With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.

 As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿ cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25  . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26   achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  27   he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28   by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29   more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30   seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31   I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32  .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   34   of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35   to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

1. A. largest          B. highest       C. earliest     D. latest

2.A. seldom          B. hardly       C. always      D. almost

3.A. enjoyed         B. needed       C. made       D. kept

4. A. while           B. after         C. if          D. though

5. A. heart           B. hope         C. body       D. love

6. A. by             B. for          C. in          D. from

7.A. as             B. since         C. until        D. before

8. A. pleased         B. beaten       C. moved       D. asked

9. A. used           B. spent        C. took         D. wasted

10. A. Here           B. There        C. He          D. It

11. A. However        B. Sometimes    C. Again        D. Then

12. A. friends         B. helpers       C. time         D. exercise

13.A. tried           B. saw          C. did         D. met

14. A. thinking         B. talking      C. worried      D. proud

15.A. point           B. go          C. turn         D. hurry

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall,the21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 　29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 　33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 　34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 　35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

21. A. largest　　　　 B. highest　　　 C. earliest　　 D. latest

22. A. seldom　　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. always　　 D. almost

23. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. needed　　　 C. made 　　 D. kept

24. A. while　　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. if　　　　 D. though

25. A. heart　　　　　 B. hope　　　　 C. body　　　 D. love

26. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. from

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. until　　　 D. before

28. A. pleased　　　　 B. beaten　　　 C. moved　　　 D. asked

29. A. used　　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. took　　　　 D. wasted

30. A. Here　　　　　 B. There　　　 C. He　　　　 D. It

31. A. However　　　 B. Sometimes　 C. Again　　　 D. Then

32. A. friends　　　　 B. helpers　　　 C. time　　　　 D. exercise

33. A. tried　　　　　 B. saw　　　　 C. did　　　　 D. met

34. A. thinking　　　　 B. talking　　 C. worried　　 D. proud

35. A. point　　　　　 B. go　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. hurry

pleased  next   started   others before  tried  stand   with   move  other write  good

Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to ___1____ for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down ____2____ to a fat lady. She had several shopping bags, and Paul didn’t have more room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers_____3___ get off. Paul was polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off _____4___ him. She said, “ Thank you.” Then she___5___ to get out of the seat ___6___her bags. But she couldn’t ____7____.

   Paul had to push the lady. The ____8___ passengers pulled her. Finally they got her free but she was not ___9____. “I will ____10_____ to the bus company,” she said, “I will tell them not to make buses with such small seats.”

pleased  next   started   others before  tried  stand   with   move  other write  good

Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to ___1____ for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down ____2____ to a fat lady. She had several shopping bags, and Paul didn’t have more room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers_____3___ get off. Paul was polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off _____4___ him. She said, “ Thank you.” Then she___5___ to get out of the seat ___6___her bags. But she couldn’t ____7____.

   Paul had to push the lady. The ____8___ passengers pulled her. Finally they got her free but she was not ___9____. “I will ____10_____ to the bus company,” she said, “I will tell them not to make buses with such small seats.”

—Are you pleased with the result of the exam?

— Not at all, I can’t have _______.

A. a worse one        B. a better   one        C. the worse one       D. the best one