速测(十) 完形填空+阅读理解B+C 
Ⅰ.完形填空
Making the Most of Living Abroad
Moving abroad can be a challenging experience. You leave your family, friends and 1 else you know. You enter a new culture where the customs and language are 2 . However, it's also exciting. It's the time to discover new things, 3 new friends and begin a new adventure.
I am working as a language assistant in Lyon, France now. I've visited France many times before, 4 this is the first time that I have lived here. To 5 at home in France I involve myself in the local culture as much as possible, but this is not 6 .
Actually, it isn't hard to find other English speakers and make friends 7 people who have different cultural customs.
So what are the best 8 to involve yourself in the new culture while you are living abroad?
Live with a native speaker
There are many advantages of living with a native speaker. Firstly, you will have a friend! 9 alone can be a lonely experience, especially when you are far from home. Secondly, you can 10 the local language every day. And 11 , you have someone to tell you about the cultural customs and interesting places in the area.
Volunteer to do something
Volunteering is a great way to meet people of different ages. You can 12 speaking the local language with the people there. Talking with homeless people 13 their stories has helped me with my French vocabulary and my understanding of French.
Try the local food
The food in France is great and 14 new food is a fun experience. I've tried things that I've never tried before and my 15 of different bread and cheese types has increased greatly.
( )1.A. something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
( )2.A. same B.useful C.difficult D.different
( )3.A. make B.ask C.call D.help
( )4.A. and B.but C.while D.or
( )5.A. stay B.arrive C.feel D.get
( )6.A. hard B.easy C.same D.true
( )7.A. of B.with C.without D.behind
( )8.A. things B.invitations C.ways D.activities
( )9.A. Living B.Getting C.Becoming D.Doing
( )10.A. speak B.talk C.see D.have
( )11.A. firstly B.secondly C.thirdly D.fourthly
( )12.A. finish B.enjoy C.stop D.practice
( )13.A. in B.on C.of D.about
( )14.A. discovering B.seeing C.getting D.making
( )15.A. education B.habit C.talent D.knowledge
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Passage 1
When I was a kid in Minnesota, the watermelon was expensive. One of my father's friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie's place. We'd sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we'd bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie's wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don't take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life's small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I'd learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I've relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That's the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
