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（一）

A

Dear Michael，

I am glad to learn that you have been chosen to study in China. Your dream has come true！

I can well remember that you 1________ China for the first time when you were nine. Ever since you returned， you have been interested in Chinese culture and have put a lot of 2________ into learning Chinese. You kept on learning and did a good job in the HSK （汉语水平考试）.Now you finally got what you had 3________ for a long time. You got the chance to experience life in China for one year. You should have it， my son， for chances only come to those who are 4________.

Your mom and I are both 5________ you. Keep it up， my son！

Love， Dad

1. A. builtB. visitedC. missedD. changed

2. A. difficultyB. successC. effortD. space

3. A. writtenB. wantedC. touredD. paid

4. A. preparedB. honestC. friendlyD. helpful

5. A. kind toB. afraid ofC. polite toD. proud of

B

Zhong Nanshan was born in Nanjing， Jiangsu Province in October， 1936. He is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century， who 6________ many peoples lives in 2003.

In 2003， SARS 7________ out in Guangdong. Later， it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.

Hundreds of 8________ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was 9________ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights finding the 10________ of the disease. And with his way of treating， many patients began to get better， Zhong finally won peoples trust.

In early 2020， a disease called COVID-19 hit Wuhan. It spread 11________ around， tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected（感染）. Zhong， 84， led his team to Wuhan to 12________ the disease. Zhongs team took many measures to cure the patients. He advised people to wear masks， 13________ hands frequently （頻繁地）， stay at home and not to go to crowded places.

Zhong likes sports very much. Although he was 67， he could 14________ play basketball. Now at the age of 85， Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and 15________ young doctors. “I am just a doctor，” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.

6. A. helpedB. savedC. likedD. influenced

7. A. tookB. foundC. gaveD. broke

8. A. patientsB. adultsC. animalsD. birds

9. A. kindB. poorC. braveD. silent

10. A. questionB. causeC. problemD. way

11. A. quicklyB. slowlyC. safelyD. luckily

12. A. hitB. fightC. knockD. beat

13. A. weighB. polluteC. shakeD. wash

14. A. hardlyB. stillC. neverD. just

15. A. thinksB. trustsC. teachesD. asks

（二）

A

After a meeting， I returned to my hotel room late in the evening. The overhead light outside my door was 1________ and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally opened the door， I 2________ around the wall for a light switch （开关）.But there wasn't one.

I 3________ seeing a lamp by the bed. I found the bed in the dark and walked 4________ until I found the lamp， but when I switched it on， nothing happened！

What a 5________ day！ That evening I discovered how dark the world can be and how necessary light is. But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people—the light of heart.

1. A. fixedB. broken

C. burnedD. sold

2. A. ranB. turned

C. feltD. looked

3. A. beganB. tried

C. likedD. remembered

4. A. lightlyB. fast

C. carefullyD. easily

5. A. luckyB. special

C. peacefulD. terrible

B

The sun was shining as Kevin walked to the old bench where he met Mike every afternoon after school. They were good friends and 6________ to play football. They didn't have enough money to buy a 7________ football， but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic. It wasn't 8________， but it worked well. The two friends didn't stop kicking and running until very late.

The next afternoon， Mike and Kevin 9________ again at the old bench. Soon they played， laughing and shouting happily. The ball was 10________ by a boy wearing a nice pair of sneakers （運动鞋）.Kevin was upset when he saw it was Steven.

The next morning. Kevin got birthday presents. His eyes grew 11________ when he saw new sneakers and a real football.

The next afternoon， Steven invited Kevin to play football. Steven did not want Mike to 12________ them only because Mike's sneakers were dirty. When they walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting， Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. Kevin， holding his new football in his hands， walked on and did not 13________.

One afternoon， as Kevin walked past the old bench， he saw the home-made ball lying under it. Kevin was 14________ of sorrow at the sight of his old home-made ball， and he let out a sad sigh （叹气）.As his sadness turned to 15________， he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air.

6. A. wantedB. offered

C. decidedD. loved

7. A. realB. new

C. lightD. useful

8. A. simpleB. beautiful

C. expensiveD. normal

9. A. metB. sat

C. waitedD. argued

10. A. likedB. made

C. stoppedD. kicked

11. A. smallB. green

C. bigD. long

12. A. followB. hate

C. seeD. join

13. A. look aroundB. look back

C. go pastD. help out

14. A. fullB. afraid

C. carefulD. tired

15. A. luckB. anger

C. stressD. energy

（三）

A

Amber Wong was not like many of her classmates.

