He has been called the “missing link”.Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The   1  of Snowman has been around for

  2  .?Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they  3  this creature and called it the “Yeti”,and they said that they had   4  caught Yetis on two occasions   5  none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has  6  . In 1916, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not   7  the tracks of a monkey or bear and   8  that the Abominable Snowman might really   9  .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were   10  footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than   11  animal tracks, which had been made  12  as they melted and refroze in the snow.  13  ,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was   14  and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But,?  15  ,?no evidence has ever   16  been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of Abominable Snowman  17  ,?but if they ever   18  catching one, they may face a real  19  : Would they put it in a   20  or give it a room in a hotel?

1.A.event                            B.story                         C.adventure                  D.description

2.A.centuries                B.too long                    C.some time                 D.many years

3.A.heard from             B.cared for                   C.knew of                    D.read about

4.A.even                      B.hardly                       C.certainly                    D.probably

5.A.as                          B.though                      C.when                        D.until

6.A.developed               B.changed                    C.occurred                    D.continued

7.A.entirely                  B.naturally                   C.clearly                      D.simply

8.A.found                     B.declared                    C.felt                           D.doubted

9.A.exist                      B.escape                       C.disappear                   D.return

10.A.clearer                  B.more                         C.possible                     D.rare

11.A.huge                     B.recent                      C.ordinary                    D.frightening

12.A.strange                 B.large                         C.deep                         D.rough

13.A.In the end             B.Therefore                  C.After all                    D.However

14.A.imagined                     B.real                           C.special                      D.familiar

15.A.so                        B.besides                      C.again                        D.instead

16.A.rightly                  B.actually                     C.normally                   D.particularly

17.A.lightly                  B.jokingly                    C.seriously                   D.properly

18.A.succeed in             B.insist on                    C.depend on                 D.join in

19.A.decision                B.situation                    C.subject                      D.problem

20.A.zoo                      B.mountain                   C.museum                    D.laboratory

In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes.The lady，in her thirties，was a dancer who had ____ since she was a little girl.Later in life，she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of ____ for a few years.

Someone then asked her to coach a children’s dancing group.From that point on，she realized that she could not ____ dancing.So，she started to do some of her old routines，but，having lost her arm，she had also lost her ___.It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without ____.

Then a few months later she ____ a man in his twenties who had lost a leg in an accident.She was determined to find him and ____ him to dance with her.He had never danced.And to dance with one leg...He said，“Are you ____ with me？No way！”

But，she didn’t ____，and he agreed to think about it.“I have nothing else to do anyway，” he thought.Then she started to ____ him dancing.The two ____ a few times because he had no concept of using muscle，how to ___ his body，and knew none of the ____ things about dancing.When she became ____ and lost patience with him，he would walk out.____，they came back together and started training ____.

They hired a choreographer(舞蹈指導(dǎo)) to ___ routines for them.She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air.He could bend ____ by one leg with her leaning(倚靠) on him，etc.

When I watched this I didn’t ____ realize that she was missing an arm ___ I was focusing on the guy with only one leg.Really quite amazing!

1.A.operated B．played

C．trained? D．competed

2.A.relief? B．depression

C．confusion? D．recovery

3.A.learn? B．understand

C．forget? D．face

4.A.chance? B．balance

C．advantage D．promise

5.A.following? B．checking

C．noticing? D．falling

6.A.heard of? B．searched for

C．came across? D．waited for

7.A.require B．allow

C．lead? D．persuade

8.A.arguing? B．joking

C．discussing? D．agreeing

9.A.carry on? B．give up

C．settle down? D．set off

10.A.teach? B．show

C．leave? D．watch

11.A.broke up B．gave in

C．put off? D．returned back

12.A.change? B．present

C．improve? D．control

13.A.important? B．interesting

C．basic D．special

14.A.excited? B．annoyed

C．moved? D．shocked

15.A.Unfortunately? B．Eventually

C．Generally D．Jokingly

16.A.seriously? B．differently

C．publicly? D．gradually

17.A.discover? B．arrange

C．perform? D．design

18.A.raised? B．kept

C．supported? D．carried

19.A.still? B．hardly

C．nearly? D．even

20.A.because B．if

C．before? D．though

1 

Dash of Hope

“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.

Recently I  36  about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by  37 , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity  38  in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others.  39  I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.

Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was  40  a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being  41  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150  42  in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to  43  that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done  44  January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her  45   request could not be granted as the funds were simply  46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one  47  dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish.  48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring  49  to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually  50  as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations  51  the story of this caring young girl who had  52  the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in  53  money to help make Hope’s dream come true.

Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only  54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16, 2011 , the  55  was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!

1.A. heard            B. thought                      C. cared                   D. talked

2.A. coincidence                B. independence     C. convenience         D. intelligence

3.A. lost                      B. carried                            C. expected                        D. housed

4.A. Until                    B. Unless                            C. Though                            D. If

5.A. expressed                   B. offered                            C. made                               D. sent

6.A. recognized                 B. informed                         C. reminded                        D. understood

7.A. children              B. citizens                           C. villagers                 D. relatives

8.A. suggest                       B. ask                                   C. arrange                           D. order

9.A. for                                 B. to                                      C. on                                     D. by

10.A. final                            B. formal                    C. simple                    D. noble

11.A. unbearable              B. unbelievable  C. unavailable               D. uncomfortable

12.A. thousand                  B. hundred                          C. million                    D. billion

13.A. Disappointed B. Surprised     C. Worried                          D. Embarrassed

14.A. committees             B. individuals   C. corporations                  D. organizations

15.A. theirs                         B. ours                                 C. hers                                 D. yours

16.A. wrote                        B. read                                 C. broadcast             D. shared

17.A. touched           B. examined              C. won                                  D. opened

18.A. finding              B. spending               C. raising                    D. borrowing

19.A. perfectly                   B. physically     C. healthily                D. thankfully

20.A. proposal          B. decision                 C. conclusion             D. announcement

Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American.When he died in 1931，Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout.All electric power would be shut off in homes，streets，and factories.Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them.Electric power was too important to the country.Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion.A blackout was out of the question.

　 On the day of Edison’s funeral，many people silently dimmed their lights.In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s fingertips.

1.This selection says that Thomas Edison　　　　 .

　 A.was the only important American inventor

　 B.received the first American patent

　 C.received more patents than any other American

　 D.was the first American inventor

2.People decided to honor Edison when　　　　 .

　 A.he made the first electric light

　 B.electric power was 100 years

　 C.the country realized electricity’s importance

　 D.he died in 1931

3.The suggested plan was to　　　　 .

　 A.turn off the lights in factories and schools

　 B.observe a few minutes of total silence

　 C.dim all electric lights

　 D.shut off all electricity for a short time

4.Americans fully realized what Edison’s inventions meant when they　　　　 .

　 A.heard of his death

　 B.heard of the plan to honor him

　 C.first used electric power

　 D.tried to carry out the plan

5.The plan was never carried out because　　　　 .

　 A.not everyone wanted to honor Edison

　 B.it was too difficult

　 C.electric power was too important to the country

　 D.it honored only one of Edison’s inventions

When _____ her father would come soon, she had an _____ look on her face.

A. heard; excited   B. hearing; exciting    C. hearing; excited     D. heard; exciting