1.妈妈的三吻
Every morning, before Emma rushed out, her mother gently pulled Emma close, placed a soft kiss on her forehead and said softly, “Work hard.” Then, a second kiss landed on her cheek with the word “__1__.” Finally, a third kiss touched her other cheek, “Have fun!” Emma __2__ three special kisses.
Mom’s three kisses helped Emma deal with __3__ challenges she would meet in school. She __4__ her math class. In the math class, she met a difficult math problem. __5__ that moment, she remembered her mom’s first __6__. She took a deep breath and worked hard, eventually solving it. At lunch, she saw a __7__ girl sitting alone. The second kiss reminded her to be kind, __8__ she walked over, shared her cookies and chatted with the girl to help her get to know the new school soon. Later, during breaks, her friends called her to __9__ a lively game. She wanted to refuse. __10__, she remembered the third kiss. She ran freely onto the field, laughing. She __11__ as she played the game, and truly had fun.
Leaving school that day, Emma felt a deep sense of satisfaction. Her backpack was full of finished work, her heart was warm from __12__ others, and her spirit was lifted by laughter and play. Her __13__ three simple phrases weren’t just words. They were a compass guiding her towards a __14__ filled with purpose, connection, and joy. Every time she faced difficulties, she would __15__ her mom’s kisses and find the courage to move on.
1. A. Be carefulB. Be kindC. Be quietD. Be brave
2. A. receivedB. gaveC. missedD. forgot
3. A. smallB. easyC. differentD. strange
4. A. hated B. enjoyedC. failed D. started
5. A. AtB. OnC. InD. For
6. A. wordB. kissC. smileD. look
7. A. happyB. sadC. newD. old
8. A. but B. soC. orD. and
9. A. watchB. playC. makeD. find
10. A. However B. ThereforeC. BesidesD. Instead
11. A. criedB. shoutedC. smiledD. worried
12. A. helpingB. teachingC. meetingD. praising
13. A. father’s B. teacher’sC. mom’sD. friend’s
14. A. futureB. pastC. presentD. dream
15. A. think ofB. talk aboutC. look forD. listen to
【解析】
1. B解析：上下文推理题。根据后文“the second kiss reminded her to be kind”可知，第二个吻对应的话语是“Be kind”，前后呼应，故选B。
2. A解析：动词辨析题。结合前文妈妈给Emma三个吻，可知Emma是“收到”这三个特殊的吻；received（收到），gave（给予），missed（错过），forgot（忘记），故选A。
3. C解析：形容词辨析题。结合后文提到的“数学难题、孤独的女孩、朋友邀请玩游戏”，可知这些是“不同的”挑战；different（不同的），small（小的），easy（简单的），strange（奇怪的），故选C。
4. D解析：动词辨析题。结合后文“In the math class, she met a difficult math problem”可知，此处是指她“开始”上数学课；started（开始），hated（讨厌），enjoyed（喜欢），failed（失败），故选D。
5. A解析：固定搭配题。at that moment是固定短语，意为“在那一刻”，符合语境；on后接具体日期，in后接时间段，for后接时长，故选A。
6. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文妈妈的三个吻各有寓意，此处她遇到难题时，想起的是妈妈的第一个“吻”及其对应的“Work hard”，故选B。
7. C解析：上下文推理题。根据后文“help her get to know the new school soon”可知，这个女孩是“新来的”；new（新来的），happy（开心的），sad（难过的），old（年长的），故选C。
8. B解析：连词辨析题。前文“第二个吻提醒她要善良”和后文“她走过去分享饼干、聊天”是因果关系，so（因此）表因果，but（但是）表转折，or（或者）表选择，and（和）表并列，故选B。
9. B解析：固定搭配题。play a game是固定短语，意为“玩游戏”；watch（观看），make（制作），find（找到），均不与game构成合理搭配，故选B。
