阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
It 1. (take)me quite a while to find a parking place for my car，and in2. end I had to leave it in a narrow street，some way away from the dentist’s．My3. (appoint)was at five and I still had twenty minutes．4. (spare)．I crossed into the square 5. (slow)and sat on a bench．This was my 6. (nine)visit to the dentist and I hated these visits．
I waited there， 7. (watch)the children at play．When I turned around，I saw a red car like my own come out of the street 8. I had parked．The car gathered speed and was soon out of sight．I felt in both my 9. (pocket)for the keys：They were not there．“My car!”I cried10. a loud voice，which made several people stare at me．But when I ran across the square I discovered my car behind a large one．The keys were still in the car．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was driving home in a rainstorm on a cold．March morning in the mountains of my home．Part of me was ________ the rain thinking that it would clean the mud，salt，and dirt that covered my ________ from weeks of Winter driving and ________ me a trip to the car wash．Another ________ of me was keeping a watchful eye on the streams and rivers hoping that the ________ snow and freshly falling rain wouldn’t lead to any flooding．
A deeper part of me，however，was quietly dreaming of the ________ weather and strengthening sunshine to come in the weeks ________．I knew that they would stop with this nourishing (滋润的)rain to turn the yellow grass ________，to bring new buds and leaves to the trees，and to cause the million flowers ________ underground to push their heads 50 the soil and start the Spring．It would be that glorious time when the whole world comes back to ________ again and it was all starting with this steady，March ________．
The rains in our own lives can bring ________ blessings．Storms of problems and troubles can ________ US with stress and pain．They can make our days seem ________ and boring．They can make our hearts feel heavy and sad． ________，these same storms can also ________our spirits．
They can help our souls to ________．They can lead us to learning and ________．They can cause our hearts to________ to God and to each other．
1.A．challenging B．enjoying C．doubting D．describing
2.A．body B．house C．car D．1uggage
3.A．save B．cost C．offer D．bring
4.A．part B．role C．identity D．character
5.A．1asting B．melting C．coming D．freezing
6.A．warmer B．colder C．cooler D．hotter
7.A．back B．ahead C．early D．ago
8.A．1ight B．green C．dark D．grey
9.A．dying B．blooming C．travelling D．sleeping
10.A．into B．against C．through D．across
11.A．mind B．1ife C．peace D．power
12.A．shower B．plants C．snow D．temperature
13.A．simple B．terrible C．puzzled D．mixed
14.A．replace B．flood C．change D．expose
15.A．1ong B．exciting C．short D．bright
16.A．Otherwise B．Instead C．Therefore D．Yet
17.A．strengthen B．weaken C．spoil D．control
18.A．fade B．grow C．sink D．despair
19.A．freedom B．rudeness C．wisdom D．pride
20.A．reach out B．run away C．block out D．fall down
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It can be difficult to meet new people and make friends，especially when you move to a new city or find yourself out of your comfort zone．How will you deal with the situation? 1. There are several ways that you can meet people that you might not have considered in the past．
★ 2. You probably have several acquaintances that you see on a daily basis or a weekly basis．If you get along well with certain people，you can see if this acquaintance would like to go out and do something socially with you．If you have common interests，you might suggest that the two of you do something together that involves your interest．
★ Make an effort to accept invitations．Sometimes people that you know may be having a barbecue or other type of social gathering．Try to ensure that you are able to attend and then show up at the appointed time． 3. If you meet people that you click with，you can make a plan to see them again in the future or you can invite your friends to your own event and ask them to extend the invitation to the friends that were at their gathering too．
★Go out，even when you don’t feel like it．It turns out that when people invite someone to join them for dinner or a movie or something else，they really want to hang out with you． 4.
5. But once you have used the same methods a few times you will know exactly what works and what does not．Don’t give up，everyone is different and it just takes time to get to know people．
A．Expand on current relationships．
B．Trying to make new friends can be annoying at first．
C．Do you work with people that you get along well with?
D．But don’t call them several times a day or even several times per week．
E．Be more social and you’ll make your life more exciting and fulfilled．
F．If you tend to say“no”often，people will eventually stop asking you to go with them．
G．These types of gatherings often lead to meeting different people who are friends of friends．
Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade，UK scientists will report today．
Wide uptake of cholesterol—busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药)，healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks，stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的)problems．
However，heart disease remains Britain’s biggest killer．
The new study，by experts at Oxford University，shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011．
The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe．They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe，with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100，000 men in 2011，and 232 per 100，000 women．
Some nations-including Ukraine，Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100，000 of the population．
Overall，heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe，but only 27 percent in the UK．The study，led by Dr Nick Townsend，showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age．
But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700，000 deaths in under 65s．Dr Townsend said：‘Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men．’
1.From the text we can know_____．
A．heart disease no longer threatens the British
B．the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women
C．the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe
D．the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain
2.What does the word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Stroke． B．Cardiovascular disease．
C．Lung disease． D．Heart attacks．
3.How does the author support his idea?
