I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 11 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 12 leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 13 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 14 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 15 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 16 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 17 more drunk than me, got into his car and 18 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 19 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 20 the truck windshield(挡风玻璃)and died a week later.
Whenever I 21 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 22 to drink so much that night. 23 things would be different. I know Martin 24 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 25 for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 26 my story I can make you 27 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 28 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 29 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 30 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
11.A. death B. danger C. fashion D. challenge
12.A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for D. agreed to
13.A. When B. While C. As D. Although
14.A. drunk B. lost C. frozen D. sleepy
15.A. fun B. hope C. difficulty D. method
16.A. died B. injured C. hurt D. killed
17.A. constantly B. frequently C. clearly D. equally
18.A. headed B. walked C. pushed D. fled
19.A. in time B. in trouble C. in danger D. in place
20.A. above B. below C. into D. through
21.A. turn B. look C. hold D. get
22.A. desire B. fault C. right D. chance
23.A. Thus B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Therefore
24.A. faced B. avoided C. regretted D. made
25.A. disappointed B. responsible C. sensitive D. embarrassed
26.A. remembering B. declaring C. stopping D. sharing 27.A. explain B. escape C. realize D. limit
28.A. alone B. finally C. merely D. perhaps
29.A. deep B. fresh C. clean D. still
30.A. inspires B. attracts C. benefits D. affects
11-15 BBCAC 16-20 DCAAD 21-25 BBCDB 26-30 DCADD
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine