一、单句填空
1.You can hardly imagine the fun I had (dive) into the sea from the cliffs.
2.Just look back the past 100 years and you’ll discover that a mistake can sometimes be a really good thing.
3. made the school proud was that more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.
4.Charlie Chaplin is considered (make) a great contribution to the film industry.
5.It was not until she had arrived home she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
6.(2012重庆,34)Evidence has been found through years of study children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.
7.(2014山东潍坊期中,13)Scientists are convinced of the positive effect of laughter physical and mental health.
8.(2014山东临沂一中12月月考,15)He (intend)to go to Beijing today,but he postponed the trip when he heard that there would be a downpour at noon.
9.(2014福建福州八中第二次质检,23)When it comes choosing your future career,what kind of things will you take into consideration?
10.We hurriedly ended the meeting,leaving many problems (settle).
二、语法填空
A strong memory depends on the health and the vitality of your brain.Humans are 1 (high)social animals,so relationships stimulate our brains.In fact,interacting with 2 may be the best brain exercise.
Having 3 (mean)relationships is vital not only to emotional health,but also 4 brain health.In one recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health,for example,researchers found that people with the most active social lives had the 5 (slow)rate of memory decline.
And moreover,you’ve heard that 6 (laugh)is the best medicine for the brain as well as the body.As Psychologist Daniel 7 (note)in his book Emotional Intelligence,“Laughter seems to help people think more broadly and associate more freely.”
When you hear laughter,move toward it.Most of the time,people are very happy 8 (share)something funny because it gives them an opportunity to laugh again.
Please spend time with those 9 make you laugh easily.Surround yourself with reminders to lighten up.Keep 10 toy on your desk or in your car.Put up a funny poster in your office.Choose a computer screen saver that makes you laugh.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
三、完形填空
(2014辽宁)
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife,Eleanor.We had 1 to meet at the restaurant at seven o’clock.I felt a little uneasy,but to my 2 ,I had a good excuse:A business meeting had 3 and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the 4 ,I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late.She screamed,“You never mean to.”Well,I 5 tell she was angry.“I’m sorry but it was not 6 ,”I said.Then I told her about the business meeting. 7 ,my explanation seemed to make things worse,which started to drive 8 mad as well.
Several weeks later,when I 9 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy,he smiled,“You 10 a classic mistake.You’re stuck 11 your own way of thinking.You didn’t 12 to be late.But that’s not the point.What is 13 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.”He pointed out that I focused on the intention 14 Eleanor focused on the result.Thus, 15 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken’s words,I 16 recognized the root cause of such disagreement.It’s the result of the action that really 17 .I should have started the conversation by expressing 18 my actions affected Eleanor and 19 the discussions about my intention for later,much later and even never.
Later on,after talking to Eleanor and really 20 her experience of the results of my lateness,I’ve managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
1.A.started B.agreed C.continued D.managed
2.A.relief B.surprise C.regret D.sorrow
3.A.broken out B.closed down
C.faded away D.run over
4.A.house B.room C.restaurant D.supermarket
5.A.could B.must C.will D.might
6.A.movable B.comfortable
C.acceptable D.avoidable
7.A.However B.Therefore
C.Moreover D.Otherwise
8.A.her B.him C.me D.them
9.A.spread B.wrote C.translated D.described
10.A.knew B.made C.found D.took
11.A.in B.beyond C.for D.against
12.A.need B.prove C.pretend D.intend
13.A.funny B.important C.possible D.simple
14.A.while B.after C.until D.unless
15.A.all B.none C.both D.neither
16.A.usually B.merely C.hardly D.gradually
17.A.inspires B.matters
C.improves D.challenges
18.A.how B.why C.when D.what
19.A.compared B.reported
C.finished D.saved
20.A.showing B.satisfying
C.understanding D.destroying
