BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents     my entire world when they told me they were getting divorced. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to     . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay       .

My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment       town, while my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a visitor       I went to see my Dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather, Dan,        I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad, especially after Dan and my mother married       I realized that there was no way that things could change       the way they were.

Even though I refuse all Dan’s trying to get to know me and wasn’t very nice to him, he never gave      on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when     came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together     out to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other     .

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had       experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed       on school or friends. Once I began to         Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and       short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always      .

I now realize my parents were       about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he       and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I       an important truth –change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need most.

1.A. shook                            B. broke                      C. hurt                         D. changed

2.A. break down        B. break up                 C. break in                  D. break out

3.A. a same                 B. same                        C. the same                 D. at same

4.A. at                                   B. from                        C. across            D. over

5.A. when                   B. while                       C. that                          D. whenever

6.A. whoever             B. which             C. whom             D. that

7.A. but                       B. and                          C. however                 D. also

8.A. back                     B. back to           C. into                          D. for

9.A. up                         B. in                    C. out                           D. off

10.A. that                    B. it                               C. he                            D. we

11.A. go                       B. went                        C. to go                        D. going

12.A. more deeply    B. much deeply          C. more deeper         D. very deeper

13.A. either                         B. too                           C. before           D. never

14.A. suggestion                 B. advices          C. advice            D. tip

15.A. receive             B. accept            C. recognize               D. know

16.A. went                           B. began             C. took                         D. go for

17.A. wished              B. hoped            C. dreamed                 D. wanted

18.A. right                            B. wrong            C. necessary               D. good

19.A. divorced           B. united            C. married                   D. remarried

20.A. found                          B. discover                  C. learned                   D. Understand

 

      His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.

        A. end       B. point      C. edge      D. tip

If you take my ________, you'll make a lot of money in the trade.

A. command   B. principle   C. attitude    D. tip

 

When an NBA player is young, he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later ______ he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.

There is no better example of the value of ______ than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. ______, none of them had any titles（头衔） to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to play together, caring little ______ money and fame. Garnett and Allen ______ Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.

It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the best athletes in the world. They treat every second of every ______ as it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. Therefore, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their ______ effort too.

Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and ______ defense（防卫）. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that _______. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost ______, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. ______, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to ______ their friends and teammates.

Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still affect the game by cheering, so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have ______ a strong relationship. They are ______ just teammates. They are brothers.

The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one ______.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.

1.A. which               B. that         C. when          D. where

2.A. determination  B. chance C. teamwork      D. advantage

3.A. Or               B. Though  C. And           D. Yet

4.A. of                B. for              C. to           D. about

5.A. joined              B. noticed         C. persuaded    D. encouraged

6.A. detail      B. practice        C. partner    D. request

7.A. full              B. proud    C. happy       D. confident

8.A. gave in            B. waited for     C. ended up      D. centered on

9.A. helped            B. decided        C. cared        D. mattered

10.A. on             B. over           C. off     D. in

11.A. Instead          B. Finally  C. Then         D. Besides

12.A. calm              B. support         C. organize        D. advise

13.A. understood      B. accepted     C. enjoyed         D. developed

14.A. rather than       B. other than   C. less than        D. more than

15.A. heart             B. person C. attitude          D. tip

 

Some time ago, two navy officers made a journey to the deepest point on the earth. The two men went down seven miles to the__1__of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any__2__of life.

They set out early so that the ball would come to the surface in the__3__and so be easily found by the mother ship. The divers began__4__at dawn and soon afterwards the ball__5__under the surface of the water.

__6__, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone__7__how they felt. At a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut__8__from the outside world. At 30,000 feet, the men were shocked by a sudden loud__9__- even the smallest hole in the ball would have__10__instant death. Luckily, it was only one of the outer windows__11__had broken.

Soon afterwards, the ball__12__the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of "dust" made__13__different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the __14__water. The men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them, quite__15__ by the very large water pressure. But they did not__16__to leave lights on for long, as the great__17__from them made the water boil. Quite__18__, the telephone began working again and the weak__19__ clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship. After a__20__of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later.

1. A. foot          B. base         C. bottom       D. tip

2. A. marks         B. signs        C. signals       D. messages

3. A. evening        B. night       C. secret        D. daytime

4. A. diving         B. rising       C. traveling      D. preparations

5. A. disappeared    B. floated       C. threw        D. flew

6. A. In time        B. On time      C. At times      D. At one time

7. A. guiding       B. realizing      C. describing     D. imagining

8. A. down         B. over         C. off           D. out

9. A. voice         B. noise         C. explosion     D. shout

10. resulted         B. suggested     C. meant        D. saved

11. A. where        B. that          C. which        D. whose

12. A. touched      B. visited        C. attacked      D. landed

13. A. of           B. from         C. up of         D. into

14. A. green        B. blue          C. dark         D. hot

15. A. unbelieved    B. unchanged    C. uncovered     D. untroubled

16. A. use          B. need         C. dare          D. think

17. A. light         B. heat         C. pressure       D. sound

18. A. unexpected    B. uncovered    C. unknown      D. uncontrolled

19. A. or           B. and          C. but           D. either

20. A. living        B. stay          C. rest          D. break