Cloze 7(2015 重慶) 

             The Sweetest Sight

      I was in the most beautiful city in the world,yet I only wanted home.

      It was an amazing week for my husband and me—the trip of a lifetime.Months ago,when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London, expressed my 1 to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to 2 our two children and started off.

      During the week's time, 3 visited London and Paris—as much as we could,Big Ben,the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed our?selves.

      On our last night in Paris, 4 we enjoyed the night view (夜景) of the Eiffel Tower,my husband called home.His mother 5 the phone.In a second,my husband face fell and he looked so wor?ried. I could feel something 6 happened. ^“Whafs wrong?" I asked.

       He didn't answer and continued to listen.A few minutes later,he said 7 to me that Tony,our seven-year-old son,had fallen off his bike and 8 his leg.He must be sent to hospital at once.

     At that moment,Paris suddenly lost its charm (魅力) .“I don't want to be here!I shouldn’t be here!1 should be home 9  my kids!”

      We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport...

      Finally,we got home. We rushed into our children's bedroom. Seeing our two children,I suddenly realized the truth ： there is no 10 sight (風(fēng)景) in the world than your children's faces that greet you at home.

   1.A. question   B. wish   C. step   D. place

   2.A. look after   B. talk with  C. find out   D. wake up

   3.A. he   B. she   C. we   D. they

   4.A. after   B. since   C. though   D. because

   5.A. shouted   B. finished   C. wrote   D. answered

   6.A. ugly   B. useful   C. right 1) . bad

   7.A. hardly   B. clearly   C. sadly   D. truly

   8.A. danced   B. broken   C. thrown   D. opened

   9.A. toward   B. with   C. under   D. from

   10.A. quieter   B. richer   C. sweeter   D. wider

Cloze 6(2015 北京) 

The Phone Call It was getting dark.               Paul looked out of the window and               sighed (嘆氣) .Dad said he would         come home by 5 ： 30,but it was           almost 7 ： 00. Even if Dad came         back,it wouldn’t be much fun playing       1  in the dark.Paul walked into       his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework,but couldn’t. 

      The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad:“Paul,I'm 2 ,but I couldn^ play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office.Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next week?end?…”

      Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so 3  . He threw him?self into the sofa and soon fell asleep.His book was still opened to the first page.

      The next day at school,Paul didn't hand in his homework and 4   a test.Mrs Green,his teacher,asked him to stay after school. ^uPaul,you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you.What's wrong?”

       Paul just sat there 5  Paul,if you don't want to talk,I will. I know that something's worrying you,but you have to get it out.You need to tell someone."

As Paul walked home,he thought of what Mrs Green said.Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's 6  .He knew Mrs Green was right.He decided to take her advice.

      When Paul got home,he 7   his dad.But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (語音信箱) .Paul began talkingDad,I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework.Also,I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 8  our plans,Dad,it hurts me.It's not too late to rebuild our relationship,but we have to start small.Maybe you can help me with  my sometime. Dad,I love you."

       As Paul ended the call,he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different,but it didn't matter. He himself 10 .He expressed his feelings to the right person.He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

   1.A. baseball   B. cards   C. chess   D. toys

   2.A. lucky   B. sorry   C. surprised   D. pleased

   3.A. famous   B. helpful   C. lazy   D. busy

   4.A. made   B. missed   C. failed   D. chose

   5.A. cheerfully   B. comfortably   C. hopefully   D. quietly

   6.A. attention   B. message   C. praise   D. trust

   7.A. saw   B. thanked   C. called   D. greeted

   8.A. prepare   B. break   C. follow   D. question

   9.A. choice   B. homework   C. speech   D. decision

   10.A. regretted   B. complained C. insisted   D. changed

Cloze 5(2015遼寧沈陽) 

      Last week,students at Rosie Bridge School worked hard to make their English Week very successful.

      There 1   a lot of activities including an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunl. 2  students put on an English play.Other students 3  an English singing competition.

     A speaking competition was also 4  . The students had to speak on a topic in English 5  two minutes.

      Henry was the winner and we spoke to him.^t4Fm so happy that I 6  ”he said/M advise people to speak slowly. 7  they want to be good public speakers,they'd better speak clearly and 8   .”

