The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36   everyone's spirits up to the ceiling, I   37   there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to   38   people feel like that." My father asked me   39   I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar. I replied A(An)  40   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42   as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43  . Many people were  44   that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45   I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my  46   to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a    49   to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately  53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55   engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

1.A．rise             B．blow           C．put            D．raise

2.A．left             B．came           C．arrived        D．slipped

3.A．get              B．hope           C．make           D．cheer

4.A．that             B．what           C．which          D．if

5.A．dream            B．idea           C．girl           D．speaker

6.A．After            B．Before         C．Because        D．While

7.A．beginning        B．working        C．acting         D．regarding

8.A．life             B．love           C．income         D．career

9.A．disappointed     B．moved          C．surprised      D．delighted

10.A．when            B．why            C．if             D．how

11.A．plan            B．promise        C．decision       D．mind

12.A．attending       B．joining        C．entering       D．holding

13.A．newspaper       B．book           C．report         D．speech

14.A．day             B．second         C．week           D．moment

15.A．help            B．job            C．god            D．company

16.A．everything      B．anything       C．nothing        D．something

17.A．alive           B．dead           C．missing        D．born

18.A．examined        B．searched       C．checked        D．tested

19.A．help            B．harm           C．income         D．money

20.A．selling     B．speaking       C．writing        D．listening

ONCE again, I was in new school.  36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities  37  . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the   38  in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my  39  .
40  she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me   41   and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42  no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the   43   fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next   44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had   45   played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we   46  crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be   47  when we were older．We both had wild   48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49  from smiling so much．She showed me her   50  , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a   51  sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole   52   charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was   54  in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the   55   teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   41    everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I    42    there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to    43    people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A (An)    44    was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.    45    a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   46    as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my    47  . Many people were surprised that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my    48    to start my own company and leave my secure position after    49    a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a speech that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a (an)     50     to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a    51   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   52    I accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was born.
Having made that decision, I was immediately    53   . One week after I handed in my notice (辞职信), my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no    54   . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several    55   engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the   31  ended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was   32  and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   33  her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too   34   to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest  35  , wanted to see me.

She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she    36  with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next  37  . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I has never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we  38  crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s   39  we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wile   40  .

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from   41  so much. She showed me her outfits, which had   42   come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her   43   a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes    44  .

Paris had the whole neighborhood   45  . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free   46   and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was   47  in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being   48  .

Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me   49   the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can  50  to be your best friend.

A．differences    B．similaritiesC．story               D．legend

A．awkward       B．brave      C．beautiful           D．clever

A．like               B．hate       C．stand             D．help

A．happy         B．worried    C．shamed             D．shocked

A．clothes       B．shoes     C．fashions            D．trousers

A．stayed       B．shared      C．built              D．repaired

A．surprise       B．puzzle      C．issue              D．question

A．took up       B．thought up       C．set up               D．made up

A．where        B．how      C．why                D．when

A．imaginations  B．image       C．profile              D．thinking

A．crying       B．shouting   C．smiling             D．doing

A．hardly       B．mostly      C．greatly              D．rarely

A．as           B．for        C．of                 D．from

A．in turn       B．in line      C．in exchange          D．in advance

A．confused       B．charmed   C．addicted            D．annoyed

A．permission    B．price        C．clothes              D．passes

A．included       B．taken       C．controlled         D．closed

A．short          B．high      C．tall                D．funny

A．go through   B．see throughC．look through         D．get through

A．lookout     B．turnout   C．watch out           D．work out

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
The world always makes way for the dreamer !
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I  37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to   38  people feel like that.” My father asked me   39   I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied.  A（An）  40  was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my   43 .  Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they asked   45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my   46   to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after 47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a   48   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   51  I had accomplished(完成；实现) in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was   52  .
Having made that decision, I was immediately   53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several   55  engagements（业务）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.