What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They　26　　friends since Grade Three and had  27　many of their high school experiences. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was　28　day at Laman High School.　 29　they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly　30　　student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly　31　　in a good social life.

"Isn't it　32　　that we're all finished?" said Valerie. "I'm really looking forward to having a　33　　time this summer."

"　 34　　be nice,"　Jennifer replied. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. "

Jennifer's parents had only a small　35　　and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could　36　　all the things her　37　　could not.

Valerie,　 38　　, came firm a fairly wealthy family. She had little desire to work hard for　　39　　she had always taken for granted.

"I really don't want to go to college for a while," she　40　 . "My uncle　41 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has　42　　me to spend a year there　43　　a waitress. That should give me plenty of　44　　for the beach. "

"It seems　45　　will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer.

1.A.has been　　     B. were　C. had been　　　         D. would be

2.A.learned　　　    B. obtained　 C. remembered　　    D. shared

3.A.exam　　　　    B. sports　　   C. graduatioD. working

4.A.If　　　　　    B. Because　　   C. Although　　　 D. When

5.A.diligent　　        B. polite　　 C. active　　　　    D. favorite

6.A.specialized　       B. relievedC. envied　  D. interested

7.A.certain　　　       B. great　　　  C. unfortunate  　　    D. annoying

8.A.nice　　　　    B. high         C. bad　　　　　　  D. happy

9.A.Can　　　　　   B. Shall　　　  C. Must　　　　　   D. Need

10.A.income　　　   B. problem  　  C. family　　　　   D. difference

11.A .afford　　　      B. give　　　   C. support　　  　　    D. send

12.A .teachers　    B. parents　　  C. friends　　　 　 D. relatives

13.A.in fact　　　B. in a way  C. as a result　       D.on the contrary

14.A.what　　　         B. whom　　　   C. that　　　　　   D. these

15.A.admitted　B. complain　    C. proposed　　　   D. screamed

16.A.opens　　  B. runs　　　   C. works　　　　        D. makes

17.A.helped　　B. assured　　   C. invited　　　　      D. promised

18.A.on　　　　　   B. do　　　　   C. like　　　　         D. as

19.A.peace　　　　  B. work　　　   C. energy　　　         D. time

20.A.I　　　　　　  B. we　　　　   C. she　　　　　        D. they

 

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that I struggled with for most of my middle school years and a part of my high school years.

At Riverview, 　36 was usually a nightmare (噩梦) for me. As I 　37 the dining hall, all the eyes would be fixed upon my bony figure. I would take my place at a table full of friends and 　38 to enjoy a “normal” lunch. The 　39 was that I would not always eat lunch, and that greatly 　40 my friends. They would watch to make sure that I was eating properly, almost 　41 food into my mouth.

And then, I transferred to Madison High School. I decided not to tell anyone at that school about my eating disorder since I had almost 　42 by that time. Strangely, I stopped fearing lunch when I started at Madison. No one knew that I had an eating disorder, 　43 they did not care what I ate. This 　44 a huge amount of stress from my life. It was still hard for me to eat in front of others, which is 　45 for an anorexic, but I was able to put some of my 46　 aside.

I was thankful for the students at Riverview, but they knew me only as an anorexic. My friends cared about my health, but they 　47 to care about me as a person. Truthfully, all I wanted was for them to 　48 me and not to fix on my eating disorder.

The students at Madison took the time to know who I 　49 was. They had no idea that I had been an anorexic, so that a particular label (标签) did not 　50 their opinions of me. I was finally 　51 for my talents and achievements, not my failures. I was honored as a good student. I was no longer afraid to show my true 　52 .

My days as an anorexic taught me many lessons that I would never 　53 . They taught me about life and how to be a better friend. I learned about the joy of 　54 tasks such as eating lunch. I appreciated the people who helped me to see that there is more 　55 life than having an eating disorder.

36. A. learning　　　　　　　　 B. exercise　　　　　　　 C. lunchtime　 　　　 D. homework

37. A. left 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cleaned 　　　　　　 C. crossed　　 　　 D. entered

38. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　 　　　　　 C. remember　　 　 D. stop

39. A. purpose　 　　　　　 B. attempt　 　　　　　 C. problem　　　 　 D. excuse

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　　 D. bored

41. A. allowing 　　　　　　　 B. forcing　　 　　　　 C. providing　　　　　　 D. dropping

42. A. succeeded　　　　　　 B. lost　 　　　　　　　　 C. recovered　　　　　　 D. quit

43. A. but 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　 　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　　 D. though　

44. A. lifted　　　　　　　　　　 B. created　 　　　　　 C. caused　　　　　　　　 D. developed

45. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　 C. relevant　 　　　　 D. common

46. A. fears 　　　　　　　　　 B. desires 　　　　　　 C. beliefs　　　　　　　　 D. doubts

47. A. refused　　　　　　　　　 B. failed　　 　　　　　 C. pretended　 　　　 D. promised

48. A. select　　　　　　　　　　 B. forgive　 　　　　　 C. love　　 　　　　　 D. affect

49. A. really　　　　　　　　　　 B. probably　 　　　 C. eventually　 　　　 D. merely

50. A. express　　　　　　　　 B. color　 　　　　　　 C. share　 　　　　　　 D. confirm

51. A. determined 　　　　 B. identified　　　　　　　 C. envied 　　　　　　　 D. recognized

52. A. responsibility　　　　　 B. personality　 　　　 C. appreciation　　 D. ambition

53. A. forget 　　　　　　　　　 B. review　　　　　　　　 C. skip　　 　　　　　　 D. draw

54. A. tough　　　　　　　　　　 B. complex　 　　　　 C. specific 　　　　　　　 D. routine

55. A. during　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy (肚子), she had had an accident, which 　36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 　37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 　38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.

