I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her face softened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
| 小题1: | | A．found | B．disliked | C．kept | D．avoided |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoping | B．welcoming | C．requiring | D．ordering |
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| 小题3: | | A．paid | B．received | C．weighed | D．bought |
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| 小题4: | | A．died out | B．faded out | C．burst out | D．ran out |
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| 小题5: | | A．business | B．duty | C．turn | D．part |
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| 小题7: | | A．counter | B．office | C．exit | D．car |
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| 小题8: | | A．talking | B．complaining | C．worrying | D．hearing |
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| 小题9: | | A．headed | B．looked | C．pulled | D．turned |
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| 小题10: | | A．way | B．time | C．direction | D．course |
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| 小题11: | | A．slow | B．stable | C．light | D．heavy |
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| 小题12: | | A．rough | B．dull | C．smooth | D．bright |
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| 小题13: | | A．smile | B．hug | C．bag | D．touch |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B．though | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题15: | | A．excited | B．frightened | C．cheered | D．confused |
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| 小题16: | | A．trembled | B．raised | C．relaxed | D．tightened |
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| 小题18: | | A．appearances | B．reactions | C．behaviors | D．expressions |
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| 小题19: | | A．treatment | B．awareness | C．conclusion | D．achievement |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．warn | C．convince | D．tell |
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小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
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小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
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试题分析：这是一篇叙事的情感文章。这是作者在去邮局寄东西时，遇到太多的顾客在寄东西，为了作者在抱怨邮局的服务。在离开邮局时遇到一位不高兴的女士，作者给了对方一个微笑和拥抱，结果获得心灵上的快感。“送人玫瑰，手有余香”作者感受到了微笑的力量。
小题1:A 动词辨析。find oneself doing sth.B不喜欢，厌恶；C保持；D避免。find sb doing发现某人正做…，我发现自己在很长的队伍里面排队，故选A。
小题2: B动词辨析。在工作日来到邮局，作者没有想到人这么多。此处使用了虚拟语气。好像某人宣告了一样，欢迎顾客们带尽可能多的包裹到邮局。welcome sb to do sth欢迎某人做某事。故选B。
小题3:C 上下文串联。A．lifted举起，B．cashed支付，C．weighed称重量，D．carried携带，had my package weighed请人称包裹，选C。
小题4:D 动词短语辨析。A绝种，绝灭，淘汰；B逐渐消失，隐去，渐渐看不见了；C爆发；D run out是动副型短语动词，作不及物动词，表示“被用完了（become used up）”的被动含义，其主语通常是时间、金钱、食物、耐心等无生命名词。根据空后的got annoyed变得不耐烦了，故选D。
小题5:A 上下文串联。A．business生意，交易，B．choice选择，C．situation形势，D．attitude态度，很快的结束我的交易，选A。
小题6:D 介词辨析。作者办完事情，想挤出人群，作者过去时，人们只能挪到一边。A．away离开，B．about关于，C．along沿着，D．aside一旁，从后面的 make room for me to可知几个人让到一边，给作者腾出空间，故选D。
小题7:C 名词辨析。A．counter柜台，B．cashier收银台，C．exit出口，D．entrance入口，这些人让出地方是让作者出去。作者办完事，挤开人群，到出口处。故选C。
小题8:B 动词辨析。A谈论；B抱怨；C担忧；D听到。作者从一开始看到那么多的人在邮局，有些不满，现在想到出口去，应该是在抱怨人太多。故选B。
小题9:A 上下文串联。句意：考虑到我与牙医的约定时间就要迟到了，我直接就进了停车区了。head into先进入。故选A。
小题10:C名词辨析。A．satisfaction满意，B．decision决定，C．direction方向，D．imagination想象，选in one’s direction朝着某人的方向，选C。
小题11:D 上下文串联。A缓慢的；B稳定的；C轻的；D繁重的、沉重的。根据下文判断这位女士心情沉重。故选D。
小题12:A 形容词辨析。A．rough不平静的，波涛汹涌的；B．bright聪明的；C．big大的；D．nice好的，从前面的句子：that she looked as if she could breathe fire．可知这个妇女一天都不顺利。have a rough day日子不好过，故选A。
小题13:B 上下文串联。A微笑；B拥抱；C捕获；D触动。作者现在怒气已消，期待能给女士一拥抱，但他们是陌生人。故选B。
小题14:C 连词辨析。A直到；B虽然；C在……之前，未来得及；D自从。句意：她匆忙从我身边走过之前，我做了自己能做的事情。
小题15:D 形容词辨析。A．attracted吸引，B．frightened害怕，C．cheered兴奋的，D．confused困惑的，从后面的In a second everything changed．She was astonished,可知这个妇女有点困惑，故选D。
小题16:C 词义辨析。A．trembled颤抖，B．raised提高，举起，C．relaxed放松，D．tightened加紧，从后面的句子：Then her face softened可知这个妇女肩膀放松了，选C。
小题17:A 名词性从句。It为形式主语，what引导主语从句，并从句中作do的宾语，故选A。
小题18:D 上下文串联。A．appearances外貌，出现，B．reactions反应，C．behaviors行为，D．expressions表情，从后面的句子：and my own, the way we show our feelings．可知作者开始注意人们的表情，选D。
小题19:B名词辨析。句意：我每天应用我这种意识提醒自己：面对世界时，我能尝试微笑一下。A．treatment对待，B．awareness意识，C．conclusion结论，D．achievement成就，从前面的句子：I became aware of people"s and my own,可知填aware的名词，选B
小题20:A 动词辨析。A．remind提醒，B．show展示， C．give给与，D．tell告诉，这件事提醒我，面对世界要微笑，remind sb that提醒某人某事，故选A。 |
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My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
| 小题1: | | A．advised | B．hoped | C．scheduled | D．reminded |
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| 小题2: | | A．rise up | B．come up | C．step up | D．go up |
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| 小题3: | | A．but | B．and | C．as | D．therefore |
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| 小题4: | | A．universe | B．world | C．nature | D．air |
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| 小题5: | | A．gets | B．drives | C．runs | D．jumps |
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| 小题6: | | A．costs | B．weighs | C．measures | D．sells |
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| 小题7: | | A．smaller | B．greater | C．bigger | D．smoother |
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| 小题8: | | A．rockets | B．workers | C．speakers | D．actors |
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| 小题9: | | A．off your mouth | B．out of your stomach | C．off your mind | D．out of your chest |
