Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.

A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently  36  , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in   37  . Trying to get him to  38  each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing,  39  , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.

One evening, to our   40  , he refused to eat the ice-cream,  41   I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I   42   it for him.  

As I passed another ward（病房）, a   43  asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the   44  , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little,  45    the occasional ??ice-cream.

The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the   46   woman’s room, and   47   her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was   48  stunned that I had thought of her, and   49   the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes,  50   what was happening in my family and listened to her   51   story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not   52   many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.

I   53   the gesture a few days later, and this time was  54  with a huge hug.

I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of   55   can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.

A．passed away        B．gone out   C．come back           D．calmed down

A．work             B．life        C．studies          D．games

A．speak              B．laugh       C．drink          D．eat

A．though            B．however   C．instead              D．therefore

A．joy               B．satisfactionC．surprise        D．relief

A．if                 B．unless       C．so            D．because

A．borrowed         B．bought      C．made           D．fetched

A．woman          B．granny      C．girl             D．child

A．question           B．situation   C．process         D．decision

A．better than．       B．more than C．rather than      D．other than

A．pretty '            B．honest      C．sick           D．shy

A．offered            B．told ．     C．sold            D．charged

A．hardly            B．finally      C．gradually        D．totally

A．a(chǎn)ccepted         B．stored       C．exchanged      D．gave

A．remembering       B．denying    C．explaining       D．forgetting

A．ordinary '          B．similar      C．interesting       D．i'great

A．have              B．like       C．expect          D．J attract

A．reported           B．expressed  C．noticed         D．^repeated

A．covered           B．connected C．rewarded        D．filled

A．politeness          B．kindness   C．selflessness       D．willingness

根據(jù)首字母，中文或括號(hào)里詞的適當(dāng)形式填寫單詞。只限填Module 6 Unit 2-Unit 5的單詞。（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

1.This book was a_______ (合適地) written in a style accepted by teenagers, who enjoy reading it.

2.I keep getting c_______ (矛盾的) advice — some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it. 

3.To make matters worse, some adolescents are so a_______ to computer games that too much time and energy are wasted.

4.The little boy was _______ (embarrass) when his mother, who had a severe scar on her face, attended his first teacher-parent conference.

5.Both children have _______ (normal) high levels of infectious virus in their blood.

6.To g_______ (確保, 保證) the policy could be effective, the local government took measures to carry out lots of detailed related plans to support the policy.

7.E-mail _______ (transform) the way people communicate in the past few years, which makes people feel it convenient to keep in touch with each other.

8.You see, during adolescence I also smoked a lot, but after I know smoking damages health, I stopped smoking by _______ (strong) my resolve.

9.Some people are in favor of the policy. They think it is reasonable and fair to carry out the policy, because the more the oil _______ (consume) is, the more money the drivers pay, which can avoid the unnecessary driving.

10.Joyfully, the elderly _______ (present) with flowers, fruits and presents on that day.

 

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　　Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000. This he took to the shop, which 2 it without a question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 ring, the shop sold it for 60000.

　　Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office.“It's a faulty diamond,”he said.“It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.”Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped, 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great 11 of the fire.

　　The shop had to 12 . They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15 it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared it the 16 . A reader thought the 17 the ring. The nest day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring.“Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?”the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1．

[　　]

A．only　　　　　B．surely

C．nearly　　　　D．exactly

2．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)ccepted　　　B．received

C．refused　　　 D．rejected

3．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　 B．modern

C．worthy　　　　D．valuable

4．

[　　]

A．flew　　　　　B．drove

C．sailed　　　　 D．bicycled

5．

[　　]

A．first　　　　 B．second

C．last　　　　　D．next

6．

[　　]

A．sold　　　　　B．posted

C．brought　　　 D．returned

7．

[　　]

A．cost　　　　　B．money

C．price　　　　 D．value

8．

[　　]

A．facts　　　　 B．matters

C．questions　　 D．results

9．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)ffair　　　　B．a(chǎn)ccident

C．incident　　　D．experience

10．

[　　]

A．so　　　　　　B．or

C．but　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nd

11．

[　　]

A．pile　　　　　B．heat

C．power　　　　D．pressure

12．

[　　]