10. A解析：连词辨析题。前文“她想拒绝”和后文“她想起第三个吻，跑去玩”是转折关系；however（然而）表转折，therefore（因此）表因果，besides（此外）表递进，instead（反而）表替代，故选A。
11. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“and truly had fun”可知，她玩游戏时很开心，应该是“微笑”；smiled（微笑），cried（哭），shouted（大喊），worried（担心），故选C。
12. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文她帮助新来的女孩，可知她的心里因“帮助”别人而温暖；helping（帮助），teaching（教），meeting（遇见），praising（表扬），故选A。
13. C解析：上下文推理题。全文围绕妈妈的三个吻和三句话展开，此处指“妈妈的”三句简单话语；mom’s（妈妈的），符合语境，故选C。
14. A解析：名词辨析题。结合“guiding her towards”（指引她走向），可知是指引她走向充满意义的“未来”；future（未来），past（过去），present（现在），dream（梦想），故选A。
15. A解析：短语辨析题。结合语境，每次遇到困难，她都会“想起”妈妈的吻，从而获得勇气；think of（想起），talk about（谈论），look for（寻找），listen to（听），故选A。
音乐与友谊
Bruce loves music because it makes him feel easy. He is shy, and making friends has been __1__ for him. That’s why his mother asked him to take the __2__ this year. “You’d better not sit there with your headphones on,” she told him.
Bruce nodded. But the moment he sat on the bus, he __3__ his headphones and closed his eyes. He was soon lost in a song of his favorite band, the Blue-Bob. __4__, he sensed someone around him. He opened his eyes and saw a boy from his __5__.
“Hi, Bruce. I’m Mike. I also love the Blue-Bob,” the boy said, __6__ happily. Bruce’s face turned red. He didn’t know what to say. “I… I don’t like them,” he lied. Mike looked a little __7__. Without saying anything, he went away.
For the next few days, Bruce kept asking himself __8__ he had lied to Mike. “Maybe he also loves the Blue-Bob. Maybe he was just being __9__,” he thought. So when they saw each other on the bus the next day, Bruce managed to __10__ a smile on his face.
“Hi, Bruce,” Mike said. “I can hear your __11__ every day, and you have such a good taste.” Bruce’s eyes lit up. “I… I’m sorry I lied. I do love the Blue-Bob,” he said __12__. Mike smiled. “It’s OK. Let’s __13__ the music together.”
From that day on, Bruce and Mike became good friends. They often __14__ about music and shared their favorite songs. Bruce learned that being __15__ was the first step to making friends.
1. A. easy B. hardC. interestingD. boring
2. A. busB. trainC. planeD. bike
3. A. took offB. put onC. turned offD. turned on
4. A. SuddenlyB. LuckilyC. FinallyD. Slowly
5. A. schoolB. classC. neighborhoodD. office
6. A. singingB. dancingC. cryingD. laughing
7. A. excitedB. surprisedC. happyD. angry
8. A. howB. whenC. whyD. where
9. A. rudeB. friendly C. shyD. strict
10. A. putB. keepC. make D. get
11. A. voiceB. music C. words D. steps
12. A. quietlyB. loudlyC. proudlyD. nervously
13. A. listen toB. look atC. talk aboutD. think of
14. A. foughtB. talkedC. arguedD. wrote
15. A. honestB. braveC. kindD. careful
【解析】
1. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“He is shy”（他很害羞），可知对他来说，交朋友是“困难的”；hard（困难的），easy（简单的），interesting（有趣的），boring（无聊的），故选B。
2. A解析：上下文推理题。根据后文“the moment he sat on the bus”可知，妈妈让他今年坐“公交车”；bus（公交车），train（火车），plane（飞机），bike（自行车），故选A。
3. D解析：动词短语辨析题。结合后文“he was soon lost in a song”（他很快沉浸在一首歌里），可知他“打开”了耳机；turned on（打开），took off（脱下、取下），put on（穿上），turned off（关闭），故选D。
