I always had a dream. In it, I was a little girl again, rushing about, trying to get _______for school. Deep inside I knew _______it came from. It was some unfinished_______in my life.
As a kid I loved school. Most of all I_______to receive my diploma. That seemed more_______even than getting married. But at 15, I had to _______because my parents couldn’t afford my _______. Pretty soon, I married and had three children. I thought, “There goes my diploma.” _______, I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, the youngest, had a serious heart disease, which made it impossible for her to_________in a normal classroom.
One day, I saw an ad for evening courses. “That’s the __________. Linda always feels better in the evening, so I’ll just __________ her up for night school.”
Linda was busy filling forms when the school__________ said: “Mrs. Schantz, why don’t you come back to school?”
I laughed: “There’s no __________! I’m 55!”
But he __________me and I attended class with Linda. Surprisingly, both Linda and I felt great there and my__________ steadily improved.
It was exciting, going to school again, but it was no __________. Sitting in a class full of kids was__________, even if most of them were respectful. Whenever I was down, Linda encouraged me. “Mom, you can’t __________now!” Together we made it__________.
Finally, I got my diploma with Linda and realized my __________of years.
1.A. started B. concerned C. finished D. prepared
2.A. when B. where C. how D. why
3.A. homework B. diploma C. accident D. business
4.A. required B. managed C. longed D. struggled
5.A. annoying B. incredible C. appealing D. ridiculous
6.A. drop out B. give in C. break up D. turn away
7.A. living B. teaching C. working D. schooling
8.A. As usual B. Until then C. Even so D. In fact
9.A. recover B. function C. benefit D. arrive
10.A. problem B. answer C. deal D. result
11.A. sign B. put C. call D. pick
12.A. secretary B. colleague C. employer D. referee
13.A. rush B. time C. way D. class
14.A. urged B. demanded C. persuaded D. informed
15.A. grades B. attitude C. health D. moods
16.A. fun B. game C. good D. wonder
17.A. available B. awkward C. awesome D. awful
18.A. miss B. reject C. resign D. quit
19.A. up B. out C. off D. through
20.A. dream B. ambition C. plan D. thought
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One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.
Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星） in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.
Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18，1930，Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment (入侵).
Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.
1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?
A. Because it lost its major planet status.
B. Because it disappeared in the sky.
C. Because it was discovered by an American.
D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe.
2.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh
B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy
C. Pluto’s Strange Romance
D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania
3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression.
B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.
C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory.
D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.
4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A. Pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system.
B. Pluto is much more than a planet in the solar system.
C. Pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky.
D. Pluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet.
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1.我们就不能看到很多使这一时代著名的杰作。
We would not be able to see the many great masterpieces, ________ ________ ________ this period is famous.
2.陶土罐非常脆弱，所以需要小心处理。
Clay vases are fragile and so ________ ________ ________ with care.
3.翻阅报纸的时候我发现了一篇关于福建台风的新闻报道。
________ ________ the newspaper, I found a news report about a typhoon in Fujian.
4.对女性的偏见甚至持续到今天，这让我很气愤。
I am so angry that this ________ ________ ________ continues even today.
5.大多数与会代表都赞同他的方案。
Most of the representatives in the conference ________ ________ his program.
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Far away, in a forest outside Oslo, Norway, 1,000 newly planted trees are growing. When the trees are full-size, they will be cut down and used to make paper. The paper will be used to make copies of an unusual book. The book will contain 100 stories by 100 authors written over the course of 100 years.
Scottish artist Katie Paterson began the project last year. “We’re asking one writer a year to submit a story,” Paterson said. Subject, style, and length are up to the author, However, it is 100 years later that the stories can be revealed.
What’s the point of asking authors to write stories that readers alive today will never get to enjoy? “The project is a lot about the imagination,” she says. “It’s about thinking about the future and developing an artwork that’s not just for now but for a future generation.”
Paterson got the idea for the project while drawing tree rings in a notebook. Each ring in a tree’s trunk represents one year of growth. That inspired her to create a project that ties the present with the future. The idea seemed so far that she set it aside. But a few years later, Paterson had the opportunity to take part in a program called Slow Space. Organizers were looking for projects designed to unfold over time. Paterson’s was one of three selected.
The first work for the book was completed this year. The manuscript(手稿) is being held at Oslo’s public library, where a special room house the growing collection of stories.
“More and more paper books are phased out,” Paterson says. She notes that Oslo’s library has had thousands of digital books. Hopefully, she says that she expects the future generations will be excited enough to shout, “Look! They’re paper books!”
