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tried a part time job. Then I tried 31 college. I started a business making soft 32 . I even started a garden, growing my own 33 and fruit.
It was around this time I began 34 if I did have a future of my own. Then one day I saw an ad for foster parents. I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter. I now have a new pride in myself too; the sun shines once again in my home. I now know what I was meant to do when my last child 35 away. 得 分 Part II Vocabulary（共15分）
Section A: Multiple Choice（每小题0.5分，共10分）
Directions: Each of the following sentences is incomplete and followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet.
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36. She is an ___________ in teaching small children. A. dropout B. figure C. expert D. subject 37. As his voice rose the tears began to __________ her cheeks. A. clear out B. roll down C. clean up D. run away from 38. In an attempt to __________ the boy out, the clown handed him a bright red balloon.
A. introduce B. make C. draw D. take 39. The store owner received the customer’s payment for the __________ that he caused.
A. definition B. blames C. losses D. risks 40. If other people can __________ the pain, why can’t you? A. endure B. dismiss C. shape D. inspire 41. Yoga becomes __________ in recent years. A. fashionable B. affordable C. dramatic D. fundamental 42. The rent for the four-roomed house is __________. A. affordable B. fashionable C. qualify D. fundamental 43. Their marriage was a __________ and they both wanted to get rid of it. A. passion B. failure C. achievement D. astonishment 44. It is very difficult to __________to you my joy in words. A. shape B. describe C. respond D. claim
45. I felt a great sense of __________ when I reached the top of the mountain. A. scores B. grades C. achievement D. accomplishes 46. The little boy will be __________ into an excellent basketball player. A. behaved B. shaped C. triggered D. adjusted
47. There are always people who would help other people even at the __________ of their own lives. A. risk B. destiny C. safety D. destiny
48. My friends were__________ whether they should go to the mountain or the seaside for the holiday.
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A. defining B. competing C. retaining D. debating 49. Carl made no __________ to her question, and carried on with his meal. A. passion B. nutrition C. evidence D. response 50. I never expected that he would __________ the final exam. A. scream at B. cheat on C. keep up D. depend on 51. Animals can __________ themselves to their environment. A. conform B. adjust C. depend D. shape 52. All the arrangements should be completed __________ your departure. A. prior to B. in common C. in person D. in action
53. It’s important to know how to __________ others, if you want to be successful in society.
A. walk through B. get along with C. be concerned about D. cheat on 54. Marked by strong emotion, the play shows great __________of feeling. A. achievement B. passion C. intensity D. objective
55. Reducing and narrowing the ________ between the rich and the poor is one of the main challenges facing the government. A. gap B. relation C. combination D. donation
Section B: Banked Cloze（每小题0.5分，共5分）
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the box. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Mom stays at home to cook, clean, and care for the children. Dad goes off to work every morning as the sole bread-winner of the 56 _. Their children, Bobby and Jane, are well-behaved kids who always do their schoolwork on time. This is the __57 1950’s scenario of the perfect American household — a white man and a white woman, married with two children.
After fifty years, this perfect family seems to have 58 . America’s 59__ of a family has changed to include different situations like single-parent families, grandparents 60 kids, 61 families, and more. This has come to be the __62 because less than one-fourth of households in the United States 63 to the typical model of a married couple with at least one child under 18. So which is a better environment for bringing up children — a 64_ two-parent family or a non-traditional 65 we often see today?
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Section A: Timed Reading（每小题1分，共10分）
Directions: In this section, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 66 to 75 are based on the following passage.
It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t. The power of innovation. If you’ve ever marveled at somebody’s creative ability, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in school was not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.
You know how long it takes to learn to tie your shoes, ride a bike, or drive a car? It’s the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of time before this mental ability becomes a habit. This article will teach you a few tips on how to make innovation a part of your everyday life.
Don’t listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drummer. Allowing for the input of other people can be like inviting too many musicians to help you write the music you are trying to create. If you have an original idea, don’t waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won’t. And the only help you will probably get will come in the form of negative feedback. If all the geniuses throughout history listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
Spend time on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip as a sign telling you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky time management, but with a little discipline you’ll be able to squeeze both in.
Exercise. Take a walk. Run a mile or two. Get your heart pumping and the blood flowing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
Record your dreams. Aren’t some of them just the craziest things ever, things that your conscious mind would never have thought of? If you’ve had these dreams before, and I’m sure you have, this only shows you the untapped innovative power you have lying within. So write them down when you wake up. Dreams may be the spark that starts a fire of innovation inside you.
Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You’ll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and because no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
Don’t hide behind fancy gadgets or tools. You don’t need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. You don’t need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter series on bits of tissue. So what if you’ve got an expensive SLR camera if you’re a terrible photographer? Who cares if you’ve got an expensive laptop if you can’t write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what doesn’t.
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Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think of the tortoise and the hare. Ellen Degeneres once said that if you’re not doing something that you want to do, then you don’t really want to do it. And that’s true. Sometimes you just want something so bad you become virtually unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going.
Don’t worry about inspiration. You can’t force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to; for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway; yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul, you have no sheet of paper to write down the thought that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within arm’s reach at all times.
I hope this article has helped you find ways to innovate more during your daily life. Keep in mind that you’re doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else’s. But soon enough they will notice, and everything should snowball from there.
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66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Everyone has the potential to create; but some don’t believe it. B. It takes no time for everyone to practice the creative ability. C. Not everyone is born creative.
D. The box of crayons was only limited to those who possessed potential.
67. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. If you want others to appreciate your idea, you may always get the positive feedback.
B. If you have an original idea, you should not try to make other people under- stand.
C. If you are trying to create music, you should always allow for the input of many others.
D. If all the geniuses throughout history listened to their peers, our world would progress more rapidly.
68. With ________________, you don’t need to quit your job while creating new things.
A. enough exercise
B. effective time management C. passion D. inspiration
69. Why does the author suggest recording dreams?
A. Because dreams may start a fire of innovation inside you. B. Because dreams lie within your unconscious mind.
C. Because dreams record things that your conscious mind would never have thought of.
D. Because dreams are evidence of your innovative power.
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