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You’ve just finish you’re a-levels and you’ve got a place at university, but you’d really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go 1 from school to university, more and more people today are choosing to spend a year at “the university of life” 2 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging, such as 3 an exploration(探险)to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will 4 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money, which will be very helpful when you 5 start your studies. If you are interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will 6 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this, 7 they find that year-out students are 8 experienced, confident, and independent. But don’t forget: it’s a year out not a year 9 . Your university will want to know what you’re going to do. They won’t be very pleased if you just want to do _10 for a year. So what would do with a year out?
( ) 1. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight
答案：D
( ) 2. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first
答案：B
( ) 3. A. participating B. joining C. attending D. expecting
答案：B
( ) 4. A. broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise
答案：A
( ) 5. A. hopefully B. willingly C. eventually D. happily
答案：C
( ) 6. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain
答案：A
( ) 7. A. however B. though C. as D. when
答案：C
( ) 8. A. less B. much C. even D. more
答案：D
( ) 9. A. in B. off C. away D. through
答案：B
( ) 10. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
答案：A
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People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City 1 has only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.
But how do you explain the following? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “ 2 ”，year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become 3 .
This outdoor festival, 4 by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an 5 question period following each talk. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. 6 a$7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people 7 the food store prices by 8 taking in their own sandwiches and drinks.
The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. 9 book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles people welcome one?“Los Angeles people are very 10 ，”said one of the festival founders.
1. A. cinemas B. libraries C. supermarkets D. parkings
答案：B
2. A. broken out B. carried out C. sold out D. run out
答案：C
3. A. possible B. available C. acceptable D. useful
答案：B
4. A. bought B. discovered C. taken D. sponsored
答案：D
5. A. expert B. accurate C. audience D. optimistic
答案：C
6. A. Except for B. Consisting of C. Rather than D. Along with
答案：A
7. A. avoided B. increased C. asked D. bargained
答案：A
8. A. openly B. secretly C. slowly D. naturally
答案：B
9. A. As if B. When C. Even that D. Although
答案：D
10. A. confident B. unexpected C. friendly D. unpredictable
答案：D
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Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1 swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can got on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over-learning, which can be stated as following: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but 7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
( ) 1. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
答案：C
( ) 2. A. more B. drive C. travel D. ride
答案：D
( ) 3. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
答案：A
( ) 4. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
答案：B
( ) 5. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
答案：D
( ) 6. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
答案：A
( ) 7. A. recite B. over-learn C. research D. improve
答案：B
( ) 8. A. though B. so C. if D. after
答案：A
( ) 9. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
答案：C
( ) 10. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
答案：C
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It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."
However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.
( ) 1. A. chance B. opinion C. viewpoint D. experience
答案：D
( ) 2. A. run B. set C. controlled D. found
答案：A
( ) 3. A. with B. for C. as D. like
答案：C
( ) 4. A. sense B. practice C. phenomenon D. use
答案：D
( ) 5. A. even B. ever C. hardly D. never
答案：A
( ) 6. A. wrong B. adequate C. true D. real
答案：B
( ) 7. A. helping with B. doing with C. dealing with D. comparing with
答案：C
( ) 8. A. shown B. put C. faced D. exposed
答案：D
( ) 9. A. similar B. alike C. different D. opposite
答案：C
( ) 10. A. did B. should C. might D. would
答案：A
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My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle 1 that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn't 2 .
I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a 3 drawing (抽奖). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many ice creams, I didn't win. I got up the courage to ask the person 4 if I could buy one. T 'went to the window and as I began 5 , I could feel my throat 6 and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a 7 I left carrying it.
The bicycle was 8 the next day, and Gayle's dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:
Dear Bonnie,Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a 9 I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends - friends who 10 .
The best to you, NormaIt was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.
