When I was little, my family used to move frequently．Before I could even get   1   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again．I became very   2   because of this．

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   3   me．Her best characteristics are her openness and 4  ．She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun．Without   5   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends．As time went by, I gradually became a   6   girl．But this joyful period didn’t last long．We were admitted to different colleges．I felt like I had gone 7   to my always-on-the-move childhood．I felt  8   and helpless and I was afraid that I would 9   her as my best friend．She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 10   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever．” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   11   she was to me at that time．

However, it turned out that my   12   were well-founded （有根据的）．I felt that the   13   between us was getting bigger and bigger．One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class．

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship．I  14   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her  15  with the boy, but I got no more messages from her．I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   16  ．I had almost given up hope 17   she visited me at my campus a week later．She looked  18   but was wearing the most beautiful smile．She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry．I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   19   the people walking past．She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before．

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   20   you from a friend．If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades．

1．A．mad                      B．bored                  C．acquainted           D．patient

2．A．silent                    B．disappointed         C．outspoken           D．crazy

3．A．helped                   B．changed              C．attracted              D．impressed

4．A．faithfulness           B．cheerfulness        C．quietness             D．kindness

5．A．delay                    B．hesitation             C．problem              D．doubt

6．A．happy                   B．lucky                  C．helpful                D．successful

7．A．over                     B．down                  C．out                     D．back

8．A．scared                  B．strange                C．ashamed              D．homesick

9．A．leave                     B．miss                    C．lose                    D．desert

10．A．hold back            B．hold on                C．hold up               D．hold out

11．A．burden                B．example               C．encouragement    D．wonder

12．A．conclusions         B．expectations         C．dreams               D．concerns

13．A．difference            B．distance               C．misunderstanding D．conflict

14．A．visited                 B．messaged            C．telephoned           D．wrote

15．A．relationship          B．satisfaction          C．life                      D．story

16．A．return                 B．develop               C．survive                D．advance

17．A．until                    B．when                  C．as                       D．unless

18．A．cheerful              B．relaxed                C．calm                   D．pale

19．A．forgetting            B．noticing               C．ignoring              D．overlooking

20．A．protect                B．prevent                C．free                    D．separate

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1   he thought he was able to be so much more    2   than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)   3   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to   4  milk from the fridge when he    5   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    6   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful    7   you have made! I have    8   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9  . Would you like to get down and    10   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” The little boy learned that if he    14   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15  !

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be    16  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17   for learning something new, which is,    18  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't   19 ,” we usually learn something    20   from it.

1.                A．why           B．what           C．when D．how

 

2.                A．capable        B．able           C．creative  D．original

 

3.                A．coincidence     B．experience      C．incident  D．conflict

 

4.                A．carry          B．bring           C．remove   D．fetch

 

5.                A．fell            B．lost            C．escaped  D．dropped

 

6.                A．rather than      B．instead of       C．other than D．in place of

 

7.                A．picture         B．mass           C．map D．mess

 

8.                A．rarely          B．happily         C．frequently D．angrily

 

9.                A．got            B．suffered        C．done     D．received

 

10.               A．jump          B．play           C．enjoy D．lay

 

11.               A．failed          B．successful       C．fantastic   D．painful

 

12.               A．strong         B．tiny            C．thin  D．weak

 

13.               A．get it          B．put it          C．try it  D．make it

 

14.               A．controlled      B．possessed       C．occupied  D．grasped

 

15.               A．example        B．teaching        C．lesson D．instruction

 

16.               A．anxious        B．nervous        C．fearful    D．afraid

 

17.               A．situations       B．opportunities    C．occasions  D．turns

 

18.               A．after all        B．above all        C．first of all  D．in all

 

19.               A．do            B．finish          C．go   D．work

 

20.               A．worthy         B．costly          C．valuable   D．interesting