Passage 1
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道), although he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began 1 with an old Japanese judo teacher, Mr Tanaka. The boy was doing well, 2 his teacher had 3 him only one move in three months of training.
“Mr Tanaka,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more 4 ?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever 5 to know,” his teacher replied.
Several months later, Mr Tanaka took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛). The boy 6 his first three matches, using his one move to win. The boy was now in the finals, and was amazed by his own 7 .
This time, his opponent (对手) was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The referee (裁判) wanted to stop the match.
“No,” the teacher insisted, “let him 8 .” Soon, his opponent dropped his guard. At that moment the boy used his move to pin (钉住) him. The boy won the match and became the champion.
9 the way home, the boy and his teacher reviewed every 10 . Then the boy asked what was really on his mind.
“Mr Tanaka, 11 did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” his teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only defense (防守) for that move is for your 12 to catch your left arm.”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

1. A. speeches B. party C. lessons D. meeting
2. A. and B. but C. or D. so
3. A. taught B. caught C. thought D. learned
4. A. classes B. books C. moves D. studies
5. A. want B. need C. hope D. wonder
6. A. beat B. ran C. won D. got
7. A. advice B. success C. failure D. lose
8. A. allow B. continue
C. stop D. forget
9. A. On B. In C. At D. For
10. A. person B. idea C. training D. match
11. A. what B. when C. how D. where
12. A. friend B. teacher C. parent D. opponent

Passage 2

A young college student thought that he had chosen the wrong major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t 1 at all. He became more and more disappointed in his life.
But he was never 2 from Professor Yang’s biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang’s class was so 3 that he always listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.
Once he put a 4 in the homework he handed in, saying: “Professor, it is said that today’s college 5 are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?”
That day Professor Yang 6 him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with 7 on it. They drank happily over their meal.
When they became half drunk, the professor produced a small 8 that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this 9 ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous (有毒的). Nobody will take it even if it’s free.” He then 10 the potato away. The professor then 11 him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is 12 large and fresh but also free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite popular.”
The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be such a potato,” said the professor.
1. A. help B. sleep C. study D. play
2. A. late B. absent C. busy D. pity
3. A. interesting B. boring
C. famous D. short
4. A. paper B. point C. sentenceD. note
5. A. workers B. students C. teachers D. professors
6. A. shouted for B. called for C. cried for D. waited for
7. A. meals B. vegetables
C. fruits D. food
8. A. apple B. potato C. tomato D. banana
9. A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes
10. A. took B. put C. threw D. gave
11. A. sliced B. showed C. found D. put
12. A. not only B. both
C. either D. neither

Passage 3

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody 1 you to be special or perfect. My father is so special and so good 2 everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the soccer team.
One morning, my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day 3 competition for the whole school. 4 we have a winner right here in my class,”she said. When I got home, I started to 5 what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start 6 that. That was the way others 7 him. How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the 8 when I had a terrible nightmare. I remember how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty 9 by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to 10 . To me, he wasn’t just a world-famous 11 . He was my dad.
My parents and I went to the 12 on Thursday night. There were so many people in the hall! The third prize winner was announced and it was not me. I was relieved (释然) and 13 at the same time. The second prize winner was announced. It was me!
I went up to the stage and read my story, My Father’s Son. When I finished, people stood up and 14 . I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother’s face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest (最骄傲的) moment of my life.”
It was the proudest moment of 15 life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
1. A. suggests B. expects C. advises D. realizes
2. A. in B. with C. at D. on
3. A. singing B. dancing C. writing D. reading
4. A. wonder B. allow C. hope D. doubt
5. A. think about B. end up
C. stay up D. forget about
6. A. as B. like C. besides D. except
7. A. looked B. heard C. sounded D. saw
8. A. trouble B. danger C. dark D. rain
9. A. has killed B. was killed C. is killing D. killed
10. A. take notes B. speak of
C. write about D. remind of
11. A. astronaut B. father C. doctor D. parent
12. A. hospital B. school C. market D. movies
13. A. happy B. angry
C. disappointed D. exhausted
14. A. shouted B. cheered C. argued D. laughed
15. A. his B. their C. our D. my
Passage 4
A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. So he called the family doctor to discuss the 1 . The doctor told him about a simple test he could use 2 a better idea about her hearing loss (失聪).
“Here’s what you do,” said the doctor. “Stand about 40 feet (12 meters) away from 3 , and in a 4 conversational speaking tone (语调) see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a 5 .”
That evening, the man’s wife is in the 6 cooking dinner, and he is in the yard. “I’m about 40 feet away,” he says to himself. “Let’s see what 7 .”
Then, in a normal tone, he asks: “Honey, what’s for dinner?” No response.
So the husband moves 8 to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and asks again: “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Still no response.
Next, he moves into the dining room 9 he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks: “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
Again he gets no response. He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again there is no response.
10 he walks right up behind her. “Honey, what’s for dinner?”
“James, for the fifth time, chicken!”
1. A. problem B. solution C. question D. way
2. A. getting B. to get
C. gets D. to getting
3. A. me B. him C. her D. it
4. A. usual B. special C. normal D. different
5. A. voice B. response C. sound D. noise
6. A. bathroom B. living room
C. sitting room D. kitchen
7. A. happens B. matters C. troubles D. advises
8. A. farther B. closer C. closest D. farthest
9. A. which B. where C. what D. who
10. A. And B. But C. Or D. So