15．New Year's Day was coming．My mother and I decided to visit my   （36）D  in Wales．When traveling through a highway，we felt  （37）C  and were eager to eat．We noticed a road sign   （38）C   to a town called Bend．Thinking that we might buy something to eat there，we turned off the highway and   （39）D   to the local hotel．Lunch was   （40）C．We were advised to go to a small   （41）Arun by volunteers，where we might still be served with small meals．（42）C，the shop had exactly what we were looking for．We   （43）A some dishes and enjoyed them．（44）A，e left for the final leg of our day's journey．
The moment we arrived within mobile phone range（范围），（45）B  phone lit up with lots of messages．Nearly all of our relatives called to tell us that Mum had left her  （46）C  behind at a shop．
（47）D  we left the small town，a volunteer at the shop had   （48）A  Mum's phone，dialed her stored numbers and written down my aunt's   （49）B．She then went straight to the post office to  （50）C  Mum's phone in an Express （快递） Post bag so it would  （51）B   us before the festival．（52）C，she didn't mention any cost we should pay．
The next day Mum  （53）C her phone．Not only did she have her phone back through a fast delivery，but far more importantly we felt that we belonged to a （54）A  family outside of our own．This experience impressed me a lot and restored my（55）Bin human kindness．

36．A．brother	B．grandmother	C．father	D．aunt
37．A．angry	B．nervous	C．hungry	D．anxious
38．A．moving	B．adding	C．pointing	D．turning
39．A．returned	B．walked	C．flew	D．drove
40．A．ready	B．delicious	C．over	D．healthy
41．A．shop	B．hotel	C．restaurant	D．station
42．A．Usually	B．Obviously	C．Luckily	D．Strangely
43．A．ordered	B．sold	C．filled	D．presented
44．A．Satisfied	B．Inspired	C．Interested	D．Worried
45．A．her	B．my	C．their	D．his
46．A．handbag	B．purse	C．phone	D．hat
47．A．Since	B．As	C．Before	D．After
48．A．found	B．bought	C．hidden	D．stolen
49．A．number	B．address	C．name	D．age
50．A．sell	B．keep	C．send	D．copy
51．A．leave	B．reach	C．help	D．touch
52．A．Otherwise	B．Instead	C．However	D．Therefore
53．A．returned	B．changed	C．received	D．lost
54．A．caring	B．funny	C．healthy	D．strict
55．A．idea	B．faith	C．view	D．aim

14．I grew up poor-living with six brothers，my father and a wonderful mother．We had （36）Cmoney and few worldly goods，but plenty of love and attention．I was（37）Band energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was，he could （38）D afford a dream．
My dream was to be a（39）A．When I was sixteen，I could crush a baseball，throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball．I was also（40）D：my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis，who（41）Dme the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular（42）Awith him changed my life forever．
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer（43）B．This meant a chance for my first income-cash for a new bike and new clothes，and the（44）Aof savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting，and I wanted to （45）Cat it．
Then I realized I would have to（46）Csummer baseball to handle the work schedule，and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing．I was（47）Babout this．
When I told Coach Jarvis，he was as（48）Bas I expected him to be．"You have your whole life to work，"he said．"Your（49）Adays are limited．You can't afford to waste them．"
I stood before him with my head（50）D，trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth（51）B his disappointment in me．
"How much are you going to make at this job？"he demanded．
"3.25 an hour，"I replied．
"Well，is 3.25 an hour the price of a（52）C？"he asked．
That（53）Claid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to（54）Athat summer，and within the year I was offered a 20，000contract．IsignedwiththeDenverBroncosin1984for 1.7 million，and bought my mother the（55）Dof my dreams．

36．A．some	B．no	C．little	D．much
37．A．lovely	B．happy	C．angry	D．noisy
38．A．only	B．ever	C．almost	D．still
39．A．sportsman	B．coach	C．doctor	D．teacher
40．A．surprised	B．satisfied	C．hopeful	D．lucky
41．A．trained	B．asked	C．told	D．taught
42．A．incident	B．story	C．moment	D．match
43．A．camp	B．job	C．holiday	D．course
44．A．start	B．cause	C．need	D．amount
45．A．stand	B．call	C．jump	D．look
46．A．take out	B．cut off	C．give up	D．put on
47．A．excited	B．anxious	C．curious	D．disappointed
48．A．puzzled	B．mad	C．regretful	D．discouraged
49．A．playing	B．working	C．learning	D．shining
50．A．shaking	B．nodding	C．holding	D．hanging
51．A．feeling	B．facing	C．suffering	D．expressing
52．A．chance	B．game	C．dream	D．life
53．A．offer	B．price	C．question	D．order
54．A．sports	B．study	C．homework	D．business
55．A．clothes	B．bike	C．goods	D．house

