The young wonman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear,she felt strong wearing her new leg.

   In her second grade. Maja  31  her cousin.Jasmina.After Jasmina’s death.Maja swore she would honor the little girl by  32  with a dolphin,an animal that both girls  33  .”Jasmina never got the chance to do it.”says Maja.now32,”so I  34  that someday I’d do it for her.”

   In high school,Maja was  35  about sports. she even planned to become an athlete.   36  ,in 1993. during the eivil war in her home country, a bomb  37   her left leg.

   After two years’  38  in the U.S.,Maja received her first artifierd (人造的)leg. But  39  it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was painfei   40   she managed to graduart from a loca high school. Then after receiving a   41 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and   42   started her own campany.

     To relax. Maja   43   ofter watch the dolphins play at an auarium (水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin. Winter, who had lost its tail, eaught her   44     One day,Maja happened to see trainers   45   Winter with a high-teeh tail.When they were done.Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was    46  . She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail.Within ten days,she  had a new leg which freed her the   47    that had troubled her for almost 16years.

  Now, Maja was ready to keep her   48    .She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached    49     , then swum away. After a few minutes. The dollop hint let Maja     50   its back Finally .they began to swim around together.

1. A .lost       B. visited       C .rescued          D. left

2.  A. talking    B. living        C. swimming         D. surfing

3. A.adored       B. adopted      C. possessed        D. premised

4.  A. pretended   B.deeided       C. perfected        D. agreed

5.  A. positive    B. atheistic    C. particular       D. curious

6. A. Undoubtedly  B. Surprisingly  C. Strangely      D. Unfurunaterly

7. A. took away   B. took ever    C. cut down         D. cut out

8. A. study      B. potation      C. treatment       D. experiment

9. A. until      B. because       C. although         D. it

10. A. Otherwise  B. Therefore      C. Besides         D. However

11. A. scholarships   B. degree      C. prize          D. notice

12. A. gradually       B. actually    C. eventually     D. niter

13. A. might           B. should      C. could       D. would

14. A. eye            B. leg         C. nose         D. hand

15. A. celebrating     B. grueling   C. marking      D. firm

16.  A. inspired       B. passed       C. shocked      D. amused 

17. A. worry           B. sadness    C. pain         D. fear

18. A. appointment     B. promise    C. record       D. halt

19..A. blindly         B. angrily    C. gratefully    D. cautiously

20. A. strike          B. cover      C. touch          D. wipe

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  36 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really  37 . I looked up to Helen  38 she was doing what she loved—  39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   40 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I  43  __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  45 ? You’re not smiling today.” I  __46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  47 just have faith in me.”
Before long he handed me checks  48  __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your  49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have  50  __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I_ 51 __working at the restaurant, making  52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the  53 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55 . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  16 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really  17 . I looked up to Helen  18 she was doing what she loved—  19 people better. She always made everyone, customers（顾客） and co-workers（同事）,  20 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  21 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _22 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I  23 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __24 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  25 ? You’re not smiling today.” I  26__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  27 just have faith in （信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks  28 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust（信任） in your  29 as a person. Good people with a dream should have  30  __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 31  __working at the restaurant, making  32 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（被破灭）, though, and I lost the  33 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at  Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__34 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent（代理商，代理人）.   35 ， I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest（利息 ）. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm（公司）.
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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow   36 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really  37 . I looked up to Helen  38  she was doing what she loved—  39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers（同事）  40 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the new found confidence I  43 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s   45  ? You’re not smiling today.” I  46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  47 just have faith in(信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks  48 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your  49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have   50  __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I  51 working at the restaurant, making  52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（破灭）, and I lost the  53 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55 ，I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow   36 .

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really  37 . I looked up to Helen  38  she was doing what she loved—  39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers（同事）  40 and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the new found confidence I  43 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s   45  ? You’re not smiling today.” I  46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  47 just have faith in(信任）me.”

Before long he handed me checks  48 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your  49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have   50  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I  51 working at the restaurant, making  52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（破灭）, and I lost the  53 .

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55 ，I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.