4. A解析：副词辨析题。结合前文他沉浸在音乐里，后文“他感觉到身边有人”，可知是“突然”感觉到；suddenly（突然），luckily（幸运地），finally（最终），slowly（慢慢地），故选A。
5. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“A few weeks later, I saw Lisa again at school. She was in my class”（后文类似语境），可知Mike是他“班里”的同学；class（班级），school（学校），neighborhood（社区），office（办公室），故选B。
6. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文提到喜欢乐队，可知Mike开心地“哼唱”着；singing（哼唱、唱歌），dancing（跳舞），crying（哭），laughing（笑），符合语境，故选A。
7. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文Mike说自己也喜欢这个乐队，而Bruce撒谎说不喜欢，可知Mike会有点“惊讶”；surprised（惊讶的），excited（兴奋的），happy（开心的），angry（生气的），故选B。
8. C解析：连词辨析题。结合语境，Bruce一直在问自己“为什么”要对Mike撒谎；why（为什么），how（如何），when（何时），where（何地），故选C。
9. B解析：形容词辨析题。结合前文Mike主动打招呼、说喜欢同一乐队，可知Mike是“友好的”；friendly（友好的），rude（粗鲁的），shy（害羞的），strict（严格的），故选B。
10. A解析：固定搭配题。put a smile on one’s face是固定短语，意为“脸上露出微笑”；keep（保持），make（制作），get（得到），均不与语境搭配，故选A。
11. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文Bruce一直听乐队的音乐，可知Mike说能听到他的“音乐”；music（音乐），voice（声音），words（话语），steps（脚步），故选B。
12. D解析：副词辨析题。结合前文Bruce撒谎后感到愧疚，此处道歉时应该是“紧张地”；nervously（紧张地），quietly（安静地），loudly（大声地），proudly（骄傲地），故选D。
13. A解析：短语辨析题。结合语境，Mike原谅了Bruce，邀请他一起“听”音乐；listen to（听），look at（看），talk about（谈论），think of（想起），故选A。
14. B解析：动词辨析题。结合后文“shared their favorite songs”（分享喜欢的歌曲），可知他们经常“谈论”音乐；talked（谈论），fought（打架），argued（争论），wrote（写），故选B。
15. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文Bruce撒谎差点失去朋友，道歉后收获友谊，可知他明白“真诚”是交朋友的第一步；honest（真诚的、诚实的），brave（勇敢的），kind（善良的），careful（细心的），故选A。
失聪女孩与小猫
Genevieve Moss has lost hearing in a serious accident. Her world has always been __1__. And in her life, alone in a town in England, she often felt lonely. Then one day in April 2021, something __2__ Moss’s eyes as she read the local newspaper. It was a photo of a tiny black-and-white cat. A family was __3__ a home for their last newborn kitten. Moss fell in love with the cat. She immediately picked up her phone and got in touch with __4__. Soon, the deal was made. Moss called the cat Zebby because his __5__ look like those of a zebra, both black and white.
Moss had heard of studies showing that pets can make people __6__ to manage mental health conditions. People who own pets can stay away from loneliness. However, she had no idea that Zebby would become her __7__.
Zebby is not an ordinary cat. He can __8__ Moss’s feelings. When Moss feels sad, Zebby will sit beside her and purr (发出呼噜声) softly. When Moss is happy, Zebby will run around her and play. He even helps Moss with daily __9__. Whenever the mailbox is opened, he runs towards it, takes the mail in his mouth and __10__ it at Moss’s feet. This past July, Zebby is named “National Cat of the Year” in England.
Moss says Zebby has changed her life. “Before Zebby, I felt __11__ and hopeless. But now, I have a reason to __12__ every morning. He is my best friend and my family,” she says. “Zebby doesn’t __13__ that I can’t hear. He loves me for who I am. He gives me __14__ and makes me feel loved. I don’t know what I would do __15__ him.”