13．Directions：Write an English composition in 70-90words according to the instructions given below in English．
This is part of a letter you receive from your English friend，Tom．

Now write a letter to Tom，
•telling him how you spend your summer holiday．
•explaining why you are going to do that．
•asking him for some advice．
Write your letter in the name of Lihua，not your real name，on your answer sheet．Parts of the letter have been written for you．

12．Last Wednesday as my flight landed in New York，I didn't notice that one of my earbuds was not like the other （see the photo to the right）．
I've never had an ear infection（感染）or even an earache in my（21）Blife，yet over the next few days，I felt a dull and sometimes sharp pain in my ear-especially when sleeping on my（22）Aside．
Over the weekend，I tried to use a Q-Tip（棉签）on my left ear，but it wouldn't go in．It hurt a lot.23）D，I could still use these earbuds，because the left one was now noticeably（24）Cthan the right one．
I'm ashamed to25）Cthat it took me until Sunday to understand what now seems to have been obvious：The missing part of the earbud was（26）Ain my ear，thus the ear ached．
I just couldn't believe it was in my ear because I could27）Djust fine．I wasn't in that much pain，（28）Bnot all the time．I asked my Facebook friends if such a thing was（29）A：Could I really have a piece of rubber in my ear and not really（30）Bit？Friends all suggested that I need medical attention as soon as possible．One said he was nearly deaf in one ear，due to not dealing with an ear injury（31）Denough．
With that in mind，I walked unwillingly to the clinic（诊所）on Monday night．Sure enough，the nurse found the earbud tip in my left ear．Three times，she tried to dig it out，causing much（32）C．Three times，she failed，before the clinic sent me home33）Aa note suggesting I see an ENT（ear，nose，and throat）specialist as soon as possible．
So I（34）Can ENT clinic this morning-with no small amount of nervousness after what I'd gone through last night．However，I was in excellent hands．The doctor（35）Bme I had nothing to worry about．
After taking a photo of the earbud tip，he had another doctor remove it．It took only three seconds，and was totally painless．Victory at last!

21．A．future	B．whole	C．public	D．private
22．A．left	B．other	C．opposite	D．different
23．A．Naturally	B．Obviously	C．Terribly	D．Strangely
24．A．lighter	B．bigger	C．shorter	D．thicker
25．A．guess	B．agree	C．admit	D．remind
26．A．stuck	B．stopped	C．placed	D．saved
27．A．rest	B．sleep	C．play	D．hear
28．A．at most	B．at least	C．at last	D．at first
29．A．possible	B．funny	C．common	D．special
30．A．report	B．notice	C．take	D．move
31．A．carefully	B．suddenly	C．patiently	D．quickly
32．A．sadness	B．danger	C．discomfort	D．change
33．A．with	B．for	C．in	D．on
34．A．introduced	B．checked	C．approached	D．considered
35．A．blamed	B．promised	C．warned	D．guided

11．Rose was a clerk in a company．（36）D  of fighting and struggling，she wanted to give up．Her father，a chef，took her to the （37）C，filled three pots with water and placed the fire （38）A   high．Soon the three pots came to a（n） （39）C．In one he placed carrots，in the second he placed eggs，and in （40）B  he placed ground coffee beans．In half an hour，he walked （41）B  to the stove（火炉） and turned off the fire．（42）D  around to her，he asked．"Darling，what do you see？"

"Carrots，eggs，and coffee，"she replied．
Ten  （3）D   minutes later，he brought her closer and asked her to  （44）A   the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and  （45）A   it．After pulling off the shell，she observed the hard-boiled egg．Finally，he asked her to drink the coffee slowly．She made an unhappy  （46）B   because of the strength of the coffee．
She asked，"What does it mean，Father？"
He explained，"Each of them faced the same  （47）C，212degrees of boiling water．However，each  （48）A  differently．The carrot went in strong and hard．But after （49）D  boiling water，it softened and became weak．The egg was fragile（易碎的）．A thin outer shell （50）B   a liquid（液体） center．But after sitting through the boiling water，its  （51）C  became hardened．The coffee beans are  （52）A，however．After they were in the boiling water，it became stronger and richer．"
"（53）D   are you？"he asked his daughter，"When a situation （54）A   you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck knocks on your door，how do you （55）C   that？Are you a carrot，an egg，or a coffee bean？"