A．think　　　　 B．a(chǎn)gree

C．permit　　　　D．promise

13．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)lmost　　　　B．even

C．just　　　　　D．ever

14．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　B．pure

C．right　　　　 D．exact

15．

[　　]

A．copied　　　　B．made

C．stole　　　　 D．did

16．

[　　]

A．notices　　　 B．magazines

C．newspapers　　D．programmes

17．

[　　]

A．saw　　　　　B．knew

C．found　　　　 D．recognized

18．

[　　]

A．showed　　　　B．drew

C．printed　　　　D．carried

19．

[　　]

A．carrying　　　B．dressing

C．wearing　　　D．holding

20．

[　　]

A．dancer　　　　B．woman

C．reader　　　　D．jeweler

Recently I had completely changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being  31  , he was happy and   32  that it was because of something he saw in Thailand.

A few years ago he was  33 feeling sad and was touring Thailand. He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw a mother 34  her child's right hand with a knife. The helpless  35 in the mother's eyes and the scream of the 36  four-year-old child still remained in his mind.

The 37 mother made the child handicapped (disabled)  38   he could go out on the streets to beg.   39 by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating.

And almost at once, several children  40   around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 41  bits from one another. It was the 42   reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread.   43  he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he  44    cheers and bows from these  45  children. For the first time in his life, he understood  46  people could give up their 47  for a loaf of bread. He came to  48 how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to  49  about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him   50  dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn't bad at all.

1.                A．in poor health    B．on a diet        C．in debt   D．out of work

 

2.                A．mentioned      B．recalled        C．explained D．insisted

 

3.                A．certainly        B．a(chǎn)bsolutely       C．seriously  D．really

 

4.                A．took off        B．cut off          C．put out   D．put off

 

5.                A．impression      B．a(chǎn)ppearance      C．expression    D．a(chǎn)nger

 

6.                A．unbelievable    B．troublesome     C．terrified  D．painful

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．upset          C．crazy D．hopeless

 

8.                A．unless          B．in case         C．so that   D．because

 

9.                A．Puzzled         B．Shocked        C．Wondered D．Attracted

 

10.               A．turned         B．looked         C．sat   D．gathered

 

11.               A．offering        B．taking          C．sharing    D．giving

 

12.               A．natural         B．physical        C．mental    D．emotional

 

13.               A．Since          B．Until           C．As   D．If

 

14.               A．a(chǎn)ccepted       B．received        C．heard D．rejected

 

15.               A．unfortunate     B．polite          C．energetic  D．greedy

 

16.               A．whom          B．what           C．when D．how

 

17.               A．honor          B．identity         C．dignity    D．belief

 

18.               A．think of        B．conclude       C．realize    D．recognize

 

19.               A．a(chǎn)rgue          B．comment       C．complain  D．decide

 

20.               A．even          B．never          C．ever  D．hardly

 

 

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   21   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   22  ．

I do not 23  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．  24  , I could not recall(回憶) when I had   25  said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to  26  the ice and make the first   27 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   28   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   29 at the other end and he awkwardly  30  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   31 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   32   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   33  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 34  ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this   35   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   36 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly  37  death following heart surgery（外科手術(shù)）．Many times   38 , I have   39   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   40   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

21．A．works out B．breaks out      C．comes out       D．turns out

22．A．wiser    B．busier     C．weaker    D．older

23．A．remember      B．enjoy    C．mind D．regret

24．A．Truthfully B．Fortunately      C．Naturally  D．Obviously

25．A．only  B．last    C．once  D．first

26．A．melt  B．break C．strike D．build

27．A．complaint B．promise    C．move D．impression

28．A．strength    B．ideas C．words       D．a(chǎn)ttention

29．A．sigh  B．silence      C．voice D．cry

30．A．refused     B．shouted     C．replied      D．explained

31．A．touched    B．frightened C．shocked    D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

32．A．excitedly  B．nervously  C．willingly   D．sadly

33．A．continued B．checked    C．concluded D．interrupted

34．A．a(chǎn)ccepted   B．expected   C．learned     D．heard

35．A．quiet B．difficult    C．special      D．different

36．A．level B．idea   C．world       D．end

37．A．managed   B．escaped     C．a(chǎn)voided    D．faced

38．A．then  B．a(chǎn)go   C．before      D．since

39．A．realized    B．found       C．doubted    D．wondered

40．A．challenged       B．experienced      C．survived   D．received