When she got together with her friends at a party， Amber found her friends preferred rock and pop music. When Amber 1________ if they would like to try classical music， they all looked at her strangely.

“Classical music is for old people，” one of her friends said. Amber was 2________ that something was wrong with her. She decided to talk to her father. As Amber entered his study， her father could feel something was 3________.

“Dad， am I strange？” she asked her father.

“Of course not，” he answered， “why do you ask that？”

“Because I don't 4________ the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to pop music. But I like classical music.”

“I understand. Never mind， Amber. It's all right to be yourself.”

After Amber spoke to her father， she felt 5________ about herself.

1. A. saidB. foundC. noticedD. asked

2. A. proudB. worriedC. gladD. lucky

3. A. terribleB. wrongC. strangeD. true

4. A. haveB. knowC. useD. like

5. A. colderB. angrierC. betterD. sadder

B

A rabbit named Bunny lived in a village near a forest. He was very clever and he never gave up 6________. He chose a dead tree and made a home in the trunk. People 7________ him singing in the morning every day. As soon as the sun shone on his door， he left his home and went across a bridge to the 8________. He looked for some food there.

One morning， while he was getting ready to sing as usual， a big storm began. It rained 9________. What was worse， the bridge was 10________.Bunny was very hungry， but there was no food in his home. He needed to 11________ to find some food. He couldn't swim， so how could he find food in such a storm？

After thinking for a long time， he finally came up with a good idea. He thought he would solve the 12________ successfully. He decided to 13________ a boat with some lotus leaves （荷葉）.

Here is his plan：

First： Search for some lotus leaves by the pond. If necessary， ask the frogs for help.

Second： Tie the lotus leaves together to make a little boat.

Last： Get into the boat. Be 14________ in the storm and don't be afraid at all.

So Bunny crossed the river in the boat carefully. His 15________ was so successful that he arrived at the forest after only an hour.

6. A. usuallyB. really

C. calmlyD. easily

7. A. caughtB. left

C. heardD. felt

8. A. forestB. farm

C. gardenD. village

9. A. quicklyB. heavily

C. badlyD. greatly

10. A. hiddenB. stolen

C. brokenD. lost

11. A. go outB. come back

C. get offD. give up

12. A. dangerB. accident

C. problemD. question

13. A. buyB. borrow

C. bringD. make

14. A. seriousB. powerful

C. luckyD. careful

15. A. foodB. plan

C. songD. travel

（四）

A

Cindy and Anna were best friends， but some days they just could not 1________ on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. “Come on. Let's play chess，” Anna said. “I don't want to play chess，” Cindy replied. “We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It's my turn to make a 2________，” Anna said.

Cindy was very angry. After she got home， she found she had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs Stone 3________ their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked 4________.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy told Mrs Stone the truth. “Thank you for being 5________， Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，” said Mrs Stone.

Later， the two girls became best friends again.

1. A. agreeB. hang

C. dependD. try

2. A. promiseB. plan

C. decisionD. dialogue

3. A. gave awayB. asked for

C. looked forD. talked about

4. A. worriedB. normal

C. proudD. relaxed

5. A. patientB. honest

C. activeD. quiet

B

The Chinese high-speed railways have a quality all on its own. Tier 1（一線）cities like Beijing have a couple hundred high-speed trains stopping at the 6________ every day. China's technology on building the railway is 7________ the rest of the world. There is no 8________ that anyother country could be better than China in near future. I had my first chance to ride the high?speed train last week 9________ I had a business meeting in Zhengzhou.

I 10________ up with a disdain（偏见） for public transportation. Although I was not sure why the US hated it so much， I was afraid of the experience. I hoped to fly， but was told that it would be much better if I 11________ the train.

The train was 12________. I had traveled on a train before in the US and hated how slow it was and how many stops there were. Chinese high-speed trains are on a different 13________. The trains are clean and the seats are huge. You can't even feel how fast the train is moving. If there were no windows， I wouldn't be able to tell when we were 14________ or when we were traveling at 300 km/h—it is that smooth.

I'm traveling again this week by 15________ and I'm excited.

6. A. cityB. town

C. villageD. country

7. A. acceptingB. leading

C. followingD. refusing

8. A. flagB. form

C. signD. action

9. A. thoughB. when

C. ifD. unless

10. A. gotB. woke

C. gaveD. grew

11. A. tookB. left

C. foundD. had

12. A. slowB. wide

C. boringD. amazing

13. A. levelB. price

C. shapeD. style

14. A. seenB. heard

C. servedD. stopped

15. A. carB. bike

C. trainD. bus

（五）

A

Thomas was a good student but he didn't respect（尊重） others. One day， He went around the classroom playing his drum. When others asked him to keep 1________， Thomas refused. Thomas， classmates couldn't stand the noisy drum， so they 2________ playing with him.

