When I was a child, my mom liked to prepare food for dinner, every now and then. And I remember one night in 41 when she made dinner after a long, hard day at work.

That Monday evening so long ago, my mom 42 a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burnt toast (土司) in front of my dad. I remember 43 to see if dad noticed! 44 all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was 45 . I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him 46 butter and jelly (果冻) on that toast and eat every 47 !

When I got up from the 48 that evening, I remember hearing my mom 49 to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love 50 toast.”

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy goodnight and I asked him if he 51 liked his burnt toast. He 52 me in his arms and said, “Son, your mum put in a 53 day at work today and she’s very 54 . Besides, a little burnt toast never 55 anyone!”

Actually, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. We can’t be 56 at everything we do. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to 57 each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s 58 is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting 59 .

If you learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life as they are, you can 60 your life to the fullest.

41. A. particular　　　　　　 B. general　　　　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. detail

42. A. supplied　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

43. A. longing　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　　 D. sitting

44. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

45. A. at school　　　　　　 B. at home　　　　　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　　　　 D. at church

46. A. cover　　　　　　　　 B. spread　　　　　　　　　　 C. extend　　　　　　　　　　 D. deliver

47. A. egg　　　　　　　　　　 B. sausage　　　　　　　　　　 C. bite　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. toast

48. A. chair　　　　　　　　　 B. bed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. table

49. A. apologize　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whisper　　　　　　　　　 D. report

50. A. frozen　　　　　　　　 B. burnt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

51. A. exactly　　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　　 C. really　　　　　　　　　　　 D. specially

52. A. raised　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surrounded　　　　　　　 D. touched

53. A. hard　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　 D. plain

54. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impatient　　　　　　　　　 D. careless

55. A. damages　　　　　　 B. destroys　　　　　　　　　 C. hurts　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bothers

56. A. ready　　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. skillful　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

57. A. accept　　　　　　　　 B. receive　　　　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. allow

58. A. tempers　　　　　　　 B. differences　　　　　　　 C. characters D. personalities

59. A. circle　　　　　　　　 B. scholarship　　　　　　　 C. company　　　　　　　　 D. relationship

60. A. love　　 B. adapt　 C. enjoy D. devote

"This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge," said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. "You can work alone or with a partner."

　 My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects31_.

　 The　 32　　 of the Challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when　 33　 the stadium wall.

　 I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie.　 34　 the butter cream gave me an idea.

　 "I have a brilliant design for our 　35　　 container!" I said when Cassie arrived. "We can 36　 the egg with some butter cream."

　 "Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞)　 37　 ?" Cassie rolled

her eyes, "The parachute is better than that stupid idea."

　 I couldn't believe it. Of course we'd had our little　 38　 in the past, but she'd never called any of my ideas"　 39 "before.

　 "Then I'll build mine and you build yours!"

　 　　40　 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

　 When Friday finally arrived, I had to　 41　 Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good. 42 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 　 43　 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

　 After four rounds, only Cassie and I were　　 44　 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say "ew" after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the　 45　 . The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳) from those 　 46　 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

　 "That looks like egg drop soup, Laura," Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 47 _ raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket　 48

　 "My egg bounced 　 49 _," she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

　 "A tie （平局)," Mr. Baker said.

　 Cassie looked at me, and her glare ___50　 . I laughed. She smiled...

31. A. patiently　　 　　　　 B. silently　　　　 　　 C. together　　　 　　 D. alone

32. A. function　　 　　　　　　 B. goal　　　　　 　 C. reason　　　　 　 D. result

33. A. rolled down 　　　　 B. pushed against　 　　 C. thrown at　　　 　 D. dropped over

34. A. Spreading　 　　　 B. Boiling　　　　 　　 C. Baking　　　　 　　 D. Holding

35. A. butter　　　 　　　　　　 B. sandwich　　　 　 C. cream　　　　　 　 D. egg

36. A. protect　　 　　　　 B. replace　 　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 　 D. mix

37. A. followed　　 　　　 B. covered　　　　 　 C. attached　　　 　　 D. supported

38. A. ideas　　　 　　　 B. fights　　　　　 　 C. worries　　　　 　 D. challenges

39. A. wrong　　 　　　　 B. stupid　　　　 　　　 C. brilliant　　　 　　　 D. scientific

40. A. Since　　　 　　　　 B. While　　　　 　　 C. But　　　　　 　　 D. And

41. A. explain　　 　　　　 B. deny　　　　　 　　 C. admit　　　　 　　 D. prove

42. A. Therefore　 　　　 B. Anyway　　　 　　 C. Otherwise　　 　　 D. Besides

43. A. paced down 　　　 B. turned around　 　 C. walked up　　　 　 D. went back

44. A. left　　　　 　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　 　 C. chosen　　　　 　 D. discovered

45. A. steps　　　 　　　 B. way　　　　　 　 C. wall　　　　　 　 D. sidewalk

46. A. intended　 　　　　 B. unexpected　　 　　 C. failed　　　　　 　 D. desired

47. A. eyes　　　 　　　　　 B. hands　　　　 　　　 C. feet　　　　　 　　 D. heart

48. A. Lost　　　 　　　　 B. Dirty　　　　 　　 C. Broken　　　 　　　 D. Empty

49. A. around　　 　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　 　　 D. down

50. A. returned　　 　　　　 B. remained　　　 　 C. increased　　　 　　 D. softened

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

(A)

　Have you ever wondered why the skins of animals have unusual colours? Colour in animals 　1　either “protective” (保护的) or“warning” .

