It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of  (37) . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would  (38)  all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be (39) —so I thought. I waited backstage all  (40 )  in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies (41) that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the (42). All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an  (43) move. I was concentrating so much  (44) the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  (45) I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and  (46) .There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the  (47) rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not (48) .I did my best to follow her  (49) as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my  (50) for the evening. I (51) bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could  (52) me down.

Recently I realized I had been a  (53) that night. I was  (54) but I fought the urge to run off the stage. (55) I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

1.	A．filled B．a(chǎn)ttended C．decorated D．visited

 

2.	A．impression B．debate C．a(chǎn)ttention D．pressure

 

3.	A．show off B．take over C．give up D．look after

 

4.	A．obvious B．reasonable C．suitable D．perfect

 

5.	A．mixed up B．dressed up C．folded up D．covered up

 

6.	A．explained B．suggested C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．predicted

 

7.	A．music B．a(chǎn)udience C．stage D．curtain

 

8.	A．a(chǎn)ctive B．a(chǎn)dventurous C．easy D．extra

 

9.	A．containing B．hiding C．sharing D．keeping

 

10.	A．why B．what C．whether D．where

 

11.	A．slipped B．wandered C．skipped D．waved

 

12.	A．pride B．pleasure C．tear D．blood

 

13.	A．leave B．cheer C．notice D．believe

 

14.	A．a(chǎn)dvice B．gesture C．example D．plan

 

15.	A．hopes B．voice C．patience D．doubts

 

16.	A．a(chǎn)rgued B．shouted C．begged D．sobbed

 

17.	A．turn B．calm C．let D．put

 

18.	A．pioneer B．star C．loser D．fool

 

19.	A．moved B．embarrassed C．satisfied D．confused

 

20.	A．Instead B．However C．in return D．In total

 

Below are some of the heart-warming scenes that I witnessed and heard from others after the earthquake and flood.

In the supermarket, where goods of all the shelves  36 , people were picking up things so quickly together, and then  37  standing in line to buy food. Instead of creating panic（恐慌）and _38  as much as possible, they bought as little as they  39 _.

When I was walking home, there was a lady  40  a sign that said, “Please use our toilet.” She was  41  her house for people to go to the restroom. I also saw an old lady at a bakery shop  42  free bread. They made my heart  43 _.

A boy was saved because he climbed up on top of the roof of a store during the flood. The flood  44  so suddenly that he just saw people below trying to climb onto the roof, but failed. They were  45  by the flood. To help others, he kept filming them  46  their loved ones could see.

A foreign friend told me that she was  47  to see a long queue form so neatly（整齊地）behind one public phone. Everyone waited  48  to use the phone though they must have been so eager to call their families.

The  49  was horrible（可怕的）! Only one car could move  50  at a green light. But everyone was driving so calmly. During the 10-hour  51 , which would only take 30 minutes  52 , I heard only one horn（喇叭）and that was of thank you.

When I was  53  at the platform（站臺(tái)）, a homeless person gave me a piece of cardboard to sit on. Even though we usually  54  them in our daily life, they were ready to help us.

Through all of this, I felt  55 _. There is a bright future, on the other side of this disaster.

1.                A．fell            B．lay             C．sank D．rose

 

2.                A．noisily          B．harmlessly       C．quietly   D．seriously

 

3.                A．stealing         B．buying          C．making   D．folding

 

4.                A．earned         B．needed         C．saw  D．a(chǎn)fforded

 

5.                A．watching        B．selling          C．destroying D．holding

 

6.                A．locking         B．building         C．opening  D．sparing

 

7.                A．wiping out      B．carrying out     C．picking out    D．giving out

 

8.                A．warm          B．cold           C．broken   D．closed

 

9.                A．came          B．got            C．ran  D．left

 

10.               A．sent out        B．knocked down   C．brought out    D．taken away

 

11.               A．for            B．or             C．so    D．but

 

12.               A．excited         B．surprised       C．upset D．frightened

 

13.               A．secretly        B．patiently        C．slowly D．proudly

 

14.               A．traffic          B．trade          C．movement D．climate

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)round         B．down          C．up   D．forward

 

16.               A．walk           B．run            C．drive D．flight

 

17.               A．necessarily      B．basically        C．normally   D．certainly

 

18.               A．waiting         B．playing         C．fighting    D．hiding

 

19.               A．respect        B．ignore         C．notice D．hate

 

20.               A．glory          B．help           C．interest   D．hope

 

 

I’ll_____his reputation among the business in the community, and then make a decision whether or not to approve a loan.