36．A．Sure	B．Ashamed（惭愧的）	C．Lack	D．Tired
37．A．cafe	B．company	C．kitchen	D．restaurant
38．A．on	B．at	C．in	D．of
39．A．end	B．stop	C．boil	D．conclusion
40．A．other	B．the last	C．another	D．the latter
41．A．off	B．over	C．out	D．round
42．A．Coming	B．Showing	C．Walking	D．Turning
43．A．few	B．fewer	C．many	D．more
44．A．feel	B．cook	C．smell	D．wash
45．A．break	B．cut	C．touch	D．eat
46．A．decision	B．expression	C．discovery	D．experiment
47．A．outcome	B．experience	C．situation	D．environment
48．A．reacted	B．played	C．recorded	D．functioned
49．A．taking on	B．adding to	C．pouring out	D．going through
50．A．formed	B．protected	C．covered	D．strengthened
51．A．surface	B．shell	C．inside	D．outside
52．A．different	B．bitter（苦的）	C．common	D．ordinary
53．A．Who	B．What	C．How	D．Which
54．A．where	B．what	C．which	D．that
55．A．succeed in	B．suffer from	C．respond to	D．do with

10．It has been 3years since John died in an accident．He was my big brother who（36）B looked after me when I was young．I am （37）Atoday for all of the special times we had as running partners，and times（38）D driving to different races，where we had so many （39）C about life in general．I （40）B these talks terribly at this time of the year．
However，I am so happy he （41）C with me the （42）Bof his faith．He was always so（43）D to people，and I had been with him many times （44）Awe pulled over to help someone in need，sharing a smile and helping them get back（45）B the road．So I was not （6）D when he told me of the time when he was （47）A in college．It was the end of the month．To make matters worse，it was Friday and he had no （48）A in his pocket for the weekend．Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to （49）B my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others （50）C helping yourself．
On his way home from classes that day，as he was driving along，he noticed a guy ahead of him （51）Dhis lumber （木材） all over the road as he turned the corner．John （52）D right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck．The guy was so thankful and （53）B his hand to Mark，and in it was one hundred dollars．John couldn't believe his （54）C．He told him that was unnecessary but the man （55）A and off he drove．
I still think of John sitting there telling me that story，with tears in his eyes，and how faithful he was．

36．A．hardly	B．always	C．sometimes	D．never
37．A．thankful	B．successful	C．cheerful	D．hopeful
38．A．spared	B．wasted	C．saved	D．spent
39．A．questions	B．arguments	C．conversations	D．differences
40．A．remember	B．miss	C．keep	D．fear
41．A．offered	B．told	C．shared	D．had
42．A．record	B．story	C．belief	D．secret
43．A．careful	B．grateful	C．powerful	D．helpful
44．A．when	B．while	C．until	D．because
45．A．for	B．on	C．in	D．from
46．A．pleased	B．worried	C．excited	D．surprised
47．A．still	B．yet	C．even	D．never
48．A．money	B．food	C．paper	D．key
49．A．change	B．see	C．attend	D．persuade
50．A．explains	B．follows	C．means	D．agrees
51．A．carry	B．place	C．arrange	D．lose
52．A．pushed	B．moved	C．walked	D．pulled
53．A．raised	B．offered	C．held	D．shook
54．A．mind	B．ears	C．eyes	D．feeling
55．A．insisted	B．apologized	C．regretted	D．complained

9．A gap year is a time out to travel between life stages．It is also known as a time off and a year out，（35）Bto a period of time （not necessarily 12months） in which people slip away from curricular education or work and （36）Cactivities such as travelling，volunteering or working abroad．
Nigel Portman，a love of travelling，began with his"gap year"in high spirits．In common with many other British teenagers，he chose to take a year out before setting（37）Ato study for his degree．After doing various jobs to（38）Bsome money，he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures，visiting America and Asia．The more adventurous the young persons，the （39）Cthe challenge they are likely to （40）B themselves for the gap year，and for some，like Nigel，it can （41）Ain a thirst for adventure．
Now that his university course has（42）Ato an end，Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him（43）D around the world．What's more，he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are（44）Dby natural energy．In other words，he'll be（45）Amostly on bicycles and his own legs； and when there's an ocean to cross，he won't be taking a（46）Bcut by climbing aboard a plane，he'll be joining the crew a sailing ship  （47）C．
As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way，Nigel hopes to（48）Con to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea．
For Nigel，gap year travelling is personal development and exciting adventures．He will come home with broadened horizons and a new confidence in（49）D he is capable of．
If you want to find a new skill，develop a passion，make friends and have adventures while travelling，gap year will do offer something for you!