      We also spoke to several other students about English Week. One of 9  was Amy.

      “I really enjoyed English Week. It gave me a chance to learn new 10  In my opinion,every school should have an English Week.it's well 11  doing ,”she said.

      On the last day of English Week,the head teacher gave a 12   to the whole school. He gave students some suggestions on 13  to improve their English.^“ You should communicate in English with your friends whenever you 14  . You should read English books and maga?zines,and watch English television 15  . Above all,you should enjoy English!”he said.

   1.A. are   B. were   C. is   D. was

   2.A. Some   B. No   C. A11   D. Few

   3.A. took in   B. took place   C. took part in   D. took care of

   4.A. playing   B. played   C. holding   D. held

   5.A. on   B. at   C. for   D. by

   6.A. did   B. won   C. lost   D. had

   7.A. Although   B. Since   C. Until   D. If

   8.A. confidently   B. quietly   C. quickly   D. patiently

   9. A. us   B. you   C. them   D. others

   10.A. abilities   B. words   C. friends   D. books

   11.A. enough   B. known   C. dressed   D. worth

   12.A. speech   B. decision   C. task   D. help

   13.A. where   B. how   C. whether   D. when

   14.A. must   B. need   C. should   D. can

   15.A. programmes   B. parts C. stars   D. stations

Cloze 4(2015廣東廣州) 

      Ian Kierman was born in Sydney,Australia,and grew up near the sea.For more than 40 years,he raced in international sailing com?petitions.

      In 1987,Kierman was competing in an around-lhe-world race when he began to 1  the huge amount of rubbish in the world's oceans. When he returned to Australia,he 2   to do something about it.

He organized a community 3  called ^“ Clean Up Sydney Har- bour”.On Sunday,January 8,1989,more than 40,000 volunteers came out to 4  away rubbish. The next year,Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge 5  . Across Australia,

about 300,000 people spent the day improving their local 6   .

      Since then ,‘‘Clean Up Australia." has got 7  every year.In 2002,for example,800,000 people cleaned up almost 15 ,000 tons of rubbish from Australia's beaches,parks and streets.

      Kierman was 8  with the success of his project. In 2003,he started an even bigger program. With the 9  of the United Nations Environment Program,he introduced Clean Up the World,an in?ternational program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment.^“ Clean Up the World^” has grown 10  and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.

   1.A. save   B. collect   C. notice   D. produce       

   2. A. refused   B. decided   C. pretended   D. stopped

   3.A. law   B. party   C. company   D. event

   4.A. clear   B. send   C. turn   D. give

   5.A. problem   B. success  C. surprise  D.failure

   6.A. culture   B. project   C. government   D. environment

   7.A. older   B. smaller   C. bigger   D. faster

   8.A. happy   B. angry   C. disappointed D .concerned

   9.A. need   B. help   C. hope   D. action

   10.A. loudly   B. gently   C. rapidly   D. busily

Cloze 3(2015湖北黃岡)

     When I was a junior high school student in 1980,God gave me a gift. It was happiness.

     One weekend,I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside.On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my 1 because of its high speed.

     Several days later when I woke up at the hospital,I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 2 arms. How sad I felt at that time!Even I was full of fears. 3 slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it.I couldn’t get my arms back even though I 4 every day.

      However,it's easier 5 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 6  .I got so much from my past story.From then on,I could treat my life with a 7 mind.But in our daily life,I often see my classmates 8 about little things: They get a bad grade on a test;their bus comes 9;they don't have a mobile phone but 10 have,and so on.But I only 11 life.I was lucky to realize from an accident ： It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 12 We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say,^u My whole life would improve 13 I have a new car."But when you get the car and what 14 ? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

      Happiness depends on what we have!It's in our heart. It's a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world,you may still feel 15. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

   1.A. feet   B. legs   C. arms   D. ears

   2.A. with   B. without   C. for   D. on

   3.A. Or   B. But   C. So   D. Once

   4.A. cried   B. laughed   C. sat   D. stood

   5.A. dreamed   B. acted   C. called   D. said

   6.A. strongly   B. especially   C. completely   D. similarly

   7.A. crazy   B. normal   C. full   D. special

   8.A. get excited   B. get nervous C. get serious   D. get worried

   9.A. early   B. first   C. fast   D. late

   10.A. the other   B. one another C. other   D. others

   11.A. hate   B. dislike   C. enjoy   D. save

   12.A. lost   B. had   C. found   D. spent

   13.A. because   B. as   C. if   D. whether

   14.A. happens   B. takes place C. used   D. uses

   15.A. funny   B. happy   C. excited   D. unhappy

Cloze 2(2015浙江紹興) 

     The Power of Determination (決心) The little country school house was heated by an old coal stove (火爐) .A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the 1 and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there.

