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51My son Joey was born with clubfeet. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk 1 but would never run very well. The first three years of his 2 were spent in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he had a problem when you saw him 3 .The children in our 4 ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldnt be 5 to run as well as the other children .So he didnt know.In seventh grade he 6 to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran 7 than any of the others perhaps he 8 that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come 9 to him. Although the entire team runs, only the 10 seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know.He 11 to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a fever.I was 12 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running alone. I askedhim how he felt. “ 13 ”, he said. He had two more miles to go. The 14 ran downhis face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 15 he looked straight ahead andkept running. We never told him he 16 run four miles with a fever. So he didntknow. Two weeks later, the 17 of the team runners were called. Joey was number sixon the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade the 18 six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldnt 19 to make the team. We never told him he couldnt do it. We never told him he couldnt do all those things. So he didnt know. He 20 did it.1. A. silently B. usually C. particularly D. normally2. A. school B. life C. illness D. time3. A. play B. laugh C. walk D. talk4. A. neighborhood B. city C. family D. childhood5. A. pleased B. forced C. able D. willing6. A. refused B. decided C. remembered D. hesitated7. A. faster B. sooner C. less D. more8. A. sensed B. understood C. learned D. proved9. A. certainly B. actually C. naturally D. possibly 10. A. oldest B. earliest C. first D. top11. A. continued B. had C. wanted D. stopped12. A. upset B. angry C. worried D. disappointed13. A. Sorry B. Okay C. Right D. Absolutely14. A. tears B. heat C. sweat D. rain15. A. Thus B. Then C. So D. Yet16. A. couldnt B. wouldnt C. mustnt D. neednt17. A. parents B. names C. teachers D. members18. A. next B. last C. other D. remaining19. A. expect B. wish C. fail D. want20. A. seldom B. just C. always D. never 52When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some travelers checks. The plane was to 1 at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 2 journey to the airport. Phillip merely watched the 3 along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 4 the things he would need for the 5 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, travelers checksJust a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 6 that he must have left his passport 7 . Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 8 to return to the bank. This was the 9 time he was representing his firm for an important 10 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be 11 to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 12 outside the air terminal. Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 13 the driver. He then 14 a good deal of confusion in the building. A 15 could be heard over the loudspeaker.“We very much 16 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 17 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 18 on tomorrows flights. Phillip gave a 19 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 20 his passport.1. A. leave B. register C. check out D. pull2 A. pleasant B. short C. long D. rough3. A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight4. A. counting B. looking over C. thinking about D. checking5. A. trip B. plane C. meeting D. flight6. A. remembered B. realized C. noticed D. learned7. A. at home B. at the office C. at the bank D. in the taxi8. A. time B. chance C. possibility D. use9. A. golden B. last C. only D. first10. A. journey B. visit C. business D. meeting11. A. sad B. unable C. impossible D. difficult12. A. stopped B. was driven C. reached D. was parked13. A. left B. sent away C. paid D. said bye-bye to 14. A. started B. noticed C. caught D. found15. A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice16. A. apologize B. announce C. worry D. regret17. A. advised B. forced C. told D. persuaded18. A. ideas B. plans C. information D. time19. A. loud laugh B. deep sigh C. big smile D. sharp cry20. A. return B. find C. recover D. gather53A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 1 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.Gleams of light appeared from windows of 2 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.A 3 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire.The woman 9 old and tired under the bright electric light, 10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 14 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 15 . They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 17 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 18 the boy stared at them, puzzled.The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 20 .1. A. pouring B. falling C. dropping D. flooding2. