阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As an ancient saying in China goes： If your ship is against the current(水流），you lose your ground when you don’t advance. Isn’t: this talking about life? 1. (gain) something， you need to work at your best constantly.
But a wise man once 2. (tell) me something opposite years ago. Sometimes we need to slow down so that we can find peace and see clearly 3. we truly want in the first place. The competition in our society is fierce. It is now. It used to be. And it will And at 4. same time, we have family, friends and lovers 5. we need to value. But we all only have 24 hours a day. And 6. (take) rests has to take up a lot of time among these hours. Otherwise we won’t be able to survive.
So we really need to remind 7. (us) that sometimes life does take 8. (patient). Slow down. Don’t be always anxious 9. everything. Only by doing so can we 10. (actual) go farther.
Years ago, when We first went to Canada, thought were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without____ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.
___, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were __ to find a hotel. She told us it would be __ at such late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearly.
Though surprised at her __ , we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come And lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pick-up truck arrived and we __ it. When we reached their home, her husband __ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when___ his wife. She came past 12.We asked if we could leave __ in the morning so as to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.
Next morning ,around the table were many people, and we were___ that they would take in total __ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __ ,my husband asked if he could offer some __ .But they said no. Then we left. We kept in ___for many year .Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their ___.
1.A.ordering B.booking C.seeking D.exchanging
2.A.Eventually B.Incredibly C.Typically D.Luckily
3.A.managing B.struggling C.deciding D.failing
4.A.unnecessary B.informal C.improper D.impossible
5.A.employment B.request C.offer D.admission
6.A.followed B.made C.took D.embraced
7.A.joined B.accepted C.greeted D.assisted
8.A.talking about B.waiting for C.cheering up D.picking up
9.A.absolutely B.definitely C.originally D.secretly
10.A.aware B.reminded C.amazed D.anxious
11.A.consumers B.strangers C.relatives D.neighbors
12.A.insisting B.wandering C.approaching D.leaving
13.A.payment B.service C.advice D.solution
14.A.line B.check C.touch D.mind
15.A.passion B.eagerness C.kindness D.encouragement
Are you feeling nervous about the coming job interview? Always remember you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Try to think that it’s not that important： there will be other interviews in future. 1. .
Preparation is key. The more preparations you have made ,such as working out answers to common interview questions 2.，the more relaxed you will feel.
Some people believe imagination is helpful. The night before, picture yourself undergoing the whole interview step by step. 3.. And visualize you answering
questions fluently, and ultimately getting the job.
Power poses in advance can make you feel more confident at interviews. Standing upright with hands on your hips or leaning over a desk with hands firmly on the surface can reduce stress, 4. .Practicing power poses right before an interview can also increase performance. Research at Harvard Business School found that holding power poses for two minutes before interview increased the- chance of a job offer by 20%.
5.. No one answers each question perfectly and research suggests interviewers
prefer candidates who perform naturally as humans to those who appear “plastic perfect .Professor Sian Bellock suggested people write about their worries beforehand to help reduce pressure, so they are less likely to pop up and influence your performance.
A.Imagine everything going really well
B.Don't worry too much about making a mistake
C.It’s not the end of the world if you don’t get this job
D.and doing careful research on the organization and job
E.thus making you feel more in control and more confident
Reading is good for more than just entertainment Sparing part of everyday to read printed books can make you a smarter, kinder, more relaxed individual. Involving kids in books, magazines, and more at an early age is a great way to encourage them to be lifelong readers, which means they'll reap these benefits for years to come.
Reading helps understand another personas feelings. Reading books doesn’t just make you smartest can make you a kinder person as well： According to a study in 2013,People who consume literary fiction have an easier time sensing and relating to emotions in other people. Great literature forces readers to step outside themselves and empathize with the characters they’re reading about.
Reading can lower stress. Feel stressed at the end of a long day? Cracking open a book is a good way to wind down. A 2009 study found that reading for just 30 minutes has similar stress-reducing effects to doing 30 minutes of yoga.
Reading is an excuse to put your phone away at night. Reading a physical book before going to bed is a great alternative to scrolling through your phone-something most of us admit to doing. Research has shown that smart phone use at night makes it harder for people to fall asleep and leads to an overall decline in sleep quality, Some experts say reading books, on the other hand ,can have relaxing effects, making it the ideal bedtime activity.
Reading helps families bond. When parents read out loud to their children ,they can pass on the benefits of reading and encourage meaningful interactions. To help kids get the positive effects of reading, parents should stick to physical picture books, A recent study found that printed books, unlike tablets and e-readers, can deepen connections between caretakers and children.
1.What is probably the beat title for the text?
A.Benefits of Reading Printed Books.
B.Stress-reducing Effects of Reading.
C.Connections between Parents and Kids.
