Passage 13
As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same school as my elder sisters and brothers. Every child took part in an old school tradition—the plant sale held in early May, just in time for Mother's Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I to surprise my mother, but I didn't have any money. I went to my oldest sister and she to help. Then, at the plant sale, I carefully made my to make sure that I had indeed found the best geranium(天竺葵). I hid it secretly.
On Mother's Day, filled with , I gave my mother that geranium. I remember her eyes with joy.
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister third grade. In early May, she came to me and I gave her some money. She arrived home full of nervous excitement, the best geranium hidden in a paper bag.
With a sweet of familiarity(熟悉), I helped my little sister hide that geranium, her that our mother would not find it. When she proudly gave my mother the geranium, Mother gave me a soft, secret . I smiled back. I had been wondering how my mother could such a joyful smile at the same gift all the time, but when I found her eyes bright with joy at that most gift, I knew her joy was sincere.
() 1.A. daily
B. weekly
C. monthly
D. yearly
() 2.A. wanted
B. preferred
C. afforded
D. hated
() 3.A. refused
B. continued
C. failed
D. volunteered
() 4.A. choice
B. mind
C. trip
D. appearance
() 5.A. pride
B. ideas
C. magic
D. plans
() 6.A. breaking up
B. clearing up
C. lighting up
D. cheering up
() 7.A. read
B. reached
C. finished
D. got
() 8.A. sense
B. symbol
C. service
D. sign
() 9.A. reminding
B. warning
C. teaching
D. promising
()10.A. look
B. smile
C. knock
D. symbol
()11.A. manage
B. remember
C. control
D. hide
()12.A. expensive
B. usual
C. valuable
D. common

1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.D

1. 根据后文提到的母亲节以及不同年份作者和妹妹参与的情况，可知该植物售卖是每年一次的，yearly（每年的）符合语境，故选D。
2. 结合语境，作者想要给妈妈惊喜，wanted（想要）符合文意，其余选项不符合，故选A。
3. 作者没钱找姐姐帮忙，姐姐自愿提供帮助，volunteered（自愿）符合语境，其余选项不符合，故选D。
4. 作者要挑选最好的天竺葵，make one's choice表示做选择，choice符合语境，故选A。
5. 作者给妈妈准备了礼物，充满自豪地送给妈妈，pride（自豪）符合语境，故选A。
6. 妈妈收到礼物后眼睛因喜悦而明亮起来，lighting up（变得明亮）符合语境，其余选项不符合，故选C。
7. 妹妹进入三年级，reached（达到，进入）可表示进入某个年级，符合语境，故选B。
8. 作者帮妹妹藏礼物时，有一种熟悉的感觉，sense（感觉）符合语境，故选A。
9. 作者向妹妹承诺妈妈不会发现礼物，promising（承诺）符合语境，故选D。
10. 妈妈给了作者一个轻柔的、隐秘的微笑，smile（微笑）符合语境，故选B。
11. 作者好奇妈妈怎么能每次对同样的礼物都露出开心的微笑，manage（设法做到）符合语境，故选A。
12. 这个礼物是很常见的，因为每年都是天竺葵，common（常见的）符合语境，故选D。

Passage 14
In life, taking the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure, or and loss of your life, may lie in whether you dare to show yourself or not.
As a student, I was most ______ to answer questions in class and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always ______ my head, for fear that he would see me.
In a foreign language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom had studied Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, "Let me tell you a story first."
"When I came to the United States to study, there were often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invited an expert from Wall Street to make a speech."
"Before the beginning of every speech, I found a(n) ______ phenomenon(现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their ______ with the most eye-catching colour, and then placed it on the seat. ______ , when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener's name ______ ."
"I couldn't understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, 'The speakers are all very successful people, and they chances. When your answer is to his satisfaction or surprise, it is very possible that he will give you more .' This is a very simple reason."
"It was true. I really saw a few students around me went to in the first-class companies because of their excellent insights(洞察力). This had a great influence on me. The life-changing chance will not find you . You must always show yourself to draw others' attention."
() 1.A. respect
B. luck
C. gain
D. discovery
() 2.A. afraid
B. ready
C. excited
D. proud
() 3.A. raised
B. shook
C. lowered
D. nodded
() 4.A. talk
B. communication
C. answer
D. speech
() 5.A. nervous
B. interesting
C. attractive
D. boring
() 6.A. addresses
B. numbers
C. names
D. cards
() 7.A. Therefore
B. However
C. Otherwise
D. Besides
() 8.A. directly
B. loudly
C. firstly
D. rapidly
() 9.A. control
B. mean
C. increase
D. add
()10.A. chances
B. questions
C. replies
D. jobs
()11.A. gradute
B. celebrate
C. manage
D. work
()12.A. themselves
B. himself
C. yourself
D. itself

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.D

1. 考查名词辨析。前文提到“success and failure（成功与失败）”，此处应对应“gain and loss（得与失）”，故选C。
2. 考查形容词辨析。根据后文“for fear that he would see me（害怕他看到我）”可知，作者害怕在课堂上回答问题，afraid符合语境，故选A。
3. 考查动词辨析。害怕被老师看到，所以会低下头，lowered（低下）符合语境，故选C。
4. 考查名词辨析。演讲者想要和听众交流，“in communication with sb.”是固定搭配，意为“与某人交流”，故选B。
5. 考查形容词辨析。后文提到学生用显眼颜色写名字放在座位上，这是一个有趣的现象，interesting符合语境，故选B。
6. 考查名词辨析。根据后文“call a listener's name（叫听众的名字）”可知，学生写的是自己的名字，names符合语境，故选C。
7. 考查连词辨析。前文说学生把写有名字的纸板放在座位上，后文说演讲者能看到并叫名字，是因果关系，Therefore（因此）符合逻辑，故选A。
8. 考查副词辨析。演讲者能直接看到名字并叫出来，directly（直接地）符合语境，故选A。
9. 考查动词辨析。成功人士意味着机会，mean（意味着）符合语义，故选B。
10. 考查名词辨析。前文提到“chances（机会）”，此处表示如果回答让演讲者满意，会得到更多机会，chances符合语境，故选A。
11. 考查动词辨析。去一流公司工作，work（工作）符合语境，故选D。
12. 考查反身代词辨析。此处指代“the life-changing chance”，用itself表示机会不会自己找上门，故选D。