　Birds, monkeys and spiders (蜘蛛) are very 　2　　　 butterflies (蝴蝶) , but there are some butterflies which are 　3　　　 . They had a bad taste and bright colour, and this bright colour 　4　　　 a danger signal to the birds, monkeys and spiders. These butterflies can 　5　　 　in daylight while the ones which are fit to be eaten have to hurry 　6　　 　through the very dark parts of the forest.

　But if you study the 　7　　 　in any part of the world,you will find that the chief use of colouring is protection. Lions,tigers and other beasts move quietly through great masses of jungle (丛林) . They are often invisible to the eyes. The skin of the tiger looks 　8　　　 the stalks (梗) of the jungle.

　But 　9　　 　act remains to be noted. After the rainy season,the new green grasses spring up. All the withered grass (枯草) insects seem 　10　　 　. Their colour would be no protection to them. and their places are now coloured as green as the new grass . Whether they are new insects or only the new green grasses,nobody knows.

1.

[　　]

A. happen to be　　　B. happens to be

C. seem to be　　　　D. seems to be

2. 

[　　]

A. fond of　　　　　　B. fond for

C. like to　　　　　　D. like for

3.

[　　]

A. not used to being eaten

B. not fit to be eaten

C. fit for them to be eaten

D. not fit to eat

4.

[　　]

A. serves for　　　　　B. act for

C. serves as　　　　　 D. act to

5.

[　　]

A. fly freely　　　　　B. run quickly

C. jump high　　　　　 D. sing gladly

6.

[　　]

A. on terror(恐怖)to their lives

B. be afraid of their lives

C. to terror to their lives

D. in terror for their lives

7.

[　　]

A. butterflies habit　　B. monkeys action

C. animal life　　　　　D. animal deeds

8.

[　　]

A. much more like　　　　B. very like

C. much like　　　　　　 D. many more like

9.

[　　]

A. a even more strange

B. an even much more strange

C. an even more strange

D. an much more strange

10.

[　　]

A. to be disappeared　　　B. to disappear

C. to be disappearing　　 D. to disappearing

(B)

　In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 　11　during its life 　12　　 　insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 　13　　　 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 　14　　　 , tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 　15　　　 the leaf? Notice, 　16　　 　the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other end is 　17　　　 During the summer a very small insect 　18　　 　the leaf and 　19　　 　. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 　20　　 　inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grownup insect with wings. The winding lines we see 　21　　 　across the leaf are the turnnels 　22　　 　the leaf-miner —caterpillar.

　Looking for leafminer tunnels is very interesting. They can 　23　　 　trees are found. Look for them on 　24　　 　of plant, including garden plants and roadside grass,If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it,take a magnifying　glass (放大镜) and 　25　　 　the end of the wide part of the tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner finally ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

11. 

[　　]

A. some time　　 　　　　　B. sometimes

C. some times　　　　　　　D. always

12.

[　　]

A. one or less　　　 　　　B. one or more

C. more or less　　　　　　D. one or fewer

13.

[　　]

A. to be dotted (布满)　　　B. to have dotted

C. being dotted　　　　　　 D. dotted

14. 

[　　]

A. however　　　　　　　　　B. but

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　D. so

15. 

[　　]

A. winded across　　　　　　B. winding across

C. winding over　　　 　　　D. winded over

16.

[　　]

A. especial on　　　  　　　B. especially with

C. especially on　　　　　　D. especial at

17. 

[　　]

A. more wider　　　　　　　　B. very wider

C. much wider　　　　　　　　D. much more wide

18. 

[　　]

A. flew onto　　　　　　　　　B. flying into

C. coming through　　　 　　　D. went into

19.

[　　]

A. laid an egg inside the leaf　　　B. laying an egg outside the leaf

C. lying an insect on the leaf　　　D. fallen itself beside the leaf

20. 

[　　]

A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)　　　　B. came

C. wandered　　　　　　　　　　D. wondering

21.

[　　]

A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　B. passing

C. pasting　　　 　　　　　　　D. pasted

22. 

[　　]

A. made from　　　　　　　　　B. made in

C. made by　　　　　　　　　　D. made up of

23. 

[　　]

A. be looked for somewhere　　　　B. be looked at everywhere

C. be finding in some places　　　D. be found anywhere

24.

[　　]

A. every branch　　　　　　　　　B. every kind

C. every corner　　　　　　　　　D. every stick

25. 