There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 　39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr. Postman, that way you’ll 　40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr. Taxi Driver. You 　41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 　42 for everything; and he shared them so 　43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 　44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.

　　　 One day, though, he came up against a real 　45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 　46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 　47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 　48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.

　　　 Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 　49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 　50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 　51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 　52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 　53 !”

　　　 On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 　54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 　55 of everything.

36. A. reflected　　 　　　 B. meant 　 　　　 C. told　　 　　　　　　 D. predicted

37. A. problem　　　 　　　 　 B. mistake　　 　 C. excuse　　　 　 　　　 D. topic

38. A. sensitive　　　 　　　 B. humorous　 　　　 C. responsible 　 D. enthusiastic

39. A. surprised　　 　　　 B. moved 　　　 　 C. pleased　　　 　　 D. disappointed

40. A. send　　　　　 　　　 B. write　　　　 　　　 C. print　　　　 　　　 D. find

41. A. paint　　　　　 　　　 B. play　　　　　 　　　 C. park　　　　　 　　　 D. repair

42. A. theories 　　　 　 B. solutions　　 　　　 C. comments 　　　 D. impressions

43. A. eagerly 　　　　　　 B. carefully　　 　　　 C. quickly　　　 　　　 D. generously

44. A. cleared 　　　　　　 B. noticed　　　 　　　 C. enjoyed　　 　 D. invented

45. A. difficulty　　 　　　 B. surprise　　 　　 C. risk　　 　　　　　　 D. disaster

46. A. means　 　　　　　　 B. reason 　 　　　 C. method　　 　 D. value

47. A. let down　　 　　　 B. taken up　　 　 C. set free　　 　 D. driven away

48. A. hardly　　　　 　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　 C. constantly 　　　 D. specially

49. A. aimed　　　　 　　　 B. moved 　　　 　 C. threw　　　　　　　 D. dropped

50. A. ahead　　　　　 　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. almost　　　 　 D. even

51. A. because　　　 　 　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. therefore　　　　　 D. although

52. A. missed 　　　　　　 B. loved　　　　　　　　 C. envied　　　 　 D. disliked

53. A. set on　　　　 　　　 B. put on　　　 　　　 C. build up　　　　　　 D. make up

54. A. ordinary　　　 　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. curious

55. A. result　　　　　 　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. side　　　　　　　　 D. influence

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 　1　 play basketball.?

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball 　2　 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 　3　 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.?

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 　4　 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.?

My parents did not 　5　 me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. 　6　 I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 　7　 at me on the court as if I were an alien.?

I was feeling 　8　 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 　9　, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 　10　 me to get back on the court.?

One of them told me with a smile,” Go your own 　11　, let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 　12　 with me almost every day.?

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 　13　 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 　14　 for me, even the sky is boundless(无限的).?

Basketball has become an important part of my 　15　 I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 　16　 a lot.?

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrath say,” Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 　17　 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ?　18　?.After that, just be confident and 　19　 going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.?

I love the motto of the Bait can 　20　 my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”?

1. A. ever　 　 B. often?　 C. never　 　 　 D. always?

2. A. when 　 B. before?　 　 C. after　 　 　 D. since?

3. A. struggled B. cared? 　 C. enjoyed 　 D. joined??

4. A. only　　 B. almost? C. hardly 　 D. not?

5. A. encourage　 　 B. agree? 　 C. let 　 　 D. permit?

6. A. Still　 　 　 B. Yet?　 　 　 C. Just　 　 　 D. Even??

7. A. looked 　 B. glared?　 　 C. glanced 　 D. stared?

8. A. up　 　 　 B. down? 　 C. excited 　 D. satisfied?

9. A. Unluckily　 　 B. Naturally?　 C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly?

10. A. encouraged B. forbade? 　 C. ensured 　 D. explored?

11. A. effort 　 　 B. way?　 　 C. business　 　 D. direction??

12. A. basketball 　 B. sports?　 　 C. interests 　 D. dreams?

13. A. stuck 　 　 B. referred? C. turned 　 D. returned??

14. A. but 　 　 B. though?　 　 C. and 　 　 D. however?

15. A. wish　 　 　 B. life? 　 　 C. work　 　 　 D. study?

16. A. experience 　 B. grow? 　 C. learn　 　 　 D. play?

17. A. come　 　 　 B. turned?　 　 C. refused 　 D. happened?

18. A. idea　 　 　 B. aim?　 　 C. opinion 　 D. effort?

19. A. insist 　 　 B. remain?　 　 C. keep　 　 　 D. last?

20.A. inform　　 B. express?　　 C. ignore　　 D. connect?

 

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.?

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.?

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.?

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.?

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.?

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.?

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.?

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.?

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!?

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.?

1. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "　　 ".?

A. told how to enter the arena?

B. shown how to make the horse beautiful?

C. removed from the competition early?

D. told to enter the timed-speed events?

2. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because 　　　 .?

A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy?　 B. people envied the writer?

C. the win was unexpected?　　　　　 D. the writer bad run out of time

3. Why was the writer not confident of victory??

A. He was an inexperienced rider.?　　

B. He had not practiced enough.?

C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.?

D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others. ?

4. What did the writer learn from his experience??

A. Life can sometimes be unfair.?

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.?

C. A positive attitude will bring success.?

D. One should not make judgments based on appearance.

5. The best title for the story is 　　　　 .?

A. A Run to Remember 　　 B.A Horse’s Tale?

C. Neck and Neck 　　　 D.A Difficult Age