      One morning they 2 to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged (拖) the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was 3 taken to a nearby county hospital.

      The doctor told the boy's mother that 4 the lower part of his body was seriously burnt,he couldn't use his legs anymore.However,the 5 boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs 6 hung there,all but lifeless.

      Finally he returned home from the 7 . Every day his mother would press his little legs,but there was no feeling,no control,8 .

Yet his determination that he would walk was as 9 as ever.Whenhewasn’t in bed,he would sit in a wheelchair.One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day,instead of sitting there,he 10   himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass,dragging his 11  behind him.

      He worked his way to the white fence (棚欄) around the yard. With great effort,he raised himself up on the fence.Then,he began dragging himself along the fence,12 that he would walk. He started to do this every day.There was nothing he 13 more than to develop life in those legs.

     In the end,through his determination he did 14 Gradually he began to walk to school,then to run to school,to run 15 the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.

Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man,D r. Glenn Cunningham,ran the worlds fastest mile!

   1.A. fire   B. class   C. game   D. story

   2.A. left   B. waited   C. arrived   D. hid

   3.A. clearly   B. quickly   C. suddenly   D. nearly

   4.A. when   B. unless   C. before D . since

   5.A. honest   B. brave   C. careful   D. rude

   6.A. just   B. also   C. once   D. ever

   7.A. school   B. yard   C. hospital   D. square

   8.A. everything   B. anything   C. something   D. nothing

   9.A. strong   B. simple   C. strange   D. similar

   10.A. helped   B. threw   C. picked   D. enjoyed

   11..A. arms   B. chair   C. legs   D. mother

   12.A. believing   B. doubting   C. promising   D. suggesting

   13.A. afforded   B. hated   C. forgot   D. wanted

   14.A. set off   B. get back C. stand up   D. hang out

Cloze 1(2015 上海，B) 

           Road signs for your future 

      Sometimes,the choices you have made prove to be wrong. Don’t worry——it's not the end of the world!In traffic,what you do in this situation is just turn around and find a 1 way. That's exactly what you should

島*一 also do in real life.In your life you will find many dead ends but you will always find your way out of them.

     Life is not always a walk in the park.There will be

uphill as well as downhill,bumps ( 凸塊) and smooth rides.If you are not careful,a bump can make you 2 However,riding your life along just straight roads with no bumps can become 3  So,a bump can be a nice experience as well.

      Right or left? In your life there will be times when you have to make a 5   You may want to focus on

your studies,so you choose to stop a hobby that you’ve

had for years. 6!Before putting away the guitar or

stopping your dance lessons,you should think how you

could divide your time between studying and hobbies. Basically,it’s just a question of how to manage your time.

       Whatever you do in life,remember to take it easy.        You don't have to run everywhere. Sometimes     running makes life less enjoyable.Ifs often       better to think before taking action. So,think first and then act!There's really no rush!You don't have to ex?perience everything before you’re 20!

   1.A. better   B. shorter   C. faster   D. wider

   2.A. grow   B. ciy   C. change   D. fall

   3.A. helpful   B. boring   C. lucky   D. dangerous

   4. A.B.C.D.

   5. A. living   B. decision   C. mistake   D. wish

   6. A. Drive carefully   B. Act immediately  C. Think again   D. Speak aloud

Cloze 10(2011 宿遷)

     I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 1 ,for my whole world was dark.