[　　]

A. looked closely at　　　　　　　B. looking close into

C. look closely at　　　　　　　　D. having looked to

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣15各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。

    In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 1 during its 2 insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 3 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 4, tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛 虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 5 the leaf? Notice, 6 the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other is 7. During the summer a very small insect 8 the leaf and 9. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 10 inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grown-up insect with wings. The winding lines we see 11 across the leaf are the tunnels 12 the leaf-miner caterpillar.

    Looking for leaf-miner tunnels is very interesting. They can 13.　　 Look for them on 14 of plant, including garden plants, roadside　　 grass. If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it, take a　　 magnifying glass (放大镜) and 15 the end of the wide part of the　　 tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1. A. sometime
B. sometimes
C. some times
D. always	［　　］
2. A. one or less
B. one or more
C. more or less
D. one or fewer	［　　］
3. A. to be dotted (布满)
B. to have dotted
C. being dotted
D. dotted	［　　］
4. A. however
B. but
C. and
D. so	［　　］
5. A. winded across
B. winding across
C. winding over
D. winded over	［　　］
6. A. especial on
B. especially with
C. especially on
D. especial at	［　　］
7. A. more wider
B. very wider
C. much wider
D. much more wide	［　　］
8. A. flew onto
B. flying into
C. coming through
D. went into	［　　］
9. A. laid an egg inside the leaf
B. laying an egg outside the leaf
C. lying an insect on the leaf
D. fallen itself beside the leaf	［　　］
10. A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)
B. came
C. wandered
D. wondering	［　　］
11. A. passed
B. passing
C. pasting
D. pasted	［　　］
12. A. made from
B. made in
C. made by
D. made up of	［　　］
13. A. be looked for somewhere
B. be looked at everywhere
C. be finding in some places
D. be found anywhere	［　　］
14. A. every branch
B. every kind
C. every corner
D. every stick	［　　］
15. A. looked closely at
B. looking close into
C. look closely at
D. having looked to	［　　］

All kids need to be motivated to learn while some kids have to be tricked into learning.

I taught kids in high school for the past ten years. The first couple of years, I 36 as if I was knocking my head 37 a wall. Nobody cared about learning and a lot of anger was 38 .When I left school,I found my car with flat tires. I was still 39 not to give up. The next week, my car was 40 with eggs that would not come off. This type of behavior was common and 41 .

Then one day, I decided to motivate the kids. I made a 42 that if everyone in the class 43 the semester with an 80% or better, I would 44 them to egg my car all they wanted to one day. If the class 45 a 90% or better, they could cut its tires 46 they turned into rubber bands. The kids took the 47 and left my car alone for the whole semester. They studied hard and helped each other to learn.

The last day came, and to my excitement, every student 48 above 90% for the semester. Then the kids 49 out twelve boxes of extra large eggs. Ten minutes later, the car was 50 trapped in eggs. The tires looked like rubber bands !

I thought it was 51 . The kids learned, and I only had my car 52 twice a year. I have made this bet for the past ten years with no 53 and 100% success. The moral of the story is that you must find what motivates the students at all 54 . I still drive my Camaro, and I was never able to fully clean the eggs off. It’s a 55 of their success!

36. A. believed 　　　　　　　　 B guessed 　　　　 C. felt　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagined

37. A. against　　 　 B. into　　　 　　 C. on　　　 　　　 D. beyond

38. A. brought up　 　 B. taken up　 　　 C. built up　 　　　 D. made up

39. A. determined　 　 B. angry　　 　　 C. cautious　 　　　　　　 D. excited

40. A. filled　　　 　 B. struck　　 　　 C. painted　 　　　　　　 D. covered

41. A. expected　　 　 B. funny　　 　　　 C. troublesome 　　　　　 D. humorous

42. A. decision　　 　 B. deal　　　 　　 C. plan　　　 　　　　　　 D. suggestion

43. A. achieved　　 　 B. got　　　 　　　 C. ended　　 　　　　　 D. reached

44. A. allow　　　 　　　　　 B. attempt　 　　　 C. encourage　 　　　　　 D. approve

45. A. made　　　 　　　　　 B. scored　　 　　 C. performed　 　　　　　 D. kept

46. A. when　　　 　　　　　 B. as　　　　 　　 C. once　　　 　　　　　 D. until

47. A. challenge　 　 B. belief　　 　　 C. promise　　 　 　　　 D. record

48. A. averaged　 　　　　　 B. equaled　　 　　 C. dreamed　 　　　　　 D. realized

49. A. carried　　 　 B. pulled　　 　　 C. held　　　 　　　　　　 D. dug

50. A. extremely　 　 B. especially　 　　 C. completely 　　　　　 D. largely

51. A. shameful　 　　　　　 B. worthwhile 　　 C. terrible　　 　　 　　　 D. valuable

52. A. played　　 　　　　　 B. rebuilt　　 　　 C. added　　 　　　　　 D. suffered

53. A. regrets　　 　　　　　 B. exceptions　 　 C. wishes　　 　　　　　 D. objections

54. A. costs　　　 　　　　　 B. means　　 　　 C. interest　　 　　　　　 D. games

55. A. signal　　　 　 B. sign　　　 　 C. reminder　 　　　　　 D. present