A．By analyzing data．
B．By following processes．
C．By describing his own experiences．
D．By discussing research experiments．
Do you like somewhere a little bit different to the usual types of places you find on the high street? I do，so I’m glad to see new ones popping up(冒出)everywhere in London.
The so called pop-up shop is a temporary arrangement．In the aftermath(余波)of the financial crisis of 2008，many businesses had to shut down．Shops，warehouses and offices were left vacant when they stopped trading．Pop-up enterprisers occupied some of them quickly. For them the appeal of this temporary shopping concept is clear：they can start a business with much 1ower risk．The temporary nature of a pop-up shop gives the opportunity to test a product and develop a customer base，without being tied in to a long-term renting contract. Being small makes it much easier for pop-ups to expand if they are successful·
Pop-up shops first appeared in the UK in the early 2000s，with the economy booming. They were originally a way for small companies to rent retail space(零售场所)in great locations. This was while landlords who owned these spaces looked for permanent renters.
Pop-up shops can take a number of different forms．They might be temporary shops in the high street or a shopping centre．They might be simple market stalls(摊位). They could be based in some kind of transport，like a food truck．Or they could be run by people who visit different establishments，like travelling chefs who take over pub and restaurant kitchens temporarily．
According to a report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research，the pop-up industry was worth￡2.1bn and is expected to grow by 8.4％this year．Almost anything that can be on a high street can also be a pop-up．There have been pop-up shops，art galleries，theatres and restaurants among others．In an age of fast-changing habits，the pop-up idea might be here to stay．
1.What nature of the pop-up shops appeals many small companies?
A．Long-terra benefits． B．Lower prices.
C．Quick service． D．Temporary shopping concept．
2.Pop-up shops first appeared mainly because__________.
A．the economy hadn’t recovered
B．the economy was doing well
C．shops couldn’t meet needs
D．enterprisers failed in their business
3.Which groups are the main people involved in setting up pop-up shops?
①enterprisers ②landlords ③travelling chefs ④truck drivers
A．①③ B．②④ C．①② D．③④
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Pop-ups might be booming．
B．The pop-up idea is not promising．
C．The pop-up industry is growing slowly．
D．Pop-up shops are difficult to run．
Now that newsrooms are becoming less popular in the US，young people have begun to tell their own stories．
GlobalGirl Media，a nonprofit organization that teaches teenage girls digital storytelling skills，was started by award-winning filmmakers Amie Williams and Meena Nanji in Los Angeles in 2010．
“By giving girls a voice，you introduce a different story，and change the existing one，”said Danny Glover，a member of the GlobalGirl Media advisory board．
“When the camera’s in my hands，I feel like I can’t lose，”Said Cheyenne Grisez，14．“It makes me happy and I feel like I can do anything．”
On the final day of the summer academy in California，Williams worked with Grisez and Camila Prado，15，on a short film about Prado’s fight against an eating disorder．In the film，Prado bravely interviewed her parents and sister about how she was able to beat her depression and eating disorder．This film and others the girls had made were shown to parents and friends on the last day of the academy，celebrating their hard work．
“It’s their story，and nobody knows how to tell it better than they do，”Williams said．
“These girls are from really difficult backgrounds．They feel trapped sometimes．They feel alone．”Williams said．“The camera gives them a way to look at their world in a different way and get out of that feeling．’’
Girls in the program practice their skills and build confidence by going out in the community and interviewing people for the short films．Many of them had no experience，but found they had good storytelling skills．
“I work with these girls．Every day I leave inspired and completely grateful，because I know that．due to the work we're doing with them，things will be better，”said GlobalGirl Media summer academy project director Heather Faison．
1.Why do many American girls like to tell stories using the camera?
A．Their parents hate to give them a hand．
B．The camera can help them out of their trouble．
C．They can make profits from their documentaries．
D．They desire to improve their photo skills．
2.What do we learn about GlobalGirl Media from the text?
A．It gives girls digital storytelling skills．
B．It gets much money from girl students．
C．It was founded by the government．
D．It has newsrooms in California．
3.What difficulty did Prado overcome by making her film?
A．Self-harm． B．An eating disorder.
C．Poor school scores． D．Teenage depression．
4.Who directed GlobalGirl Media summer academy project in California?
A．Meena Nanji． B．Amie Williams．
C．Danny Glover． D．Heather Faison.
