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.

Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort — and at maximum speed. That  41 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one  42 : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to  43 what I do, like so many who come to a new country.” she said. “I  44  to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45  myself properly.”
Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a  46    meant going to school to get the  47  education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  48  in my abilities. But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  49  how to do things in Canada. It was like having to   50  all over again,” said Diana.
51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新开张） 52  continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking  53  for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.   54  Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going  55  while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her  56  in Canada, Diana at last achieved her  57  goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to  58 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer,  59  her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and   60  the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

—Oh, I failed in the exam.

—_______.You still have chance.

A. Take your time　            B. Don’t lose heart

C. Don’t lose your heart　    D. No pains, no gains

When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a     26       problem and had to go to hospital for a     27   examination.
It seemed a small    28  compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go     29 right from the beginning , Not having a car or    30   the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B.     31  I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was    32   I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the     33   direction.
I    34  the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a    35  , who was trying to get past me.     36  , instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was     37  .  After I explained my    38   to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my    39    . Sitting there waiting, I felt   40 that someone had been willing to help .    41   , hearing a horn （喇叭） nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend     42     at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a     43  to the hospital.
Such unexpected     44  from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose    45    , for all things are possible.

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day a small group of young people were at a wildlife park on a field trip.
“Oh, look at her, she's so beautiful.” All of us   21   a cheetah（印度豹）named Subira in respect－except a teenage boy called Cory in the back row, who seemed to be   22   to himself in impatience. When several members of the group turned in his   23  , he brushed the front of his T-shirt as though to   24   dust, and, in a gesture clearly meaning to   25   us, rolled up the right sleeve (袖子）of his shirt, further showing his well-developed   26  .
Cory had   27   of playing professional baseball someday. No one doubted Cory's   28  . But that was before the car accident. Not only did Cory lose a   29    in the accident but his hope and his spirit.
Seeing such a large audience, Subira couldn’t wait to give the crowd a   30   of her skills. “How fast she runs!” one shouted. “But she only has three legs.” one cried.
No one was more   31   than Cory. He stared at the animal with the missing leg and he smiled, tears of hope in his   32  .
Looking   33   into Cory' s face, the organizer explained “It was soon after she came to us that she showed her own worth－a   34    gift of love and spirit. In the past few years, the gift of Subira has   35   people around the world，and without words Subria has become our most persuasive   36  , and the most priceless gift.”
Cory asked   37  , “Can I touch her?”
As the rest of the group looked on in amazement, the boy wheeled himself over to the large gate and   38   to push it open. The expression on his face was one of great   39  . It was clear that Cory had   40   the gift of Subira.
21. A. listened to   B. laughed at C. smiled at    D. stared at
22. A. talking     B. wondering  C. sitting     D. lying