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.
After graduation, Susan was asked to become the executive director of the Floating Hospital. She hesitated at first, as it was a demanding job and she wondered whether she could handle it. But on second thoughts, she agreed to take the job. 1. this job turned out rewarding, she soon got tired of it. 2. (seat) at her desk one day, she wanted to go down to the New School for Social Research all of a sudden. Since she always believed intuition（直觉） was an advantage she 3. trust, she decided to have a go.
Without any plan, she titled the course ‘Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway’. Susan was nervous as she faced the first session of the twelve-week course. The two hours went on smoothly, but she then 4. (challenge) with a new fear, for she didn’t know what to present the next week. But surprisingly, every week she found she had more to say. Her confidence level growing, she realized. She had equipped 5. so much over the years about getting over fear and her students were drinking it up. At the end of the course, they were amazed at 6. shifting their thinking really changed their lives.
Susan eventually decided to write a book based on the course she had taught. She faced many obstacles. And after 7. (reject) by four agents and various publishers, she unwillingly put the proposal in a drawer.
After three years of writing, one day she went through the drawer 8. she held her much-rejected book proposal. Picking it up, she had a sharp sense that she held something in her hands many people needed to read. Therefore she set out with much determination 9.(find) a publisher who believed in her book the same way she did. This time, she succeeded. She succeeded beyond her wildest dreams.
She was so happy that she followed her heart and never gave up overcoming fears which stood 10. her way.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.They are planning activities for the weekend.
B.They are looking for an apartment in the city.
C.They are complaining about the urban living environment
D.They are discussing living places and children’s education.
2.
A.The natural environment is beneficial to children.
B.The countryside is a perfect place for weekends.
C.There is much to do besides work and study.
D.It’s convenient for people to go anywhere.
3.
A.There is a lot to see and do for children and adults.
B.The children are too young to benefit from city life.
C.There isn’t enough for children to see and do in the city.
D.Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city.
4.
A.She is a full-time housewife.
B.She does not care for her children.
C.She lived in the suburbs as a child.
D.She will go to a museum next weekend.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.How to do the gardening B.How to get birds to a garden.
C.How to take care of birds. D.How to feed birds in a garden.
2.
A.Shelter. food and water. B.Fruit water and insects
C.Plants. shelter and food. D.Plants. seeds and insects.
3.
A.Not to observe them. B.Not to approach them.
C.Play with them regularly. D.Play some music for them.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.Wash his hands thoroughly. B.Practice eating pie quickly.
C.Avoid eating much food. D.Prepare the right taste of pic
2.A.On the table. B.Under the bottom. C.On his lap. D.Behind his back.
3.
A.Swallowing the pie with water.
B.Holding the pie in the right position.
C.Eating from the outside toward the middle.
D.Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbour eats.
A.He can’t get the books on the list. B.He lacks time to take the course.
C.He doesn’t like history at all. D.He must read a lot of books.
A.She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.
B.She enjoys it because she is good at driving.
C.She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.
D.She is quite unhappy to have to drive such a long way.
