一、短文匹配。
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Courage is often thought to be one of the most important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage? 1 One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential (潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up.
Many people talk about connection between courage and fear. 2 If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn't only mean great actions such as saving one's life or taking a risk. It also means smaller actions in everyday lives. For example, we show courage when we raise our heads to answer a quite difficult question during class or try a new sport.
3 Can you be kind to a new kid in class? Can you listen to a person in your group? Or can you stand up for someone in need? Often these things don't come with praise, but they need courage.
Learning to fail is another important part of courage. If we are brave enough to face failure, we'll be more willing to try new things and try again after we fail. 4 Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I'll try it tomorrow.”
To this day, I make time to read every day. If you haven't yet experienced the fun of reading, take my uncle's advice and find the “ 14 ” books. They'll give you enjoyment, teach you something new and even change your life.
A. You should learn to speak in public.
B. It is an ability to do something difficult.
C. Courage is in everyday choices we made.
D. Courage always stands side by side with fear.
E. Courage doesn't need to be always shouted out.

二、完形填空。
As a child, I was quite active. I was running around and getting hurt almost every day. My mom was 5. A neighbor advised me to learn to fish. I liked the 6 , but my mom said no. She thought it was 7 to get close to any body of water.
At last, my mom got another idea. Every day, she made me sit at the desk and 8for an hour. I hated reading and cried a lot. Then, my 9 , a school teacher, came to help. He led me to my desk and told me to 10 one book. “Read just twenty pages. If you still feel bored after that, just put it down and choose another one,” he said.
I started with The Emperor's New Clothes. After I read twenty 11as my uncle suggested, I was rolling (滚动) on the floor laughing. What a stupid emperor! Next, I read more books. As time went on, I was able to 12 understand the stories. So I started reading longer and more serious books. I fell in love with Journey to the West. My mom said I should read outside. But I didn't want to 13 the book.
To this day, I make time to read every day. If you haven't yet experienced the fun of reading, take my uncle's advice and find the “ 14” books. They'll give you enjoyment, teach you something new and even change your life.
5. A. bored B. surprised C. worried
6. A. idea B. rule C. truth
7. A. necessary B. dangerous C. helpful
8. A. draw B. write C. read
9. A. uncle B. father C. neighbor
10. A. describe B. pick C. borrow
11. A. words B. lines C. pages
12. A. hardly B. easily C. wrongly
13. A. put down B. give away C. look through
14. A. long B. serious C. right

三、语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rick Hoyt had a good job at Boston University. 15. ______ (unlucky), he was in a wheelchair because of a serious illness. He couldn't talk either and he used a computer 16. ______ daily communication. However, he loved sports and wanted to challenge 17. ______ (he) in a triathlon—a sports competition in which people swim 4 kilometers, bike 180 kilometers and run 42 kilometers. How could Rick make it as he couldn't swim, bike or run and sit in a wheelchair? It seemed 18. ______ (be) an impossible dream for him to realize.