I will never forget what my old headmaster has taught me. 　31 when you are only 15 years of age, you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers. However, this 　32 story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get 　33 of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning he was 　34 the students on important things in life and about 　35 ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story 　36 .

An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would 　37 every morning and get the train right to Central London, then 　38 at the street corner and beg. He would do this every 　39　 day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and had begged for almost 20years.

His house was 　40　 and unpleasant smell came out of the house. The neighbors could not 　41 the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to 　42　 this place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 　43 all over the house that the old man had collected over the years.

The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 　44　 . They waited outside his house, expecting to 　45 the good news with him. When he arrived home , he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 　46　 for him to beg any more. He said nothing 　47 , but went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he begged as usual.

Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story 　48　 staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

We should remain true to our course, which may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally 　49 ,let nothing else determine our fate, but ourselves.

What makes us happy is what 　50 in the end, not what we get.

31．A．Normally　 　　　　 B．Exactly　 　　　 　　　 C．Personally　 D．Gradually

32．A．fluent　 　　　　　　 B．optional　 　　　　　 C．particular　 D．optimistic

33．A．informed　　 　　　 B．warned　 　　　　　 C．accused　 　 D．reminded

34．A．disputing　 　　　　　 B．claiming　 　　　　　 C．addressing　 D．advising

35．A．engaging　　 　　　 B．committing　 　　　 C．occupying　 D．adjusting

36．A．went　 　　　　　　　 B．continued　 　　　　 C．implied　 　　　 D．reported

37．A．tidy up　 　　　　　　 B．look up　 　　　　　 C．dry up　 　　 D．wake up

38．A．sit　 　　　　　　　　　 B．lie　 　　　　　　　　　 C．wait　 　　　　 D．sell

39．A．other　 　　　　　　　 B．single　 　　　 C．minor　 　　　 D．only

40．A．neat　 　　　　　　　　 B．odd　 　　　　　 　　C．delicate　 　　 D．messy

41．A．prohibit　 　　　　　 B．see　　 　　　　　　　 C．resist　 　　　 D．stand

42．A．clear　 　　　　　　　 B．destroy　 　　　　　 C．mop　 　　　　 D．wash

43．A．property　 　　　　 B．books　 　　　　　　 C．money　 　　 D．stamps

44．A．millionaire　 B．worker　　 　　　　　 C．cleaner　 　　 D．begger

45．A．appreciate　 　　　 B．divide　 　　　　　　 C．share　　 　　 D.ensure

46．A．possibility　 　　　 B．alternative　 　　　 C．need　 　　　　 D．demand

47．A．after all　 　　　　　 B．at all　 　　　　　　　 C．above all　 　　 D．all in all

48．A．rather than　　 　　 B．other than　　 　　　 C．more than 　　D．less than

49．A．overlook　　 　　　 B．advocate　 　 　　C．negotiate　 　 D．disapprove

50．A．wins　 　　　　　　　 B．admires　 　　　　　 C．matters　 　　 D．succeeds

A 25-year-old student from Hubei was 　 36　 into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university after an eight—year struggle．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 1ocal school after　 39　 from a secondary technical school at age 17．Being a 　40 art student，he passed the exam again next year but　 41 school because of lacking money 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 fate(命运)　 51　 knowledge.

52 　by his contribution，Li Jun’s university funded him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new　 53　 has now begun．Li said he 　54　 not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and　 55　 more scholarships．

36．A．accept　 　　　　　　　　 B．admitted　 　　 　C．admired　　　 　 D．allowed

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

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

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

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

41．A．went on with 　　B．watched out for C．1ooked forward to　　 D．dropped out of

42．A．fair 　　　　　　 　　B．unfair　 　　　 　C．lucky 　　　　　　　 D．unlikely

43．A．value　 　　　　　　 B．respect　 　　 　C．1iving 　　　　 　　D．freedom

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

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

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

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

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

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

50．A．asked for　 　　　 B．looked for 　　 　C．prayed for　　　　　 D．waited for

51．A．on　 　 　　　　B．for 　　　　　　　　 　C．through　　　 　 D．into

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

53．A．challenge 　　　 B．1ife 　　　　　　　 　C．case　　　　　　　　　 D．relationship

54．A. will　　　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　　 D. might

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

________ of stealing money from the bank, he was questioned by the police.

A. Accusing　　　 B. Accused　　　　 C. Having accused 　 　 D. To accuse

The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest.
　　 A. blamed　　　　　　　 B. condemned　　　　　 C. accused　　　　　 D. charged

Protecting Copyright

Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music. As usual, she starts her computer and goes to Baidu.com to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.

“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Down loaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.

Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others’ work without paying.

However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing file-sharers.”

1.Which of the following best describes the passage?

A. Downloading material can be illegal.

B. Music on the Internet is of better quality.  

C. It’s good to get free music on the Internet.

D. Baidu is a popular web company.

2.The four web companies were put to court because ________.

A. they got copyrighted songs without paying    

B. they make copyrighted files for free downloads

C. they downloaded copyrighted music for people

D. they offer free music on line

3.How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?

A. A bit guilty. 　                      B. A little sad.  　   

C. Extremely angry. 　                  D. Awfully sorry.

4.What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?

A. Getting more money from web companies.  

B. Making pop singers more popular.

C. Helping to improve the music.           

D. Enabling people to download favorite songs.

5.It can be inferred from the text that _________.

A. Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws.

B. Teenagers haven’t got money to buy CDs.

C. Teenagers are probably still downloading free music.

D. Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music.