【题目】
A dinner party was being held in __________ of the great achievements she had made when I called her yesterday.
A. preparation
B. contribution
C. celebration
D. competition
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【题目】—Do you know what made Susan so upset?I saw her weeping just now.
—________giving away state secrets.
A.Charged with B.Being charged with
C.Accusing of D.To be accused of
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【题目】Having suffered from serious pollutions, he made up his mind to devote his life to __________ pollution from __________ again.
A. preventing; happening
B. prevent; happen
C. preventing; happens
D. preventing; will happen
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【题目】The music industry is never short of teen pop stars with wonderful looks, 【1】____ it doesn’t often find one like US singer Taylor Swift. “Beneath Taylor Swift’s not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very 【2】_____(skill)songwriting technique (技巧),” writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.
Songwriting, the country singer explains, is “how I deal with problems. I am used to 【3】_____(write) about things that really influences me most.” So in her songs, there is always 【4】___ true and honest. They seem like stories from 【5】_____ diary and that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.
She 【6】____(sell) more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006’s self-titled debut (首张专辑) and 2008’s Fearless. She’s the youngest artist ever to 【7】______(name) Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album, Speak Now, 【8】_____ came out late last month, where she again returned 【9】_____ her own life for material. “The 14 songs are all about the last two years... when life was a little bit bigger and【10】______(crazy),” says Swift. “So I’ve written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18, 19 and 20.”
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【题目】Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much 【1】 while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so 【2】 that he was afraid he would spend his life 【3】 and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) 【4】 way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting 【5】 He realized that he still had partial 【6】 of his right hand and could write with 【7】 . Then, he had an idea,"Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He 【8】 where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in 【9】 . Many of them had hope of regaining their 【10】 Others would keep feeling depressed and remain putting away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to 【11】 them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be 【12】 . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
【13】 with the intention, the man began sending 【14】 messages of God's love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the 【15】 . He poured his heart and soul into his
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any 【17】 . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone 【18】 read his letters. However, this was his 【19】 chance, so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said,“ Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to 【20】 !”We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A, wealth B. faith C. experience D. confidence
A. depressed B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. thrilled
A. writing B. suffering C. weeping D. wandering
A. abnormal B. regular C. comfortable D. meaningful
A. presents B. e-mails C. letters D. prizes
A. sense B. strength C. shape D. function
A. affection B. caution C. difficulty D. confidence
A. estimated B. doubted C, assumed D. wondered
A. hospitals B. churches C. prisons D. charities
A. families B. letters C. freedom D. conscience
A. release B. reach C. defend D. know
A. acceptable B. reasonable C. prohibited D. considerate
A. Faced B. Filled C. Satisfied D. Impressed
A. holy B. daily C. one-way D. round-way
A. point B. worst C. degree D. limit
A. sharing B, learning C. gaining D. enriching
A. success B. reply C. help D. progress
A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually
A. only B. span>better C. extra D. lost
A. ruin B. pieces C. the ground D. the bottom
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【题目】Some people always take seriously the __________ of the complete globe end in the near future.
A. celebration
B. production
C. prediction
D. permission
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【题目】I can hardly imagine Peter __________ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail
B. to sail
C. sailing
D. to have sailed
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【题目】When we got to the air-port, the plane was starting __________.
A. taking off
B. to take off
C. take off
D. to taking off
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【题目】Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom.Meanwhile,outside the classroom,the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.
According to Braintrack,a higher education database with worldwide reach,more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually.Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000.
The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed,test scores and transcripts to be sent,essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for.
A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www.fastweb. com,www.Finaid. org and www.collegexpress.com.Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships,Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships,Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe.
Be selective.Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships.Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents.
Research past recipients (接受者).Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships.Many post the biographies of past recipients.You don’t need to have cured cancer,but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’,you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list.Prepare for the interview.
You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality,but above all you’ll want to be prepareD. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.
Let your personality shine through in your essays.The essays are the best way for students to share who they are,where they’ve come from,what they’ve overcome and so on.Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive way.And if you do have an interview,send a thank you note afterward.
By Lee Bierer
【1】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges.
B. To inform readers of the scholarship application process.
C. To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges.
D. To give tips on applying for US college scholarships.
【2】If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship,you can use ______.
A. www.collegexpress.com
B. the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s
C. the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships
D. The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships,Grants and Prizes
【3】The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. influence B. impress C. guide D. present
【4】To increase your chance of winning a scholarship,you are advised to ____.
A. apply for as many scholarships as you can
B. tell an interesting story in your essay
C. do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one
D. have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do
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