The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate. I  1  around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little  2  lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi! I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ” I laughed and heartily   3  , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent (天真的)age?” I asked.

She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married,    4  children, and then travel around.”

“  5  ?”I asked. I   6  why she gave herself so much trouble at this age.

“I always   7  having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends quickly..

   8, Rose became an icon(偶像) in the school and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the  9   which was paid to her from the other students.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she         10  us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old  11  we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying 12  . You have to laugh and find   13  every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.   14  we have many people like this walking around!” she said.

“There is a huge   15  between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t   16  any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs    17  the chance in change. Have no regrets. The old usually don’t regret   18  they did, but rather things they did not do.”

One weak after graduation that year,Rose died in peace in her sleep.She taught us   19   that it’s never too 20   to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. stopped              B. showed                            C. asked                                D. looked

2.A. old                            B. exciting                    C. strange                    D. nervous

3.A. added                           B. refused                            C. responded                 D. offered

4.A.to        have              B. have                              C.had                       D. having

5.A. really              B. wisely                      C.actually                    D. secretly

6.A.recognized     B.understood                        C. wondered             D.believed

7.A. wanted to             B. looked forward of  C.got tired of                  D. dreamed of

8.A. Over the year       B. suddenly         C. Once again               D. As usual

9.A. jokes                    B. questions                    C. attention                           D. followers

10.A. commanded     B. taught                         C. requested                        D. asked

11.A. when                          B. because                      C. so                              D. although

12.A. young                         B. healthy              C. growing                    D. developing

13.A. friends                        B. humor                             C. difficulty                           D. questions

14.A. Unfortunately  B. Naturally                     C. Generally                          D. Gradually

15.A. ending                   B. change                    C. importance                      D. difference

16.A. use                     B. take                             C. finish                             D. prefer

17.A. winning             B. improving                   C. meeting              D. finding

18.A.what              B. which                            C.how                                D. why

19.A. at last                          B. by herself                   C. by example             D. in use

20.A. late                       B. good                               C. early                             D. Young

 

It was not until Bob took off his dark glasses that I _____ him.

A．realized           B．requested         C．recorded          D．recognized

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped,        by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was        that they could, at any time, break free,       strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the       for this.

He said, “When they were very young we used the       size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can       hold them, so they never try.”

Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you       once before? Do you often tell       “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?

    These are       of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re       for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have       as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which       you. The cool thing is that because you create the       you can choose to change it! Here is how:

First,       it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your      , your subconsciousness will make this      by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online       help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are      .

This is such a simple process that you can       it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life       at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.

1.A. excited       B. confused       C. discouraged  D. worried

2.A. impossible         B. doubtful        C. uncertain      D. obvious

3.A. but     B. or         C. and        D. so

4.A. case   B. result    C. reason      D. choice

5.A. same B. bigger C. smaller     D. different

6.A. narrowly    B. almost   C. still            D. hardly

7.A. did     B. failed    C. tried          D. succeeded

8.A. yourself    B. others   C. your teacher          D. your partner

9.A. causes        B. stories  C. results         D. examples

10.A. conscious         B. honest  C. responsible   D. depended

11.A. stopped   B. referred        C. changed        D. originated

12.A. interested        B. disappointed         C. bored       D. inspired         

13.A. belief      B. experience   C. embarrassment    D. remark

14.A. represent        B. compare        C. mix            D. replace

15.A. action      B. thought         C. aim           D. plan

16.A. come true       B. run out C. on guard        D. keep cool

17.A. at     B. by         C. for                 D. in

18.A. improved          B. judged  C. realized    D. recognized

19.A. finish        B. continue        C. keep         D. begin

20.A. involved  B. stuck     C. unfinished     D. changed

 

--Hi, Mary!

-- Oh, it's you. Jack! I ______ you. You look like a star with the glasses.

A. didn't recognize    B. don't recognize

C. haven't recognized   D. hadn't recognized

 

––Oh, it’s you! I          you.

––I’ve just had may hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses.

A．hadn’t recognized                     B．didn’t recognize

C．haven’t recognized                     D．don’t recognize