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John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．
When John went to college，he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．
The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．
It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”
Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．
Before long everyone could not believe their eyes．John was doing everything fight．The opposing team could not stop him．He ran，he passed and blocked like a star．And at last his team won the game．
After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well， you knew my dad died，but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile，“Dad came to all my games，but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it．”
31．Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?
A．Because he had no time to practice．
B．Because he was too young to play games．
C．Because everyone looked down upon him．
D．Because his body condition was not good．
32．The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ “
A．make progress B．be allowed to join the team
C．cut himself D．be refused by the coach
33．How did the other members feel when they saw John play in the saturday game?
A．Surprised． B．Hopeless． C．Excited． D．Disappointed．
34．From the text we can know that ．
A．John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”
B．John's father always taught him how to play
C．John's father went to most of his college games
D．the coach was sure John would be the best player one day
35．This story tells us that
A．a burden of one’s choice is not felt B．better to do well than to say well
C．a fall into a pit，a gain in your wit D．where there is a will，there is a way
Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of 36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely 37 young lady.
One day 38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be 39 to stand up in front of the class and read the 40 that we had completed.
When my turn came, I 41 to stand up in front of all those students and 42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again 43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the 44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making 46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and 47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs 48 were shaking and I felt a(n) 49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain 50 .
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have 51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I 52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school 55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.
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| This is a true story about something that happened between a customer of General Motors and its Customer- Care Executive (客服主管). The following complaint was received by General Motors "...It may sound crazy, but it's a fact that every time I buy a 1 ice cream, and come back from the store, my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts 2 fine. Why?" The executive was 3 about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. The 4 made three visits to the store with the customer. The first time, he got chocolate ice cream. The car started. The second time, he ordered strawberry. The car started. The third time he got vanilla. The car failed to start. The engineer 5 to believe that the man's car was allergic (过敏的) to vanilla ice cream. He 6 his visits, and noted all sorts of data: the types of gas used and the time it took to drive back and forth. Soon he came a clue: it took the man less 7 to buy vanilla than any other flavor (味道). Why? The answer was in the layout (布局) of the store. Vanilla, as the most 8 flavor, was in the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept further back, where it took longer to buy them. Time was now the 9 not the vanilla ice cream! The engineer quickly put forward an answer:"engine trouble." The extra time taken to get any other flavor 10 the engine to cool down longer. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot to start. Even crazy-looking problems can be real. What really 11 is your attitude to the problem. Don't just say something is "IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort into 12 it out. If you look closer, you may discover that it's possible after all. | ||||
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SECTION B
Directions ； For each blank in the following passage there are four words of phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word that best fits the context.
This is a true story about something that happened between a customer of General Motors and its Customer - Care Executive (客服主管).The following complaint was received by General Motors. "???It may sound crazy, but it's a fact that every time I buy a 36 ice cream, and come back from the store, my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts 37 fine, why?" The executive was 38 about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway.
The 39 made three visits to the store with the customer. The first time, he got chocolate ice cream. The car started. The second time, he ordered strawberry. The car started. The third time he got vanilla. The car failed to start. The engineer 40 to believe that the man's car was allergic (过敏的)to vanilla ice cream. He 41 his visits, and noted all sorts of data: the types of gas used and the time it took to drive back and forth.
Soon he came a clue: it took the man less 42 to buy vanilla than any other flavor (味道). Why? The answer was in the layout (布局)of the store. Vanilla, as the most 43 flavor, was in the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept further back, where it took longer to buy them.
Time was now the 44 not the vanilla ice cream！ The engineer quickly put forward an answer: “engine trouble." The extra time taken to get any other flavor 45 the engine to cool down longer. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot to start.
Even crazy 一 looking problems can be real. What really 46 is your attitude to the problem.
Don't just say something is "IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort into 47 it out. If you look closer, you may discover that it's possible after all.
36. A. chocolate B. strawberry C. vanilla D. banana
37. A. just B. only C. still D. ever
38. A. worried B. crazy C. doubtful D. cheerful
39. A. customer B. engineer C. executive D. shopkeeper
40. A. pretended B. decided C. struggled D. refused
41. A. stopped B. continued C. valued D. repeated
42. A. time B. effort C. cost D. speed
43. A. strange B. familiar C. terrible D. popular
44. A. effect B. reason C. problem D. solution
45. A. prevented B. encouraged C. let D. allowed
46. A. matters B. impresses C. bothers - D, concerns
47. A. looking B. figuring C, trying D. testing
SECTION B
Directions ； For each blank in the following passage there are four words of phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word that best fits the context.
This is a true story about something that happened between a customer of General Motors and its Customer - Care Executive (客服主管).The following complaint was received by General Motors. "??????It may sound crazy, but it's a fact that every time I buy a 36 ice cream, and come back from the store, my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts 37 fine, why?" The executive was 38 about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway.
The 39 made three visits to the store with the customer. The first time, he got chocolate ice cream. The car started. The second time, he ordered strawberry. The car started. The third time he got vanilla. The car failed to start. The engineer 40 to believe that the man's car was allergic (过敏的)to vanilla ice cream. He 41 his visits, and noted all sorts of data: the types of gas used and the time it took to drive back and forth.
Soon he came a clue: it took the man less 42 to buy vanilla than any other flavor (味道). Why? The answer was in the layout (布局)of the store. Vanilla, as the most 43 flavor, was in the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept further back, where it took longer to buy them.
Time was now the 44 not the vanilla ice cream！ The engineer quickly put forward an answer: “engine trouble." The extra time taken to get any other flavor 45 the engine to cool down longer. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot to start.
Even crazy 一 looking problems can be real. What really 46 is your attitude to the problem.
Don't just say something is "IMPOSSIBLE" without putting a sincere effort into 47 it out. If you look closer, you may discover that it's possible after all.
36. A. chocolate B. strawberry C. vanilla D. banana
37. A. just B. only C. still D. ever
38. A. worried B. crazy C. doubtful D. cheerful
39. A. customer B. engineer C. executive D. shopkeeper
40. A. pretended B. decided C. struggled D. refused
41. A. stopped B. continued C. valued D. repeated
42. A. time B. effort C. cost D. speed
43. A. strange B. familiar C. terrible D. popular
44. A. effect B. reason C. problem D. solution
45. A. prevented B. encouraged C. let D. allowed
46. A. matters B. impresses C. bothers - D, concerns
47. A. looking B. figuring C, trying D. testing
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