Dear Students，

I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.

I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.

In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.

__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.

Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.

In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

I am on the way

I have been dreaming of being a volunteer  46  I entered the university． Last summer, I could finally become a volunteer after the end　term  examination．

Step1 First experiencing

I thought I could have a good   47 ． But when I faced so many strangers, also my new workmates for the first time, I got nervous and  48 almost all the time．

Step2 Start work

My first job of volunteering was  49 in summer． The kids were from families  50  low income(低收人)．They were at different   51 ，from primary school pupils to high school students．We talked about the  52  ，sadness and happiness．I told them that lessons were much more important than money，though I knew they did not have  53 lives．I  54 that my experience would help them．

  55 ，we needed to make better plans，and sometimes we didn’t know what to do at all，especially when  56 happened．

Step3 Wishes

I also 57 the older serving group．It seemed  58 more difficult to communicate with elders．I really hoped that I could bring 59 happiness into their lives and help them more．

Anyway，I am on the way． 1 will  60 my dream，no matter what would happen the next day．

口语交际(共5分， 每空1分)

　　在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整。(共5分，每小题1分)

　　( Jenny and Nancy meet on the street )

　　Jenny: Hello, Nancy.1.__________________________

　　Nancy: Fine, thanks, Jenny.

　　Jenny: I heard you went somewhere for vacation. 2.____________________________?

　　Nancy: Well, I have been to Hainan Island with my cousins. There are too many exciting things there, especially diving(潜水) in the real sea!

　　Jenny: 3.. ________________ My parents and I will go there, too. What should we take?

　　Nancy: A camera, sunglasses, umbrellas and some cool clothes.

　　Jenny: OK, thank you. How can we4. ____________________________?

　　Nancy: You can get there by plane, because it's too far away. 5.________________

　　Jenny: Thank you! I think we sure will.

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech

2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However

3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too

4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would

5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good

6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested

7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious

8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought

9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk

10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises

11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how

12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching

13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when

14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just

15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision