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1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The voyage through the wormhole is a considerable challenge.
B. A team of crime fighters uncovers a criminal plot in Big Hero.
C. President Coin pushes Katniss to protest Peeta.
D. Penguins have to wrestle with problems in District 13.
2.The similarity that exists in the four films is that ________.
A. each of them is a branch of film series
B. all of them are concerned with positive energy
C. they all have the best actors and actresses in the world
D. the four films all have something to do with exploration
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Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
When I was a senior in high school,I________ knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.
Writing had basically________ me when I was only 7 years old,________since that time,I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all_______ me to have “a back up plan” in case writing didn’t work out.
I’d never even________ a different career path,so I was very________ and worried. After much thought,I decided________ would be my “back up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school.
This_______ that every morning,I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher,Mr.Ralston.Morning after morning,I showed up in Mr.Ralston’s classroom and________ papers for him.
Sometimes,I even_______ a lesson or two.It was fun,and the students seemed to like me,so I was surprised when it came time for my________.Mr.Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked,“Do you really want to teach?”
“Had I really been that________?” I thought.
“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But,is your________ really in it?”
“Not really,” I________.“I want to write.I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer________ I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers_______ to pursue writing.”
As I shared with Mr.Ralston my hopes,dreams and carefully plotted out back up plan,he smiled and said,“Why are you preparing to________ with this back up plan?If you want to be a writer,go for it!Pursue writing!”
Mr.Ralston’s________ to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my________ of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!”
That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in________ season.So,let’s try and be like Mr.Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today.
1.A. even B. never C. already D. also
2.A. reminded B. entertained C. accompanied D. chosen
3.A. or B. and C. for D. but
4.A. urged B. forced C. taught D. persuaded
5.A. created B. taken C. considered D. examined
6.A. embarrassed B. confused C. annoyed D. frightened
7.A. writing B. teaching C. studying D. compiling
8.A. meant B. indicated C. suggested D. revealed
9.A. read B. set C. graded D. composed
10.A. reviewed B. skipped C. took D. presented
11.A. application B. evaluation C. instruction D. qualification
12.A. transparent B. shallow C. superior D. ambitious
13.A. eye B. mind C. heart D. focus
14.A. interrupted B. joked C. admitted D. apologized
15.A. unless B. if C. because D. so
16.A. up B. apart C. along D. off
17.A. fail B. follow C. depart D. compete
18.A. encouragement B. determination C. tendency D. attempt
19.A. dreams B. fears C. regrets D. mistakes
20.A. peak B. low C. due D. New
— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore.It is getting worse and worse.
— ________!We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it
C. Keep it up D. Come off it
We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of identity theft.
A. initially B. independently
C. confidently D. Confidentially
You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never workeD.
A. accustomed B. resigned
C. entitled D. Submitted
A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities.
A. in harmony with B. in conflict with
C. by order of D. by virtue of