     A young boy ran up to me,out of 2. He stood right before me with his head down and said 3 ,“ Look what I found!” in his hand was a flower,and what a poor sight!The flower was dry and 4 .I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

     5,he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 6 and said in surprise,“It smells sweet and it’s beautiful,too.That’s 7 I picked it.Here,it’s for you." The flower before me was dead.But I knew I must 8 it,or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower,and replied,‘‘Thisis just what I 9 Just then,for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 10 —he was blind.

      Tears (眼淚) came down my face as I 11 him for picking the best one.“ You’re welcome." he smiled,and then ran off to 12.I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦) .

Through the eyes of a blind child,13I could see the problem was not with the world;the problem was me.And for all those years I myself had been 14 .1 decided to see the beauty in life, and 15 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

 1.A. hopeless   B. colourful   C. simple   D. wonderful

 2.A. mind   B. trouble   C. breath   D. work

 3.A. sadly   B. strictly   C. angrily   D. excitedly

 4.A. (lead   B. fresh   C. alive   D. heavy

 6.A. head   B. nose   C. ear   D. neck

 7.A. how   B. when   C. where   D. why

 8.A. buy   B. sell   C. accept   D. break

 9.A. admire   B. dislike   C. want   D. have

 10.A. cry   B. speak   C. smile   D. see

 11.A. forgave  B. thanked  C.paid    D. hated

 12.A. sleep   B. study   C.dance    D.play

 13.A .at most   B.at times  C.at first  D.at last

 14.A. cheerful  B. useful  C.blind   D.deaf

 15.A. waste  B. enjoy  C.lose       D.forget

Cloze 9(2012 揚州)

      My parents used to tell me how important school was for me,but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1 what my parents meant.

      One day,when I 2 a mobile phone store,I saw an advertise?ment on its door.It was hiring new workers!

      I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn't know what to say,so I just turned around and left.

      I could not fall asleep that night,and 1 thought a lot about my 7 .^“ I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good ed?ucation ,^“I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.

     10 looked the same when I returned to the store ： the same people and the same design.However,compared with last time,I had more 11 . The manager told me they needed new 12 ,so it was a great chance for me.

      I 13 my diploma to the manager.He looked at it and said, “Great,you are in."

      Now I am still working in the same store.With this experience,! always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because Pm still 15 in my spare time.

   1.A. realize   B. remember   C. wonder   D. imagine

   2.A. went through   B. left for  C. stepped into   D. walked past

   3.A. out of   B. into   C. away from   D. onto

   4.A. days   B. hours   C. minutes   D. seconds

   5.A. continued   B. answered   C. warned   D. reported

   6.A. uncomfortable   B. impolite  C. unkind   D. impatient

   7.A. hobbies   B. future   C. parents   D. manager

   8.A. shouted   B. listened   C. said   D. cried

   9.A. when   B. while   C. after L) . before

   10.A. Nothing   B. Everything   C. Nobody   D. Everybody

   11.A. grade   B. luck   C. confidence   D. pleasure

   12.A. volunteers   B. teachers  C. students   D. workers

   13.A. sold   B. showed   C. sent   D. shook

   14.A. teach   B. allow   C. order   D. advise

   15.A. learning   B. working   C. playing   D. chatting

Cloze 8(2013 蘇州) 

      You have probably heard the expression ,“ It’s raining cats and dogs outside." That means 1 it’s raining very hard—not that 2 cats and dogs are falling from the 3 However,one day in June,1882,it really did rain 4 over Dubuque,Iowa.The frogs 5 falling along with hailstones (冰雹) during a 6 storm.

     Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 7 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become frozen. Many drops may freeze 8 to form balls of ice;these ice balls,or hailstones,then 9 to earth.

     During the storm in Dubuque,the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds (池塘) 10 the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered with ice,both hailstones and “frogstones”fell onto the ground.

   1.A. that   B. how   C. why   D. if

   2.A. careless   B. blind   C. dead   D. real

   3.A. hill   B. tower   C. sky   D. building

   4.A. cats   B. frogs   C. dogs   D. birds

   5.A. stopped   B. enjoyed   C. began   D. forgot

   6.A. popular   B. terrible   C. weekly   D. common

   7.A. divided   B. added   C. changed   D. caught

   8.A. together   B. alone   C. so   D. almost

   9.A. hold   B. lose   C. keep   D. fall

   10.A. from   B. into   C. after   D. by