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
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once, when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean, the children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice. One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.
The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. The mother was holding her husband s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded "please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.
The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, lowered her head and her lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price. The man obviously didn’t have enough money.
How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus? Actually we were not wealthy in any sense, so I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语：
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragragh 1:
Seeing what was going on, my dad seemed to have an idea.
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Paragragh 2:
That day my father and I went back to our car
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假定你是李华，你们班级的节目“哈姆雷特(Hamlet)”将参加下个月学校“英语文化节”话剧drama比赛，你给度假中的外教Mr.Hurst写一封电子邮件，并附上节目录像，请他给予你相关的指导。
注意:
1. 词数80左右
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Hurst,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
Starting this September, freshmen at Tsinghua University will have to take swimming courses. They won't receive their degrees until they pass the test1.(success). Exceptions will be allowed for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if2.(prove) by medical staff.
Actually, viewing the ability3.(swim) as a must for students is not something new to this university. It was a4.(require) in the early 20th century. Later it5.(drop) due to a rising number of students and a lack of facilities（设施）.
As for6.new rule, opinions vary greatly. Some students welcome it, saying it's a necessary skill7.can save lives, while others argue that it’s not reasonable to link degrees
8.swimming ability.
In response to the negative reviews, Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science, gave the following explanation.9.a water sport , swimming does less harm to joints（关节）and muscles and is helpful in improving students' endurance.10.(consequence) it's beneficial to students in the long run.
Growing up in Kenya was amazing because I learned so much, though the poverty and lack of resources were sometimes frustrating. I knew I didn’t have much, but I was ______.
There was only one thing I wasn’t happy with: _______. I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, _______ I didn’t have the resources. Even _______ things like food, water and shelter weren’t readily available. Young people in poverty have little or no _______ to high schools and universities. Where I lived, it was challenging _______ someone helped. When I left primary school, I was in the same _______ as many other poor disadvantaged youth. _______, during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls Centre, was _______ and I received a scholarship. Today, I am ______ record as being the first student to be enrolled in this school.
In 2006, my school ________ The Global Give Back Circle, a not-for-profit organization for _______ disadvantaged girls to complete their education and gain ______ skills. After graduating from high school, I was given access to a nine-month IT course. _______, its give-back attitude had taught us to not only care about ourselves but other people. With this in mind, 10 of us created a website called “Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up”. Through this educational website, aimed at networking 10,000 African ______ worldwide, all Sisters commit to sending information to their villages. This can be to _______ financial freedom, advance information _______ to health issues and provide knowledge about social networking behavior.
“Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up” is only ______ to those girls who can access the Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in _______ the divide between the haves and have-nots. But our plan is that these girls will _______ what they learn to other girls through the “power of their voice”.
1.A. energetic B. happy C. confident D. hopeful
2.A. status B. college C. entertainment D. education
3.A. so B. and C. but D. since
4.A. cheap B. basic C. important D. simple
5.A. access B. means C. chance D. dream
6.A. so B. when C. as D. unless
7.A. occasion B. situation C. dilemma D. position
8.A. Generally B. Importantly C. Luckily D. Casually
9.A. put up B. taken up C. made up D. set up
10.A. on B. in C. at D. for
11.A. approved B. took C. joined D. launched
12.A. psychologically B. physically C. educationally D. financially
13.A. social B. average C. typical D. professional
14.A. In short B. In all C. In addition D. In brief
15.A. students B. girls C. kids D. teenagers
16.A. promote B. introduce C. employ D. present
17.A. attached B. compared C. related D. devoted
18.A. alternative B. acceptable C. appropriate D. available
19.A. narrowing B. shortening C. declining D. changing
20.A. encourage B. spread C. add D. apply
Not everyone deals with their feelings as an open book for others to read.1.Learn to open up in order to improve your mental health.
2.Accept this and move on. Give yourself some time to have sweaty palms or a shaky voice, since it will get better with practice.
Ask people open-ended questions. To begin practicing opening up, you need to engage in honest, open conversation. Try a question like, "How are things going at work?" instead of "How's it going?” to get an open answer. Then, in turn answer open-ended questions with honest answers, instead of "Fine" or "OK".3.However, in most cases people are flattered that you are listening to them and interested in their life.
Try emulating（效仿）someone who is very open. Observe them in a social situation. Then, try to act as if you are them occasionally. Many open behaviors are learned, and not a natural part of personality.4.
Avoid being a "know it all". Some people think advice is opening up, but it is unlikely to help you more open. When you want to give advice, listen and try to learn something new from the situation.
5.Schedule at least one long conversation per week. In the conversation you tell someone about the emotional and difficult part of your life. Get into the practice of opening up about what's good and bad in your life.
A. In this case, practice can make perfect.
B. Call close friends and family members more often.
C. Asking people personal questions is not always proper.
D. Try connecting about hobbies, interests, vacations or books.
E. Listening patiently is a great way to overcome fear of sharing emotions in public.
F. Understand that there is usually some fear with opening up to other people.
G. However, closing yourself from new people can stop your personal growth.
