It was in the past two years that Aaron Segura was always sinking at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 16?year?old student was __1__ in golf, but his __2__ was another matter. Aaron was “just walking through the chapters hard” in courses like chemistry, his grades were low, and he was __3__ to dropping out. It was not that Aaron didn't have __4__； it simply didn't exist in his large, impersonal public high school.

Then his mother heard about Albuquerque's Charter Vocational High School(特立职业高中), a place where students __5__ plenty of one?on?one attention. Something else __6__ Aaron even more. His one strong goal was to go into __7__， and Charter Vocational had just the thing for him: an architectural CAD(computer?aided drafting) program.

Aaron __8__ the school at the beginning of his junior year. For the first time, he __9__ himself excited about learning. By the following summer, he had got a(n) __10__ as a draftsman for an architectural firm. His plan was to __11__ drafting professionally after he graduated.

If Aaron has anyone to thank for his __12__ of the fortune, it was Danny Moon, a long?time industrial arts teacher. Moon __13__ a vocational apprenticeship(学徒) program in the mid?1990s, __14__ the Albuquerque school district couldn't pay for any longer.

But two years later, in 2000, Moon's phone rang. The state had recently __15__ a charter school law, and a district official wondered if Moon might be __16__ in opening a vocational charter school. An easy __17__. With this sort of instruction, Moon knew he could __18__ students like Aaron，who might have a __19__ time in traditional high schools. He'd also be filling an increasing __20__ across New Mexico for skilled labor.

1.A.average　　　　　　　 B．excellent　　　 C．curious　　　 D．different

2．A.ability　　　　　 　 B．ideal　　　　　 C．study　　　　 D．mission

3．A.certain 　　　 　　B．close　　　　　 C．cautious 　 D．eager

4．A.ambition 　 　 B．energy　　　　　 C．courage 　　 D．experience

5．A.pay 　 　　　 B．gain　　　　　　 C．draw 　　 D．bring

6．A.appealed 　 　B．attracted　　　　　 C．employed 　 D．comforted

7．A.firm 　　　　 　B．golf　　　　　　　 C．chemistry 　 D．architecture

8．A.applied 　 B．attended　　　　　 C．qualified 　　　 D．admitted

9．A.recognized 　 B．enjoyed　　　　　　 C．found 　 D．devoted

10．A.job 　　　　 B．condition　　　　　 C．situation 　　 D．occasion

11．A.pick up 　　 B．make up　　　　　 C．take up 　 D．set up

12．A.change 　 B．progress　　　　　 C．effort 　 　　　 D．achievement

13．A.realized 　　 B．ran　　　　　　　 C．discovered 　 D．offered

14．A.since 　　 B．until　　　　　　　 C．though 　　　 D．after

15．A.passed 　 B．made　　　　　　 C．proved 　　　　 D．appeared

16．A.crazy 　　 B．fond　　　　　　 C．interested 　　 D．aware

17．A.direction 　 B．answer　　　　　 C．promise 　　 　　 D．success

18．A.create 　 B．worry　　　　　　 C．regret 　　　　 D．target

19．A.royal 　　 B．tough　　　　　 C．free 　　　 D．short

20．A.demand 　　　 B．form　　 C．order 　　　　　　 D．satisfaction

 

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1.         A. clever　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　　 C. useless　　　 D. stupid

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3.         A. ability　　　 　 B. age　　　　　 C. brain　　　　　　 D. knowledge

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

5.         A. work　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. improvement　　　 D. success

6.         A. truly　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

7.         A. lead to　　　 　 B. strengthen　　 　 C. increase　　　　 D. add to

8.         A. an experience 　 B. an example　　　 C. a thought　　　　 D. a story

9.         A. state　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　 D. ending

10.     A. blame　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

11.     A. developed 　　　 B. organized　　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

12.     A. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

14.     A. only　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 　 D. then

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

16.     A. gave　　　　　　 B. succeeded 　　　 C. failed　　　　 　 D. believed

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

 

Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his_______.

　 A. ability　　　　　　 B. force　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　 D. mind

 

Finding information in today’s world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A. ability　　 　　　 B. competition　　 　 C. challenge　　 　　 D. knowledge

 

Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his 　　　 .?

A.ability　　 B.force　　　 C.strength　 D.mind?