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. nearby3. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly4. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering5. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating6. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man7. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside8. A. made B. left C. asked D. told9. A. became B. showed C. appeared D. sounded10. A. so B. and C. however D. though11. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still12. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire13. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked14. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother15. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend16. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost17. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not18. A. as B. while C. when D. since19. A. disappointedB. sorryC. happy D. sad20 A. beganB. stopped C. ended D. wanted54He hated my name, Whitney. My family never knew why. He wished for my name to be Nicole, which was how it became my 1 name. He was the first man I ever trusted, 2 my father, and he still is one of the few men I trust. He loves me; after all, I am his granddaughter, 3 . He has a disease that causes his 4 to drift. He doesnt remember his own wife half the time; I dont know why I 5 he will remember me when I see him. My dad and grandmother held his hands as they 6 him in to see me for the first time in four months. His bones 7 under his skin, and I could tell that his 8 no longer occupied his mouth. He didnt look like my grandfather; his face was that of a 9 . He looked like he might have when he was in World War II, but Alzheimers was his 10 now.They sat him down. Without a glance at me, my grandfather 11 his head for at least a half hour, almost as if he were ashamed. Suddenly he 12 tracing my palm, noticing every line and detail. His fingers fell through the spaces between 13 like sand. I stood up, still holding his hand, and took him for a walk to try to 14 him a bit. When we returned, he did not want to sit. He looked at me with a grandfathers 15 . His eyes played with mine, searching for memories we had 16 . He started to play with my hair, examining the faint color through his almost 17 eyes. I took his hand and spun myself around 18 we were dancing like we used to. All too soon, it was time to 19 . He planted a million kisses on my cheeks as I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I was his little girl again, although he didnt remember my 20 . Thats okay. He didnt like it anyway. 1AfirstBlastCmiddleDfull2Aaccording toBbesidesClikeDunlike3AalwaysBsometimesCperhaps Dunbelievably4AmindBeyesChandsDbody5AdoubtBhopeCknowDexpect6AwalkedBcalledCcarriedDpushed7Afelt sharpBlooked terribleCstood outDhurt badly8AspeechBsmileCtongueDteeth9AsoldierBstrangerCpatientDvictim10AwarBdreamCcareerDstory11AturnedBraisedChungDscratched12AstoppedBstartedCrememberedDimagined13AthemBthoseCothersDmine14AcalmBmoveCamuseDwake15AbraveryBintelligenceCsoftnessDweakness16AexchangedBrefreshedCsharedDlost17AblindBtearfulCcoldDsleepy18Aso thatBas ifCuntilDbecause19AeatBrestCleaveDmeet20AappearanceBchildhoodCbirthdayDname55An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel off the Horn of Africa last November. Finally, here is the language that pirates can understand: 1 a ship. Several countries have 2 forces to patrol Somali waters in 3 to the growing number of pirate attacks on 4 . But the pirates have only become more brazen, 5 larger ships. Pirates even hijacked ( a Saudi 6 that was carrying over $100 million of oil. Nearly 100 ships were hijacked 7 the Horn of Africa in 2008. Ransoms paid to 8 the ships reached nearly $50 million. This has 9 much hand-wringing (much disappointment) in government circles, and some 10 decisions by shipping companies. Some have decided to reroute their ships all the way 11 the Cape of Good Hope. That could 12 over $250,000 to each trip, but its better for their ship and crew to be kept by pirates for some weeks. International patrols are having little 13 . Pirates responded by moving their armed attacks 14 offshore. In effect, theyve created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was 15 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast, in the Indian Ocean-a 16 of water so vast that 17 forces cant possibly patrol it. It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 18 the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates 19 with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2005, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalias coast.When shall 20 return to this body of water? People are still seeking the answer. 