Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Green Spring Renews Life’s Promise
For me, two of the loveliest words in the English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper. I don’t recall 1. I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came 2. (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”
After those words 3. (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.
I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I 4. almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon(霓虹灯).
But the next morning, to my surprise, I 5. (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. 6. my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the A’s in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.
Sometimes we need the chance 7. (remind) that we’re still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just 8. you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”
Life persists, and so do 9. in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those 10. will remember us. Spring reminds us that we’re alive forever.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.A.London. B.Barcelona. C.Madrid. D.Iceland
2.
A.She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities.
B.Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards.
C.Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers' health.
D.Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled.
3.
A.She tried various means of transport except the coach.
B.She had a tough journey back home with many transfers.
C.She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain.
D.She managed to book a ticket with the British airline at last.
4.
A.He paid little attention to the news media.
B.He didn't care about meaningless pastimes.
C.He was out of employment for too long.
D.He was too busy to make preparations for it.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.They support various living creatures. B.They reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C.They bring about huge economic benefits. D.They protect the coast against melting ice.
2.A.Australia B.Canada. C.America. D.China.
3.
A.Tourism will face strong decline
B.Beach losses are causing climate change
C.Half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear.
D.Beaches play an important part in the ecosystem
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.Boston Cooking School B.Toll House Inn.
C.A chocolate company. D.Nestle's branch
2.
A.Mix smashed chocolate with other ingredients and baked it.
B.Cover the surface of the cookies with melted chocolate.
C.Spread butter on semi-sweet chocolate desserts.
D.Shape melted chocolate into thick pieces.
3.
A.She kept it as a secret. B.She sold it to Nestle.
C.She applied for a patent D.She shared it publicly.
A.The woman is too busy to go to the dinner.
B.The woman will definitely go to the dinner.
C.The woman will probably decline the invitation.
D.The woman is asking about the time for the dinner.
A.The woman is teaching the man how to cook.
B.There is nothing the man can do to cook the dish.
C.The cookbook contains difficult instructions to follow.
D.The man is good at following what is said in the cookbook.
