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Just not a long time ago did I finish my blog about the unforgettable snowy storm that I had on Monday night in November. I got another big   36  in Seattle again. But this time, it"s not snow, but the wind and rain. I have   37  seen such a strong wind before even though I had    38  the typhoon every summer when I was still in my home country.
That    39  storm was so powerful that it    40  the whole big Seattle area out of    41  . 700,000 people had no electricity, and    42  13 people have died. Seattle is famous for its evergreen trees, but those trees made a big   43  this time. They broke down the power line above the ground,  44  the road and streets, and    45  the houses.
As the last storm was still   46  in my mind, I had another personal   47  about this new storm.   48  , this time, it was not good either. I was    49  to have my TOEFL test on the second day of the stormy night. Since the whole city had no electricity, my test had to be    50  off, and I had to prepare for another one later. It was my last test for the   51   , and I already made a plan for the time after the test, but now    52  is changed.
I guess sometimes, the way that the thing    53  is not always what you    54  . And what I can do now is to fit for it.   55  , we got a free hotel room from my husband"s cousin and met my lovely nephew from San Francisco. 
小题1:
A.storm
B.chance
C.trouble
D.surprise
小题2:
A.once
B.ever
C.never
D.often
小题3:
A.studied
B.heard of
C.suffered
D.experienced
小题4:
A.snowy
B.windy
C.icy
D.foggy
小题5:
A.saw
B.found
C.spared
D.made
小题6:
A.control
B.sight
C.power
D.order
小题7:
A.so far
B.soon after
C.at last
D.at the same time
小题8:
A.mess
B.hole
C.scenery
D.success
小题9:
A.built
B.blocked
C.cleaned
D.mixed
小题10:
A.affected
B.saved
C.crashed
D.burnt
小题11:
A.new
B.fresh
C.old
D.fearful
小题12:
A.idea
B.experience
C.knowledge
D.way
小题13:
A.Luckily
B.Generally
C.Personally
D.Unfortunately
小题14:
A.expected
B.forced
C.supposed
D.thought
小题15:
A.called
B.taken
C.put
D.broken
小题16:
A.passport
B.citizenship
C.work
D.application
小题17:
A.everything
B.something
C.anything
D.nothing
小题18:
A.appears
B.exists
C.goes
D.comes
小题19:
A.say
B.want
C.see
D.describe
小题20:
A.Therefore
B.Besides
C.Luckily
D.Finally

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小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:A
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By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me   36  . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
  The morning bell rang. I walked   37  through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces   38  me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to   39  their smiles. Back into the classroom, they   40 , comparing plans for the   41  . I had to remove one student from each arm   42  I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book(点名册) my desk was covered with   43  and gifts followed by a   44  of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
 “Oh, thank you,” I must have   45  a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my   46  mood(情绪). It was kind of them to   47  me. After a while, I heard a small nervous   48  say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing   49  by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
  “Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
 “Um, could you   50  it now?”
 I gently tore at the paper and tape. “  51  ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament(装饰物), complete with a hook already   52 . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my   53  back.
 Later that day, I sat   54  the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I   55  pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.
小题1:
A.excitedB.tiredC.amazedD.relaxed
小题2:
A.eagerlyB.aimlesslyC.gently D.heavily
小题3:
A.watchedB.greetedC.delightedD.warned
小题4:
A.returnB.forgetC.ignoreD.refuse
小题5:
A.calmedB.settledC.chattedD.argued
小题6:
A.studyB.weekendC.vacationD.lesson
小题7:
A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.because
小题8:
A.lettersB.booksC.chalksD.cards
小题9:
A.knowledgeB.collectionC.seriesD.bunch
小题10:
A.confirmedB.assessedC.respondedD.explained
小题11:
A.pleasedB.lowC.thrilledD.angry
小题12:
A.talk aboutB.think ofC.turn toD.connect with
小题13:
A.callB.soundC.shoutD.voice
小题14:
A.shylyB.bravelyC.rudelyD.sadly
小题15:
A.classifyB.collectC.openD.arrange
小题16:
A.CarefulB.DangerousC.PatientD.Hasty
小题17:
A.exposedB.adaptedC.adjustedD.attached
小题18:
A.treesB.hooksC.giftsD.tears
小题19:
A.looking intoB.turning overC.giving awayD.packing up
小题20:
A.anxiouslyB.hurriedlyC.delicatelyD.casually

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A daughter’s duty? Adult daughters are often expected to caregiver for older parents. In 2007, Jorjan Sarich and her dad moved from California to Idaho. It was where he wanted to live his rest time.
“I left my occupation, I left my friends; he did the same thing,” said Sarich, who bought a house with her father, George Snyder, in the China Gardens neighborhood of Hailey after his health began to decline. Though a graduate student struggling to finish her dissertation(论文), Sarich chose to be her dad’s full-time caregiver.
“It’s only now, several years later, that I’m realizing how much work it was. It’s the kind of exhaustion(疲惫)that sleep doesn’t cure,” she said.
About 6 million Americans provide care to elderly relatives or friends living outside of nursing homes. Laurel Kennedy, author of “The Daughter Trap” (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.95), says that women bear a disproportionate(不成比例的)share of the burden — about 70 percent of hands-on care giving such as bathing.
“I want to be clear: Women don’t hate this,” Kennedy said. “What they hate is that everyone just assumes they’ll do it.”
Kennedy is calling for a social revolution equal to the rise of affordable child care and day care: Employers should help working caregivers by offering accommodations. Men should step up more often. It’s unfair that women are always chosen to provide care for an elderly family member.
Despite the hard work it took on Sarich — interrupted sleep and the knowledge that his 2009 death was the end game, she would do it again. Since about half a century had gone by, she wasn’t the person he remembered, and he wasn’t the person she remembered either. Caring for her father changed how each saw the other.
小题1: Why did Jorjan Sarich caregiver for her father?
A.It was a very easy job.B.She had no work to do.
C.It was the social practice.D.She lived with her father.
小题2:What can we infer from the book “The Daughter Trap”?
A.Daughters don’t like care giving.
B.Daughters devote a lot to care giving.
C.Care giving is daughters’ duty.
D.Care giving should be sons’ duty.
小题3:What does the underlined phrase “a social revolution” refer to?
A.The child care revolution.B.The reform in day care.
C.The social development.D.The change in care giving.
小题4:How many years did Jorjan Sarich work as her father’s full-time caregiver?
A.Five years.B.Only one year.C.Four years.D.Two years.
小题5:In her care giving, Jorjan Sarich _____.
A.got along well with her fatherB.was a little tired of her father
C.changed her father in every wayD.felt it was unfair to do so

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One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful works..
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for tolerating her constant words. Disturbed by their noise, I moved on.
I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift store doing some shopping when the couple approached the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He turned it into a long cane (手杖) and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.
And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away arm in arm.
小题1:Which of the following statements is true?
A.The husband was doing all the talking when the couple viewed the works.
B.The husband tapped his way to the coatroom to get his jacket.
C.The husband was considered a brave man by the clerk at the store.
D.The husband allowed blindness to change his life.
小题2:The underlined word “encountered” in the passage means “________”.
A.saw B.metC.talked D.argued
小题3:At first the author’s attitude towards the wife of the couple was _________.
A.positive B.neutralC.boredD.admiring
小题4:What can be inferred from the passage is ___________. 
A.the man had his eyes blinded in a fight
B.the man must be a painter before
C.the woman was very devoted to his husband
D.the man often killed time by visiting exhibitions

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Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21  his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26  to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 ,  that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.
小题1:
A.in honor ofB.in spite ofC.in addition toD.in case of
小题2:
A.toB.beforeC.untilD.upon
小题3:
A.richB.youngC.freshD.simple
小题4:
A.stillB.evenC.alsoD.forever
小题5:
A.observedB.correctedC.selectedD.tested
小题6:
A.struggledB.agreedC.continuedD.declared
小题7:
A.cheerfulB.impatientC.enthusiasticD.shy
小题8:
A.decidedB.managedC.turnedD.forgot
小题9:
A.go overB.run overC.turn overD.hand over
小题10:
A.except forB.due toC.as forD.up to
小题11:
A.willB.recordC.heartD.back
小题12:
A.painB.stareC.senseD.contrast
小题13:
A.wouldn’tB.couldn’tC.mustn’tD.shouldn’t
小题14:
A.amusedB.doubtfulC.approvedD.thoughtful
小题15:
A.surveyB.speechC.reportD.quiz
小题16:
A.give upB.hand inC.turn downD.come across
小题17:
A.respectB.curiosityC.surpriseD.fear
小题18:
A.victoryB.shockC.sadnessD.confidence
小题19:
A.escapedB.takenC.missedD.passed
小题20:
A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

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One of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight. I exercise all the time, but I still have gut fat that hangs over my belt when I sit. Why isn’t all the exercise getting rid of it?
It’s a question many of us could ask. More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. Still, as one major study — the Minnesota Heart Survey — found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly.
And yet obesity (肥胖) figures have risen sharply in the same period: a third of Americans are obese, and another third count as overweight by the Federal Government’s definition. Yes, it’s entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised less. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don’t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?
The popular belief that exercise is essential for weight control is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against too much exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly over-evaluated.
“In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless,” says Eric Ravussin, exercise researcher at Louisiana State University. Many recent studies have found that exercise isn’t as important in helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on shows like The Biggest Loser — or, for that matter, from magazines like this one.
The basic problem is that while it’s true that exercise burns calories and that you must burn calories to lose weight, exercise has another effect: it can make one hungry. That causes us to eat more, which in turn can negate (使无效) the weight-loss benefits we just gained. Exercise, in other words, isn’t necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it harder.
小题1: From the passage we learn that ____.
A.some Americans join a health club but never go there
B.the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993
C.more than 45 million Americans now go to the gym regularly
D.Americans waste too much money each year on sports
小题2: According to the passage, exercise ____.
A.has long been believed to be good for older adults
B.is not properly advertised as an effective way to lose weight
C.was first recognized as an effective way to lose weight in the 1960s
D.is less effective in preventing heart disease than what doctors believe
小题3:According to the writer, people might gain weight because ____.
A.they have the habit of going to the gym regularly
B.they eat the same food when they do not exercise
C.they exercise less than required by doctors
D.they eat more after they exercise
小题4:What may be the best title for this passage?
A.Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health
B.Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
C.Gym Is Part of American Lifestyle
D.Obesity Is a Social Problem in America

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