Mom always helped me get ready for my school dances when I was a teen. She’d polish my shoes ,____36____ my shirt ,pick out the right tie to ___37____ with my blue blazer (夹克)and make sure my hair didn’t ____38___, even after I’d smoothed it with Vitalis(一种发乳).

I’d squirm(扭捏), but secretly I felt as if I had won a million dollars .We’d climb into our Buick and she’d ____39_____ me to dance. “Be nice and have fun ,” was her parting _____40_____.

Two hours later she’d pick me up .My heart would be ___41____from my slow dance with a cute girl in the eighth grade . “Did you have a good time and dance with all the pretty girls ?” Mom ___42____ ask.

I shrugged like ____43_____teenager would . “ Guess so.”

Many years has passed since then ,and I got ______44_____  an even ___45_____ girl .We have two teenagers ,and many times I’ve dropped them off for a school dance (they roll their eyes at my last -minute advice ). Mom is in a assisted living home now because of Alzheimer’s (老年性痴呆).I’ m ___46_____for the good care the staff at Sunrise (养护中心的名字)gives her, but I’v often prayed for something special I could do for her there.

The ____47___ came not long ago when Sunrise ___48_____ they were having a semi-formal dance for the __49____ .I _____50___ my tuxedo(燕尾服), ____51____my hair with a lot less Vitalis and appeared at her door. I swear that she took out a ___52___ and worked on my hair. On the dance floor I was able to ___53___her for making me look my best at all those school dances.

“Guess who’s dancing with the prettiest girl?’ I said.

She ________54______the room.” Who?” she asked.

“Me!” I said.

She gave me a ___55_____ and a hug .My mother can still make me feel as if I had won a million dollars.   

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

A Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) refers to an economy which has a minimal emission of greenhouse gas (GHG), namely, carbon dioxide into the biosphere(生物圈). Recently, most of the scientists and the public hold the opinion that the climate is changing because there is such an accumulation of CO₂ in the atmosphere due to human activities. The over-concentration of these gases is producing global warming that affects long-term climate, with negative impacts on humanity in the foreseeable future. LCE, therefore, is proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change.

All nations which are considered carbon intensive societies and societies which are heavily populated should become zero-carbon societies and economies. Several of these countries have promised to become 'low carbon' but not entirely zero carbon, and claim that emissions will be cut by 100% by balancing emissions rather than ceasing all emissions.

Nuclear power and the strategies of carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been proposed as the primary means to achieve a LCE while continuing to exploit non-renewable resources. Scientists are afraid, however, whether the spent-nuclear-fuel can be stored, and whether it is secure. Also they are not certain about the costs and time needed to successfully implement CCS worldwide and whether the stored emissions will leak into the biosphere or not. Alternatively, many have proposed renewable energy should be the main basis of a LCE, but, they have their associated problems of high-cost and inefficiency; this is changing, however, since investment and production have been growing significantly in recent times. Furthermore, it has been proposed that to make the transition to an LCE economically attractive we would have to attach a cost (per unit output) to GHGs through means such as emissions trading and/or a carbon tax.

A LCE is aimed to integrate all aspects of itself from its manufacturing, agriculture, transportation to power-generation around technologies that produce energy and materials with little GHG emission and thus around populations, buildings, machines and devices which use those energies and materials efficiently and dispose of or recycle its wastes so as to have a minimal output of GHGs.

Title:        1       

I.          2        : an economy with a minimal output of GHG

II.         3         of the present economy:

● global warming

● long-term climate change

●            4            on humanity

III.           5           :

●  to produce energy and materials with little GHG emission

● to use those energies and materials efficiently

● to have          6             of GHGs

IV.            7             to achieve a LCE:

● nuclear power  

● the strategies of carbon capture and storage

● renewable energy    

●              8              

● a carbon tax

V.           9          :

● spent-nuclear-fuel storage / storage of spent-nuclear-fuel

●        10           

● uncertainty about the costs and time needed

Now that he has ________ that he stole the money, you should forgive him．

1. A.
   excused
2. B.
   suffered
3. C.
   admitted
4. D.
   offered

jaguar n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the US. and in Central and South America.

jargon 1. n. speech that doesn’t make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was field with jargon.

jaunt 1. n. a trip taken for fun  2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday .

javelin 1. n. a spear most commonly used as a weapon or in hunting  2. n. a light-weight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v.  to strike, as with a javelin

jazz 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. adj. of or like jazz:  a jazz band, a jazz records

jennet  n. a small Spanish horse 

1.Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?

At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.

2.Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?

Doctors often speak in medical jargon.

3.What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence? 

Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D． Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of  1  , teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become． You  2 know who these people maybe （possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger）, but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some 3  way．

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful． and unfair at first, but __4__you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart．

Everything happens for a reason． Nothing happens5  or by means of good luck． Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul． 6  these small tests whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere． It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly  7 ． The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become．

Even the  8  experiences can be learned from． In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones． If someone hurts you,   9  you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart． If someone loves you, love them back  10  , not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your  11  and eyes to things．

Make every day count．   12  every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again． Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen． Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high． Hold your head up because you have  13 right to． Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you． You can make of your life anything you wish． Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no 14  ．

Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have  15  ． And learn a lesson in life each day that you live．

That’s the story of life．

1.A． people                              B． purpose                      C． intention                    D． advantage

2.A． already                             B． sometimes                C． should                        D． never

3.A． limited                              B． strange                      C． other                          D． profound

4.A． in reflection                    B． in reality                     C． in addition                 D． in a way

5.A． on purpose                      B． by any chance           C． by accident               D． on principle

6.A． Despite                            B． With                            C． For all                         D． Without

7.A． bored                                B． pointless                    C． undeserved               D． meaningful

8.A． good                                 B． different                     C． bad                              D． pleasant

9.A． betrays                            B． loves                           C． appreciates              D． understands

10.A． in turn                            B． moderately               C． unconditionally        D． in a way

11.A． mouth                            B． mind                            C． heart                          D． emotion

12.A． ComprehendB． Appreciate                                C． Expect                        D． Evaluate

13.A． every                              B． each                            C． proper                        D． exact

14.A． ambition                        B． hatred                        C． belief                          D． regrets

15.A． in the futureB． in stock            C． in store            D． in pursuit