The home improvements have taken what little there is ______ my spare time.

A. from             B. in                C. of              D. at

According to the air traffic rules, you should ________ off your mobile phone before

 boarding.

A. cut    B. put    C. call    D. switch

When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed 118 pounds. After having two children, and years of ____21____ eating, I weighed 180 pounds. I was unhappy. I considered going on a ____22____, so I gathered information about it.

I ____23____ the South Beach Diet and how well it was ____24____ for some people in our area. I looked it up online and ____25____ for it. Even though I knew my husband loved me no matter how I ____26____ or how much I weighed. I decided that it would be a wonderful ____27____ for my husband to come home and see a new ____28_____, so I kept my South Beach experience a ____29____ from him. Later he left home for a two-week business trip.

I was surprised at all the ____30____ I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, ____31____ and dinner. The food was difficult to eat at first ____32____ I usually didn’t like such food. This made the daily menus hard, ____33____ I overcame (克服) the challenge.

The first two weeks there really ____34____ me change the way I thought about ____35____. It wasn’t chocolate or cheese or candy I ____36____, but fruit! Before my husband’s return, my children and I were amazed at how quickly the ____37____ was lost.

When my husband returned, I had ____38_____more than 30 pounds. When I saw my husband’s reaction at the airport I thought it was worth every minute on the diet! I have ____39_____ to lose weight and I am now less than 10 pounds from my final ____40____. I feel better than I have in years and I’m enjoying life much more!

He decided to _________ the club for old men and play chess there.

  A. take part in            B. join in             C. attend           D. join

The last thirty years _________ the quick development in almost every field in China.

A. saw     B. had seen     C. have seen     D. would see

Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.

A. didn’t realize    B. did I realize     C. I didn’t realize     D. I realized

He doesn’t spend any more money on clothing than I do, but          he manages to look so stylish.

   A. therefore         B. somehow        C furthermore        D. otherwise

It was 4 o'clock in the morning，when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   36  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a(n)   37   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．”Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38  . The doctor described the  39  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40   the charcoal(木炭)，it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline (petrol)．The flames  41  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       42  ，one of the boys was quick—minded，grasped my son，and  43  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not  44   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars．

    After he  45  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months  46  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child , my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very  47  scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not   48  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you．”I  49   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  50  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six—month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51  ．So he made the  52  to give up any plastic surgery .We all have “scars” that we believe  53  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently，or dressed differently，people would like us better. But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers(障礙) to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.

A few years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. She never said or sang a word.

One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music, we had made a connection.

Several years later, I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times, mimicking(模仿) the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl, through her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever.

Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.

The author thinks music________.

  A. can make children calm down                    B. can connect heart to heart

C. is difficult for pre-school students               D. is a good means to find a job

According to the second paragraph, Vanessa________.

A. got used to singing songs                    B. was too shy to speak

C. was the youngest in the class                  D. enjoyed the author’s classes

When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh, yes!”, the author felt________.

  A. surprised                     B. happy               C. frightened         D. satisfied

What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

 A. The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.

B. Vanessa became as healthy as other children.

C. The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.

D. Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream.

Simona lives in Bucharest, Romania. She is nine years old and HIV positive(陽性). When Simona’s mother found out about her illness five years ago, her first reaction was to tell everyone, looking for support.

“That’s when I found out who really was my friend, and who wasn’t, ”she said. “Quite a few people stopped visiting me and asked their children not to play with Simona any more. Because of this, quarrels began in my family with each trouble brought about by her diagnosis. My husband became more and more unfriendly toward me and toward Simona. He didn’t understand how important it was for Simona to receive regular examinations by a doctor or why she needed proper treatment for her sickness.”

When her mother tried to enroll(登記) Simona in a school, the teacher warned her that when other parents found out about her illness she would be shunned by the other children.

Simona’s mother looked for help and found a social worker from the Community Resource Center. The social worker helped her enroll Simona in another school and provided emotional, financial, and material support for the family. Simona’s parents were able to ease the tension(緊張)in the family. Her mother also now attends parenting classes and support groups at the Center.

The Community Resource Center provides not only many needed resources, but also a place where women can gain skills and self-confidence. It provides children with a place where they are accepted. At the Center parents and children find a place where they can grow and find the support they need to stay together and care for each other.

Many people prevented their children playing with Simona because___________.

A. she had no true friends                               B. she was a naughty girl

C. she suffered from HIV                                  D. she had a strange character

Simona’s father thought that Simona____________.

A .shouldn’t bring so much trouble to them

B. should receive examinations regularly by a doctor

C. shouldn’t see the doctor for her sickness

D .should be treated properly for her sickness

Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A. Simona has been suffering from HIV for five years.

B. Few people visited Simona’s mother because of Simona’s illness.

C. Simona’s mother received help from a social worker.

D. Simona was accepted immediately by the first school.

From the last paragraph we can draw a conclusion（結(jié)論） that____________.

A. all the children at the Center are strong and healthy

B. Simona’s mother learned little knowledge at the Center

C. children at the Center are very friendly to each other

D .women at the Center learn to accept each other