1. A. darkB. brightC. noisyD. quiet
2. A. hurt B. caughtC. openedD. closed
3. A. looking forB. giving upC. taking awayD. putting off
4. A. himB. herC. themD. it
5. A. eyesB. ears C. paws D. fur
6. A. worseB. betterC. harder D. slower
7. A. petB. toyC. lifesaverD. teacher
8. A. understandB. forgetC. changeD. control
9. A. exercisesB. housework C. tasks D. lessons
10. A. throwsB. leavesC. carriesD. puts
11. A. excitedB. relaxedC. emptyD. full
12. A. get upB. give upC. stand upD. wake up
13. A. know B. careC. believeD. remember
14. A. moneyB. time C. courage D. space
15. A. withB. withoutC. forD. about
【解析】
1. D解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“Genevieve Moss has lost hearing”（她失聪了），可知她的世界总是“安静的”；quiet（安静的），dark（黑暗的），bright（明亮的），noisy（吵闹的），故选D。
2. B解析：固定搭配题。catch one’s eyes是固定短语，意为“吸引某人的注意力”，此处指报纸上的小猫吸引了她；hurt（伤害），opened（打开），closed（关闭），均不符合搭配，故选B。
3. A解析：短语辨析题。结合语境，这家人在为小猫“寻找”一个家；looking for（寻找），giving up（放弃），taking away（拿走），putting off（推迟），故选A。
4. C解析：代词辨析题。结合前文“A family”（一家人），可知她联系的是“他们”；them（他们），him（他），her（她），it（它），故选C。
5. D解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“look like those of a zebra, both black and white”（像斑马一样黑白相间），可知是小猫的“皮毛”；fur（皮毛），eyes（眼睛），ears（耳朵），paws（爪子），故选D。
6. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“People who own pets can stay away from loneliness”（养宠物的人能远离孤独），可知宠物能让人们“更好地”应对心理健康问题；better（更好地），worse（更差地），harder（更难地），slower（更慢地），故选B。
7. C解析：名词辨析题。结合后文Zebby改变了她的生活，帮助她摆脱孤独，可知Zebby成了她的“救命恩人”；lifesaver（救命恩人、救星），pet（宠物），toy（玩具），teacher（老师），此处强调Zebby的重要性，故选C。
8. A解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“When Moss feels sad, Zebby will… When Moss is happy, Zebby will…”可知，Zebby能“理解”她的情绪；understand（理解），forget（忘记），change（改变），control（控制），故选A。
9. C解析：名词辨析题。结合后文“takes the mail in his mouth”（把邮件叼在嘴里），可知Zebby帮助她做日常“琐事”；tasks（琐事、任务），exercises（锻炼），housework（家务），lessons（课程），取邮件不属于家务，故选C。
10. B解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，Zebby把邮件叼到她脚边，然后“留下”；leaves（留下），throws（扔），carries（携带），puts（放置），leave强调“遗留、留下”，更贴合语境，故选B。
11. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“and hopeless”（绝望的），可知在Zebby到来之前，她感到“空虚的”；empty（空虚的），excited（兴奋的），relaxed（放松的），full（充实的），故选C。
12. D解析：短语辨析题。结合语境，现在她每天早上都有了“醒来”的理由；wake up（醒来），get up（起床），give up（放弃），stand up（站起来），wake up更侧重“从睡眠中醒来”，符合语境，故选D。
13. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“He loves me for who I am”（他爱我本来的样子），可知Zebby不“在意”她听不见；care（在意），know（知道），believe（相信），remember（记得），故选B。
14. C解析：名词辨析题。结合前文她从绝望变得有希望，可知Zebby给了她“勇气”；courage（勇气），money（钱），time（时间），space（空间），故选C。
15. B解析：介词辨析题。结合语境，她不知道“没有”Zebby自己会怎么办；without（没有），with（有），for（为了），about（关于），故选B。
出租车司机的家书
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the window to get his __1__. “Is your car available?” I asked when he finally __2__ me. He nodded, then he said sorry to me as I settled into the back __3__, “I’m sorry, but I was reading a __4__.” He sounded as if he had a cold.
