A. turn  B. eagerly  C. concerned  D. anxiously  E. growing   F. changed G. produced H. international   I. popular   J. called

 

There have been a lot of changes in American eating habits in the last ten years. One is the __1.__ awareness of the nutritional value of food. Another is an increasing interest in a variety of __2.__ foods. Since about 1970, Americans have been more and more __3.__ about health. They have begun to notice the ingredients（配料） in what they eat.

When they select food in the supermarket, they __4.__ the package over to read the labels carefully. They prefer to eat food that is __5.__ without unnecessary chemicals and often choose fruits and vegetables grown without poisons used to kill insects. A small group of Americans, __6.__ vegetarians, has decided not to eat meat. They choose a complete diet from other kinds of food because they think that meat products are not good for health.

Also more and more Americans have become interested in food from other countries. They have been going out to international restaurants and __7.__ trying unfamiliar dishes. Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek cooking as well as many other recipes（食谱） are all __8.__ these days in the United States. People used to say that Americans ate uninteresting, unhealthy food, but this has __9.__ in the last ten years.

 

 

     A .drive      B. absolutely    C. construct    D. leadership     E. Policies

F.realization  G. Pressures     H.Definition    I.Challenging    J. particularly                                                               

 

Leadership is a difficult concept to explain because everyone defines it differently. From my personal experiences as a student leader, I can tell you that there is no single ___1.___of  leadership, ___2.___with students leaders. You are a leader, a student and a peer, so this role can be especially difficult to manage. As a student leader,you deal with academic__3.___,as well as added pressure of leading group of your peers. As, the president of  Fuse, the contemporary dance group  at Colgate University, I experienced  many ups-and-downs with___4.__. Thankfully, my passion for this dance club gave me the ____5.___to lead my fellow dancers.

Finding an activity that is both enjoyable and __6.___is the first step. In order to be a good leader, you must be personally interested in what you are leading, whether it's debating,cooking or robotics. In my case, dance has always been of interest to me, from my grandfather teaching me salsa to early childhood training with ballet, and so I always that dance would be part of my life. Once I arrive on my college campus, ready for my college adventure, I had a sudden ___7.___: wandering around the Student Activities Fair, I saw no contemporary or modern dance clubs I panicked.

After meeting a fellow dancer at Freshmen Orientation, we found that we shared the same passion and desire to start a club. We held auditions,created club____8.___and held practices. The process of creating the actual club was both fun and challenging because we had to figure out school club regulations, __9.__many club rules, obtain 60 signatures of supporters and overcome other obstacles. As it turns out, this process was not a walk in the park for us.

 

A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE

A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs  1  around the hole to see what could be done to help their   2  . When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group   3  that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate（命运）, because they were as good as   4  .

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their   5  . Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was   6  , and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that   7  if they has been more careful.

The other frogs continued  8  shouting that they two should save their   9 and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs  10  jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless   11  they were quite tired.

Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the   12  of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had,  13  he was completely worn out.

His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and   14  die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so   15  that he sprang from the hole.  16  , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him asked, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?”  17  their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were   19  him on. What he had got as   19  inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.

This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can   20  someone up and help him or her make it through the day.

1．A．jumped                 B．hung                   C．rushed                D．gathered

2．A．relatives                B．companions         C．neighbors            D．families

2,4,6

3．A．agreed                  B．added                  C．quarreled            D．doubted

4．A．alive                     B．dead                    C．awake                 D．calm

5．A．mind                     B．skill                     C．strength              D．force

6．A．harmless               B．endless                C．careless               D．hopeless

7．A．action                   B．situation              C．direction              D．competition

8．A．sorrowfully           B．painfully              C．carefully              D．helpfully

9．A．time                      B．resource              C．energy                D．supply

10．A．stopped               B．continued            C．avoided               D．started

11．A．climb                  B．wait                    C．fight                   D．effort

12．A．top                     B．edge                    C．bottom                D．side

13．A．while                  B．however              C．therefore             D．although

14．A．just                     B．still                     C．yet                      D．even

15．A．great                   B．well                    C．far                      D．high

16．A．Pleased               B．Satisfied              C．Amazed               D．Amused

17．A．Looking              B．Reading               C．Seeing                 D．Checking

18．A．cheering              B．praising               C．persuading           D．supporting

19．A．treatment             B．entertainment       C．achievement        D．encouragement

20．A．hold  B．lift     C．bring D．build

 

A. 根据首字母写出正确的单词

1.You must ask for p__________ before taking pictures in the church.

2.The new credit cards will be of great b___________ to both sellers and buyers.

3.It wasn’t your f___________. You needn’t apologize to you.

4.The job is not tiring at all. On the c____________, it’s very relaxing.

5.Smoking m___________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

B. 根据汉语提示用正确的单词填空

6.She seems ____________ (真诚的) ，but I still don’t know whether I should trust her.

7.Bob earned his ___________(船费) on an English boat when he traveled to China.

8.Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ________________(力量)

9.Eating too many desserts can be ____________(有害的) to one’s teeth.

10.Sometimes,the band may play to ____________(过路人) in the streets or subway.

 

A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   1   it between his shoulders and walked on．

       He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   2   was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．

       Each   3   at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   4   a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   5   , and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept  6   by Time’s strong hands and pushed   7   in the bag．

       Down flew the Tomorrow   8   its lovely feathers, but as it touched the  9   , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n）   10   white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   11   as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   12   , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is  13   by all the world．Even those with   14   hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n）   15  ．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”

       Everybody tried to  16  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they   17   beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   18   for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   19   it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds   20   and flew to the ground as Today’s．

1．A．relaxed                  B．worried               C．excited                D．settled

2．A．bore                     B．placed                 C．laid                     D．lifted

3．A．dawn                    B．morning              C．night                   D．afternoon

4．A．got                       B．fetched                C．took                    D．flew

5．A．blue                      B．pink                    C．black                  D．white

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

7．A．along                    B．deep                    C．far                      D．over

8．A．shaking                 B．moving                C．beating                D．striking

9．A．earth                     B．floor                   C．tree                     D．grass

10．A．lovely                  B．ordinary              C．beautiful              D．especial

11．A．bad                     B．wonderful            C．common             D．familiar

12．A．hands                  B．mind                   C．heart                   D．head

13．A．noticed                B．seen                    C．forgotten             D．desired

14．A．little                    B．some                   C．much                  D．few

15．A．shock                 B．suggestion           C．change                D．advice

16．A．keep                   B．catch                  C．hold                    D．protect

17．A．expected             B．watched              C．guessed               D．knew

18．A．wait                    B．long                    C．prepare               D．look

19．A．as                       B．when                  C．before                 D．after

20．A．refused              B．escaped               C．struggled           D．fought