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Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They _______ with them lots of waste. The _______ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the _______ of Kilimanjaro. Hearing these stories, I’m _______ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences. However, I soon _______ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of _______ among tons of rubbish. I find a _______ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are _______ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be _______. The best of a Kilimanjaro ________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ________ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ________ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ________ go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ________ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ________: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ________ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear. Does Kilimanjaro ________ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true. 1.A.keep B.mix C.connect D.bring 2.A.stories B.buildings C.crowds D.reporters 3.A.position B.age C.face D.name 4.A.silent B.skeptical C.serious D.crazy 5.A.discover B.argue C.decide D.advocate 6.A.equipment B.grass C.camps D.stones 7.A.remote B.quiet C.tall D.clean 8.A.new B.special C.significant D.necessary 9.A.paying off B.spreading out C.blowing up D.fading away 10.A.atmosphere B.experience C.experiment D.sight 11.A.studied B.observed C.explored D.regarded 12.A.view B.quality C.reason D.purpose 13.A.scientists B.climbers C.locals D.officials 14.A.holding on to B.going back to C.living up to D.giving way to 15.A.changes B.clears C.improves D.permits 16.A.match B.imagine C.count D.add 17.A.village B.desert C.road D.lake 18.A.Obviously B.Easily C.Consequently D.Finally 19.A.permanent B.little C.fresh D.artificial 20.A.enjoy B.deserve C.save D.acquire
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During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________. Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist. 1.A.put forward B.jumped at C.tried out D.turned down 2.A.waste B.earn C.save D.pay 3.A.excited B.worried C.moved D.tired 4.A.title B.competitor C.textbook D.instructor 5.A.urged B.demanded C.held D.meant 6.A.fastest B.easiest C.best D.rarest 7.A.interview B.meet C.challenge D.beat 8.A.chance B.qualification C.honor D.job 9.A.real B.perfect C.clear D.possible 10.A.attend B.pass C.skip D.observe 11.A.add B.expose C.apply D.compare 12.A.eventually B.naturally C.directly D.normally 13.A.game B.presentation C.course D.experiment 14.A.criterion B.classroom C.department D.situation 15.A.taught B.wrote C.questioned D.promised 16.A.fact B.step C.manner D.skill 17.A.grades B.decisions C.impressions D.comments 18.A.analyze B.describe C.rebuild D.control 19.A.announce B.signal C.block D.evaluate 20.A.role B.desire C.concern D.behavior
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We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it ________ to have too much? I________back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also ________a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it __________ When I got into college, things ________ I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __________ there was no sense of __________ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became ________. Once that happened, I just kept________my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was__________really late at night to get my work alone. One day I __________a former classmate of mine who was __________ a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was __________, I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would __________ have too much time and would just do what I did back in__________.He said that if he __________the job, he would lose his __________ to work and succeed. So, try __________ your time with other work. This is why there is a __________ that if you want something done, ask a __________person to do it. 1.A.true B.fair C.strange D.possible 2.A.remember B.admit C.understand D.expect 3.A.watched B.loved. C.Coached D.played 4.A.at last B.right away C.of course D.mattered 5.A.happened B.repeated C.changed D.mattered 6.A.extra B.difficult. C.valuable D.limited 7.A.duty B.achievement C.urgency D.direction 8.A.burden B.relief C.risk D.habit 9.A.pushing B.taking C.setting D.calling 10.A.hanging out B.staying up C.jogging round D.showing off 11.A.met B.helped C.treated D.hired 12.A.raising B.wasting C.demanding D.making 13.A.safe B.important C.boring D.rewarding 14.A.luckily B.hardly C.hopefully D.simply 15.A.childhood B.college C.town D.business 16.A.quit B.found C.accepted D.kept 17.A.heart B.chance C.drive D.way 18.A.saving B.filling up C.giving up D.trading 19.A.message B.story C.saying D.fact 20.A.careful B.busy C.reliable D.kind
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The Homeless Hero For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）. But the ________ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith __________ more remarkable. After spotting a ________ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the __________ to return. After hours in the cold and wet, he __________ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver, only to __________ it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it. He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after __________ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were __________ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was __________. The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his __________. Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight __________ he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and __________ he didn’t take the wallet for himself；he thought about others __________. It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are ________ guys out there.＂ Mr. Smith’s act __________ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson __________ about the act of kindness on Facebook. Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to __________ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown __________ him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job __________ and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson commented. For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing __________. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another. 1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort 2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once 3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel 4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman 5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached 6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe 7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing 8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked 9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen 10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement 11.A.when B.if C.where D.because 12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just 13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead 14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous 15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew 16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard 17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn 18.A.of B.at C.for D.in 19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications 20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge
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At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to ________ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of ________ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my __________ When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me ________ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ________ weight any more. That year, I________ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ________ story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children._____ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals _________. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world ________ me as the perfect solution.______I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would ______ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right _________. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began __________in from hundreds of people. Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and __________ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise _________. A year later, I________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is __________ and enormous. 1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share 2.A.diets B.drinks C.fruits D.dishes 3.A.height B.ability C.wisdom D.weight 4.A.temporarily B.recently C.seriously D.secretly 5.A.ideal B.extra C.normal D.low 6.A.attended B.organized C.recommended D.mentioned 7.A.folk B.success C.adventure D.science 8.A.Surprised B.Amused C.Influenced D.Disturbed 9.A.project B.business C.system D.custom 10.A.in search of B.in need of C.in place of D.in support of 11.A.scared B.considered C.confused D.struck 12.A.As B.Until C.If D.Unless 13.A.get over B.run into C.look for D.put aside 14.A.excitement B.joy C.anger D.fear 15.A.row B.hall C.path D.street 16.A.breaking B.flooding C.jumping D.stepping 17.A.heavy B.full C.expense D.healthy 18.A.regularly B.limitlessly C.suddenly D.randomly 19.A.set B.reached C.missed D.dropped 20.A.stressful B.painful C.meaningful D.peaceful
