When I grew up, I rode the highest roller coaster(過山車) to prove my fear of heights had ______. Just once, but I ________ it. I took courses to defeat my fear of public speaking, but still, I spent too much time in _______.

Then I volunteered to _______children on a work team. For one _______, we would work for deaf children.

One afternoon, some volunteers were playing with those _______ children. I watched but dared not join in. One of them, a football star, sat on the ground and played with a little girl, with sweat rolling down his face. His _______gave me courage. I put my ________ aside, picked up a child and danced.

By the end of the week, I learned new skill and simple phrases in sign language. I let the girls braid（編）my hair and then laughed with them at the ______.

All week long, the teens showed me how to ______ my fears and live. They encouraged me to laugh _______ mistakes and learn. I realized if I didn’t come they would never know how much they had ________me. When we gathered to ______ what the week had _______to us and the lessons we had learned, I stood up and ________ the group.

“I came to look after you. _______, you have taught me”.

Today, I have overcome（克服） almost all mu fears and become more independent(獨(dú)立的), but I know there is always room for personal ________.

【1】A. care B. shyness C. fear D. comfort

【2】A. high B. large C. far D. crowded

【3】A. probably B. unfortunately C. formally D. suddenly

【4】A. increased B. awoken C. disappeared D. spread

【5】A. helped B. saw C. caught D. did

【6】A. crying B. looking C. hiding D. thinking

【7】A. look after B. take over C. look for D. take up

【8】A. day B. month C. week D. term

【9】A. cool B. disabled C. shy D. slow

【10】A. actions B. words C. praise D. encouragement

【11】A. excitement B. doubts C. fears D. pressure

【12】A. differences B. boys C. results D. excuses

【13】A. dig out B. core up C. find out D. get over

【14】A. at B. with C. by D. to

【15】A. surpised B. interested C. loved D. taught

【16】A. expect B. write C. share D. imagine

【17】A. said B. meant C. handed D. added

【18】A. led B. organized C. left D. faced

【19】A. Besides B. However C. Though D. Still

【20】A. experience B. introduction C. growth D. problem

【1】Once environmental damage ________________(do), it takes many years for the system to recover.

【2】I ________________(give) ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer just now.

【3】My bike ________________(repair) now.

【4】My homework ________________(finish); so I can play football now.

【5】The fire __________(put out) before the firemen arrived.

【6】A great many trees ________________(cut down) if they build a factory here.

【7】It is an honour for me ____________(ask) to speak here.

【8】Are you going to attend the meeting ________________ (hold) in the teachers' office?

【9】She asked ________________(send) to work in Xinjiang.

【10】The books are not allowed ________________(take) out of the room.

【1】He got up a strange________ (感情)for the little girl.

【2】Looking at a beautiful painting always gives one________(滿足)．

【3】Their business has failed and is in the hands of the________(接收人)．

【4】This room has an________(優(yōu)雅的)atmosphere with these furniture.

【5】How________(雄偉的)the mountains look in the early evening!

【6】A teacher should not________(偏愛)any of his pupils.

【7】________(說出) your name and address.

【8】He put________(在一邊)his book and began to listen to me.

【9】They________(羨慕)him his good fortune.

【10】Kodak will ship a new________(數(shù)碼的)camera DC215.

At the ______of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷) State Park, I ______a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _____, permanent campsite in the park, and _____, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護(hù)林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an ______for the following day.

The park was______, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We_______climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to ______our camp.

Having survived that night, we were ______that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our

____ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, ______, we learned about the canyon _______ They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay ______ in the dark until the winds died away.

_____the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ___

the little money my wife _______by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ______ For a time after our business _______I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny________with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself ______ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

【1】A. back B. edge C. centre D. entrance

【2】A. sponsored B. published C. noticed D. answered

【3】A. safe B. free C. convenient D. beautiful

【4】A. in return B. in time C. in short D. in turn

【5】A. attempt B. agreement C. appeal D. appointment

【6】A. crowded B. dangerous C. ideal D. quiet

【7】A. repeatedly B. immediately C. eventually D. calmly

【8】A. attack B. leave C. pass D. search

【9】A. satisfied B. determined C. confident D. aware

【10】A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

【11】A. moreover B. therefore C. meanwhile D. however

【12】A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails

【13】A. shaking B. quarrelling C. mourning D. aching

【14】A. After B. Between C. During D. Beyond

【15】A. give away B. hand out C. live on D. put aside

【16】A. borrowed B. earned C. posted D. raised

【17】A. business B. career C. family D. image

【18】A. started B. failed C. expanded D. declined

【19】A. truck B. park C. house D. camp

【20】A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful

【1】Seeing the f___________ scene, the boy couldn’t help crying.

【2】Although the deadline of the task is next month, he works day and night in order to finish it ahead of s________

【3】He was i_________ of the coming test, so he didn’t prepare for it.

【4】Although Jack is a native American, he can speak Chinese f__________.

【5】Under the g___________ of our instructor, we finished our task successfully.

【6】After the explosion in the gas station, the ambulance wads immediately sent to bring the ___________(傷員)to the nearest hospital.

【7】We called off the weekend outing, because according to the weather _______________(預(yù)報(bào)), rain was expected this weekend.

【8】He is in hospital, ______________(康復(fù))from a heart attack.

【9】His ____________（身份）was kept secret when he served as a witness in the court.

【10】The world will never forget the __________（殘忍）of the American soldiers to the Iraq prisoners.

【1】He had a strong desire for help and care for people.

【2】She is cold--hearted and has no sympathy to the poor.

【3】Her mother is not in the favour of her marriage at all.

【4】The singer was accompanied to the piano by her sister.

【5】We were much alarming by the fire in the forest.

【6】Germany declared war to France.

【7】Aged people are always envied of the young.

【8】Can you do me favor?

【9】Under that tree sit a beautiful girl.

【10】Where it was that the remains of the plane were found.

A. that; that; which B. where; that; which

C. where; when; that D. that; where; that

A. released; working B. released; worked

C. releasing; working D. being released; to work

【1】成功總是會(huì)給那些善于發(fā)現(xiàn)自己長處的人們。

【2】這是我今年第三次花錢去看電影。

【3】我們發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)習(xí)一門外語很有必要。

【4】讓我最感動(dòng)的是即使他們遭受猛烈的攻擊，他們也不會(huì)輕言放棄。

【5】是我姐姐先想到要沿著湄公河騎自行車，從它的源頭到它的入海口。

【題目】假定你是李華。你校國際學(xué)生中心(International Student Center)將在本周六舉辦一年一度的假日派對，請給你的留學(xué)生朋友Jack寫一封邀請信。主要內(nèi)容包括：
1).派對時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；
2).派對活動(dòng)內(nèi)容；
3).期待他的參與。
注意：1).詞數(shù)100左右；
2).可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。