Here is a picture where we can see grass growing in stones strongly． This picture    36  me of my father, a most determined man． He was born in a very    37 black family in the country, and both of my grandparents were   38  ．My father began to work in the cotton(棉花) fields when he was seven years old． He had a strong desire to change his own fate（命运） ever since he was a little boy． He   39 himself how to read and write in the evening． Later with his parents'    40    he managed to go to school where he studied computer science at Yale University． He later became a professor of Stanford University and was an expert in programming． He could   41  programs (程序) for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himself． I'm    42  of my father   43   of his determination.

The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him   44   a severe test． Whenever we want to test a man's character, we should find out whether he can   45   __ adversity （逆境）, because adversity can always prove the   46  character of a man．Only when we make up our own mind can we overcome any    47  ． Some people would give up halfway． Such men can hardly expect to succeed． If we do not give up hope, nothing is impossible．

1.	A．supposes B．demands C．warns D．reminds

 

2.	A．old B．poor C．large D．happy

 

3.	A．farmers B．workers C．doctor D．teachers．

 

4.	A．respected B．forced C．taught D．prepared

 

5.	A．love B．help C．wish D．care

 

6.	A．show B．design C．learn D．play

 

7.	A．fond B．confident C．proud D．certain

 

8.	A．because B．differed C．suffered D．dated

 

9.	A．send for B．go through C．get up D．try out

 

10.	A．stand B．choose C．expect D．tear

 

11.	A．lovely B．live C．true D．weak

 

12.	A．danger B．difficulty C．question D．mistake

 

One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.

“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.

“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.

1.	A．20 dollar B．20 dollars C．20-dollars D．20-dollar.

 

2.	A．risen B．put C．raised D．held

 

3.	A．bill B．paper C．cash D．change

 

4.	A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Anybody D．You

 

5.	A．up B．down C．above D．around

 

6.	A．should B．can C．if D．Whether

 

7.	A．threw B．dropped C．fell D．put

 

8.	A．showed B．lifted C．brought D．picked

 

9.	A．good B．clean C．large D．dirty

 

10.	A．given B．learned C．taught D．taken

 

11.	A．that B．how C．what D．Why

 

12.	A．value B．price C．effect D．part

 

13.	A．studies B．work C．fields D．lives

 

14.	A．do B．make C．give D．take

 

15.	A．meet B．deal C．talk D．get

 

16.	A．like B．hope C．wish D．Expect

 

17.	A．worthless B．weak C．poor D．careless

 

18.	A．from B．in C．about D．at

 

19.	A．beauty B．face C．looks D．impression

 

20.	A．lesson B．truth C．saying D．story

 

One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone 1 ,and still another whistled loudly every time the　 2　 turned his back．

　　 Reform school? No．College．

　　 More and more, professors say, they are coming across 3 　students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave 4 , talk loud or take care of personal 5 such as paying bills during class．

　　 Why are the students behaving 6 _? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”

　　 Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even 　7 taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire　 8 ．

　　 People are 　9 __when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 　10 _ education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They 　11 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to　 12__ will behave more politely．

　 Dr．Amanda believes that society in 　13 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 14 ___ people in power, including professors, no longer 15 ___standards for 16 __．That leads to a growing imprudence（轻率行为） 17 some college students．“There’s a great 　18 　 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 　19 _disrespect,” said Dr．Amanda, 　20 ___that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”

1．A．line　　　　　 B．conversation　　 C．message　　　 D．picture

2．A．professor　　 　 B．student　　　 C．president 　 　 D．classmate

3．A．hardworking 　 B．cheating　　　　 C．rude　　　　　　 D．selfish

4．A．late　　　　　 B．early　　　　　　 C．noisily　　　 D．quietly

5．A．felling　　　 B．interest　　　　 C．computer　　　 　 D．business

6．A．badly　　　　　　 B．well　　　　　　 C．politely　　　　 D．oneself

7．A．enjoy　　　　　　 B．hate　　　　　　 C．start　　　　　　 D．avoid

8．A．school　　　　 B．company　 　 C．society　　　 D．class

9．A．delighted　　　　 B．surprised　　　　 C．interested　　　 D．encouraged

10．A．better　　　　　 B．more　　　　　 　 C．higher　　　　 D．younger

11．A．expect　　　 B．hope　　　 　 　 C．forbid　　　　 D．wish

12．A．work　　　　 　 B．college　　　 C．learning　　　　 D．knowledge

13．A．all　　　　　 B．time　　　　　　 C．charge　　　　 D．general

14．A．why　　　 　 B．how　　　　　 C．whether　　　 D．that

15．A．change　　　 B．break　　　　　　 C．set　　　　　 D．reach

16．A．teaching　　 　 B．politeness　　　 C．thinking　　　　 D．progress

17．A．about　　 　 　 B．for　　　　　 C．behind　　　　 D．among

18．A．deal　　　　 　 B．number　　　　 C．many　　　 　 　 D．sum

19．A．prepare　　　 B．grow　　　 　 　 C．develop　　　 D．improve

20．A．speaking　　 　 B．adding　　　　 C．warning　　　 D．wishing