“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish it.” He shook his head. “I’ve read it several times already. I guess I almost know it by __5__.” “Messages from home always mean a lot,” I said.
“This isn’t __6__,” he replied. “Edward was my __7__ friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’—when we’d meet. I’m not much good at writing.”
“All my __8__, we were kids together, went to school together and all the way through college.” “There are not too many people who’ve had such a long friendship,” I said. “__9__,” the driver went on, “I hadn’t seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and we kind of __10__ touch.”
“He was a good guy,” he continued. “I __11__ this letter from him last week. It says he’s going back to Thailand to live. We were young men working in Thailand when we first met. We’ve been friends ever since.”
“I __12__ his friendship,” the driver went on. “I know I’ll __13__ see him again. That’s why I __14__ over this letter so hard. It’s the last ‘contact’ we’ll have, I think.”
I couldn’t speak. I was __15__ that such a friendship could last so long.
1. A. attentionB. feeling C. heart D. mind
2. A. sawB. metC. foundD. noticed
3. A. roomB. seatC. placeD. space
4. A. bookB. magazineC. letterD. newspaper
5. A. heartB. mindC. memoryD. head
6. A. mineB. hisC. hersD. theirs
7. A. closestB. oldest C. best D. dearest
8. A. lifeB. timeC. daysD. years
9. A. AndB. ButC. So D. Or
10. A. keptB. lostC. madeD. got
11. A. receivedB. wroteC. sentD. read
12. A. hateB. valueC. missD. forget
13. A. alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. sometimes
14. A. criedB. looked C. went D. thought
15. A. surprisedB. movedC. excitedD. interested
【解析】
1. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“he must have been completely lost in something he was reading”（他一定完全沉浸在阅读中），可知“我”不得不敲窗户来吸引他的“注意力”；attention（注意力），feeling（感觉），heart（心），mind（想法），故选A。
2. D解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，“我”敲窗户后，他终于“注意到”了“我”；noticed（注意到），saw（看见），met（遇见），found（找到），notice更侧重“无意中注意到”，符合语境，故选D。
3. B解析：名词辨析题。结合语境，“我”坐上出租车的后“座位”；seat（座位），room（房间），place（地方），space（空间），故选B。
4. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“I __11__ this letter from him last week”可知，他当时正在读一封“信”；letter（信），book（书），magazine（杂志），newspaper（报纸），故选C。
5. C解析：固定搭配题。know by memory是固定短语，意为“凭记忆记住”，此处指他几乎能凭记忆记住信的内容；heart（心），mind（头脑），head（头），均不与by构成该搭配，故选C。
6. A解析：代词辨析题。结合后文他说这封信是朋友Edward寄来的，可知他说“这不是我的（信）”；mine（我的），his（他的），hers（她的），theirs（他们的），故选A。
7. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“we were kids together, went to school together and all the way through college”（我们从小一起长大，一起上学，一起上大学），可知Edward是他“相识最久的”朋友；oldest（最久的、最老的），closest（最亲密的），best（最好的），dearest（最亲爱的），此处侧重友谊的长久，故选B。
8. D解析：名词辨析题。结合语境，“我们一起度过了我的所有岁月，从小一起长大”；years（岁月、年），life（生命），time（时间），days（日子），all my years更贴合“从小到大”的语境，故选D。
9. B解析：连词辨析题。前文“很少有人有这么长久的友谊”和后文“过去25、30年，我每年见他不超过一两次”是转折关系；but（但是）表转折，and（和）表并列，so（因此）表因果，or（或者）表选择，故选B。
10. B解析：固定搭配题。lose touch是固定短语，意为“失去联系”，结合前文“我搬离了老街区”，可知他们“失去了”联系；lost（失去），kept（保持），made（制作），got（得到），故选B。
11. A解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，他上周“收到”了Edward的信；received（收到），wrote（写），sent（发送），read（读），故选A。
12. B解析：动词辨析题。结合前文他们的友谊持续了很久，可知他很“珍惜”这份友谊；value（珍惜），hate（讨厌），miss（想念），forget（忘记），故选B。
13. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“这是我们最后一次联系”，可知他知道自己“再也不会”见到Edward了；never（从不、再也不），always（总是），often（经常），sometimes（有时），故选C。
14. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文他再也见不到朋友，珍惜这份友谊，可知他对着信“哭泣”；cried（哭），looked（看），went（去），thought（想），故选A。
15. B解析：上下文推理题。结合语境，“我”被这份长久的友谊“感动”了；moved（感动的），surprised（惊讶的），excited（兴奋的），interested（感兴趣的），故选B。
母亲节的礼物
May is a beautiful month full of sunshine and love. It is also the month when we show __1__ to our mothers on Mother’s Day.
