A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university，after an eight-year

   36   ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first   37   going to college in the year 2000   38   he was admitted by a local school after   39   from a secondary technical school at age 17．As a（n）   40   art student，he passed the exam again next year but   41   school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed    42    but Li didn’t give in．He earned a   43   by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of   44   the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li  45   the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．   46   ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts   47   ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year，Li took art   48   in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on    49    work．Li said he hadn’t   50   any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his   51   through knowledge．

   52    by his contribution，Li Jun’ s university   53   him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11，450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new   54   has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and   55   more scholarships．

A．research            B．struggle           C．service             D．expectation

A．talked of                  B．told of             C．dreamt of         D．knew of

A．where                  B．when             C．that                 D．since

A．learning               B．separating        C．dating              D．graduating

A．gifted                  B．surprised          C．interested         D．easy going

A．went on with B．watched out for           C．dropped out of D．looked forward to

A．unfair                 B．hard                C．practical          D．busy

A．value                   B．respect             C．freedom           D．living

A．entering               B．visiting            C．supporting              D．pursing

A．turned to            B．applied for       C．called for               D．adapted to

A．Instead               B．At times          C．However          D．Besides

A．took off             B．paid off           C．gave off          D．sent off

A．ways                  B．programmes     C．success            D．courses

A．full-time            B．part-time         C．out-of-door      D．all

A．asked for           B．looked for       C．payed for         D．waited for

A．plan                   B．ideal                C．fate                 D．opinion

A．Encouraged        B．Influenced              C．Accused          D．Impressed

A．funded               B．gave                C．paid                D．cost

A．challenge           B．life                  C．case                 D．relationship

A．spend                 B．win                 C．care                 D．use

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.

As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.

  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

1.                A．hid            B．left            C．put  D．discovered

 

2.                A．walked         B．jumped         C．traveled  D．dug

 

3.                A．courage        B．pride           C．effort    D．pleasure

 

4.                A．however        B．still            C．thus D．even

 

5.                A．put            B．raise           C．take D．break

 

6.                A．large           B．difficult         C．hard D．much

 

7.                A．decided        B．refused         C．agreed   D．planned

 

8.                A．inventions      B．progress        C．mistakes D．changes

 

9.                A．tried           B．failed          C．thought   D．started

 

10.               A．success        B．goal           C．result D．wish

 

11.               A．Gradually       B．lately          C．Properly   D．Finally

 

12.               A．watched        B．helped         C．followed   D．taught

 

13.               A．loud           B．happy          C．sweet D．strict

 

14.               A．Angrily         B．Movingly       C．Suddenly  D．Gently

 

15.               A．knowledge      B．strength        C．tools  D．ability

 

16.               A．wasted         B．brought        C．used  D．carried

 

17.               A．replied         B．corrected       C．shouted   D．praised

 

18.               A．advise         B．force          C．ask   D．want

 

19.               A．collected       B．threw          C．chose D．broke

 

20.               A．provide        B．lend           C．show D．pass

 

 

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well   37  it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_  that his father had bought the car. 39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his  40  study room. His father told him how  41  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how  42  he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully  43 gift box.

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and  44  a lovely, leather- bound (皮纸封面) Bible(圣经),  45 the young man's name pressed in gold.   46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47  your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in  48  . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very   49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him  50  that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（电报）  51  him his father had passed away, and willed（立遗嘱） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and  52_ things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden   53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the  55  . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.

1.                A．noticed         B．admired        C．watched  D．seen

 

2.                A．supply         B．offer           C．afford    D．serve

 

3.                A．promise        B．mark           C．support   D．signs

 

4.                A．Shortly         B．Finally          C．Instead   D．So

 

5.                A．public          B．hard           C．private   D．lazy

 

6.                A．proud          B．sad            C．upset D．puzzled

 

7.                A．many          B．much          C．far  D．often

 

8.                A．wrapped        B．typed          C．written   D．painted

 

9.                A．looked         B．reached        C．found    D．showed

 

10.               A．with           B．while          C．after  D．when

 

11.               A．Angry          B．Pleased        C．Interested D．Disappoint

 

12.               A．none          B．all             C．little  D．bit

 

13.               A．home          B．study          C．city   D．business

 

14.               A．healthy         B．strong          C．old   D．young

 

15.               A．on            B．until           C．since D．after

 

16.               A．telling          B．showing        C．saying D．talking

 

17.               A．look for        B．take care of     C．care  D．mind

 

18.               A．excitement      B．disappointment  C．surprise   D．sadness

 

19.               A．but            B．right           C．just   D．only

 

20.               A．door           B．bed           C．desk  D．Bible

 

 

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she 36 play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.37 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 38 all day about how wonderful and exciting 39 must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility(识别力), she 41 her mother for a bike ride 42 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 43 her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautifu. The girl knew 45 where she was heading! 46 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 47 of the golden house.

48 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 49 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.

So 52 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 53, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 54. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 55 that she had been living n her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.

1.                A．might          B．should          C．would    D．must

 

2.                A．Unless         B．Although        C．Since D．But

 

3.                A．dreamed       B．worried         C．asked    D．shouted

 

4.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．which

 

5.                A．different        B．scientific        C．musical   D．basic

 

6.                A．begged         B．blamed         C．invited   D．paid

 

7.                A．inside          B．outside         C．through  D．along

 

8.                A．insisting on      B．relying on       C．arguing about  D．wondering about

 

9.                A．travelling       B．running         C．riding    D．walking

 

10.               A．madly          B．rapidly         C．exactly    D．possibly

 

11.               A．Over          B．Down          C．Around   D．Beside

 

12.               A．windows        B．steps          C．center    D．gate

 

13.               A．Until           B．As             C．While D．Because

 

14.               A．getting         B．introducing      C．leading    D．moving

 

15.               A．felt            B．learned        C．concluded D．found

 

16.               A．transparent     B．bright          C．plain  D．wide

 

17.               A．anxious        B．angry          C．serious    D．sad

 

18.               A．turned around   B．cheered up     C．settled down   D．dropped in

 

19.               A．hill            B．valley          C．background    D．sight

 

20.               A．imagined       B．decided        C．realized   D．guessed

 

 

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.

Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.                A．runs           B．teaches         C．trains D．dances

 

2.                A．since           B．unless          C．after D．though

 

3.                A．tell            B．guess          C．assume   D．predict

 

4.                A．suspected       B．remembered    C．imagined D．noticed

 

5.                A．deeply         B．well            C．ahead    D．closely

 

6.                A．task           B．sport           C．event    D．show

 

7.                A．boring         B．enjoyable       C．difficult   D．unsatisfactory

 

8.                A．talent          B．quality          C．nature   D．condition

 

9.                A．doubt          B．advantage       C．challenge D．program

 

10.               A．examine        B．express        C．open D．trust

 

11.               A．fearful         B．harmful        C．unfair D．inconvenient

 

12.               A．to             B．on            C．off   D．against

 

13.               A．greeted        B．treated         C．served    D．paid

 

14.               A．pains          B．stresses        C．injuries    D．problems

 

15.               A．positive        B．friendly        C．flexible    D．caution

 

16.               A．defending      B．quitting         C．winning   D．bargaining

 

17.               A．standard        B．range          C．view  D．goal

 

18.               A．until           B．as             C．when D．before

 

19.               A．proud          B．tired           C．ashamed   D．confident

 

20.               A．plan           B．advice         C．reward    D．Responsibility