35．A．calling	B．referring	C．naming	D．pointing
36．A．undergraduate	B．undercover	C．undertake	D．understand
37．A．down	B．up	C．in	D．on
38．A．achieve	B．raise	C．advance	D．win
39．A．stronger	B．wider	C．greater	D．deeper
40．A．put	B．set	C．aim	D．place
41．A．result	B．lead	C．cause	D．create
42．A．come	B．turned	C．reached	D．brought
43．A．just	B．complete	C．whole	D．right
44．A．pulled	B．charged	C．forced	D．powered
45．A．relying	B．using	C．attempting	D．trying
46．A．quick	B．short	C．brief	D．swift
47．A．anyway	B．alike	C．instead	D．otherwise
48．A．leave	B．keep	C．pass	D．give
49．A．who	B．which	C．that	D．what

8．Sammy was a good boy．He was good at his studies and kind to everyone．Grown-ups as well as other boys．（36）B him very much．But that made （37）Aboy named Timmy jealous．
Unlike Sammy，Timmy was not good at his （38）C and always liked to play during school hours．He always tried to put Sammy （39）A and spoke ill of him before other kids in the class．But （40）C he did，Sammy's grades kept getting better and better．
On his birthday，Sammy got a nice （41）A as a gift．When Timmy saw it，he was jealous of Sammy．He （42）C Sammy，"Hey，where did you get that？"Sammy replied，"My parents gave it to me as a birthday （43）B．"
Timmy was angry and jealous．He seldom （44）B any presents from his parents．When everyone had gone out from the classroom，Timmy （45）DSammy's bag and took out his pen．Then he hid it inside his （46）Cand went out．When Sammy came back and couldn't （47）D his pen，he told his teacher about it．There was a hunt for the （48）A pen．It was in Timmy's bag．
The （49）B teacher asked，"Now Timmy，what do you have to say about it？"Timmy was in tears．He had nothing to say．When Sammy saw Timmy （50）A，he had mercy on the boy．The kind boy asked his teacher not to （51）D any action against Timmy．This opened Timmy's eyes．He asked for （52）C from his teacher and Sammy．From that day on，he became （53）B with Sammy．Gradually，Timmy changed himself to be as （54）Das Sammy．
Though hurt by Timmy，Sammy gave him back only love （55）C．This is how we should also treat our enemies．One day，our behaviour may just change them for the better．

36．A．thanked	B．loved	C．hated	D．ignored
37．A．another	B．other	C．neither	D．either
38．A．poems	B．activities	C．studies	D．interests
39．A．down	B．out	C．in	D．up
40．A．wherever	B．however	C．whatever	D．whoever
41．A．pen	B．toy	C．book	D．radio
42．A．told	B．ordered	C．asked	D．interviewed
43．A．prize	B．gift	C．award	D．reward
44．A．bought	B．received	C．made	D．sent
45．A．closed	B．pushed	C．fired	D．opened
46．A．pocket	B．wallet	C．bag	D．room
47．A．attract	B．break	C．catch	D．find
48．A．missing	B．remaining	C．changing	D．developing
49．A．amused	B．annoyed	C．puzzled	D．pleased
50．A．cry	B．shout	C．quarrel	D．scream
51．A．do	B．play	C．have	D．take
52．A．praise	B．respect	C．forgiveness	D．explanation
53．A．classmates	B．friends	C．enemies	D．neighbours
54．A．happy	B．bad	C．upset	D．good
55．A．by chance	B．in turn	C．in return	D．on time

7．Learning is a continuous process of life．We all learn from（36）Dthings in life．One of the things that（37）Ame recently is what I learned from turtles（海龟）．
Turtles could teach a vast number of people a lot about reaching goals．（38）C，have you ever watched a turtle making its way to a stream？The turtle（39）Bwhere it is going； in other words，it has set a goal．Many people（40）Ago through life with no specific goal in mind．They seem to weave back and forth because their life direction seems to（41）Din relation to whatever influences them at that time．
Turtles，on the other hand，have a goal in mind easily（42）Cif you take time to watch them．The turtle has only one（43）B．No matter how long it（44）Athem，they will do everything they can to reach their goal．
    （45）D，the turtle may be slow．（46）Cthe turtle keeps going．Each step they take，no matter how small，they keep taking it（47）Bto their destination．The turtle never（48）Ca step or breaks into a run．The reason is that turtles have a better sense of the（49）A of  taking small steps over and over again to reach the final victory．
The（50）Dthing about turtles is that they have a hard shell．The significance of this shell is to help them（51）Bthemselves from anything that may attack them．And，as the turtles taught me，we also need to develop a hard shell against those that would want us to（52）C   
Finally，the turtle told me that the greatest characteristic to possess in reaching a goal is（53）B．No matter what the obstacle（障碍）is，there is a （n） （54）Caround it．No matter how many times one is（55）Dby negativity there is strength in conviction（坚定的信念）．

