In our childhood, we were often ______ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.

A．demanded        B．reminded         C．allowed           D．hoped

 

—Why didn’t you keep your words，Billy?

—Sorry, dear. But I really forgot where I was ________ to meet you.

A．demanded        B．imagined          C．supposed         D．guessed

 

Diana Velez does everything with great effort---and at maximum speed．That  21  learning a new language，completing two certificates(证书) and opening a store．

   When arriving in Canada in 2008，she set one  22  ：to have what she had back home in Colombia．“I didn’t want to  23  what I do，like those who come to a new country，”she said．“I  24  to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to  25  myself properly.”

   Diana quickly realized that turning her dream of shop ownership in Canada a  26   meant going to school to get the  27  education and certification．“My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  28  in my abilities，but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  29  how to do things in Canada．It was like having to  30  all over again，”said Diana．

    31  ，she found just the help she needed for her re-launch (重新开张)  32  continuing education at George Brown College．She began taking  33  for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009． 34  Diana met with the language barrier(困难)，she was always going  35  while at college．

   By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements．Within two years after her  36  in Canada，Diana at last achieved her  37  goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre．She was on the fast-track to   38  ．

Looking back，Diana，a fashion(时装)designer， 39  her achievements to the goal she set，the education she received from the college，and  40  ，the efforts she made．Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing．

1.A．requires    B．encourages    C．includes    D．advises

2.A．goal       B．memory      C．choice      D．problem

3.A．continue   B．choose        C．change     D．lose

4.A．demanded  B．decided       C．agreed     D．hesitated

5.A．teach      B．prepare       C．enjoy      D．persuade

6.A．reality     B．fact          C．challenge   D．wonder

7.A．physical    B．private       C．primary    D．necessary

8.A．pressure    B. judgment     C．influence    D．confidence

9.A．put away    B．depend on    C．learn about   D．look into

10.A．advance    B．start          C．suffer       D．work

11.A．Naturally    B．Gradually     C．Luckily     D．Clearly

12.A．through     B．for           C．before      D．with

13.A．notes    B．responsibilities    C．chances     D．courses

14.A．Though     B．As           C．Since       D．Once

15.A．around      B．back         C．ahead       D．out

16.A．adventure    B．arrival       C．performance  D．journey

17.A．original     B．common      C．another      D．distant

18.A．success     B．wealth         C．glory       D．happiness

19.A．adds        B．connects      C．devotes      D.  owes

20.A．after all      B．above all     C．at least       D．at first

 

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37 time.

Three nights a week, I  38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39 for 45 people hot meals  40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I 42 this volunteer work, making  43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,  44 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48 she lost her job. She looked for a  49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51 she could pay for her food. The woman  52 on job hunting, but she  53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her  54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and   55   , she finally came to the shelter.

1.                A．studying        B．planning        C．holding   D．taking

 

2.                A．full            B．free           C．extra D．long

 

3.                A．helped         B．waited          C．appeared D．washed

 

4.                A．ordered        B．bought         C．cooked   D．finished

 

5.                A．with           B．from           C．by   D．in

 

6.                A．demanded      B．needed         C．collected D．requested

 

7.                A．wanted         B．had            C．owned   D．enjoyed

 

8.                A．decisions       B．wishes          C．friends   D．changes

 

9.                A．as             B．like            C．except   D．besides

 

10.               A．full            B．filled           C．caught    D．provided

 

11.               A．habits          B．worries         C．difficulties D．problems

 

12.               A．luck           B．pain           C．experience D．loss

 

13.               A．so             B．again          C．then  D．thus

 

14.               A．good          B．fresh          C．skilled D．new

 

15.               A．old            B．poor           C．sick  D．dull

 

16.               A．if             B．because        C．so that    D．in case

 

17.               A．went          B．moved         C．came D．worked

 

18.               A．also           B．still            C．almost D．even

 

19.               A．block          B．car            C．building   D．flat

 

20.               A．homeless       B．curious         C．shocked   D．mad

 

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    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。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark   21   down and helped the boy pick up these articles.   22  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark   23  the boy's name was Bill, that he  24  computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of   25   with his other subjects and that he had just broken  26  with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was   27  in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   28  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They  29  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before  30  , Bill asked Mark if they  31  talk.

　　Bill  32   him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you  33  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I  34   out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱）  35  anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to  36  my things. But after we spent some time together  37   and laughing, I realized that  38   I had done that, I would have  39  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   40   my life." 

1.A．fell               B．sat              C．lay          D．knelt

2.A．Although           B．Since            C．After        D．Until

3.A．discovered         B．realized         C．said         D．decided

4.A．played             B．loved            C．tried        D．made

5.A．questions          B．ideas            C．trouble      D．doubt

6.A．up                 B．out              C．off          D．away

7.A．put                B．helped           C．invited      D．pushed

8.A．peacefully         B．willingly        C．freely       D．pleasantly

9.A．continued          B．agreed           C．forced       D．offered

10.A．graduation        B．movement         C．separation   D．vacation

11.A．would             B．should           C．could        D．must

12.A．demanded          B．reminded         C．removed      D．asked

13.A．ever              B．usually          C．even         D．never

14.A．checked           B．took             C．cleaned      D．put

15.A．over              B．into             C．with         D．for

16.A．find              B．pick             C．pack         D．hold

17.A．talking           B．playing          C．reading      D．watching

18.A．before            B．if               C．while        D．as

19.A．forgotten         B．passed           C．left         D．lost

20.A．helped            B．recovered        C．improved     D．changed