1. The sudden disaster shocked the people and__________(to damage something completely) everything in sight.

2 I tried every means to__________(to make someone decide to do something) her to give up smoking, but I failed.

3. Paul is reasonable in most cases but he can also be as__________(not willing to change one's mind) as a mule.

4 Having a large__________(词汇量) is very helpful in learning a foreign language.

5 The school has a system of__________(奖励，报酬) and punishments to encourage good behaviour.

6. The government__________(预测) that more people would get jobs the next year.

7. The new headmaster is a quiet and__________(rely) man who wins everyone's respect.

8. Staying in a cage with a lion is the most__________(fright) experience in my life.

9. No force on earth can stop the passage of time, only those who work__________(self) are able to gain time.

10. Wang Feng will hold another concert to express his thanks to the__________(devote) fans.

Do not push yourself too hard

One Friday earlier this school year , all of a sudden it felt like I had pulled a muscle in my back . I knew I was    36    . After a few days I stopped eating , which meant I lost    37    ; the clothes bought two weeks earlier began hanging    38    . In addition , I started    39    so less that my eyelids were constantly heavy . My parents got   40     . I thought fear wasn’t going to    41    my life . Yet , I spent every minute of every day    42    how I was going to get myself out of trouble , and it made me mad .

Then I    43    to accept I was ill . I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop ; I didn’t    44    any classes . When I was    45    , I sucked it up and kept on going .   46    it kills you , it makes you stronger , right ?

But now I find myself thinking whether that’s    47    it . I’m taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks    48    on college applications . And I am working 25 hours a week so that ,   49    I get into my dream school, I can afford it .

Here I am , already sick from the amount of work . So , what good is a(n)   50    application if I’m dead ? What is the    51    of doing this work if I can’t enjoy the results ?

   52    , by writing my story I’m not only   53     that I can’t take it , but I’m telling all the people who are too concerned with the    54    to worry about now .This is my warning : Don’t   55     the high dive if you don’t like the deep end .

Do not push yourself too hard

       One Friday earlier this school year, all of a sudden it felt like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was   1   . After a few days I stopped eating, which meant I lost 2   ; the clothes bought two weeks earlier began hanging 3    . In addition, I started 4 so less that my eyelids were constantly heavy. My parents got 5 .  I thought fear wasn’t going to 6  my life. Yet, I spent every minute of every day 7   how I was going to get myself out of trouble, and it made me mad.

       Then I 8   to accept I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop ; I didn’t 9   any classes . When I was 10 , I sucked it up and kept on going .  11   it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

       But now I find myself thinking g whether that’s 12   it. I’m taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks 13 on college applications. And I am working 25 hours a week so that ,  14  I get into my dream school , I can afford it .

       Here I am, already sick from the amount of work. So, what good is a( n ) 15   application if I’m dead ? What is the 16   of doing this work if I can’t enjoy the results?

       17  , by writing my story I’m not only  18  that I can’t take it, but I’m telling all the people who are too concerned with the  19  to worry about now . This is my warning: Don’t 20 the high dive if you don’t like the deep end .

1．A．tired                     B．ill                      C．sad                         D．cold

2．A．heart                   B．chance                         C．confidence              D．weight

3．A．heart                    B．chance                         C．confidence              D．weight

4．A．protecting             B．sleeping                    C．amusing                  D．observing

5．A．annoyed                   B．disturbed              C．scared                    D．shocked

6．A．control                     B．lose                        C．take                        D．explore

7．A．noticing                    B．showing                  C．answering            D．wondering

8．A．refused                     B．agreed                    C．determined              D．managed

9．A．leaving                     B．training                   C．performing              D．hurting

10．A．leaving                    B．training                   C．performing              D．hurting

11．A．Since                   B．If                        C．Though                  D．Unless

12．A．unfair                     B．honest                    C．worth                     D．equal

13．A．firm                       B．good                       C．curious                   D．serious

14．A．once                       B．though                    C．unless                     D．whether

15．A．expensive             B．impressive            C．instructive            D．sensitive

16．A．point                   B．duty                    C．promise               D．action

17．A．In case                   B．In return              C．In fact                    D．In all

18．A．regretting             B．reporting              C．desiring                  D．admitting

19．A．income                   B．education             C．pressure                 D．future

20．A．cross                   B．escape                    C．climb                   D．aviod

________ the sudden shower, the football match was interrupted．Which is not proper?

1. A.
   But for
2. B.
   Due to
3. C.
   Because of
4. D.
   Owing to

1. The sudden disaster shocked the people and__________(to damage something completely) everything in sight.
2 I tried every means to__________(to make someone decide to do something) her to give up smoking, but I failed.
3. Paul is reasonable in most cases but he can also be as__________(not willing to change one's mind) as a mule.
4 Having a large__________(词汇量) is very helpful in learning a foreign language.
5 The school has a system of__________(奖励，报酬) and punishments to encourage good behaviour.
6. The government__________(预测) that more people would get jobs the next year.
7. The new headmaster is a quiet and__________(rely) man who wins everyone's respect.
8. Staying in a cage with a lion is the most__________(fright) experience in my life.
9. No force on earth can stop the passage of time, only those who work__________(self) are able to gain time.
10. Wang Feng will hold another concert to express his thanks to the__________(devote) fans.