A.take care of  B.take into account  C.take notice of  D.put up with

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was  2 . He never criticized us, but used  3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I  4 as a child I said something  5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best  7 people, I would get the best  8 . From then on I’ve always tried to  9  the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very  10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   11  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,  13  any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  14  me to go into law. And I’ve  15  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  16 I didn’t pursue my  17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(實(shí)現(xiàn)) it.”

As 18  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  20  me.

1.                A．biologist        B．manager        C．lawyer   D．gardener

 

2.                A．strict           B．honest         C．special   D．learned

 

3.                A．praise          B．courage        C．power    D．warmth

 

4.                A．think           B．imagine         C．remember D．guess

 

5.                A．unnecessary     B．unkind         C．unimportant   D．unusual

 

6.                A．Another        B．Some           C．Any  D．Other

 

7.                A．on            B．in             C．a(chǎn)t   D．a(chǎn)bout

 

8.                A．in case         B．by turns        C．by chance D．in return

 

9.                A．revise          B．set            C．review   D．follow

 

10.               A．understanding   B．experienced     C．serious    D．demanding

 

11.               A．taking up       B．making up       C．picking up D．keeping up

 

12.               A．suggestion      B．decision        C．notice D．choice

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)nd           B．a(chǎn)s             C．even if    D．a(chǎn)s if

 

14.               A．helped         B．a(chǎn)llowed        C．persuaded D．suggested

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)lways         B．never          C．seldom    D．a(chǎn)lmost

 

16.               A．rather         B．but            C．for   D．therefore

 

17.               A．promise        B．task           C．belief D．dream

 

18.               A．this            B．he            C．it D．that

 

19.               A．newspaper      B．magazine       C．program   D．project

 

20.               A．controlled      B．comforted      C．reminded  D．raised

 

 

A report has recently been published about what the earth might be like 20 years or so from now on. The report is a result of a three-year  46 .

According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a  47 one. The world will be more  48 because the population will continue to grow. The population could be  49 9,000 million, almost 3,000 million more than that in 2009. More people would move into cities, especially cities in  50 countries. Cities in India and Thailand probably would  51 have a population of 20 million by then.

Food production will  52 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 2009,  53 most of the increase would be in countries that  54 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is  55 in South Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Poor farming ways are  56 large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is  57 as cities become larger and more houses are built.  58 will get worse as developed countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s  59 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their  60  of the earth for the year 2020 may be wrong. They only   61  the situation as it is today. By changing the situation, by  62 the problems, the picture can be changed. There is  63 time for the nations of the world to  64 a plan of action. But they considered that  65 too long to make a decision would greatly reduce the chances of success

1.	A．learning B．instruction C．notice D．study

2.A.pleased    B.pleasant                  C.safe                         C.blue

3.	A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible

 

4.	A．no more than B．a(chǎn)s many as C．so much as D．a(chǎn)s large as

 

5.	A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous

 

6.	A．none B．each C．no D．neither

 

7.	A．last B．reduce C．increase D．continue

 

8.	A．so B．but C．or D．however

 

9.	A．a(chǎn)lready B．hardly C．partly D．never

 

10.	A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected

11..

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．bothering

D．interrupting

 

12.	A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used

 

13.	A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland

 

14.	A．a(chǎn)nimals B．plants C．forests D．people

 

15.	A．photo B．picture C．a(chǎn)im D．environment

 

16.	A．stopped B．continued C．exchanged D．prevented

17..

A．solving

B．working

C．a(chǎn)nswering

D．dealing

18..

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．lots of

 

19.	A．give up B．carry C．make D．get off

 

20.	A．visiting B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting