Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people. However, Mary didn't    __1__      for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their   __2__     life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her     __3__    and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear     __4__. The class was over and we still didn't reach any     __5__， so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.

The     __6__    has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn't old as long as he is    __7__     something.

My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream     __8__    when she's 70 now. She has    __9__    her dream of being a painter since she was a little child.    __10__， because her family was poor, she had to    __11__    her dream and stepped into the     __12__    to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has    __13__    abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any     __14__    to realize it because of the tough work.    __15__， chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons   __16__     she had all­white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was    __17__     her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I    __18__    feeling it a good choice. She seems    __19__     and looks fine.

So if we have our dreams and seek  them, we aren't old. It's when we don't know what we want and let    __20__     be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.

1．A.respond                           B．agree                                      

C．identify                            D．understand

2．A.negative                          B．boring                                     

C．tough                               D．complex

3．A.certainty                         B．wish                                       

C．doubt                               D．concern

4．A.attractive                        B．young                                      

C．intelligent                         D．ambitious

5．A.conclusions                       B．contracts                              

C．decisions                           D．destinations

6．A.embarrassment                     B．barrier                                    

C．question                            D．confusion

7．A.preserving                        B．seeking                                

C．treasuring                          D．possessing

8．A.even                              B．nearly                                     

C．only                                 D．hardly

9．A.realized                          B．changed                                

C．promoted                            D．kept

10．A.Therefore                        B．Instead                                

C．Moreover                            D．However

11．A.give up                          B．search for                             

C．put aside                           D．stick to

12．A.society                          B．reality                                    

C．world                               D．office

13．A.seldom                           B．occasionally                           

C．already                             D．never

14．A.time                             B．excuse                                     

C．help                                D．money

15．A.Suddenly                         B．Eventually                             

C．Soon                                D．Gradually

16．A.because                          B．once                                       

C．though                              D．unless

17．A.with                             B．for                                        

C．at                                  D．against

18．A.risked                           B．rejected                               

C．continued                           D．began

19．A.energetic                        B．gentle                                     

C．optimistic                          D．wealthy

20．A.achievements                     B．regrets                                    

C．dreams                              D．difficulties

When faced with difficult situations in their lives, many people find them too __1__ and give up, especially on their life dreams.But not for Gabriel Heredia.

Gabriel is a 20­year­old Argentinian barber who was born without hands. __2__  his physical disability, he was able to grow up happy and __3__. He also always had the support of friends and family, never feeling __4__ treated at all by his schoolmates. At the age of 14, he __5__ working as a barber, and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby, Gabriel quickly __6__  that this was the profession he wanted to work in.

His family __7__ him to open his first barbershop, which he worked at for one and a half years. There, he __8__ the president of Argentina Corta, an organization for barbers to connect, do charity work in less fortunate __9__， and teach hairdressing to those who are __10__. Gabriel is now part of Argentina Corta, offering his services to people of all __11__ so they can build up the __12__ they need to get decent jobs.

As a bright and caring young man, Gabriel __13__ not only to be a barber, but also to make a __14__ with the neighborhood：“The thing that I like most of my __15__ is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me __16__.”

Nowadays, Gabriel runs his own barber shop in Buenos Aires, where people __17__ around the block for his services. Gabriel's __18__ shows that the barriers we face in life are never __19__ to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face, you can __20__ tackle it by adopting the right mindset, and never giving up.

1．A.dangerous                         B．cruel                                  

C．large                               D．challenging

2．A.Except                            B．Besides                                

C．Despite                             D．Through

3．A.independent                       B．honest                                 

C．wealthy                             D．careful

4．A.equally                           B．fairly                                 

C．differently                         D．kindly

5．A.started                           B．continued                              

C．stopped                             D．imagined

6．A.promised                          B．hoped                                  

C．determined                          D．predicted

7．A.advised                           B．forced                                 

C．inspired                            D．helped

8．A.introduced                        B．met                                    

C．found                               D．influenced

9．A.neighborhoods                     B．clubs                                  

C．schools                             D．organizations

10．A.lucky                            B．puzzled                                

C．interested                          D．intelligent

11．A.levels                           B．abilities                              

C．types                               D．ages

12．A.images                           B．trust                                  

C．skills                              D．respect

13．A.fails                            B．struggles                              

C．happens                             D．refuses

14．A.connection                       B．conversation                           

C．debate                              D．bargain

15．A.future                           B．shop                                   

C．dream                               D．job

16．A.special                          B．generous                               

C．confident                           D．happy

17．A.turn up                          B．line up                                

C．end up                              D．pack up

18．A.story                            B．lesson                                 

C．decision                            D．choice

19．A.hard                             B．impossible                             

C．likely                              D．useless

20．A.almost                           B．usually                                

C．hardly                              D．never

“Growth requires discomfort. If you stick with what is __1__， you're __2__ any hope of surprising yourself, of finding greatness, of having the best experiences human life has to __3__.”

—Thomas Oppong

Many people agree that the magic starts to __4__ the instant we step outside of our comfort zones.The second you decide to go __5__ what is safe, you will have planted a seed __6__， if watered daily, will bloom into something that you would have __7__ expected to come to fruition.

For me, one of the most important things we should always keep in mind is that, by no means, can __8__ and comfort coexist.

Five years ago, I decided to move overseas and I haven't lived in the United States since. All throughout high school, I wanted to live in a Latin American __9__ and become fluent in Spanish through __10__ cultural immersion (沉浸). Obviously the chances of this happening while living in the US were __11__. So, halfway through my undergraduate, I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a one­way __12__ to Argentina, __13__ I __14__ the last two years of my degree before flying back home for graduation.

I currently still live here, and I can personally say that __15__ what I wanted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a __16__ was one of the most important things I could have done for myself. The __17__ that came along with the initial culture shock, using my second language and learning to live life __18__ from the way we do things in the US has __19__ an extremely enriching (丰富的) __20__.

1．A.realistic                         B．reasonable                             

C．sensible                            D．comfortable

2．A.giving in                         B．bringing out                           

C．giving up                           D．putting off

3．A.face                              B．offer                                  

C．solve                               D．value

4．A.happen                            B．disappear                              

C．change                              D．continue

5．A.into                              B．through                                

C．beyond                              D．after

6．A.it                                B．what                                   

C．that                                D．who

7．A.ever                              B．never                                  

C．always                              D．already

8．A.failure                           B．difficulty                             

C．pleasure                            D．growth

9．A.museum                            B．forest                                 

C．country                             D．workshop

10．A.easy                             B．severe                                 

C．simple                              D．full

11．A.slim                             B．big                                    

C．pure                                D．fair

12．A.trip                             B．ticket                                 

C．road                                D．course

13．A.when                             B．how                                    

C．which                               D．where

14．A.started                          B．finished                               

C．quitted                             D．wasted

15．A.recognizing                      B．designing                              

C．ignoring                            D．commenting

16．A.reality                          B．habit                                  

C．desire                              D．routine

17．A.doubt                            B．satisfaction                           

C．responsibility                      D．discomfort

18．A.freely                           B．differently                            

C．absently                            D．safely

19．A.turned over                      B．turned up                              

C．turned out                          D．turned down

20．A.experience                       B．project                                

C．appointment                         D．lesson

I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a gift to __1__        so many amazing people and I'd like to share one of these moments. One day, I was called to a room where a(n)   __2__       woman was staying. Usually I helped with       __3__  who were ready to leave. Instead, she        __4__    to go to the gift shop. I got a   __5__， helped her into it, and headed down to the entrance.

When we got there, it wasn't open yet. After a 30­minute         __6__， we  entered  the gift  shop. As  I pushed  her around, I could see the    __7__    on her face as she looked at everything, happy to be out of her room. She    __8__   some window decorations, and then saw chocolates. She asked me to push her in that  __9__， and then I helped her     __10__   all the different chocolate arrangements.    __11__   she decided on three different boxes.

      She told me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She   __12__ that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she  __13__      chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses. As we gave  the current shift of nurses  their box of chocolates, they   __14__     offered some to me before taking some themselves.

     There were   __15__     all around. Witnessing the old lady's   __16__     and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life were a    __17__     in itself. I have so many more stories, and each person made an impact on my life.I've    __18__    that health has a way of bringing people together.    __19__       is a blessing, and being in a place where health is so __20__ and appreciated is unlike anything else.

1．A.introduce                         B．meet 

C．attract                             D．describe

2．A.elderly                           B．strange

C．important                           D．famous

3．A.nurses                            B．kids

C．patients                            D．parents

4．A.pretended                         B．wanted

C．failed                              D．promised

5．A.car                               B．shopping cart

C．wheelchair                          D．bike

6．A.ride                              B．walk 

C．drive                               D．wait

7．A.relief                            B．anxiety 

C．joy                                 D．puzzle

8．A.chose                             B．made

C．used                                D．received

9．A.manner                            B．case  

C．direction                           D．point

10．A.prepare for                      B．make up

C．figure out                          D．look through

11．A.Suddenly                         B．Eventually

C．Fortunately                         D．Actually

12．A.explained                        B．declared

C．expected                            D．imagined

13．A.exchanged                        B．designed

C．tasted                              D．bought

14．A.in fact                          B．at a loss

C．in turn                             D．at ease

15．A.whispers                         B．smiles

C．shouts                              D．cheers

16．A.kindness                         B．choice 

C．decision                            D．loneliness

17．A.lesson                           B．chance

C．gift                                D．fact

18．A.concluded                        B．imagined

C．predicted                           D．learned

19．A.Health                           B．Luck

C．Virtue                              D．Praise

20．A.tested                           B．valued 

C．maintained                          D．promoted

(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)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 __1__ the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to __2__ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't __3__ enough about free credits, news about our __4__ was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which __5__ I would be learning from one of the game's __6__. I could hardly wait to __7__ him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this __8__ was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it __9__ that our credits would be hard­earned. In order to __10__ the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __11__ what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __12__， to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __13__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __14__.

   Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __15__ me, “The absolute most important __16__ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __17__. On every single move you have  to __18__ a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and __19__ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my __20__ 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