Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my   16   was more manageable , I   17   ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   18   that was years ago and times have changed.   19   I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   20    my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   21   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   22   . I decided that I would consider   23   to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   24   when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of   25   to get started. And   26   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   27   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   28  ; he gave me a long thoughtful      29  . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   30   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   31   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   32   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   33  . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose     34   that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   35   still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness         B. sadness              C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set            B. enjoyed          C. kept                 D. shared

3.A. Gladly             B. Eventually           C. Unfortunately        D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now            B. Then                 C. Sometime             D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to      B. make up for     C. get rid of           D. take advantage of

6.A. If                 B. As               C. Though           D. Before

7.A. movement       B. condition            C. choices          D. positions

8. A. reaching out B. living up            C. getting on           D. going back

9.A. recognized         B. interviewed      C. found            D. invited

10.A. money             B. time                 C. energy           D. knowledge

11.A. thus          B. once                 C. seldom           D. often

12. A. actually         B. hardly           C. nearly           D. formerly

13.A. job           B. family           C. idea                 D. offer

14.A. face          B. view                 C. look                 D. sight

15.A. over          B. along                C. towards          D. through

16.A. unhappily         B. lovingly             C. pitifully            D. gratefully

17.A. pick          B. turn                 C. role                 D. step

18. A. had to cry       B. ought to cry        C. should have cried    D. could have cried

19.A. more              B. the ones             C. few              D. the rest

20. A. courage      B. devotion             C. kindness             D. trust

I sat next to my close friend，Tina，in my history class．Our teacher，Miss Turner announced a new  11  ．We were to create a  12   about cultures．As required，we wrote the names of two friends we wanted in our group．Miss Turner informed us that she would  13  our choices and let us know the result．I had no  14  that I would work with Tina because I knew we had chosen each other．

The next day，I waited anxiously when Miss Turner started to call out  1 5．When she reached group three，Tina was called．  16  ，my name was not included．“There must have been some  17  ！"I thought to myself．

Than I heard  18  .The last group with Mauro and Karina! How  19  ! How could I face being in that group—the boy who hardly spoke English and the girl who wore  20  clothes a11 the time?

I went to Miss Turner to  21  I should be in a “good” group．She gently placed a hand on my shoulder．“I know what you want，Rachael，”she said，but your group 22 you more．Only you can help them get an ideal   23   ．Will you help them?"

I  24  walked to where the others in my group sat. Halfway through the week, I   25  myself enjoying working with my partners．There was no need to   26  —I grew sincerely interested in learning something about then. Mauro, I found out, was  27  with English after he came to this country. Karina wanted to be a fashion designer and she had a lot of  28  ideas．They were the ones no one cared enough about to try to understand—except Miss Turner．

Miss Turner gave us an A on that newspaper. But I think she is the one who truly   29  it. I really  30  that Miss Turner gave me a chance to see other people in a new light.

1.A．plan         B．subject       C．project       D．lesson

2.A．story        B．group          C．test     D．newspaper

3.A．make use of    B．pay attention to  C．put into practice         D．take into consideration