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Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk. And they’ve never actually ____ you. Everything they know about you ____ through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. ____ they feel they can know you ____ from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the ____ is. Powerful, yes, but not always ____. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met ____, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really ____ me. I sometimes wished to ____ another agent. One morning, I had to ____ an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office ____. The woman sitting at the desk, ____ my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a ____ smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ____ immediately. ＂What a wonderful lady! ＂ I thought. Rushing out ____ I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she said. I turned around and saw a ____ woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was ____! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so ____. Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s ____ — her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ ____ — were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires. 1.A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met 2.A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed 3.A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed 4.A. rather B. also C. just D. already 5.A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression 6.A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate 7.A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose 8.A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused 9.A. promote B. train C. find D. know 10.A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book 11.A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time 12.A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding 13.A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced 14.A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list 15.A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully 16.A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant 17.A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless 18.A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever 19.A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness 20.A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. behavior
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Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ____ on their way to impressive careers. By society’s ____, they seem to have it made. On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a ____ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and ____ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine ____ a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have ____ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some ____ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ____. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ____. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ____ to which they have so quickly become ____. People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ____ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they ____ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s ____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to ____, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ____ in their lives, but it’s ____ to step off the track. In a society that tends to ____ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ____ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ____ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most. 1.A.much B.never C.seldom D.well 2.A.policies B.standards C.experiments D.regulations 3.A.last B.least C.second D.best 4.A.cycled B.moved C.slid D.looked 5.A.shared B.paid C.equaled D.collected 6.A.advertised B.witnessed C.admitted D.demanded 7.A.complain B.dream C.hear D.approve 8.A.distribute B.hate C.applaud D.neglect 9.A.calm B.guilty C.warm D.empty 10.A.family B.government C.lifestyle D.project 11.A.accustomed B.appointed C.unique D.available 12.A.yet B.also C.instead D.rather 13.A.let out B.turn in C.give up D.believe in 14.A.fundamental B.practical C.impossible D.unforgettable 15.A.take off B.drop off C.put off D.pay off 16.A.missing B.inspiring C.sinking D.shining 17.A.harmful B.hard C.useful D.normal 18.A.measure B.suffer C.digest D.deliver 19.A.disasters B.motivations C.campaigns D.decisions 20.A.assessed B.involved C.covered D.reduced
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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ___ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ___ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before. How did we ___ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ___ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ___ modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ___. Another cause is our ___of disposable(一次性的)products. As ___ people, we are always looking for ___ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products:paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few. Our appetite for new products also ____ to the problem. We are ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ____, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ____, this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem. Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ____. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment. 1.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem 2.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products 3.A. face B. become C. observe D. change 4.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw 5.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of 6.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful 7.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division 8.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy 9.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends 10.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve 11.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes 12.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for 13.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger 14.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away 15.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences 16.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure 17.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands 18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 19.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of 20.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
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It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be______, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the______of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was______inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your______ ! We are going on a journey." ____ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ______ , put it in the machine and played it. Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ______. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ______ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ______slowly so that we could share our musical journey. At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ______ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _____ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ______in the classroom could have. 1.A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet 2.A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan 3.A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing 4.A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors 5.A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously 6.A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one in D. took one out 7.A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued 8.A. talking B. singing C. dancing D. listening 9.A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders 10.A. teach B. imagine C. play D. understand 11.A. unprepared B. unspoken C. unknown D. unforgotten 12.A. games B. music C. tears D. knowledge
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Where do you go when you want to learn something？ School？ A friend？ A tutor？These are all _________ places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _________ somewhere else instead. I had the _________ of seeing this first hand on a _________． My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so _________ a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _________ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _________ trained. Through the first two games, her _________ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _________ seeing my daughter playing her best，____________ still defeated. It seemed that something clicked with the ____________ between Saturday and Sunday. When they ____________ for their Sunday game, they were ____________ different. They had begun to integrate (融合) the kinds of play and teamwork they had ____________ the day before into their ____________．They played aggressively and ____________ scored a goal. It ____________ me that playing against the other team was a great ____________ moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle.____________ is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be ____________ what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own. 1.A.public B.traditional C.official D.special 2.A.passes B.works C.lies D.ends 3.A.dream B.idea C.habit D.chance 4.A.trip B.holiday C.weekend D.square 5.A.won B.entered C.organized D.watched 6.A.painful B.strange C.common D.practical 7.A.less B.poorly C.newly D.better 8.A.fans B.tutors C.class D.team 9.A.imagined B.hated C.avoided D.missed 10.A.if B.or C.but D.as 11.A.girls B.parents C.coaches D.viewers 12.A.dressed B.showed up C.made up D.planned 13.A.slightly B.hardly C.basically D.completely 14.A.seen B.known C.heard D.read 15.A.styles B.training C.game D.rules 16.A.even B.still C.seldom D.again 17.A.confused B.struck C.reminded D.warned 18.A.touching B.thinking C.encouraging D.learning 19.A.Experience B.Independence C.Curiosity D.Interest 20.A.harmful to B.mixed with C.different from D.applied to
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