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When I moved from South Korea to Australia at the age of eight, I learned the worst part of crossing language lines was adjusting to live ____1____—to its rapid rhythms and many about-faces. Once spun out, the best I could do was wait for a topic change or long pau to ____2____ a foothold (立足点). Tripping over loo words and ____3____ ntences, I never got far.
This was a problem becau there were many things I did not ____4____灯谜题目及答案 about my new home—why strangers were called “mates”, why none of the food was spiced etc. Unable to ask questions, let alone to rai ____5____, I began to wear a ____6____ smile and to withdraw into the private corners of my mind. I struggled to ____7____, but the differences between my peers and me emed to po a distance too great to 85年几岁____8____.
Things ____9____ for me when I joined my primary school debate team. I had been attracted to the activity by the promi of ____10____—a few minutes in which I could speak uninterrupted. But I also ____11____ a trove of wisdom (智慧宝库), including a new 哈德逊湾
way of thinking about empathy.
I chad the ____12____ for 15 years, winning two world championships and ____13____ the Harvard and Australian national debate teams along the way. The ____14____ led me to become a newspaper reporter and now a law student. It left me convinced that ____15____ can help us improve our lives in the hard times.
1．A．performance B．conversation C．interview D．broadcast
2．A．regain B．lo C．maintain D．provide
山药小米粥的做法3．A．proper B．long C．complex D．broken
4．A．forget B．promote C．understand D．expect聚餐游戏
5．A．objections B．confidence C．awareness D．incomes
6．A．broad B．cheerful C．distant D．mysterious
7．A．come down B．break up C．drop out D．fit in
8．A．judge B．bridge C．keep D．calculate
9．A．changed B．ended C．worned D．continued
10．A．prai B．instruction C．comfort D．attention
11．A．accepted B．discovered C．proved D．challenged
12．A．fortunes B．honours C．insights D．dreams
13．A．coaching B．introducing C．cheating D．amusing
14．A．freedom B．kindness C．appearance D．experience
15．A．volunteering B．planning C．debate D．reflection
High school graduations are one of the most important ceremonies in a teenager’s life. So imagine Daverius Peters’ ____16____ when on May, as he headed into the graduation to receive his diploma (毕业证书), he was ____17____ at the door by the door
keeper. Peters learned his sneakers were in violation (违反) of the school’s dress code and he was denied ____18____ .
It looked as if Peters was about to ____19____陈三愿 his chance to walk across the stage with his classmates when he caught sight of a ____20____ face. John Butler, a teacher at Louisiana’s Hahnville High School, was on hand for the ____21____ as a parent, not a staff member. But once he learned the details of Peters’ ____22____ , he accompanied the young man to e if he could 含一的成语____23____ the gatekeeper’s mind.
“I was ____24____ that if she saw me with him, maybe she would let it go, but she _____25_____ not letting this young man in,” Butler said. Without missing a beat, Butler simply _____26_____ his size-1l loafers (平底便鞋) for Peters’ size-9 athletic shoes. With conds to spare, Peters 宝嘉康蒂公主_____27_____ it inside the venue just as the doors clod and was able to _____28_____ his place in the graduation line.
“I wasn’t _____29_____ becau Mr. Butler is that type of person,” _____30_____ Peters said. “At school, if you’re having a bad day, he’ll be the one to take you out of class, walk
around the school with you and talk to you.”
16．A．nervousness B．disappointment C．puzzlement D．curiosity
17．A．delayed B．reminded C．warned D．stopped
18．A．entry B．freedom C．permission D．confirmation
19．A．waste B．encounter C．miss D．catch
20．A．friendly B．proud C．plead D．rious
21．A．defence B．ceremony C．admission D．program
22．A．identity B．doubt C．demand D．problem
23．A．cross B．speak C．change D．read
24．A．hoping B．promising C．complaining D．announcing
25．A．dreamed of B．guarded against C．gave up D．insisted on
26．A．donated B．exchanged C．measured D．voted
27．A．doubted B．simplified C．made D．reported
28．A．keep B．remember C．switch D．book
29．A．satisfied B．annoyed C．concerned D．surprid
30．A．brave B．grateful C．generous D．successful
Four teenage friends were riding five-foot waves in the choppy Northern California ocean. When they ____31____ for a brief rest in the water on their surfboards, they started to hear frantic cries for____32____ .
They saw two heads dipping (浸) in and out of the cold ocean, arms ____33____ . They all looked at each other and knew the guys were ____34____ to drown. Three of the friends quickly swam over to the ____35____ swimmers. It was a pair of brothers aged 15 and 20. The fourth friend, Adrian York, ____36____ to shore to call 911.
