25. A. teacher　　　　 　　　　 B. typist　　　 　　　　 C. scientist　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. doctor

24. A. wonderful　　　 　　　　 B. complex　　 　　　 C. strange　　　　 　　　 D. simple

23. A. disabled　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. talented　 　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

22. A. balance　　　　 　　　　 B. view　　　 　　　 C. value　 　　　　　　　　　 　　D. measure

21. A. until　　　　　 　 　　　　 B. because　　 　　　 C. although　 　　　　　　　　　 D. unless

55．A．make up 　　　　　　　　　　 B．figure out　　 　　　　　　 C．think of　 　　　　　　　　 　D．take off

答案　 36-55 CBDAC　 DBACD　 BACDB　 CADBC

Passage 44

(河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期期中考试)

Live Your Dream

We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born 　21　 　we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough to understand the realities of life, I realized that society puts a high 　22　 　on youth, beauty and academic achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although I was 　23　 .

My dream was 　24　 . I just dreamed of becoming a 　25　 　when I was in secondary school. The employment field was a highly 　26　 　place. It gave not only fierce competition to a disabled job-seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the 　27　 　strong and healthy. They look on the disabled as the back row of society.

　 28　 , I refused to sit in the back row. I decided to 　29　 　a course in typing run by the government. When I 　30　 　over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me, then moved her eyes to my body. She advised me to 　31　 　my choice from typing. But I was 　32　 to stay with it.“I will be a really good typist,”I told her. She 　33　 　me.

On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were 　34　 　to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very efficient and finished half of the work given to us all.

　 35　 work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to 　36　 　my dream. I was taken on as one of the typists in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not 　37　 starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a typist was just the beginning of the 　38　 . Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. I worked and studied at the same time, which was no easy task. But all my efforts 　39　 　at last.

Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the 　40　 , until they get what they want in life and live their dreams.

54．A．diligent　　 　　　　　　　　 B．generous　　 　　　　　　 C．brave　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．intelligent

53．A．What’s more　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In reality　　

　　　　 C．Worse still　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．On the other hand

52．A．sharing　　 　　　　　　　　 B．dividing　　 　　　　　　　　 C changing　　 　　　　　　　　 D．enjoying

51．A．easy　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．funny　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．hard　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．strange