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1II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.OnesteamyJulyafternoonincentralArkansas,Iwasworkingonanimportantprojectinmyhomeoffice.Mytrustyprinterwasbusyproducinganimportantreport(21)______itsimplystopped.Afterfifteenminutesoftryingtorepair,Idecidedtobuyanewprinter.Uponmyreturn,myheartfrozetoseemyhouseonfire.(22)______havingspentmuchofmylifewriting,Iwasspeechlesswhenfacingthissituation.Iwaslostforadequatewords(23)______(describe)thesick,sinkingfeelingofseeingmyhome,business,andbelongingsgoingupinflamesalongwithphotographsandmemories(24)______(collect)overalifetime.Butthepanicthatfilledmyshockedheartinthatawfulmomentwasfortheninecatsthatsharedmyhomeafter(25)______(rescue)fromsituationsofill-treatmentandabandonment.Respondingtoanearlysecurity-systemwarning,theamazingfirefightersarrivedimmediately,(26)______thechemicalsmokehadalreadycauseddeaths.Iexaminedandkissedeachcatgoodbye,extremelygratefulthattheyhadpassedgently,withoutinjuriesorburns.Onlyanimalloversreallyunderstandtheunbelievableimpact(27)______thelossofonebelovedfour-leggedfamilymembercanhaveonyourheart,mindandsoul.Thelossofsomanydearlylovedcreaturessentmeingreatsorrow.Afterstayingwithafriendofmineforacoupleofweeks,Iwasrelocatedtoafurnishedapartment.Oneevening,aboutamonthaftermovingin,I(28)______(occupy)inwritingamysterynovel,andatthattimea“meow”soundedfromoutsidetheapartmentdoor.Wasitmymindplayingtricksagain?MorethanonceIhadheard,seenorfeltthebrushofoneofmydepartedfurryroommates.Themeowgrewlouderandmorerepetitive.Curious,Iopenedthedoor.Sittingonthedoorstepwasakittenwithablackcoatandalerteyes.Aneighbor(29)______(walk)bypickedhimupandbeganpettinghim.WhenIremarkedhowcuteherkittenwas,sheexplainedthatithadbeenbornunderabridgeandlookedaroundforfood.Thiskitty-lovingneighborwasquicktoofferanextralitterboxifIwasinterestedingivinghimahome.Myimmediatereactionwas:“that’sallIneed!”withouthesitationsheputthecutekittendown.Ithankedherandclosedthedoor,determinedtojustlethimstay(30)______arealhomecouldbefound.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.2A.contrastB.unknownC.trappedD.responsibilityE.willingnessF.externalG.senseH.ceaseI.encounterJ.indecisiveK.passiveTherearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasa(n)31resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage-alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.By32,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,aswe33newexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends.Therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohavea34totakerisks.Andwearesupposedtobereadytofacethe35,andtoacceptthepossibilitythatwemay“fail”atfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’re36andshy?Thenour37ofshynesscancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkwe’reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamore38roleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Wewill39togrow,ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,andifweprotectourselvestoomuch.Webecome40insideashellofourownmaking.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA3Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ziyuanku.comToApologizeorNottoApologizeWhydifficult?Whenwedowrongtosomeoneweknow,evennot41,wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizesoastoimprovethesituation.Butwhenwe’reactingasleaders,thecircumstancesare42.Theactofapologyiscarriedoutnotmerelyatthelevelofthe43butalsoattheleveloftheinstitution.Itisaperformanceinwhicheverywordorexpression44,astheybecomepartofthepublicrecord.Refusingtoapologizecanbesmart,oritcanbestupid.So,readinesstoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharacterorasasignofweakness.Whynow?Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldapologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmore45.Duringthelastdecadeorso,theUnitedStatesinparticularhasdevelopedanapologyculture—apologiesofallkindsandforallsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmore46thanbefore.Morenewspaperwritershavewrittenaboutthegrowingimportanceof47apologies.Meanwhile,moreandmorearticles,advicecolumns,andradioandtelevision