完形填空

　　Growing up is not always easy．When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 　　1　　!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of 　　2　　 from boy to man with family hardships tells us．

　　Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province．When he was 　　3　　 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl．A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both 　　4　　 home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father．

　　Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders：to treat his father’s illness, to 　　5　　 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study．

　　Hong didn’t 　　6　　．Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family．At the same time, he has studied at college．To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 　　7　　 a room near his campus for her, and send her to school．

　　After Hong’s story went public, people were 　　8　　 to tears by his unselfishness．Hard 　　9　　 his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted 　　10　　, because they needed his help．With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 　　11　　 against misfortunes．

　　Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds 　　12　　 us of what we usually neglect：Love and care for others．Without these, 　　13　　 of us could survive．

　　Hong 　　14　　 donations from others．He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could 　　15　　 his own work．Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister．He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 　　16　　 around his school to earn money．Through his hard life, the boy developed 　　17　　 against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes．

　　Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower , no hardship can 　　18　　 a person but himself．So when facing difficulties, don’t 　　19　　 about bad luck．Consider what more you could do for your family and society 　　20　　you’ll find the world smiling back．

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完形填空

　　Growing up, I had a scar on my face-a perfect arrow in the center of my cheek, pointing at my left eye．I 　　1　　 it when I was three, long before I knew that scars were a 　　2　　 thing, especially for a girl．I only knew that my scar brought me 　　3　　 and tenderness and candy．As I got older, I began to take 　　4　　 in my scar, in part to stop people laughing at me, but mainly as a reaction to the thought that I should feel uncomfortable．It's true．I was 　　5　　 the first couple of times someone pointed at my 　　6　　 and asked,“What's that?”or called me“Scarface．”But the more I heard how 　　7　　 my scar was, the more I found myself liking it．

　　When I turned fifteen, my parents-　　8　　 the advice of a doctor--decided it was time to 　　9　　 on what was now a thick, shiny red scar．

　　“But I don't mind the scar, really,”I told my father as he 　　10　　 that I would have the operation during my summer vacation．And my friends, along with my boyfriend at the time, 　　11　　 as I did, that my scar was 　　12　　 and almost pretty in its own way．After so many years, it was a 　　13　　 of me．But my father said it was a deformity(畸形), I don't know what 　　14　　 me more that day：hearing my father call my scar a deformity, or 　　15　　 that it didn't 　　16　　 to him how I felt about it．

　　I did have the operation that summer．

　　In my late twenties, I took a long look at my scar, something I hadn't done in years．　　17　　, it could 　　18　　 mirror, I felt a sudden 　　19　　．

　　There was something powerful about my scar and the proud person I 　　20　　 because of it．I have never been quite so strong since they cut it out．

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阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Growing up across the street from each other in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship would last forever．But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered．”Do you think I’ve somehow offended her?”Fry asked her husband．

　　Turner, meanwhile, had convinced herself she was no longer important to Fry．“She’s got a family now,”she told herself．”We’re just too different to be close like before．”

　　Finally, Fry picked up the courage to call her old friend．At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other．A month later, they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and sharing confidences．

　　”Thank goodness I finally took action,”Fry says．”We both realized we were as important to each other as ever．”

　　There are good reasons to cherish(珍惜) our friendships．Some years ago a public－opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 people to identify one or two things that said the most about themselves．Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars．

　　“A well－established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keep us connected,”says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association．”It is a heritage(传统) we should protect．”

　　Ironically, says Brant R．Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind．”the better friends you are, the more likely you’ll face conflicts．”And the outcome can be precisely what you don’t want－an end to the friendship．

　　The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．

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