I lived on a farm with my parents and my elder brothers and sisters when I was a little boy. We had the 36 to play and run wherever we wanted to go.

We often 37 games just by pretending we were cowboys. Sometimes we played hide-and-seek. One of us would 38 and the others would come and find him. I remember one 39 I hid behind some old wood in the cottage. All was 40 . I couldn’t hear a sound, just the wind 41 . The situation became tense (紧张的) 42 the possibility of someone finding me, and the longer I 43 , the more tense I became. 44 , I heard footsteps coming down the yard. My 45 beat fast and I stood 46 , frozen like a block of ice. I saw my brother getting closer and closer. When he saw me, he laughed 47 , shouting at the top of his voice so that 48 could hear him say, “Eh, I’ve   49 our Tommy!” I can still see the 50 on his face today. Afterwards he said he didn’t think I would hide there. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Why, it’s a good place, isn’t it?”

I don’t have any 51 of these events, just memories, as we had no camera at that time. 52 it was a long time ago, I can see them now as if they 53 yesterday.

Now I live in town on a busy street. My girls don’t have the freedom that we   54 have to run off down the road and play whatever they want. Anyway, is it 55   to let children out of sight these days?

1.                A．right           B．freedom        C．pride D．confidence

2.                A．set up          B．worked out      C．helped out    D．made up

3.                A．disappear       B．leave           C．hide D．run

4.                A．thing           B．time           C．place D．period

5.                A．silent          B．beautiful        C．dark D．colorful

6.                A．flying          B．flowing         C．blowing   D．changing

7.                A．because of      B．except for       C．according to   D．instead of

8.                A．expected       B．slept           C．waited   D．moved

9.                A．In time         B．At last          C．At times  D．Once again

10.               A．hand          B．mind           C．face  D．heart

11.               A．hard           B．still            C．tall   D．straight

12.               A．softly          B．sadly           C．loudly D．confusedly

13.               A．nobody        B．someone       C．anyone    D．everyone

14.               A．attracted       B．found          C．met  D．touched

15.               A．look           B．color          C．feel  D．spirit

16.               A．notes          B．proofs         C．photos    D．diaries

17.               A．Because        B．Although       C．Unless D．As

18.               A．appeared       B．showed        C．existed    D．happened

19.               A．ought to        B．used to         C．had to D．set to

20.               A．funny          B．bad            C．safe  D．strange

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  1   everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  2   there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to          3    people feel like that.” My father asked me  4   I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied．A   5   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  6   a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   7   as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  8  . Many people were  9   that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  10   I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my  11   to start my own company and leave my secure（无忧虑的）position after

  12   a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  13   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a  14   to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   15  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  16   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  17  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately  18  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  19  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several   20   engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

1．A．rise                       B．blow                  C．put                      D．raise

2．A．left                       B．came                  C．arrived                 D．slipped

3．A．get                       B．hope                  C．make                   D．cheer

4．A．that                      B．what                  C．which                  D．if

5．A．dream                   B．idea                    C．girl                      D．speaker

6．A．After                    B．Before                C．Because               D．While

7．A．beginning              B．working             C．acting                  D．regarding

8．A．life                       B．love                   C．income                 D．career

9．A．disappointed          B．moved                C．surprised              D．delighted

10．A．when                  B．why                   C．if                         D．how

11．A．plan                    B．promise              C．decision               D．mind

12．A．attending             B．joining                C．entering                D．holding

13．A．newspaper           B．book                  C．report                  D．speech

14．A．day                     B．second               C．week                   D．moment

15．A．help                    B．job                     C．god                      D．company

16．A．everything           B．anything             C．nothing                D．something

17．A．alive                    B．dead                   C．missing                D．born

18．A．examined             B．searched             C．checked               D．tested

19．A．help                    B．harm                  C．income                 D．money

20．A．selling                 B．speaking             C．writing                 D．listening

A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．

Katharine Collins, a second-year college student

The course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher．

We do about four assignments （作业） each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback （反馈） after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in．There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might improve．

????????????? Lee Millington, a creative-writing student

I choose the courses because of its reputation．There is a lack of one-to-one teaching．I would like personalized feedback from an expert in my field of writing．Some of the lectures have been quite helpful but they try to use too many different styles of writing．For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels．

I think there is too much attention paid to sharing our work in workshops and giving each other feedback．I think there should be more time given to actual teaching, rather than to feedback from people who are at a similar level to me．

????????????? Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Ella, 16

When I work independently, I feel I have more freedom to develop my ideas and come up with more original viewpoints．The price of university will still be worth it to get the qualifications （资格证书） necessary for better jobs．

Tyier, 16

????????????? Although the cost of university is very high now, I think university is required for gaining a good and well-paid job．

Agencies
1.We can learn from the beginning of the article that ????????? .

A. Most of the university students at UK are dissatisfied with their courses.

B. The higher and higher pay for their courses accounts for the rise of the UK students’ dissatisfaction.

C. All the students at UK universities hold a similar attitude towards the value of getting university degrees.

D. The student’s purpose is to highlight the importance of gaining a university diploma.

2.According to Katharine Collins in Paragraph 2, we can infer that ????????? .

A. She is content with the assignments given in each term.

B. She has never been given one-to-one time with her teacher before.

C. She didn’t think highly of the value of the assignments at the university.

D. She benefits from the assignments a lot because they are helpful.

3.Why does Lee Millington choose the course-- writing?

A. Because he wants to be a great writer in the future.

B. Because he is interested in it from his heart.

C．Because he hope to make a better living before long．

D．Because the course has a high reputation in society．

4.Who will most tend to be a professional novelist among the students mentioned in the passage?

A．Ella．????????????? B．Tyler．????????????? C．Lee．????????????? D．Katharine．

5.What does the author mainly tell us at UK in this passage?

A．The value for university degrees．?????????????

B．The higher pay for courses at university．

C．The terrible assignments at university． ?????????????

D．The puzzle of the students at university．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I   37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to  38  people feel like that.” My father asked me  39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”I replied. A  40   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41   a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43  . Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45  I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my   46   to start my own company and leave my secure position after   47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a  49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   51   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52   .

Having made that decision, I was immediately  53  .One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

1.                A．raise           B．blow           C．put  D．rise

2.                A．slipped         B．came           C．arrived   D．left

3.                A．get            B．make           C．hope D．cheer

4.                A．that           B．which          C．what D．if

5.                A．speaker        B．idea           C．girl  D．dream

6.A．Because    B．Before   C After          D．While

7.                A．regarding       B．working         C．acting    D．beginning

8.                A．life            B．love           C．income   D．career

9.                A．surprised       B．moved         C．disappointed   D．delighte

10.               A．when          B．if             C．why  D．how

11.               A．plan           B．decision        C．promise   D．mind

12.               A．entering        B．joining         C．attending  D．holding

13.               A．speech         B．book           C．report D．newspaper

14.               A．day            B．second         C．week D．moment

15.               A．help           B．god            C．job   D．company

16.               A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．everything

17.               A．alive           B．born           C．missing    D．dead

18.               A．tested         B．searched       C．checked   D．examined

19.               A．help           B．harm          C．income    D．money

20.               A．selling         B．speaking        C．writing    D．listening

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.
【小题1】When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.