In my family, every year’s Mother’s Day celebration is __2__. Two years ago, I made breakfast in bed for my mom and she still remembers all the __3__ I cooked that morning. Last year, I drew a picture for her and wrote “I love you, Mom” on it. She was very __4__ about my gift and spent a lot of time looking at the whole box completely.
This year, I wanted to do something __5__. I thought about what my mom likes best. She loves reading, but she never has time to __6__ books because she is always busy with housework and my study. So I decided to buy her a __7__.
I went to the bookstore with my pocket money. There were so many books. I __8__ for a long time and finally chose a book about family love. I thought it would __9__ my mom.
On Mother’s Day, I gave the book to my mom. She opened it and saw a note I wrote inside. It said, “Dear Mom, thank you for everything you have done for me. You are the best mom in the world. I love you forever.” My mom’s eyes were filled with __10__. She hugged me tightly and said, “Thank you, my dear. This is the best __11__ I have ever received.”
My mom is my hero and she has __12__ her job to take care of me. I am glad that there is a special day in May for me to __13__ the love to my dear mother. I know that my small gifts can never __14__ all her love, but I will try my best to make her happy every day. I hope my mom will always be healthy and __15__.
1. A. thanksB. loveC. wishesD. hopes
2. A. the sameB. differentC. interesting D. boring
3. A. foodB. dishesC. mealsD. cakes
4. A. angryB. sadC. happyD. worried
5. A. specialB. usual C. easy D. difficult
6. A. buyB. sellC. readD. write
7. A. penB. bagC. bookD. card
8. A. lookedB. waitedC. thoughtD. chose
9. A. surpriseB. pleaseC. interestD. worry
10. A. tearsB. smilesC. joy D. fear
11. A. gift B. book C. noteD. hug
12. A. given upB. taken up C. put up D. made up
13. A. showB. giveC. take D. get
14. A. payB. costC. spendD. repay
15. A. richB. youngC. happyD. beautiful
【解析】
1. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“I love you, Mom”“show the love to my dear mother”可知，母亲节是向妈妈表达“爱”的日子；love（爱），thanks（感谢），wishes（祝福），hopes（希望），故选B。
2. B解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“Two years ago, I made breakfast… Last year, I drew a picture…”可知，每年的母亲节庆祝方式都“不一样”；different（不一样的），the same（一样的），interesting（有趣的），boring（无聊的），故选B。
3. B解析：名词辨析题。结合前文“made breakfast in bed”（做早餐），可知妈妈记得“我”那天做的所有“菜”；dishes（菜肴），food（食物，泛指），meals（一餐饭），cakes（蛋糕），故选B。
4. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“spent a lot of time looking at the whole box completely”（花了很多时间仔细看整个盒子），可知妈妈对“我”的礼物很“开心”；happy（开心的），angry（生气的），sad（难过的），worried（担心的），故选C。
5. A解析：形容词辨析题。结合前文每年庆祝方式不一样，可知今年“我”想做一些“特别的”事情；special（特别的），usual（平常的），easy（简单的），difficult（困难的），故选A。
6. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“She loves reading”（她喜欢阅读），可知她没有时间“读”书；read（读），buy（买），sell（卖），write（写），故选C。
7. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文她喜欢阅读却没时间读书，可知“我”决定给她买一本“书”；book（书），pen（钢笔），bag（包），card（卡片），故选C。
8. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“there were so many books”（有很多书）和后文“finally chose a book”（最终选了一本书），可知“我”“看了”很久；looked（看），waited（等），thought（想），chose（选），故选A。
9. B解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，“我”选了一本关于亲情的书，认为它会“让妈妈开心”；please（使开心、取悦），surprise（使惊讶），interest（使感兴趣），worry（使担心），故选B。
10. A解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“She hugged me tightly”（她紧紧抱住我），可知妈妈被感动了，眼里充满了“泪水”；tears（泪水），smiles（微笑），joy（快乐），fear（恐惧），故选A。
11. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“gave the book to my mom”，可知妈妈说这是她收到过最好的“礼物”；gift（礼物），book（书，此处泛指礼物），note（便签），hug（拥抱），故选A。
12. A解析：动词短语辨析题。结合语境，妈妈为了照顾“我”，“放弃”了她的工作；given up（放弃），taken up（开始学习、从事），put up（张贴），made up（编造），故选A。
13. A解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，母亲节让“我”有机会向妈妈“表达”爱；show（表达、展示），give（给），take（拿），get（得到），show the love（表达爱），故选A。
14. D解析：动词辨析题。结合语境，“我”知道“我”的小礼物永远无法“回报”妈妈所有的爱；repay（回报），pay（支付），cost（花费），spend（花费），故选D。
15. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“try my best to make her happy every day”，可知“我”希望妈妈永远健康、“开心”；happy（开心的），rich（富有的），young（年轻的），beautiful（美丽的），故选C。
老师的便签
It was the first day of Grade 8. I walked into my new classroom, feeling very nervous. All my old friends were in different classes. I sat alone at my desk, feeling __1__.
Just then, a woman with a warm smile walked in. She was our new English teacher, Ms. Li. She looked around the classroom and said, “Welcome to Grade 8! I’m glad to be your teacher. Let’s make this year __2__ together.”
Ms. Li was different from other teachers. She always tried to make her class interesting. But what I liked most about her was her small __3__. Every time I handed in my homework, she would write a short note on it. Sometimes it was “Great job!” Sometimes it was “You can do better!” These notes made me feel __4__ and confident.
One day, I failed my English test. I felt so sad that I wanted to __5__ studying English. When I got my test paper back, I saw a note from Ms. Li. It said, “Don’t worry. Everyone makes __6__. I believe in you. Keep trying, and you’ll __7__.”
Her words touched my heart. I decided not to give up. I studied harder than before. Every time I felt tired, I would read Ms. Li’s notes. They were like a warm light, __8__ me forward.
At the end of the term, I made great progress in English. I thanked Ms. Li for all her help. She smiled and said, “You did it all by yourself. I’m so __9__ of you.”
Now, I still keep all those small notes. They remind me that a few kind words can make a big __10__. Ms. Li didn’t just teach me English. She taught me the __11__ of encouragement.
I will never forget Ms. Li. She is not only a good teacher but also a good __12__. Whenever I face difficulties, I will remember her notes and find the __13__ to keep going.
A simple note can change a person’s life. It can give hope, courage, and __14__. So, let’s be kind to others and use our words to __15__ people around us.
