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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
People around me always told me that I could dance,because it was a girl's sport.
But I never gave up my____ of becoming a dancing star.I practiced secretly,learning from books,movies,and shows.However,without my parents support,it seemed impossible to reach.
One summer,my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons.I immediately asked my parents for permission to take her to the lessons.What a ____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon,I was practicing a new dance in my room,when Maggie walked in.
"What's the matter ,Maggie?"I stopped dancing.
"Denis,you're a great dancer!Can you help me?"
"What is it?"I wondered.
"There will be a dancing performance in my school,but the boys think I'm slow,and ____of them wants to be my partner.Could you dance with me for it?"She looked at me anxiously.
"You can be a good dancer!"I encouraged her."Let's show those people that they have been wrong all along."
In the following months,we practiced every evening,hiding from my parents.I was having a fantastic time and soon Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance.As the music began,I took a deep breath and tried to calm down.we moved____,shining with pride.From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we were successful.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my father coming towards me.He put his hand on my shoulder."Well
done ,son.Though it is hard for me to admit it,it seems that you really ____this stage.Go for itand make us proud."
I'd been waiting for this moment for so long.I knew that the road ahead was going to be easy,but I wouldn't give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
1.A.work B. dream C.answer D.message
2.A.wonderful B.funny C.similar D.strange
3.A.all B. both C.neither D.none
4.A.shy B.bored C.nervous D.angry
5.A.politely B.perfectly C. quietly D.carefully
6.A.stood on B.put on C.fell into D.belonged to
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
I was 23 before my first novel appeared in the bookshops. It had been a challenge to find a publisher who would even look at it. As soon as they heard that it was about teenagers and their problems, they just weren’t interested.
_____ one of them read it and loved the way I try to show the funny side of any difficult situation. I’m quite____ teenagers now, and some even say hello when they see me in the street.
I’m not sure where my stories come from—that’s like asking people to tell you where their dreams come from. Some writers get ____ from other writers’ work they’ve read, but I keep a notebook and I put down interesting things I notice wherever I go. Those things come into my stories.
I write full time now and I love it, but it’s hard work. I write everything out by hand, and after I’ve corrected it, I type it on my computer. I’m OK at ____ and I’ve done some pictures for my books, but one day I met a professional artist, John Brookes, who now does most of them and they’re a great improvement on my efforts.
Recently one of my books was made into a film, which was an exciting experience. I didn’t write the dialogue between the characters—other writers did that very well. I visited while they were filming and I sometimes feel like____ improvement, but in the end I just let them do what they wanted. I must say I was pleased with the book they chose to film, but thought it was a _____ they made so many changes to the story.
1.A. Actually B. Finally C. Especially D. Immediately
2.A. familiar with B. similar to C. popular with D. thankful to
3.A. advice B. news C. reviews D. ideas
4.A. drawing B. acting C. copying D. editing
5.A. showing B. suggesting C. noticing D. achieving
6.A. joke B. chance C. shame D. surprise
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的词或词语完成短文)
Hello, everyone, welcome to our Chitchat. In last week's Chitchat, we asked our readers if they could re-select their major--the main subject of study in college, which one they would pick. Here are some of their ideas.
If I got do-over(重来), I will make a change
＠Jim Zhang
If I got do-over I would choose _____ . I’m really fond of teaching kids. Honestly, I had no idea about what I wanted to do or what I really liked even after graduation. Three years later, I realized that it was a great loss of time to think too much about what I should do, because what I really need is doing it with all heart and keeping on. Unfortunately, I was too young to realize that at that time.
If I got do-over, I will ______.
＠Agatha
I can get do-over, I would choose my original major. For me, majoring in mathematics was_____ . Proving mathematical theories in words was crazy. However, it is mathematics that makes me have strong logical thinking. The biggest pity about my major is that I didn't try as hard as I should. In a word, I don't regret choosing mathematics as my major but I regret not learning it better and further. Do-over is not in my list
＠tina
____ , I don' t regret my choice. As an English teacher, sometimes it's hard to improve students' English level. But when I see great progress that students have made, I feel really content. Anyway, every field needs_______ For students, being good at English is not the only way to success. I' m really pleased with their progress, even not in English learning. Then why should I choose my major again?
@5EEF
I majored in geography science which needs outgoing study and research in the original environment where haven't been explored at all. Excitement, danger, coldness, hotness as well as uncertainty, always surround us, however it's also unforgettable and we met the things others would _______do.
1.A. advertisement B. economy C. education D. medicine
2.A. work harder B. speak louder C. wait longer D. think deeper
3.A. amusing B. different C. necessary D. difficult
4.A. What's more B. After all C. In fact D. By the way
5.A. conclusions B. talents C. advantages D. resources
6.A. never B. also C. always D. recently
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two _________ and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They ________ live far from their parents because they want to find ________ jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday, such as the national day.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it’s important for young people to ______ on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work _______ their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to _______ money for their own use.
1.A.penfriends B.relatives C.friends D.parents
2.A.finally B.usually C.kindly D.happily
3.A.angry B.careful C.hard D.good
4.A.decide B.make C.have D.keep
5.A.above B.around C.before D.between
6.A.do B.buy C.give D.make
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）
A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn't study at all. He became more and more ______.
But he was never absent from Professor Yang's biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully, never ______ whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.
Once he put a ______ in the homework he handed in, saying: "Professor, it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?"
That day Professor Yang invited the young student to his home after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with food on it. They drank ______ over their meal.
When they became half drunk, the professor took out a small potato that was sprouting(发芽的). "Do you know how much this costs?" he asked the young man. "It's soft but poisonous (有毒的) . Nobody will take it even if it's ______ . He then threw the potato away.