( ) 1. A. expressed B. whispered C. told D. ordered
答案：A
( ) 2. A. realize B. appear C. happen D. come true
答案：D
( ) 3. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly
答案：B
( ) 4. A. in the charge B. in charge C. in office D. in public
答案：B
( ) 5. A. to say B. to tell C. to weep D. to speak
答案：D
( ) 6. A. tighten B. loosen C. dry D. wet
答案：A
( ) 7. A. name B. check C. notice D. note
答案：B
( ) 8. A. bought B. came C. ridden D. delivered
答案：D
( ) 9. A. hand B. check C. kindness D. bicycle
答案：C
( ) 10. A. care B. treasure C. value D. promise
答案：A
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Japanese high school students do not drive cars. Many either walk or ride bicycles if distance is not too great. In other cases, a lot of students must 1 public buses and trains, often changing lines several times in order to reach their 2 . it is common for students to 3 two or more hours each day on public transportation. After junior high school, students attend schools based on standardized high school entrance examination scores. As a result some students travel a great distance to 4 the school. The school day begins at 8:30, so students may leave home as early as 6:30. While some students sleep or study during their long travel, public transportation also 5 a chance for socializing with peers. Students 6 to school is regulated by school policies. There policies may prohibit 7 activities in public-chewing gum, consuming snacks, 8 books while walking-anything that might reflect 9 on the reputation of the school. Each school has a unique uniform that makes its students easily identifiable to the public. School policies often require students to 10 on buses and trains, leaving seats open for other passengers in order to show his thoughtfulness(关怀;体贴) towards others.
( ) 1. A. go B .have C. take D. get
答案：C
( ) 2. A. homes B. destinations C. schools D. classrooms
答案：B
( ) 3. A. take B. cost C. spend D .have
答案：C
( ) 4. A. go B. leave C. attend D .pass
答案：C
( ) 5. A. gives B. offers C. sends D .takes
答案：B
( ) 6. A. on the way B. in the way C .by the way D. at the way
答案：A
( ) 7. A. sure B. certain C. special D. probable
答案：B
( ) 8. A. carrying B. taking C. holding D .reading
答案：D
( ) 9. A. worse B. well C. badly D. truly
答案：C
( ) 10. A. silence B. sit C. seat D. stand
答案：D
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On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, __76__ my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, unable to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of disability with lots of unexpected challenges. We went from the "haves" to the "have-nots". Or so we thought.
Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of __77__ difficulties. We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a __78__ center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted. As a family, we opened letter after letter. They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us. We used them to encourage ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a __79__, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so __80__ we offer one of them to you.
A.medical B.laugh C.when D.here E.sharing
1答案：C
2答案：E
3答案：A
4答案：B
5答案：D
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July comes, with school examinations. But when these are finished, the school year ends. Boys and girls have nearly two months' holidays before them. They leave school by bus and train to go back home, to meet their fathers and mothers.
The summer holidays are the best time of the year in England for ___91___ children. The weather is usually so good that they can spend most of their time playing in the garden, or playing in the forests and fields if they live in the ___92___. If they live in big towns, they can usually go to parks to play.
In England, not only can the rich people take their children to the seaside. If a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a farmer ___93___ to take his wife and children there, he can usually does this like them.
Why do people like so much at the seaside? It's the sea, the sand and the sun. Of course, there are a lot of new things to see, nice thing to eat and exciting things to do. And there are also the feeling of sand under one's feet, of sea water to one's skin, and the warm sun on one's back. Everybody can enjoy himself at the seaside.
But when __94___ comes, the summer holidays are over. Boys and girls __95___ have a new school year. They will come back to their school again.
A.countries B.September C.will D.wants E.most
1答案：E
2答案：A
3答案：D
4答案：B
5答案：C
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On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, __41__ my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, unable to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of disability with lots of unexpected challenges. We went from the "haves" to the "have-nots". Or so we thought.
Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of __42__ difficulties. We came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a __43__ center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted. As a family, we opened letter after letter. They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us. We used them to encourage ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a __44__, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so __ 5__ we offer one of them to you.
A.medical B.laugh C.when D.here E.sharing
1答案：C
2答案：E
3答案：A
4答案：B
5答案：D
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When someone asks me what business I am in. My face feels hot. I envy (嫉妒) people who can say that they are writers, bookkeepers and doctors. All these jobs speak for themselves.
I really do make a living by __51__, and a good one, too. I can laugh like a king or like a schoolboy. It is a skill that I have learned, like the skill of mending shoes. Whenever and however laughter is needed - I am asked to do __52__. I laugh like a bus driver or a shopkeeper. I laugh sadly, kindly and happily.
I need __53__ point out that a job of this kind is tiring. I spend most evenings in nightclubs. My job is to laugh during the weaker part of the show. My loud, hearty laugher must be timed carefully. It must not come too soon, __54__ neither must it be too late.
I go through life quietly. I can copy the laughter of others. I can laugh in many different ways. But I'm not sure that I have ever heard the sound of __55__ own laugh.
A.hardly B.my C.but D.it E.laughing
1答案：E
2答案：D
3答案：A
4答案：C
5答案：B
