【正文】 re conservative ways of dealing with them. For example, kindness can lessen the conflict. Try to be a peacekeeper. Peacekeepers tend to cooperate with people without bad emotions which usually lead to arguments and even conflicts. “ 39 ” This saying is the life motto of a naturalborn peacekeeper. Don’t worry if you are not a naturalborn peacekeeper。 Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were __41__, Kurt asked me, “John, what is your __42__ for personal growth?” Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might __43__ for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was __44__. And I went into a __45__ about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt __46__ patiently, but then he __47__ smiled and said, “You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?” “No, I __48__.” “You know,” Kurt said simply, “growth is not a(n) __49__ process.” And that’s when it __50__ me. I wasn’t doing anything __51__ to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the __52__: I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my __53__. That night, I talked to my wife about my __54__ with Kurt and what I had learned. I __55__ her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We __56__ that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale. He was offering a __57__ for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams. Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to __58__ the resources. But more importantly, we made a mitment to __59__ together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a __60__ decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together. 41. A. working B. preparing C. thinking D. eating 42. A. suggestion B. demand C. plan D. request 43. A. appeal B. look C. call D. qualify 44. A. involved B. trapped C. lost D. bathed 45. A. lecture B. speech C. discussion D. debate 46. A. calculated B. listened C. drank D. explained 47. A. eagerly B. gradually C. gratefully D. finally 48. A. admitted B. interrupted C. apologized D. plained 49. A. automatic B. slow C. independent D. changing 50. A. confused B. informed C. pleased D. hit 51. A. on loan B. on purpose C. on sale D. on balance 52. A. ment B. announcement C. decision D. arrangement 53. A. life B. progress C. performance D. investment 54. A. contract B. conversation C. negotiation D. argument 55. A. lent B. sold C. showed D. offered 56. A. recalled B. defined C. recognized D. declared 57. A. tool B. mitment C. way D. rule 58. A. provide B. buy C. give D. deliver 59. A. grow B. survive C. move D. gather 60. A. difficult B. random C. firm D. wise 第二節(jié) （共 10 小題；每小題 分，滿分 15 分） 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（ 1 個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。文中共有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。 I like travelling and my dream of visit Beijing, the capital city of our country, e true during the National Day holidays this year. In October 1st, I went to Tian’anmen Square with my parents, there we watched the flagraising ceremony. As I watched flag rising slowly, I sang the national anthem, feeling extremely exciting. Then we went to some other famous tourist attraction, like the Great Wall. Standing on the Great Wall, I felt very proudly. I thought of the old saying that “One who fail to reach the Great Wall is not a hero.” Although I was tired, but I really had a good time. 第二 節(jié) 書面 表達（滿分 25 分） 假定你是高中學生李華，你的美國朋友 Jim即將升入中國的一所高中學習，想讓你給他一些學習建議。 注意： 100 左右； ，以使行文連貫