D.Significance of Reading Great Literature.
2.Which of the following can replace “reap” underlined in paragraph 1?
A.search. B.reduce.
C.obtain. D.resist.
3.According to paragraph 4, to sleep well at night, you'd better ______.
A.put your phone away
B.relax by reading on the smart phone
C.read a physical book before bedtime
D.do bedtime activities through your phone
4.What is suggested in the last paragraph?
A.Tablets and e-reader should be made* use of in reading.
B.Kids should read aloud to get positive effects of reading.
C.Meaningful interactions should be encouraged in games.
D.Printed books should be read to improve family connections.
Many may remember the 1998 film Mulan，the story of a young Chinese girl Pretending to be a man to take her father’s place in the army. After this film was released, McDonald’s began to serve a sauce called Mulan SzeChuan Sauce. Also in 2017，a cartoon show Rick and Morty, which featured a mad scientist and his adventures with his grandson, mentioned the SzeChuan sauce. Many fans have queued up for hours to buy it Packets of the sauce have even appeared on eBay selling for up to $ 250 each.
However, the sauce created by McDonald’s lacks any original Sichuan flavor. As one of the eight great cuisines of China, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy dishes. But Dunlop says it’s a common misunderstanding that the cuisine focuses only on heat “Sichuan is about complex multilayered flavors,” she says. “The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors. A really good Sichuan meal is like a rollercoaster ride — you have spicy notes, sweet and sour notes, numbing and gentle flavors,” she says.
From the 1990s, Sichuan food took off. Currently, Sichuan hotpot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West, and dishes such as Mapo Tofu and Gong Bao Chicken are all famous and express the techniques and flavors of Sichuan cooking. Chef Key Chan, 65, born in Hong Kong to a family of chefs originally from Sichuan, is keen on passing down how to cook Sichuan cuisine. “Sichuan cuisine allows your taste the tip of your tongue to feel a ‘dancing sensation’,” says Chan.
1.Why Mulan and Rick and Morty are mentioned in paragraph 1?
A.To inform kids of wonderful films.
B.To remind people of the cartoon characters.
C.To show how popular the SzeChuan sauce was.
D.To indicate how expensive the SzeChuan sauce was.
2.What can we know about Sichuan cuisine from paragraph 2?
A.It only focuses on heat.
B.It involves various flavors.
C.It is the greatest cuisine in China.
D.It is best represented by Mulan SzeChuan Sause.
3.Which of the following best explains “took off” underlined in paragraph 3?
A.Left in a hurry. B.Was quickly forgotten.
C.Began to fly. D.Became popular quickly.
4.How does Chan feel about Sichuan cuisine?
A.Amazing. B.Just so-so.
C.Simple. D.Strange.
It was about 10:15 pm when Janice Esposito drove her minivan from Station Road onto Montauk Highway. And then—wham! Out of nowhere a car hit her minivan pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in it, slightly injured but mostly panicked by the impact.
Meanwhile, Pete DiPinto,64, a volunteer firefighter, was getting ready for bed when he heard the sound of car crashing coming from not far outside his bedroom. He grabbed a flashlight and, still in his pajamas (睡衣），ran out of the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did，” he told MyNBC5. “We’re always on duty. ”
The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito’s minivan on railroad tracks. And then he heard the bells signaling an oncoming train.
DiPinto rushed to Esposito’s minivan and knocked hard on the driver’s side window. “Honey， you’re on the railroad tracks，” DiPinto shouted “We have to get you off right now!” But Esposito just looked at him， her eyes unfocused. “I don’t know where I am，” she said He pulled the handle hard， but the door was damaged arid jammed shut The train， traveling at 65 miles per hour， was heading toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. He grabbed Esposito’s arms， helped her out and speed-walked her to safety a few feet away. Within about six seconds, the train bumped into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie，” he said.
But this one had a twist. “Last night, the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck，” people said.
1.What do we know when the car accident happened?
A.DiPinto heard the call for help,
B.DiPinto was on duty at that time.
C.Esposito didn’t know where she was.
D.Esposito was more shocked than injured.
2.From the text, what do we know about DiPinto?
A.He is a man of high sense of responsibility.
B.He is warm-hearted but careless in dressing.
C.He is a man full of energy and imagination.
D.He is kind but impatient with other people.
3.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.How DiPinto managed to save Esposito.
B.How Esposito reacted to DiPinto's behavior.
C.How the train bumped into Esposito’s minivan.
D.How seriously Esposito’s minivan was damaged.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A.DiPinto liked watching Hollywood movies.
B.People laughed at DiPinto’s careless dressing.
C.DiPinto pulled out Esposito through the driver’s window,
D.Esposito must have felt fortunate and thankful to DiPinto.
