Christopher Thomas,27,was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin (胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he' d better find a way to fight back. He left Canton,Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar..com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones-a place where over l,100people share personal stories, information and resources.

Jason Swencki' s son, Kody, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children' s forums together most evenings. " Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site ' s volunteers." They know what he' s going through, so he doesn' t feel alone. "

Kody is anything but alone; Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million, diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

These days, Thomas’ s main focus is his charity，Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date— who can’ t afford a diabetic’ s huge expenses. Fight-it. Org has raised about $ 23，000 — in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. " Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure, " says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar ' s original members. " But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now. "

31. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.            B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes.

C. He has a positive attitude to his disease.            D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.

32. According to the text, Kody       .

A. feels lonely because of his illness                     B. benefits from diabeticrockstar. Com

C. helps create the online kids' forums                  D. writes children's stories online

33. What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. 

B. It organizes parties for volunteers once a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicines to diabetics.

D. It owns a well-known medical website.

34. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas     .

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity                 B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way                        D. tries to find a cure for diabetes

Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges—a speech impediment（语言障碍），dyslexia（诵读困难），and auditory problems.  11  today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance  12  for having been chosen one of the "Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County, New Jersey  13   his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.

As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself  14  those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul,  15  his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform，I knew his heart  16  be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments（损伤） and how  17  his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for service as a volunteer  18  . Russ was  19  for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.

Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he  20  us by surprise by touching lovingly on the  21  of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again  22  a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence

  23  the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin He  24  his address by lifting up the audience with these words, “Austin taught me how to love. ”

I have never thought of this day.  25  , no one had ever thought that Russ would made  26 

as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed," but he  27  to be a true "star" in his community. Russ became a man of strong character  28  his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts  29  with his heart, His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son  who has shown us what  30  is.

11. A. While             B. Instead                C. However             D. But

12. A. point             B. speech                      C. call                  D. appeal

13. A. in spite of         B. regardless of           C. because of                   D. in face of

14. A. recalling           B. recording            C. seizing                      D. expecting

15. A. facing up to      B. living up to           C. adding up to          D. coming up to

16. A. could             B. might                C. would               D. must

17. A. nervous                  B. excited               C. proud                D. surprised

18. A. policeman         B. tailor                 C. tutor                 D. fireman

19. A. grateful         B. responsible            C. anxious              D. fit

20. A. took                     B. got                         C. shocked                     D. moved

21. A. birth              B. achievement          C. loss                D. disease

22. A. since            B. after                C. when                D. before

23. A. dropped down    B. got up                  C. took off             D. fell over

24. A. concluded        B. wrote                  C. delivered             D. started

25. A. Generally         B. Surprisingly             C. Actually               D. Increasingly

26. A. it              B. him                  C. one                  D. that

27. A. happened        B. rose                 C. appeared               D. reduced

28. A. at               B. on                   C. by                    D. in

29. A. cautiously        B. generously             C. closely                 D. clearly

30. A. sharing          B. love                     C. sacrifice              D. confidence

 David is going to focus on the geography of the Diaoyu Islands, but we’d rather he _______ more about its history.

 A. talks               B. would talk             C. talked                    D. had talked

 South Korean star PSY’s “Gangnam Style” video has become the most favoured video on YouTube and is _____ on line.

A. accessible            B. adaptable                 C. abundant                D. available

 There will be times in life _____ you are met with disappointment instead of success and life won’t always turn out _______ you want.

A. that; how                  B when; the way          C. which; the moment   D. in which; that

 During the opening ceremony, “Miss smile” has won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught ______ up the same smile for nearly 20 minutes.

 A. kept                               B. keeping                   C. to be kept               D. to keep

_____merely on what the average is , and you’ll remain average.

A. Focusing B. Focused C. Focus yourself 　　 D. If you are focused

 Good Heavens! You are here, Mary! Your parants told me this morning that they ____ worried about you and they _____you back the whole last night.

   A. were; were expecting                                B. had been; had been expecting

   C. had been; were expecting                             D. were; had been expecting

 The president owed his success not to ______ but to self-education and a driving desire for achievement.

   A. regulation               B. privilege               C. arrangement          D. procedure

 I haven’t read _____ of his books, but judging from the one I have read, I think he is a very promising writer.

   A. any                       B. either                   C. both                           D. none