1.What’s the purpose of the project according to Paterson?
A. Protecting the forest.
B. Setting up a library.
C. Leaving behind some paper books for future generations.
D. Encouraging more authors to create more wonderful works.
2.How did the idea of the project occur to Paterson?
A. Inspired by tree rings.
B. Inspired by the library.
C. Inspired by the ecological environment.
D. Inspired by the program of Slow Space.
3.What’s the proper meaning of the underlined part?
A. Lit up. B. Dying out. C. Coming to life. D. Passed down.
4.It can be inferred that ________.
A. the stories inside the book will remain secret until 2115
B. the stories inside the book will be selected among many
C. the book will record the biggest events during 100 years
D. the book will be held in the form of both paper and digital
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We humans are superstitious, believing that Friday the 13th is bad luck and finding a penny is good luck. Here, then, are three of the most common superstitions.
Careful with that mirror
According to folktales, breaking a mirror is sure to bring yourself seven years of bad luck. The superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors don’t just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul. That belief led old American Southerners to cover mirrors in a house when someone died, for fear that their soul might be trapped inside.
Like the number three, the number seven is often associated with luck. Seven years is a long time to be unlucky, so people have come up with solutions after breaking a mirror. These include touching a piece of the broken mirror to a tombstone or powdering the broken mirror.
Knock on wood
This phrase is designed to break away from bad luck: “Breaking that mirror didn’t bring me any trouble. Knock on wood.” The phrase may come from old tales about good spirits in trees or from an association with the Christian cross.
No umbrellas inside
…And not just because you’ll hurt someone’s eyes. Opening an umbrella indoors is supposed to bring bad luck. The origins of this belief vary from a story of an ancient woman who happened to have opened her umbrella moments before her house fell to the tale of a British prince who accepted two umbrellas from a visiting king and died within months.
1.What may bring good luck?
A. Dating on Friday the 13th. B. Knocking on wood.
C. Opening an umbrella inside. D. Breaking a mirror.
2.What should you do to drive bad luck away after breaking a mirror?
A. Hide the pieces for seven years. B. Put the pieces in a tombstone.
C. Cover the other mirrors in a house. D. Make the pieces into powder.
3.Which phrase may originate(起源) from religion?
A. Careful with that mirror. B. Knock on wood.
C. No umbrellas inside. D. Lucky number seven.
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Famous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. When Amal Clooney wears a Stella McCarney dress, sales go way up. However, one trend that seems harmless—but is actually damaging—is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with rare animals.
Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and fake animal centers. These businesspeople love the thought of sharing pictures of a star hugging a baby tiger or a whale. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim to offer rare animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to hug baby bear or to swim with dolphins. However, it has shown that many of these businessmen are breeders, dealers or exhibitors that are using Hollywood’s goodwill for their own ends.
At the recently closed Tiger Temple in Thailand, 40 dead tiger cubs(幼崽) were found in a freezer, secretly killed to make tiger wine and other folk medicine for sale on the black market. But it isn’t just the “tiger temples” that are being closed down. The number of tourist traps using word like “rescue” in their names has increased greatly in recent years.
Many businessmen continually breed the animals just so they’ll have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos to people. Of course the babies are cute but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They’ll spend the rest of their lives, sometimes decades, in small and empty cages — or even be killed.
In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes 0a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on.
Fans, tell the stars: Stay away from rare animal photos, and the animals will be grateful. Of course, you don’t have to be famous to make a difference. Whether right here at home or at a place abroad, every one of us must fight the temptation to take a photo with an elephant or hug a baby tiger.
1.The author intends to make an appeal that ________.
A. all people including stars should refuse to take photos with rare animals
B. measures should be taken to protect the rare animals
C. bans should be issued to limit celebrities’ behavior
D. warns of wild animals should be given to the public
2.It can be inferred that ________.
A. tiger wine and folk medicine made from tiger babies are sold in the supermarket
B. most of the elephants in Asia are treated well in camps
C. people are attracted to amusement parks and fake animal centers where celebrities share photos
D. when the baby animals that take photos with tourists grow up, they will be set free
3.Businessmen use the following tricks to make profits EXCEPT ________.
A. in the name of rescuing rare animals
B. take advantage of famous people to take photos with animals
C. claim to offer rare animals safety
D. protection of rare animals
4.Which of the following do you think is the best title?
A. Tell stars to stop!
B. Be careful when sharing photos on media!
C. No sale, no killing!
D. Rescue the endangered animals!
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As a Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more graceful.
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