The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the size of a football and quite round. "This potato is organic(有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of ______. It is in high demand and quite expensive."
The young man was impressed by what he'd heard. "Be such a potato," said the professor.
1.A. surprised B. confident C. upset D. attractive
2.A. caring about B. playing with C. getting ready for D. depending on
3.A. coin B. note C. ticket D. menu
4.A. luckily B. sadly C. worriedly D. happily
5.A. free B. beautiful C. expensive D. safe
6.A. money B. exhibition C. pollution D. health
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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):
1.A. smile B. shout C. move D. sleep
2.A. What’s more B. On average C. For example D. After all
3.A. unusual B. common C. necessary D. stupid
4.A. smile B. shout C. move D. sleep
5.A. What’s more B. On average C. For example D. After all
6.A. unusual B. common C. necessary D. stupid
7.A. familiar to B. different from C. similar to D. connected with
8.A. generally B. actually C. hardly D. possibly
9.A. Clothes B. Manners C. Size and location D. Time and temperature
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文): (共12分)
I was cute, active, happy…until that day when I was 15 months old. I had a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it. The doctor said if the eye was taken out, my face would become out of _______, so my scarred（有疤痕的）, blind and grey eye lived on with me.
People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or ________ played jokes on me. When the kids played games, I was always the “bad guy”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It helped me move on in life.
As a child, I told myself, “Be careful or I will fall down or knock into something because I am not looking.” As a teenager, I always looked down to hide my shame, but I found that people liked me when sometimes I held my head up high.
In high school I was even made monitor, but outside I still felt like a freak（怪物）. All I really wanted was to look like ________. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the love that is inside.” That is ________ Mom taught me pride.
Mom’s love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt. ________ I was able to look people in the eye. I learned not only to appreciate(欣赏) myself but to have love for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its ________. The gift she gave me lives on in my children.
1.A. fashion B. order C. shape D. date
2.A. still B. even C. almost D. hardly
3.
A. something special B. something new
C. someone strange D. everyone else
4.A. when B. why C. how D. where
5.A. Especially B. Immediately C. Finally D. Suddenly
6.A. power B. promise C. energy D. secret
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）
It was my first week in Kansas City, the USA. My friend, Sharon, asked me whether I'd like to try McDonald's for a quick lunch. So, we went. American fast food is quite popular in China, so I could_______ pick something that I used to have in Beijing-a super burger, a coke and French fries, though the names of the food were in English.________, the burger was much bigger than what I had back home. I thought to myself, after all, most Americans are bigger than Chinese. They must need more for lunch.
With my lunch set in front of me, I wanted some tomato sauce to_______my French fries, so I went to the waiter and asked him for some tomato sauce.
"What?" he looked puzzled. "Tomato sauce?"
I started to feel uncertain. I had studied English for six years. He should be able to understand me without any problems. Maybe, it was not called "tomato sauce" here, I________.
"I'm not sure what you call that thing," I tried again, "but it's American food, and you put tomato sauce on everything."
"Sorry , Miss," he said, shaking his head, "but we don't have tomato sauce here. Never have."
I walked back to Sharon and asked her the question. She smiled and asked me to wait for a moment. A few minutes later, she came back with several packages that I had asked for. So, they never used the________ packages for the tomato sauce. Oh, no, it's written right there, "Ketchup".
"What's the difference between Ketch-up and the tomato sauce?" I asked.
"I don't know________we call it this name," replied Sharon. "Never thought about it."
Sharon's smile suddenly made me realize that the difference between Ketch-up and the tomato sauce lay not so much in the food itself as in our different cultures.
1.A.carefully B.happily C.easily D.hardly
2.A.To my surprise B.For example C.In addition D.In this way
3.A.compete B.match C.mix D.cook
4.A.wondered B.believed C.agreed D.apologized
5.A.expensive B.attractive C.natural D.same
6.A.how B.where C.why D.when
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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文):
The word that has changed the world
Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are ________ apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.
Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(被禁止的) fruit in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away from the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they left the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and became the ancestors(祖先) of all of us. This is the ________ of our world.
In the Autumn of 1665, there was a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. ________ this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really surprised and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to ________ what science was at that time.
And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones can be found ________ in the street. Young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech(技术) product. Don’t you think that apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. ________ he has died, people remember him and miss him. It is because he made our life more colorful and amazing.
1.A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.A. top B. beginning C. disaster D. end
3.A. Because of B. In favour of C. Instead of D. With the help of
4.A. watch B. talk C. share D. know
5.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. everywhere D. anywhere
6.A. However B. Although C. Since D. Unless
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) : (12分)
In October, 1492 Christopher Columbus found a new world. It was later called America.
In 1620, the first settlers ________ North America from England. They landed and began to build themselves huts. But they were not yet ready to live in such a ________ place. During their first winter in the new land, poor food, hard work and cold weather ________ a lot of early settlers.
One spring morning in 1621, an Indian came to the small village of the settlers and told them in a(n) ________ way who he was. Later he brought his friends. He gave presents to the English and offered them help. The Indians taught the English how to ________ food. The settlers had a good harvest that year.
The settlers believed in God. They decided to ________ God for this fine harvest. From then on, the last Thursday of November became Thanksgiving Day.
1.A. arrived in B. arrived at C. got D. came
2.A. nice B. wild C. safe D. pleasant
3.A. hurt B. damaged C. harmed D. killed
4.A. rude B. friendly C. unkind D. gentle
5.A. make B. eat C. grow D. produce
6.A. tell B. think of C. see D. thank