Our car got 　　 in the mud,which delayed our journey.

A.broken　　　　　　B.stopped　　　　C.stuck　　　　　D.lost

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36  me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37  as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38  to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39  for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to   41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42  should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45  much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46  time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48  and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49  and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51  it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52  next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53  made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55  for me.

【小题1】 A．got　　 B．woke　 C．turned　　 D．brought

【小题2】 A．loud　　　　 B．weak　　　　 C．noisy　　 D．strong

【小题3】 A．unable B．unhappy　　　　　 C．unwilling D．unavailable

【小题4】 A．mention　　　　 B．forget　　　　 C．leave　 D．put

【小题5】 A．house　　　　 B．kitchen　　　 C．garage　　　 D．bed

【小题6】 A．set down　 B．take down　　　　　 C．calm down D．put down

【小题7】 A．mum 　　 B．dad　　　　　 C．instructor　 D．teacher

【小题8】 A．succeeded　　　　 B．failed　　　　　 C．managed　 D．attempted

【小题9】 A．missing　　　 B．lost C．disappeared D．gone

【小题10】 A．work B．improve C．change D．get

【小题11】 A．enough B．little C．more D．less

【小题12】 A．ability B．performance C．time D．turn

【小题13】 A．belief B．advantage C．anxiety D．comfort

【小题14】 A．calm B．anxious C．excited D．cautious

【小题15】 A．badly B．well C．unsuccessfully D．hardly

【小题16】 A．passed B．went C．failed D．tried

【小题17】 A．practice　　　　　 B．paperwork C．test D．parking

【小题18】 A．words B．smile C．look D．anger

【小题19】 A．however B．therefore C．although D．but

【小题20】 A．sad B．happy C．nervous D．sorry

 

  You didn ’ t let me drive. If we _____ in turn, you ______ so tired.

　 A. has left; comes 　           B. drove; wouldn’t have got

　 C. were driving; wouldn’t get 　 D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

1.A. got	B. woke	C. turned	D. brought
2.A. loud	B. weak	C. noisy	D. strong
3.A. unable	B. unhappy	C. unwilling	D. unavailable
4.A. mention	B. forget	C. leave	D. put
5. A. house	B. kitchen	C. garage	D. bed
6.A. set down	B. take down	C. calm down	D. put down
7. A. mum	B. dad	C. instructor	D. teacher
8. A. succeeded	B. failed	C. managed	D. attempted
9.A. missing	B. lost	C. disappeared	D. gone
10. A. work	B. improve	C. change	D. get
11. A. enough	B. little	C. more	D. less
12.A. ability	B. performance	C. time	D. turn
13. A. belief	B. advantage	C. anxiety	D. comfort
14. A. calm	B. anxious	C. excited	D. cautious
15. A. badly	B. well	C. unsuccessfully	D. hardly
16. A. passed	B. went	C. failed	D. tried
17. A. practice	B. paperwork	C. test	D. parking
18.A. words	B. smile	C. look	D. anger
19. A. however	B. therefore	C. although	D. but
20. A. sad	B. happy	C. nervous	D. sorry

 

 

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could   41  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn’t   42  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing a quilt（被子）. I  43 sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a  44  here,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very　45 voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   46  in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was   47  if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very   48  , “Susan, look at this   49 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If   50  is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.   51  is inside.”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got　  52  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer　  53　properly. Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening（发光）   54  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful   55  in the world.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I  56　what they meant.

The doctor had said Dad would   57 in two months. But that day never came. He   58 away in peace.

59 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   60 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1.                A．afford          B．cost            C．spend    D．offer

 

2.                A．go             B．live            C．act  D．walk

 

3.                A．happily         B．silently         C．secretly  D．nervously

 

4.                A．request        B．problem        C．message  D．question

 

5.                A．loud           B．light           C．low  D．clear

 

6.                A．surprise        B．anger          C．stress    D．horror

 

7.                A．amazed         B．confused        C．shocked  D．ashamed

 

8.                A．quickly         B．excitedly        C．bitterly   D．gently

 

9.                A．quilt           B．needle         C．thread   D．sewing

 

10.               A．belief          B．work           C．experience D．life

 

11.               A．Warmth        B．Thread         C．Cotton    D．Love

 

12.               A．tired           B．drunk          C．ill    D．injured

 

13.               A．talk            B．walk           C．work D．think

 

14.               A．with           B．as             C．for   D．by

 

15.               A．signs           B．symbols        C．pictures   D．reflections

 

16.               A．read           B．doubted        C．translated  D．recognized

 

17.               A．retire          B．recover        C．regain D．remove

 

18.               A．passed         B．escaped        C．faded D．turned

 

19.               A．Again          B．Once          C．Then D．Later

 

20.               A．word          B．account        C．experience D．accident