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| 小题10: | | A．blow | B．follow | C．glow | D．flow |
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| 小题11: | | A．gas | B．smoke | C．mist | D．steam |
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| 小题12: | | A．downward | B．upward | C．forward | D．outward |
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| 小题13: | | A．pull | B．lift | C．push | D．pressure |
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| 小题14: | | A．distance | B．degree | C．height | D．speed |
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| 小题15: | | A．ordinary | B．absolute | C．apparent | D．present |
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| 小题16: | | A．attitude | B．altitude | C．route | D．rail |
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| 小题17: | | A．puts off | B．pays off | C．takes off | D．drops off |
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| 小题18: | | A．hardest | B．easiest | C．simplest | D．biggest |
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| 小题19: | | A．while | B．if | C．unless | D．until |
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| 小题20: | | A．useless | B．careless | C．wireless | D．priceless |
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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled . Immediately my mind back many years ago.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of on my shoulder. On my that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he me over to the fireplace. Noticing the in the top of my , he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “ to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, and love, and that would always make a .
| 小题1: | | A．read | B．thought | C．turned | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．address | B．list | | C．message | D．information |
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| 小题3: | | A．brought | B．approached | | C．returned | D．traveled |
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| 小题4: | | A．magazines | B．newspapers | | C．notes | D．books |
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| 小题5: | | A．returns | B．rounds | C．trips | D．arrivals |
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| 小题6: | | A．beg | B．demand | C．tell | D．ask |
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| 小题7: | | A．Letting | B．Giving | C．Turning | D．Shaking |
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| 小题8: | | A．followed | B．led | C．watched | D．carried |
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| 小题9: | | A．hole | B．mud | C．water | D．cover |
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| 小题10: | | A．coat | B．shoe | C．sock | D．bag |
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| 小题11: | | A．pulled up | B．took in | | C．drove away | D．walked up |
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| 小题12: | | A．dressed | B．fitted | C．shared | D．comforted |
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| 小题13: | | A．never | B．already | C．ever | D．hardly |
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| 小题15: | | A．pen | B．paper | C．card | D．notebook |
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| 小题16: | | A．Do | B．Give | C．Show | D．Lend |
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| 小题17: | | A．say | B．know | C．consider | D．express |
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| 小题18: | | A．sensed | B．predicted | C．lost | D．admitted |
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| 小题19: | | A．sadness | B．challenge | C．kindness | D．intension |
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| 小题20: | | A．deal | B．fortune | C．choice | D．difference |
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“Avoid the rush hour” must be the slogan of large cities all over the world. Wherever you look, there are people, people, people. The trains which leave or arrive every few minutes are packed. The streets are so crowded; there is hardly room to move on the pavements. It takes ages for a bus to get to you because the traffic on the roads has almost come to a standstill. Even when a bus does at last arrive, it’s so full, and it can’t take any more passengers. The smallest unexpected event can bring about conditions of complete chaos. The strange thing is not that people stand these conditions, but that they actually choose them in preference to anything else.
Large modern cites are too big to control. People living there are forced by their environment to take a wholly unnatural way of life. They lost touch with the land and rhythm of nature. It is possible to live in such an air-conditioned existence in a large city that you can hardly tell the season. A few flowers in a public park may remind you that it is spring or summer. All the simple, good things of life like sunshine and fresh air are hard to find. Even the distinction between days and nights is lost.
The funny thing about it all is that you pay dearly to live in a city. The demand for accommodation is so great that it is often impossible for ordinary people to buy a house of their own. The cost of living is also very high. Just about everything you buy is likely to be more expensive than it would be in the country. Besides, the crime rate in most cities is very high. If you think about it, they’re not really fit to live in at all. Can anyone really doubt that the country is what man was born for and where he truly belongs?
