1．    Coming out of college can be a terrifying change.However，for me it was made a lot easier when I（1）_ a well-paying job offer several months before college had ended.I meant I was able to（2）other aspects of my life.Sadly，this quickly fell apart when the global pandemic hit.Suddenly，pretty much everyone was working from home，and most（3） ，including the one I was going to work for，took back any job offer they had given.
   I started（4）because I had no way to pay for anything and nobody in my field was hiring.I started losing（5） ，and any time I thought about it，I would become（6） and stressed.
   Eventually，I turned to my family and friends for（7），since I wasn't able to figure it out myself.As soon as I started talking to them，the stress I was feeling started to（8） I had an entire（9） system of people who were helping out.
   My family advised me to start looking for jobs outside of my field.Looking back this seems extremely（10）but at the time I had discounted it completely because I（11） that if there were no jobs in my field，there wouldn't be any jobs available to me at all They helped me（12） for any job we could find.My friends and family helped me（13） and soon enough I was offered a job that paid well enough for me to be able to afford moving out.
   When we are in a（n）（14）situation and don't know what to do，an outside perspective helps bring new ideas，or makes us reevaluate the ideas we have（15） dismissed.
 

（1）	A．showed	B．received	C．expected	D．demanded
（2）	A．fill in	B．look for	C．focus on	D．complain about
（3）	A．labs	B．schools	C．hospitals	D．companies
（4）	A．searching	B．struggling	C．panicking	D．considering
（5）	A．energy	B．sleep	C．interest	D．time
（6）	A．a(chǎn)nxious	B．a(chǎn)bnormal	C．stubborn	D．unconscious
（7）	A．reaction	B．news	C．money	D．a(chǎn)dvice
（8）	A．recover	B．disappear	C．shake	D．spread
（9）	A．protection	B．study	C．support	D．permit
（10）	A．obvious	B．impossible	C．safe	D．a(chǎn)ttractive
（11）	A．remembered	B．a(chǎn)ssumed	C．hoped	D．doubted
（12）	A．pay	B．care	C．beg	D．a(chǎn)pply
（13）	A．graduate	B．grow	C．prepare	D．consult
（14）	A．difficult	B．unbelievable	C．new	D．familiar
（15）	A．a(chǎn)lready	B．a(chǎn)lways	C．hardly	D．never

2．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
    On a cold winter day，Dan took his dogs，Milo and Duke，out for their usual morning walk at Bark Park.But this peaceful walk was（1） by Mike，a （n）（2） dog owner who was（3） his best friend.His small gray dog，Jackson，had gotten lost somewhere in the park and he'd already been gone for quite some time.Small dogs don't do very well in cold weather.Knowing that there was no time to waste，Dan and his own dogs immediately started searching the park.（4），Jackson was nowhere to be found.
    Dan was about to（5） the search and was already heading back to his car.But as Dan and his dogs were crossing the bridge，Milo suddenly（6） something in the water.Thinking that his dog had seen a duck or something else，Dan tried to（7） the leash （狗鏈），but Milo wouldn't listen.Duke（8） in，and the two dogs insisted that something was going on.
    Dan looked out across the bridge and saw a small，gray shape，（9） in the icy river.The reality of the situation（10），and Dan immediately began running down to the water's（11）.Without even（12） a thought for himself，the brave man jumped into the water and moved straight towards the terrified dog.Jackson was trapped in ice and（13） holding himself above water.Dan used his arms to break the ice and quickly pulled the dog into his arms.The two swam out of the water and back onto dry land，Mike was waiting for Jackson and rushed him straight to a nearby vet（14）.It's reported that Jackson didn't suffer any（15） from the incident and is as cheerful as ever.

（1）	A．replaced	B．recorded	C．occupied	D．interrupted
（2）	A．a(chǎn)ngry	B．a(chǎn)nxious	C．depressed	D．scared
（3）	A．missing	B．treating	C．guiding	D．holding
（4）	A．Unusually	B．Unwillingly	C．Unfortunately	D．Undoubtedly
（5）	A．give up on	B．break away from	C．look back on	D．get down to
（6）	A．recognized	B．imagined	C．noticed	D．explored
（7）	A．put away	B．pull on	C．pick up	D．pass on
（8）	A．broke	B．called	C．dropped	D．joined
（9）	A．struggling	B．waiting	C．swimming	D．watching
（10）	A．responded	B．settled	C．clicked	D．mattered
（11）	A．center	B．edge	C．surface	D．bottom
（12）	A．sparing	B．preventing	C．expressing	D．creating
（13）	A．fairly	B．hardly	C．deeply	D．greatly
（14）	A．shelter	B．lab	C．clinic	D．region
（15）	A．hardship	B．waste	C．loss	D．harm

3．    When I was 11，my school built a leadership training center that had various challenges.The most（1） of them all was called"The Leap of Faith"，where you had to climb a ladder to a platform 11 meters high.Once there，you had to（2） the platform and reach out to grab a rope.I had seen students do it and had sworn there was no way I would ever（3） it.
    One day my teacher asked me，"Are you going to try？"I（4） it off and told him that he couldn't pay me to do it.（5），he encouraged me until finally I agreed to do it.
    I climbed up and when I got to the top，I was in shock and couldn't（6） .Seeing this，my teacher suggested that instead of jumping off the platform and grabbing the rope，I just（7） on the edge and then slide down.I sat there for 20 minutes.Finally，with the（8） of my class，I slid down.
    When I finally reached the ground，I heard two boys（9） me about it behind my back.So，I decided to try again.Over the next two weeks，I did all sorts of things to（10） myself.I jumped off tables and did some high ropes stuff.One morning before school I went down to the（11） ，climbed to the top of the ladder and then ..I DID IT!I had never before felt so（12） of myself.
    Sometimes situations are（13） ，but that doesn't make them impossible.People will doubt you in life，but I have learned that（14） is the best way to reply to people like that.So，always keep dreaming and don't let your（15） get in the way.

（1）	A．difficult	B．interesting	C．rewarding	D．visible
（2）	A．break down	B．jump off	C．rely on	D．hurry down
（3）	A．a(chǎn)nticipate	B．evaluate	C．possess	D．a(chǎn)ttempt
（4）	A．put	B．laughed	C．called	D．kicked
（5）	A．Therefore	B．Instead	C．Anyway	D．Moreover
（6）	A．go	B．leave	C．speak	D．move
（7）	A．lean	B．lie	C．sit	D．stand
（8）	A．suspicion	B．encouragement	C．recognition	D．intention
（9）	A．teasing	B．a(chǎn)sking	C．praising	D．blaming
（10）	A．behave	B．prepare	C．compose	D．justify
（11）	A．center	B．hall	C．woods	D．playground
（12）	A．a(chǎn)ware	B．a(chǎn)fraid	C．proud	D．serious
（13）	A．scary	B．different	C．optimistic	D．dangerous
（14）	A．submission	B．pursuit	C．success	D．independence
（15）	A．a(chǎn)mbition	B．confusion	C．sympathy	D．fear