完形填空When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion for writing poet

完形填空I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was seventeen when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a distant village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___1____ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___2____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___3____. With several hours to spare, l went to a theater. How when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

I knew Dad would be angry if he ___4___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I got there I apologized for being late, and told him I had ___5___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repair. I'll never forget look he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___6____ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___7____, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___8____, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ___9___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___10____ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. "I'm angry with ___11___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about ___12__ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's twenty miles!" My protests and apologies were ___13____. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, begging him all the way, but he walked silently.

Seeing Dad in so much ___14___ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___15___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

1. A. kept B. washed C. watched D. serviced

2. A. agreed B. planned C. determined D. promised

3. A. village B. community C. garage D. theater

4. A. realized B. found out C. thought D. figured out

5. A. started B. left C. arrived D. come

6. A. find B. decide C. believe D. feel

7. A. turn up B. drive out C. go away D. come out

8. A. questions B. problems C. mistakes D. faults

9. A. ashamed B. frightened C. nervous D. surprised

10. A. nervousness B. sadness C. silence D. thought

11. A. you B. myself C. me D. yourself

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

13. A. meaningless B. useless C. helpless D. worthless

14. A. practical B. personal C. physical D. natural

15. A. always B. almost C. also D. along

完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, ___1___ must be willing to take actions. You must first go ___2____ there are people. You won’t make friends ___3___ home alone. ____4____ a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ____5____. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human ____6____ to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, _____7__ us too tall or too short, too this or too that. Don’t forget that they must be feeling ___8___ way. Try to accept yourself ____9__ you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will feel more comfortable.

Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. __10___you enter a room full of strangers, such as new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___11___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ___12__ to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to ____13_ a conversation.

Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is ___14__ on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and ___15__ to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1. A. you B. they C. it D. I

2. A. when B. whether C. where D. however

3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving

4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join

5. A. more difficult B. easier C. ordinary D. uncomfortable

6. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners

7. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating

8. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same

9. A. what B. as C. how D. where

10. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which

11. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly

12. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay

13. A. start B. stop C. develop D. hold

14. A. depended B. lied C. taken D. based

15. A. money B. resource C. effort D. trouble

A.until

B.if

C.because

D.when

A.when, calling

B.after, called

C.before,calling

D.when, called

A.grow up

B.talk about

C.agree with

D.get up

A.why

B.until

C.when

D.where

A、Appealed

B、happened

C、occurred

D、struck

A.having left

B.to have left

C.leaving

D.to leave