1. A. AttackB. Sink C. ControlD. Drive2. A. joinedB. attended C. gatheredD. united3. A. returnB. turn C. responseD. favor4. A. warshipsB. commercial shipsC. fishing ships D. passengers ships5. A. aimingB. targetingC. intending D. taking6. A. fishing boatB. goods ship C. passenger ship D. oil tanker7. A. outB. aboutC. off D. from8. A. charge B. seize C. keep D. free9. A. caused B. ledC. did D. brought10. A. reasonableB. unreasonable C. negativeD. sensitive11. A. aboutB. over C. aroundD. beyond12. A. increaseB. put C. makeD. add13. A. effectB. affect C. effortD. afford14. A. awayB. further C. aboutD. around15. A. forcedB. left C. captured D. broken16. A. seaB. flow C. massD. body17. A. airB. naval C. landD. mixed18. A. AvoidB. Protect C. KeepD. Guard19. A. mixedB. combined C. fittedD. armed 20. A. war B. hijack C. peace D. conflict56Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 1 the only girl in a family of 2 children, she often 3 she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, 4 her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and 5 , she retreated into books. 6 her love of 7 , she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities in school. In high school, with the 8 of one particular teacher, Cisneros 9 her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to 10 because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a 11 . Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the universitys Writers Workshop, 12 , she felt lonely a（n） 13 American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 14 Cisneros find her “Creative voice. ” “It was not until this moment 15 I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didnt think it had anything to 16 with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! Thats when I decided I would 17 about something my classmates couldnt. ”Cisneros 18 her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl 19 up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 20 then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a childrens book, and a short-story collection. 1. A. To B. For C. As D. By2. A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight3. A. felt like B. looked like C. liked D. admired4. A. beside B. except C. except for D. as well as5. A. unimportant B. ambitious C. mature D. stubborn6. A. Despite of B. In spite C. Despite D. Spite of7. A. hiding B. reading C. crying D. feeling8. A. praise B. guidance C. improvement D. encouragement9. A. improved B. improvised C. increased D. developed10. A. home B. college C. school D. library11. A. friend B. teacher C. husband D. brother12. A. but B. however C. and D. therefore13. A. Canadian B. African C. German D. Mexican14. A. assisted B. led C. helped D. caused15. A. that B. when C. then D. why16. A. do B. deal C. handle D. affect17. A. concern B. know C. learn D. write18. A. printed B. published C. invented D. punished19. A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. is growing20. A. Until B. Before C. Since D. After57It had been a pleasantly warm day, without much wind, and with enough cloud to prevent the heat of the sun becoming too great. Charles had spent a long time studying the 1 of the water in the boat, and had discovered that, by evening, it had 2 very slightly. This, it would seem, must mean that the boat was not 3 water, which was fortunate, because any attempt to empty it out suggested greater 4 than he felt equal to. One other immediate problem had 5 his thoughts for a few moments. This was the problem of Harcourt. Charles realized that he 6 put poor Harcourt in the sea. It should be simple matter and take no more than a few seconds. Charles arranged in his mind exactly 7 it could most easily be done, but his body did not react to the 8 of his mind. Charles told himself that it was his badly burnt hands that were the trouble. And there was nothing to be done about them except not 9 them.But then, suddenly, almost without knowing how he did it, Charles moved, stood up, bent 10 the body of poor Harcourt, lifted it and let it slip as 11 as possible into the sea. Afterwards he stood in the stern of the boat for a long time, watching the color of the sea 12 and the sky become increasingly farther off with the coming of the night. In a curious way he felt strangely happy. The problem of his 13 had not yet begun to trouble him.After a time Charless returning interest in 14 showed itself in the simple form of hunger. With some difficulty, 15 the water in the boat, he 16 its stores and found food and water in air-tight tins. He also found a neat package wrapped in green oiled silk. He unwrapped it and found maps. Neat, beautifully designed and 17 , spotlessly new, they 18 his knees and he was 19 alone in a world of water. At that moment these clean official maps, correct in every detail, were as 20 as the sound of a human voice, as cheering as a candle in darkness.1. A. level B. temperature C. amount D. colour2. A. risen B. fallen C. sunk D. emptied3. A. taking on B. taking over C. taking up D. taking in4. A. success B. effort C. hope D. space5. A. held B. interrupted C. taken D. tied6. A. was able to B. was to C. shouldnt D. couldnt7. A. when B. where C. how D.
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