For many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong.

"I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel . It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

51. Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A. her father was badly injured in a car accident

B. her mother passed away when she was 3

C. her grandma died when she was 12

D. misfortune in her life forced her to do so

52. From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B. many young students hate going to school with their parents  

C. Li Qinmei has made little progress in her study

D. Li Qinmei has lost three relatives and has to take care of her father

53. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?_________.

A. playing outside   B. working hard    C. exchanging ideas   D. talking happily

54. What’s the best title of the story?

A. Difficulties make strong             B. A touching story

C. A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei       D. Li Qinmei’s successful study life

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I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was  31  the teddy bears beside her father  32  she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand.  33 , it seemed to add up to five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and kept  34  the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father  35  his head, “No”.

Rather  36 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a picture book  37 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one   38  on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(购买物) and  39  the girl and her father.

Then much to her  40 , the little boy and his father got in line  41  her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl  42  it back to the cashier(收银员) and said something secret to her. The cashier smiled and put the  43  under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy  44  the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations, you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a(n)  45 !” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only stood there  46 . It was, he said,  47  what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and sweetest smile on her face I have  48  seen in my life.

I suddenly understood that the world is not  49  into the strong who care and the weak who are  50 . We must each in turn care and be cared.

31. A. looking through   B. getting through          C. dressing up        D. packing up

32. A. once                   B. while                        C. after                 D. when

33. A. Then                  B. Therefore                 C. However           D. Otherwise

34. A. playing                B. electing                    C. watching           D. selecting

35. A. shook                 B. nodded                     C. moved                     D. held

36. A. anxious          B. upset                     C. annoyed            D. concerned

37. A. either          B. lastly                        C. instead                     D. indeed

38. A. laying           B. lying                 C. attaching           D. belonging

39. A. led                   B. chased               C. drove                D. followed

40. A. satisfaction          B. surprise                  C. interest             D. happiness

41. A. between         B. before               C. behind               D. beyond

42. A. put             B. handed              C. sent                  D. carried

43. A. basket         B. bag                C. bear                  D. gift

44. A. ran up to            B. ran away from          C. got away from   D. came up to

45. A. award                 B. reward                            C. prize                 D. price

46. A. in trouble            B. in silence                  C. in relief             D. in doubt

47. A. extremely            B. only                         C. exactly              D. wonderfully

48. A. seldom             B. frequently                 C. ever                  D. hardly

49. A. divided             B. changed                  C. included           D. cut

50. A. cared for             B. devoted to                C. turned to           D. thought of

Yosemite National Park has the best collection of native plants. ______, it contains a great number of trees and flowers from overseas.

A. In addition         B. In return            C. In reward          D. In reality

 The engines of the ship were out of order and the bad weather ______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A. resulted from     B. turned out          C. made up            D. added to

 It must have taken a long time to _______ all the facts of these old books.

A. dig out                     B. take out             C. break up            D. take apart

 In every communication, information ______ by gestures is always easy to misunderstand.

A. suggested          B. transported        C. expected           D. signaled

It’s difficult to ______ what the long-term effects of the accident will be.

A. calculate            B. forecast             C. guess                D. form

—Where have you been?

—I got caught in the traffic jam; ______ I’m here just on time.

　 A. however　　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. anyhow

There is a(n) _______ bus service into the center of town, which makes it much easier for farmers to go to sell their vegetables there.

A. frequent            B. gradual              C. official              D. fluent

 Could I have a(n) ______ word with you, Mr. Thomas? It won’t take up too much of your time.

   A. honest                B. straight              C. simple               D. brief