It was a winter afternoon. Some friends and I were eating at a restaurant and talking. We talked and talked and soon __(1)___ became the topic. Suddenly I hit upon __(2)___“Wouldn't it be fun to go swimming? Others go __(3)___ in winter, but why couldn't we? __(4)___, we could be healthier if we did.”I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea __(5)___. Early the next morning, we four were standing at the bus-stop, with bags in our hands, __(6)___ for a bus to take us to the __(7)___. The sky was clear; the sun was shining. __(8)___ it was very cold all the same. __(9)___ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm. We all felt we should go __(10)___ but no one wanted to speak out.

　　We soon reached the sands. There was __(11)___ there, but we were not discouraged. Instead we were __(12)___ that we were the only ones that dared to challenge（挑战）the weather. __(13)___ we changed our clothes quickly.

　　But things were not going to __(14)___. The freezing sea wind was blowing. We felt very cold and trembled all over. At __(15)___ we made up our minds to __(16)___ into the water. We put our feet in first __(17)___ to make them back very quickly. The water was unbelievably cold. Then I suggested we all jump in __(18)___. We all went back ten steps. I gave the __(19)___, and we all rushed forward and jumped in. I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __(20)___ and rushed again to the shore. So it was with my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible.

It was a winter afternoon. Some friends and I were eating at a restaurant and talking. We talked and talked and soon       became the topic. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be fun to go       ? Others go in winter, but why couldn’t we?      , we could be healthier if we did. ” I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea      . Early the next morning, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands,       for a bus to take us to the       . The sky was clear; the sun was shining. But it was very cold all the same.       our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm. We all felt we should go back, but no one wanted to speak out.

We soon reached the sands. There was       there, but we were not discouraged. Instead we were       that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather.       we changed our clothes quickly. But things were not going so       . The freezing sea wind was blowing. We felt very cold and trembled all over. At       we made up our minds to go into the water. We put our feet in first       to take them back very quickly. The water was unbelievably cold. Then I suggested we all jump in       . We all went back ten steps. I gave the       , and we all rushed forward and jumped in. I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up       and rushed again to the shore.       it was with my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible.

On the way back home, we talked about this unforgettable       . The four of us did not       school for the following three days. We all suffered a lot       a very bad cold. But we thought it was all worth it.

1.A. film         B. music          C. sports        D. play

2.A. swimming    B. skating         C. skiing         D. camping

3.A. Specially     B. Besides         C. Really        D. Clearly

4.A. indeed       B. fully           C. certainly      D. truly

5.A. looking      B. searching       C. waiting       D. asking

6.A. river        B. lake            C. pool         D. sands

7.A. Even        B. Yet             C. But         D. Just

8.A. somebody    B. nobody         C. everybody    D. anybody

9.A. excited      B. happy           C. proud       D. lonely

10.A. So          B. But             C. Still        D. Yet

11.A. wrong       B. right            C. bad         D. smooth

12.A. first         B. all              C. last         D. once

13.A. just         B. then             C. only        D. but

14.A. one by one   B. one after another   C. separately    D. at the same time

15.A. message     B. order            C. mark        D. information

16.A. slowly      B. nervously         C. late         D. immediately

17.A. Nor        B. And             C. So          D. Or

18.A. idea        B. experiment       C. chance       D. experience

19.A. attend       B. reach           C. enter         D. go

20.A. by         B. with            C. from          D. of

 

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

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job.   the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to    new staff. My son targeted a company that was   to employ only one person   there were more than 20 people filing their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later   one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite    and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week. 

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two    arrived at the interview place on time,   the test. The interview was unbelievably  . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our   . We will tell you the    in 3 days. Good luck to all of you！” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very   .

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me    on phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “ What’s the whole   ?”  My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also    of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son ’s    was “ Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.

Only then did I know that my son ’s hope    in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not    to say “Thank you ” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand   . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of    compared with others!

1.A. Due to                       B. As to             C. By way of      D. Contrary to

2.A. promote                    B. train             C. discover     D. employ

3.A. encouraged     B. allowed        C. intended       D. supposed

4.A. since                 B. while  C. because      D. if

5.A. decide               B. attract        C. meet             D. represent

6.A. slowly                B. secretly                   C. smoothly     D. silently

7.A. candidates                  B. students       C. friends         D. members

8.A. watching over             B. waiting for    C. thinking about      D. looking into

9.A. formal                       B. funny             C. simple          D. strange

10.A. information             B. order             C. notice          D. message

11.A. choice                     B. result             C. mark             D. idea

12.A. annoyed                  B. puzzled         C. shocked      D. disappointed

13.A. doubtfully               B. calmly            C. excitedly       D. worriedly

14.A. cause               B. matter            C. conclusion            D. interview

15.A. middle                     B. ending          C. course           D. part

16.A. reply                B. way               C. problem       D. question

17.A. came               B. grew              C. changed      D. developed

18.A. expect                     B. regret           C. dislike           D. forget

19.A. curiosity                    B. generosity     C. dignity          D. personality

20.A. abilities                    B. opportunities         C. challenges    D. strengths

 

It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36   became the topic．Suddenly an idea   37   to me．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming? Others go   38   in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39   , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea   40  .

   Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41    for a bus to take us to the  42  ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43  our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out.

   We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45   that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46   we changed our clothes quickly．

   But things were not going so  47  ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We felt very cold and  48  all over．At last we made up our minds to   49  into the water．We put our feet in first,  50  to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．

   Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps.  I gave the  51  ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up  52  and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53   our clothes as quickly as possible．

   On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54  ．The four of us did not  55  school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

36．A．films           B. music         C. sports          D. plays

37．A．caught         B. fell            C. occurred       D. hit

38．A．skating         B. swimming      C. skiing         D. camping

39．A．Specially        B. Besides        C. Really         D. Clearly

40．A．indeed          B. surely         C. certainly        D. truly

41．A．1ooking        B. searching       C. asking         D. waiting

42．A．river           B. lake           C. sands          D. pool

43．A．Yet            B. Even           C. If             D. And

44．A．back           B. forward         C. away          D. ahead

45．A．excited         B. happy          C. lonely         D. proud

46．A．Or             B. However       C. Still           D. So

47．A．wrong          B. smoothly           C. bad           D. badly

48．A．walked         B. changed        C. trembled        D. hid

49．A．drop           B. go             C. fun            D. rush

50．A．just            B. then           C. but        D. only 

51．A．message      B. order       C. mark           D. information

52．A．slowly        B. nervously    C. happily         D. immediately

53．A．had on         B. wore           C. put on          D. dressed

54．A．1ife       B. experiment      C. chance          D. experience

55．A. attend         B. reach           C. enter           D. go