Test 1 When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was __1__， but also nervous about what to wear. Mom suggested I wear high heels (高跟鞋). “Mom, I don't know if I can wear these，” I said, feeling __2__. “Don't worry, sweetie. Just take small __3__ and keep your weight centered，” she suggested. As I arrived at the party, I tried to be __4__ and act like everything was fine. But __5__ struck when I stepped onto the dance floor. I __6__ my own feet, falling to the ground in front of everyone. I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was __7__. But deep down, I felt like a tomato, wanting to __8__． My friend Lilly helped me __9__ that incident and managed me another high heels as a support so that nobody would understand my hesitation. But a little bit __10__ continued in my mind. When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete __11__ at the party. “It's okay. You tried something new, and it didn't go as __12__. But that's how we learn and grow. Don't be too __13__ on yourself and wear what you feel __14__ in，” Mom said, giving me a hug. From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to __15__ my true self and not worry about what others thought. 1．A.surprised B．excited C．relaxed D．satisfied 2．A.unsure B．unsafe C．unusual D．unhappy 3．A.breaks B．turns C．steps D．attempts 4．A.genuine B．polite C．serious D．cool 5．A.danger B．injury C．disaster D．wonder 6．A.landed on B．tripped over C．kicked up D．ran into 7．A.a hot potato B．a big fish C．no luck D．no big deal 8．A.fight B．argue C．disappear D．struggle 9．A.tackle B．avoid C．prevent D．identify 10．A.patience B．bravery C．worry D．anger 11．A.fool B．hero C．stranger D．dancer 12．A.suggested B．expected C．promised D．directed 13．A.dependent B．easy C．careful D．hard 14．A.fashionable B．tight C．comfortable D．special 15．A.analyse B．accept C．trust D．refuse Test 2 In 2013, my husband Robin took a new job in Ghana. We relocated from London, where I worked as a photographer, to the capital, Accra. Robin worked, but my visa didn't permit me to, and I was left homesick and lacking __1__. With few people around, I turned to __2__. I photographed horses and considered the outdoors the place where I felt most __3__． In September 2018，after one bad thunderstorm, I found a bird, barely a month old, on the ground. He was __4__ by his flock (群).His eyes were shut, too young to __5__ alone. I placed him in a cardboard box and stayed up all night, researching how to __6__ him.I spoke to an expert who said it would take 12 weeks to prepare him for the __7__． For the next 84 days, the __8__ bird lived on me. He would fly alongside me. As he learned to fly, he'd make short __9__ from my hand, to my shoulder, and then settled on my hair. I __10__ named him because I had to __11__ myself that he needed to return to the wild. In return for putting his life back on course, he __12__ me by giving me purpose. Three months later ... ...
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