4.A．idea         B．doubt          C．intention     D．promise

5.A．names      B．numbers    C．students     D．topics

6.A．Besides    B．However    C．Thus   D．Finally

7.A．mistake    B．coincidence        C．problem      D．reason

8.A．her          B．it          C．them D．him

9.A．interesting        B．amusing      C．annoying     D．disappointing

10.A ．dirty    B．plain C．strange        D．formal

11.A．warn      B．remind       C．request       D．inform

12.A．needs   B．refuses       C．misses          D．ignores

13.A．design    B．job      C．chance        D．grade

14.A ．slowly           B．swiftly C．suddenly     D．bravely

15.A．found     B．kept    C．had     D．set

16.A．speak    B．pretend      C．refuse          D．panic

17.A． dealing         B．helping       C．beginning    D．struggling

18.A．funny     B．general       C．bright D．new

19.A．offered  B．deserved   C．neglected D．proved

20.A ．believed       B．appreciated        C．admitted     D．agreed

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “ I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “ Excuse me too… I wasn’t __16___watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went __17__ our way after saying goodbye.
But at __18__, a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I __19__ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I __20__ knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart __21__. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay __22__ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “ While __23__ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the ___24__. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She __25__ them herself--- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the ___26__ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪) by her__27__. “ Wake up, my dear,” I said. “ Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree, I _28__ them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the __29__.” I said, “ I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I __30__ have fussed( 大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “ Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you ___31___. ” I hugged her and said, “ I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the__32__ you are working for could easily replace(取代) you in a matter of days. But the family you leave __33__ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our __34__ than into our families---- an unwise investment(投资) indeed.
Remember that __35__="(F)ATHER+A(ND)+(M)OTHER+(I)+(L)OVE+" (Y)OU.
16. A. ever         B. even         C. just           D. right
17. A. to            B. in           C. on            D. for
18. A. school        B. work         C. home          D. office
19. A. cooked       B. had          C. ate             D. took
20. A. already      B. hardly        C. rudely          D. nearly
21. A. lost          B. missed        C. beaten          D. broken
22. A. asleep        B. awake        C. afraid           D. alive
23. A. dealing       B. meeting       C. going           D. talking
24. A floor          B. kitchen       C. window         D. door
25. A. grew         B. bought        C. picked          D. fetched
26. A. tears         B. expressions     C. smiles         D. joy
27. A. desk         B. bed           C. body           D. knees
28. A. wrapped      B. covered       C. put             D. help
29. A. pink         B. yellow        C. blue            D. black
30. A. needn’t       B. shouldn’t      C. mustn’t         D. can’t
31. A. indeed        B. besides       C. anything        D. anyway
32. A. company      B. country       C. place          D. state
33. A. for           B. with          C. behind        D. to
34. A. books        B. loss           C. meal          D. work
35. A. RESPECT    B. WARMTH      C. FAMILY      D. FRIEND

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

"Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"

    I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __21__ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __22__.

"What kind of __23_ are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, __24__ the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I __25__ the dark scars on my right hand.

At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water allover my hands and stomach. My parents __26__ me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what __27__ me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, __28__ that day at lunch.

The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might __29__ a good model.

But after that __30__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.

    The next day, I __31__ myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't __32_ forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t __33__ standing up for myself like that.

However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm __34__ hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the __35__, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, __36__ with a few scars.

The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, __37__ beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt __38_ too—free and happy.

Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They __39_ and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'll never __40_ posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.

1. A. as            B. when             C. while            D. before

2.A. applauding         B. cheering         C. laughing         D. quarreling

3. A. modeling      B. writing     C. drilling         D. acting

4. A. in spite of       B. in view of       C. in terms of      D. in front of

5.A. looked into        B. searched for     C. wondered about   D. glanced at

6.A. presented      B. sent             C. rushed           D. handed

7. A. hurt          B. beat             C. disappointed     D. puzzled

8. A. for           B. like             C. on           D. after

9.A. impress            B. make             C. consult      D. defeat

10.A. effect            B. phenomenon   C. challenge      D. scene

11. A. forced           B. expected         C. reminded         D. preferred

12. A. apologize        B. beg          C. hide             D. complain

13.A. consider      B. imagine      C. appreciate       D. resist

14. A. hardly           B. ever             C. even             D. gradually

15. A. blanket      B. bed          C. chair            D. mirror

16. A. while            B. though       C. but          D. because

17. A. right            B. still            C. therefore        D. anyhow

18.A. sensitive         B. uncomfortable    C. different        D. tense

19.A. compare       B. associate        C. wave             D. whisper

20.A. give up       B. end up       C. put up       D. set up

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few
seconds，a few hours or even for   16 ．
My wife and I   17   a short train ride on an old train．It was   18   of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would   19   at our table．That was to be my
20   for that day．
We weren’t seated for two minutes   21   I heard，“Would you mind if I   22   you?”I replied，“  23 ．1 was expecting you!”
He was in his early sixties and   24   introduced himself．But for the following 45    minutes，he never stopped   25   loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because   26   on the train was giving us some background information about the old train
27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a   28   and different types of law．He never asked   29   of us what we did
So．if   30   did send him，what was the message this time?
He needed   31   and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，
32   for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was
33   to God to meet someone who   34 ．
God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen   35   as much as we speak．
16．A．a lifetime            B．a few months      C．several years           D．a long time
17．A．put                     B．enjoyed              C．took                             D．planned
18．A．part                    B．gift                    C．dream                    D．intention
19．A．explain               B．glare                  C．come                     D．sit
20．A．inspiration                 B．expectation         C．gift                        D．conversation
21．A．after                   B．when                  C．suddenly                D．before
22．A．seated                 B．joined in             C．talked with             D．joined
23．A．Go ahead            B．Never mind         C．Forget it                D．With pleasure
24．A．formally             B．politely               C．immediately           D．intelligently
25．A．complaining         B．weeping              C．talking                   D．laughing
26．A．a tour guide          B．a conductor         C．a consumer             D．a trainer
27．A．However            B．Sometimes          C．Moreover               D．Otherwise
28．A．supporter            B．professor            C．mayor                    D．1awyer
29．A．each                   B．every                  C．either                     D．one
30．A．someone             B．God                   C．my wife                 D．the train
31．A．to improve          B．to talk                C．to control               D．to target
32．A．once                   B．by contrast          C．if only                   D．other than
33．A．praying              B．talking                C．desiring                 D．begging
34．A．should listen         B．maybe listen        C．must listen             D．would listen
35．A．much more           B．twice                  C．with two                D．a lot more