |
C． |
speak |
D． |
leave |
（17）
| A． |
joked |
B． |
turned |
C． |
listened |
D． |
pointed |
（18）
| A． |
created |
B． |
honored |
C． |
saved |
D． |
guided |
（19）
| A． |
coincidence |
B． |
change |
C． |
pity |
D． |
pain |
（20）
| A． |
on board |
B． |
in time |
C． |
for sure |
D． |
on purpose |
Nowadays robots can not only talk and dance，but also answer your questions in English.They are “____”．The following is the first Chinamade “beauty”____.
A new 168cm high “beauty” robot who has not yet been____looks wonderful in a red wedding____.She can act as a tour guide，a receptionist，____a hostess.
Her face____the beautiful facial characteristics of many girls.And her eyes can move.
“The robot is the first human simulation(仿真)____in China，and she is____with the most advanced voice and movement control technologies and____communicate with humans，” said Li Chengrong，chief____of the robot，who works for the Chinese Academy of Science Institute of Automation.“She replies ‘____’ if you praise her by saying ‘You are so____’．”
The sentences that the robot can understand and say are____at present.“We will improve her in the future，to make her talk___with human beings，” Li said.
___the “beauty” will work as a receptionist and tour guide in Sichuan Science Museum，she has been programmed to____the southwestern dialect that is popular in inland Sichuan Province.
Li said the lab____for designing and making the robot was 300,000 yuan (37,500 U．S.dollars)．The robot is equipped with interactive technologies.It is____to most advanced robot in the world—Asimo，____by Japanese automaker Honda.Asimo，____can walk at a speed of one mile per hour and climb up and down stairs，costs about one million U．S.dollars.
A．receptionists B．hostesses C．beauties D．guides
A．robot B．cushion C．carpet D．fingernail
A．invented B．designed C．made D．named
A．dress B．clothes C．shoes D．skirt
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．contains B．includes C．connects D．combines
A．one B．this C．that D．it
A．desired B．piled C．equipped D．scanned
A．must B．can C．should D．may
A．designer B．declarer C．junior D．haircutter
A．Go ahead B．Thank you C．Sorry D．With pleasure
A．holy B．pretty C．elegant D．outgoing
A．developed B．complicated C．limited D．improved
A．happily B．slowly C．particularly D．freely
A．Since B．If C．Unless D．When
A．study B．speak C．ignore D．understand
A．pay B．price C．cost D．work
A．familiar B．similar C．opposite D．reasonable
A．produced B．obeyed C．envied D．tested
A．which B．where C．when D．who
If you're going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.
Mostly he said that after my halfhearted (不尽力的) ____ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still ____ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the ____ again the next day with a spade dig deep and ____ the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention to ____， Dad's words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”
I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was ____. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and ____， and we worried about them. And ____， at such times you always wonder: am I next?
But as we watched them during the week they were given to ____， many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to. ____ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or ____ in their departure. I didn't hear a negative word. I didn't see any ____ or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.
“It's ____，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they ____ comforting me.”
Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their ____. I don't know if my departing friends ____ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and ____ us.
Lee, a man who has seen and ____ lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with the company, ____ nicely for all of us.
“Now, that's doing it right，” he said.
Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his ____.
A．attempts B．judgements C．expectations D．requests
A．planted B．buried C．grown D．stuck
A．house B．school C．garden D．company
A．look forward to B．come up with C．fit in with D．get down to
A．watching B．thinking C．digging D．working
A．turned down B．laid off C．cut down D．given up
A．competitors B．colleagues C．directors D．consultants
A．frankly B．naturally C．equally D．generally
A．hurry up B．turn up C．pack up D．come up
A．Since B．When C．Unless D．While
A．sadness B．puzzle C．anger D．delight
A．tears B．smiles C．dangers D．fears
A．upsetting B．exciting C．disappointing D．amazing
A．objected to B．insisted on C．ended up D．kept on
A．birth B．death C．arrival D．party
A．view B．recognize C．choose D．describe
A．discouraged B．warned C．inspired D．amused
A．celebrated B．witnessed C．resisted D．survived
A．made up B．summed up C．picked up D．speeded up
A．disagreement B．indifference C．admiration D．approval
Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____， but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most.
She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.”
Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go?
For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.
A．activities B．services C．demands D．exercises
A．time B．strength C．money D．ability
A．lead B．simplify C．adapt D．consider
A．comfortable B．interesting C．important D．hard
A．study B．help C．meet D．play
A．pleasures B．places C．tasks D．goods
A．found B．received C．took D．quit
A．read B．wrote C．showed D．told
A．us B．yourself C．children D．herself
A．attending B．organizing C．having D．going
A．life B．result C．balance D．difference
A．office B．hospital C．park D．school
A．gone B．better C．strong D．obvious
A．a bit B．far from C．much too D．more than
A．keep pace B．settle down C．take off D．slow down
A．expect B．doubt C．complain D．imagine
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．traveling B．reading C．shopping D．working
A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．sure
A．value B．control C．success D．experience
It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I'd thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon's ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't ____ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
A.off B．away
C．out B．up
A．Surprisingly B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．started B．left C．delayed D．arrived
A．town B．station C．railway D．highway
A．considered B．described C．introduced D．named
A．when B．once C．although D．unless
A．tired B．thirsty C．angry D．hungry
A．careful B．safe C．young D．suspicious
A．lift B．way C．train D．bicycle
A．kitchen B．shop C．house D．garage
A．villagers B．strangers C．relatives D．neighbours
A．bad B．nervous C．excited D．anxious
A．ever B．still C．never D．sometimes
A．recognized B．noticed C．knew D．observed
A．offer B．enjoy C．demand D．get
A．support B．debt C．effort D．favour
A．pair B．couple C．group D．team
A．exchanged B．shared C．drank D．brought
A．even B．only C．thus D．just
A．remind B．repeat C．recommend D．recall
Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all ____ certain qualities which have proved ____ for their success.
It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that ____ is taken, not given. They ____ immediately what has to be done and then do it with ____， thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are ____ about the things they do, especially when they ___ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own ___ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard ____ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not ____ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are ____. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and ____ and learn from each failure. They ___ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who ____ their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it's ____ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they ____ respect for themselves.
Another important ____ of successful persons is that they never complain. It's better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it ____， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, ____ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just ____ the corner.
A．improve B．raise C．test D．possess
A．vital B．individual C．personal D．mental
A．devotion B．responsibility C．authority D．administration
A．sigh B．show C．weigh D．hope
A．pleasure B．honor C．adventure D．behavior
A．enthusiastic B．characteristic C．energetic D．authentic
A．bring in B．believe in C．call in D．join in
A．effort B．satisfaction C．condition D．value
A．just B．right C．only D．even
A．represent B．expect C．fear D．want
A．apparent B．uncomfortable C．unavoidable D．urgent
A．commitment B．arrangement C．movement D．achievement
A．progress B．work C．associate D．celebrate
A．congratulate B．appreciate C．attempt D．choose
A．especially B．totally C．naturally D．really
A．pay B．receive C．require D．promise
A．quality B．identity C．ability D．reality
A．honestly B．firmly C．shortly D．deeply
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．in B．at C．within D．around