A few days later， a clock was put next to the desk of Thomas. The clock was making the 3________ like “Tick tock， tick tock”. Thomas couldn't concentrate on his study at all. Soon Thomas started to 4________ how much he had disturbed his classmates with the drum.In order to change the situation， Thomas 5________ played his drum in the classroom. His classmates forgave（原諒） him and decided to play with him again.

1. A. calmB. quietC. livelyD. healthy

2. A. stoppedB. beganC. likedD. kept

3. A. mistakeB. problemC. noiseD. change

4. A. showB. realizeC. discussD. say

5. A. at timesB. at onceC. for everD. no longer

B

My friend Richard went far to work， so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains. He worked hard and often kept the yard 6________ without any grass. But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves， and I 7________ pluck（拔） grass， allowing it to grow rapidly. In the early 8________， in March， the leaves were green and soft. A month later， when the leaves spread quickly， I discovered they were like wild orchids（兰花） in the forest.

As the summer came， the “grass” really flowered. The flowers looked like those forest orchids， 9________ they were yellow， unlike those purple or brown red forest orchids. I picked one flower， then went to find a friend who studied 10________. As soonas my friend saw it he asked me where I 11________ it. “It's amazing！” He 12________ explained， “this kind of orchid is hard to find. Now it is worth at least 10，000 dollars each.”

I told the good news to Richard. He was 13________. After a while he said gently that he saw the orchid in the yard every year， but he thought it was common grass， so he always plucked it. He said， “If I could 14________， it would flower a few years before.” Yes， all of us might miss some rare orchids in our own lives. We don't give them the time to flower to prove their value.

Give the “grass” time to flower and give everybody a 15________ to prove his value. Don't pluck a leave of any “grass” or negate（否定） a person rudely and how many “rare orchids” we will get in our lives！

6. A. wildB. clean

C. dryD. dirty

7. A. usuallyB. often

C. neverD. always

8. A. springB. summer

C. autumnD. winter

9. A. soB. but

C. thenD. or

10. A. colorsB. rivers

C. seasonsD. plants

11. A. plantedB. bought

C. pickedD. kept

12. A. carelesslyB. successfully

C. proudlyD. excitedly

13. A. scaredB. surprised

C. worriedD. relaxed

14. A. waitB. come

C. lookD. think

15. A. treeB. yard

C. flowerD. chance

（六）

A

It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike， “Can you work with me on the 1________？” “Sure， Dad， I would love to，” Mike replied.

Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a（n） 2________ job，” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were 3________ more and more fish， Mike was so excited.

The next morning， Mikes arms hurt a lot. However， he had such a 4________ time with Dad that he decided to keep helping him.

Mike 5________ being out on the ocean. He jumped onto the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for him.

1. A. shipB. boatC. busD. train

2. A. hardB. usefulC. newD. bad

3. A. sellingB. buyingC. eatingD. catching

4. A. goodB. shortC. hardD. busy

5. A. mindedB. avoidedC. enjoyedD. stopped

B

We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However， most of us usually 6________ some things. Electricity is one thing that we waste most. Lights， TVs， 7________ and other things are often kept on even when no one is 8________ them. We should turn them offwhen we do not need them. It takes less than a second to do it. Anyhow， not wasting electricity save money， because we do not have to 9________ the electricity cost we do not use.

The second thing that we often waste is water. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure everybody can do this easily if he wants to. 10________ big waste is food. My mother used to cook so much food that much of it was 11________ away. I told her we had wasted so much 12________. She thought I was right and now cooks 13________ what we can eat.

It is not fine to be wasteful. I find there is a 14________ way of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 15________. Do not touch what we do not need. In this way we can stop being wasteful.

6. A. clearB. washC. wasteD. forget

7. A. radiosB. phonesC. bikesD. doors

8. A. hearingB. usingC. seeingD. watching

9. A. checkB. saveC. payD. consider

10. A. OthersB. OtherC. AnotherD. The other

11. A. givenB. thrownC. takenD. put

12. A. timeB. waterC. foodD. money

13. A. mainlyB. onlyC. mostlyD. specially

14. A. strangeB. simpleC. specialD. perfect

15. A. buyB. getC. bringD. need