单词和词组（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】When e_________（暴露）to challenges, we should realize that it is they that make us perfect.
【小题2】To my great d_________（高兴）, we succeeded in working out a plan.
【小题3】Being o_________（乐观）and enthusiastic in our life enables us to go further and further.
【小题4】I apologize for having hurt you but I didn’t do it d_________（故意）.
【小题5】With globalization, it is essential for us to be more t_________（容忍）of different cultures.
【小题6】The rapid increase of private cars _________ _________（导致）the air pollution in cities.
【小题7】Based on different interests, the talk between the two countries held in Beijing _________ _________（破裂）.
【小题8】Although computers are widely used in many fields, they can’t _________ _________ _________（取代）of human beings.
【小题9】We are sure to make progress if we always _________ _________（全神贯注于）what teachers say in class.
【小题10】It will certainly _________ _________ _________（起作用）as long as everyone makes his own contribution to our society.

单词和词组（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

1.When e_________（暴露）to challenges, we should realize that it is they that make us perfect.

2.To my great d_________（高兴）, we succeeded in working out a plan.

3.Being o_________（乐观）and enthusiastic in our life enables us to go further and further.

4.I apologize for having hurt you but I didn’t do it d_________（故意）.

5.With globalization, it is essential for us to be more t_________（容忍）of different cultures.

6.The rapid increase of private cars _________ _________（导致）the air pollution in cities.

7.Based on different interests, the talk between the two countries held in Beijing _________ _________（破裂）.

8.Although computers are widely used in many fields, they can’t _________ _________ _________（取代）of human beings.

9.We are sure to make progress if we always _________ _________（全神贯注于）what teachers say in class.

10.It will certainly _________ _________ _________（起作用）as long as everyone makes his own contribution to our society.

单词和词组 （共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）

When e_________（暴露）to challenges, we should realize that it is they that make us perfect.

To my great d_________（高兴）, we succeeded in working out a plan.

Being o_________（乐观）and enthusiastic in our life enables us to go further and further.

I apologize for having hurt you but I didn’t do it d_________（故意）.

With globalization, it is essential for us to be more t_________（容忍）of different cultures.

The rapid increase of private cars _________ _________（导致）the air pollution in cities.

Based on different interests, the talk between the two countries held in Beijing _________ _________（破裂）.

Although computers are widely used in many fields, they can’t _________ _________ _________（取代）of human beings.

We are sure to make progress if we always _________ _________（全神贯注于）what teachers say in class.

It will certainly _________ _________ _________（起作用）as long as everyone makes his own contribution to our society.

Things of Value
Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the   1  to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.
We   2  suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t  3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a   4 . We took family pictures off the   5  and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that   6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a   7  to my family. And there was the piano my wife   8  to play when she was a little girl. Not of great   9  in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.
The thought of   10  something passed down from our families saddened me deeply,   11  I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they   12  —family and love. They each had a(n)   13  to tell, and some of them spoke in the   14  of our parents and grandparents.
The fire   15  reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was   16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been   17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.
Someone  18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  19  I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.
It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

Things of Value

Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the   1  to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

We   2  suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t  3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a   4 . We took family pictures off the   5  and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.

Then we took a hard look at all that   6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a   7  to my family. And there was the piano my wife   8  to play when she was a little girl. Not of great   9  in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.

The thought of   10  something passed down from our families saddened me deeply,   11  I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they   12  —family and love. They each had a(n)   13  to tell, and some of them spoke in the   14  of our parents and grandparents.

The fire   15  reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was   16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been   17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.

Someone  18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  19  I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.

It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

1.                A．answer         B．task            C．chance   D．call

2.                A．packed         B．bought         C．searched D．sold

3.                A．worry          B．think           C．care D．doubt

4.                A．mark           B．sign            C．living D．plan

5.                A．albums         B．ceilings         C．windows  D．walls

6.                A．left            B．remained       C．burnt D．unmoved

7.                A．connection      B．present         C．symbol   D．treasure

8.                A．forgot          B．agreed         C．learned   D．refused

9.                A．quality         B．taste           C．sense    D．value

10.               A．knocking out     B．leaving behind   C．giving away D．picking out

11.               A．even though     B．unless          C．but   D．or

12.               A．contained       B．included        C．represented    D．gathered

13.               A．idea           B．lie             C．right  D．story

14.               A．sounds         B．speeds         C．voices D．feelings

15.               A．once          B．never          C．seldom    D．finally

16.               A．spared         B．returned       C．stopped   D．found

17.               A．at last          B．in return        C．in another way  D．at most

18.               A．curiously       B．accidentally     C．coldly D．wisely

19.               A．knew          B．promised       C．announced D．thanked

20.               A．affects         B．matters         C．helps D．desires