1. A. excitedB. lonely C. happy D. relaxed
2. A. difficult B. boringC. wonderful D. useful
3. A. giftsB. cardsC. notesD. letters
4. A. sadB. angryC. worriedD. special
5. A. stopB. start C. enjoy D. continue
6. A. friendsB. mistakes C. plansD. decisions
7. A. failB. loseC. succeedD. cry
8. A. pushingB. pullingC. carryingD. holding
9. A. afraidB. tired C. proud D. careful
10. A. differenceB. promiseC. wishD. choice
11. A. reasonB. powerC. methodD. result
12. A. friend B. parent C. sisterD. brother
13. A. money B. timeC. courageD. space
14. A. sadnessB. warmth C. coldness D. pain
15. A. hurtB. troubleC. encourageD. surprise
【解析】
1. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“All my old friends were in different classes. I sat alone at my desk”（所有老朋友都在不同的班级，我独自坐在课桌前），可知“我”感到“孤独的”；lonely（孤独的），excited（兴奋的），happy（开心的），relaxed（放松的），故选B。
2. C解析：形容词辨析题。结合前文Ms. Li笑容温暖，欢迎大家，可知她希望和大家一起让这一年“精彩”；wonderful（精彩的），difficult（困难的），boring（无聊的），useful（有用的），故选C。
3. C解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“Every time I handed in my homework, she would write a short note on it”可知，“我”最喜欢她的小“便签”；notes（便签），gifts（礼物），cards（卡片），letters（信），故选C。
4. D解析：上下文推理题。结合后文“and confident”（并且自信），可知这些便签让“我”感到“特别的”（被重视）；special（特别的），sad（难过的），angry（生气的），worried（担心的），故选D。
5. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“I failed my English test. I felt so sad”（英语考试不及格，我很伤心），可知“我”想“停止”学习英语；stop（停止），start（开始），enjoy（喜欢），continue（继续），故选A。
6. B解析：固定搭配题。make mistakes是固定短语，意为“犯错误”，此处Ms. Li安慰“我”“每个人都会犯错误”；friends（朋友），plans（计划），decisions（决定），均不与make构成该搭配，故选B。
7. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“Keep trying”（继续努力），可知Ms. Li鼓励“我”努力就会“成功”；succeed（成功），fail（失败），lose（失去），cry（哭），故选C。
8. A解析：动词辨析题。结合前文“They were like a warm light”（它们就像一束温暖的光），可知光“推动”着“我”前进；pushing（推动），pulling（拉），carrying（携带），holding（握住），故选A。
9. C解析：固定搭配题。be proud of是固定短语，意为“为……感到骄傲”，此处Ms. Li为“我”的进步感到骄傲；afraid（害怕的），tired（疲惫的），careful（细心的），均不与of构成该搭配，故选C。
10. A解析：固定搭配题。make a big difference是固定短语，意为“产生很大影响”，此处指几句善意的话能产生很大影响；promise（承诺），wish（愿望），choice（选择），均不与make a big构成该搭配，故选A。
11. B解析：名词辨析题。结合前文便签鼓励“我”从失败走向进步，可知Ms. Li教给“我”鼓励的“力量”；power（力量），reason（原因），method（方法），result（结果），故选B。
12. A解析：上下文推理题。结合前文Ms. Li关心“我”、鼓励“我”，可知她不仅是好老师，也是好“朋友”；friend（朋友），parent（父母），sister（姐妹），brother（兄弟），故选A。
13. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“whenever I face difficulties”（每当我遇到困难），可知“我”会想起她的便签，找到继续前进的“勇气”；courage（勇气），money（钱），time（时间），space（空间），故选C。
14. B解析：上下文推理题。结合前文“a warm light”（温暖的光），可知便签能给予希望、勇气和“温暖”；warmth（温暖），sadness（悲伤），coldness（寒冷），pain（痛苦），故选B。
15. C解析：上下文推理题。结合前文鼓励的力量，可知此处指用话语“鼓励”身边的人；encourage（鼓励），hurt（伤害），trouble（麻烦），surprise（使惊讶），故选C。