36．A．unusual	B．important	C．practical	D．different
37．A．impressed	B．worried	C．disturbed	D．aroused
38．A．As a result	B．In other words	C．For example	D．Above all
39．A．wonders	B．knows	C．forgets	D．guesses
40．A．unfortunately	B．regularly	C．seriously	D．peacefully
41．A．delay	B．stretch	C．follow	D．change
42．A．examined	B．explained	C．observed	D．monitored
43．A．idea	B．goal	C．wish	D．guide
44．A．takes	B．affects	C．wastes	D．annoys
45．A．Anyway	B．Otherwise	C．Thus	D．Sure
46．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．Or
47．A．higher	B．closer	C．farther	D．straighter
48．A．reject	B．moves	C．skips	D．seeks
49．A．necessity	B．possibility	C．creativity	D．difficulty
50．A．rest	B．last	C．extra	D．other
51．A．remove	B．protect	C．prevent	D．separate
52．A．compete	B．continue	C．fall	D．judge
53．A．honesty	B．perseverance	C．bravery	D．generosity
54．A．edge	B．hole	C．path	D．entrance
55．A．praised	B．blamed	C．inspired	D．stopped．

6．Have you ever heard about the sign posted on a farmer's fence？A  36B and ugly bull you can imagine（37）A0n the other side of the fence．The sign is intended to strike（38）Binto the hearts of trespassers（非法侵者）．It reads"Don't attempt to（39）Cthis field unless you can do it in 9.9 seconds．The bull can do it in 10!"
      Don't try to cross that field unless you are（40）D!And isn't it the way it is in our life？We have to be ready when the opportunity（41）Dor else，we will have little chance of（42）B．
     Six-grade school teacher Ms Shelton（43）Creadiness．Her students（44）Bre-member how she walked in on the first day of class and  began writing（45）D0f the eighth grade on the blackboard．They immediately protested that the words were too（46）Cto learn well．
     Their teacher （47）Dthat the students could learn these words well．She said that she would teach them something useful．ahead of time and the students could be above the ordinary level if they were prepared for new things．Ms Shelton ended by （48）Bthat one of the students in the classroom could achieve（49）C，maybe even president some day．She just wanted，to（50）Athem for that day．
      It was a great（51）Cfor to  know that one of her students，Jesse Jackson made much progress，reached a（52）Bgoal and even became very famous in the world．She believed that good luck belonged to the person who had been prepared（53）C
     Ralph Waldo Emerson once said，"People only see what they are prepared to see．"If that's （54）B，then it is also true that they only become what they are prepared to become．Let's get ready for our work，（55）Cand everything in the future．

36．A．weak	B．strong	C．stupid	D．young
37．A．lives	B．awakes	C．seems	D．sleeps
38．A．curiosity	B．fear	C．desire	D．courage
39．A．cut	B．walk	C．cross	D．enter
40．A．guarded	B．accompanied	C．armed	D．prepared
41．A．rises	B．raises	C．arouses	D．arises
42．A．dream	B．success	C．wealth	D．failure
43．A．put down	B．took on	C．believed in	D．got back
44．A．hurriedly	B．clearly	C．strangely	D．rapidly
45．A．poems	B．proverbs	C．questions	D．words
46．A．interesting	B．easy	C．complicated	D．strange
47．A．admitted	B．begged	C．complained	D．insisted
48．A．suggesting	B．predicting	C．forgetting	D．pretending
49．A．peace	B．independence	C．greatness	D．freedom
50．A．prepare	B．teach	C．make	D．have
51．A．joke	B．sadness	C．joy	D．hobby
52．A．small	B．high	C．final	D．practical
53．A．in a hurry	B．one by one	C．with great care	D．in turn
54．A．interesting	B．correct	C．wrong	D．secret
55．A．safety	B．fun	C．life	D．unit．