小题1: According to the writer, . | A．there is a slogan in every large city all over the world | | B．the rush hour traffic is terrible in large cities of the world | | C．one should try to avoid the traffic wherever he is | | D．rush hour exists in large cities but not in small ones |
小题2: It is unusual that . | A．people can stand the conditions in the city | | B．people are used to living in a city | | C．people know little about the problems of a city | | D．people still choose to live in a city |
小题3: City people can hardly tell the seasons because . | A．there in no such thing as changes of seasons | | B．seasons change only in public parks now | | C．they live unnaturally without contact with nature | | D．the temperature changes little between seasons |
小题4:The reason for things to be more expensive in a city than elsewhere is that . | A．city people have to pay higher to live in a city | | B．there is a greater demand for things in a city | | C．things are better in a city than elsewhere | | D．people in a city are much more wealthy |
小题5: What is the passage mainly about? | A．It’s crazy to choose to live in a large city. | | B．City life can be very disagreeable. | | C．Country life is better than city life. | | D．Conditions of cities should be changed. |
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It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) injury. I had whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed me. I felt as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should , ”I thought as I moved on. , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran and decided not to in track next year. It wouldn’t be it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained . I decided to track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always in medals and victories, but in the we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, the people who don’t give up when they lose.
| 小题1: | | A．slighter | B．worse | C．earlier | D．heavier |
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| 小题2: | | A．expected | B．supposed | | C．imagined | D．doubted |
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| 小题3: | | A．late | B．eager | C．ready | D．thirsty |
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| 小题4: | | A．from behind | B．ahead of | | C．next to | D．close to |
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| 小题5: | | A．ashamed | B．astonished | | C．excited | D．frightened |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheer | B．shout | C．cry | D．noise |
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| 小题7: | | A．slow down | B．drop out | | C．go on | D．speed up |
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| 小题8: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | | C．Besides | D．However |
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| 小题9: | | A．with delight | B．with fear | | C．in pain | D．in advance |
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| 小题10: | | A．play | B．arrive | C．race | D．attend |
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| 小题11: | | A．worth | B．good | C．valuable | D．close |
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| 小题12: | | A．weaker | B．longer | C．lower | D．louder |
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| 小题13: | | A．well | B．sure | | C．surprisingly | D．strangely |
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| 小题14: | | A．while | B．when | C．as | D．since |
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| 小题15: | | A．finished | B．won | C．passed | D．lost |
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| 小题16: | | A．cheer | B．hope | C．interest | D．experience |
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| 小题17: | | A．hold on | B．turn to | | C．begin with | D．stick with |
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| 小题18: | | A．measured | B．praised | | C．tested | D．increased |
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| 小题19: | | A．sadness | B．struggles | | C．diseases | D．tiredness |
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When I was in my second year of senior high school, a girl called Jeanie in my class made a big name for herself. She had successfully the interviews for a famous women’s university in the USA.
On hearing the news, I told the girl that I her very much. Then, she at me and said the words I will never . “You can also do it! If you have , you realize them. You see, action, dreams are still dreams. If you , the dreams will come true. ”Her words gave me so much . She encouraged me to take action to achieve my dreams. From then on, I spent a lot of time an article for competitions. It was a really for me, not only for my writing but also a of my courage.
After several days’ hard work, I finished it. Even though I lacked , I still handed it in. I knew it was the only that may make my dreams come true. But day in and day out, I waiting and waiting, yet I heard nothing. I was very then.
One day, however, a classmate of mine to an English newspaper and said , “Mary, your is in the newspaper! Is that your article? ”My heart beat heavily. With shock and joy, I the newspaper. The thing I thought was had really happened.
| 小题1: | | A．begun | B．given | C．attended | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．loved | B．admired | | C．congratulated | D．thanked |
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| 小题3: | | A．smiled | B．aimed | C．laughed | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．doubt | B．understand | | C．forget | D．accept |
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| 小题5: | | A．designs | B．demands | C．actions | D．dreams |
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| 小题6: | | A．into | B．by | C．without | D．with |
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| 小题7: | | A．try | B．like | C．work | D．live |
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| 小题8: | | A．pain | B．inspiration | | C．surprise | D．advice |
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| 小题9: | | A．seeking | B．reciting | | C．reading | D．preparing |
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| 小题10: | | A．shock | B．turn | C．challenge | D．success |
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| 小题11: | | A．test | B．risk | C．part | D．reward |
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| 小题12: | | A．self-respect | B．self-confidence | | C．enthusiasm | D．dream |
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| 小题13: | | A．way | B．suggestion | | C．question | D．purpose |
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| 小题14: | | A．hated | B．kept | | C．meant | D．remembered |
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| 小题15: | | A．worried | B．surprised | | C．disappointed | D．ashamed |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．explained | C．returned | D．pointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．proudly | B．hopelessly | | C．excitedly | D．angrily |
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| 小题18: | | A．name | B．writing | C．report | D．diary |
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| 小题19: | | A．picked out | B．picked up | | C．made out | D．made up |
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| 小题20: | | A．incorrect | B．impossible | | C．interesting | D．special |
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