Robison was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine, then he 16 what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 17 schooling. 18 so poor, how could they pay for the education?
When he was fifteen, he worked 19 a servant in a school, looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 20 for himself. How he wished to have the same chance. He 21 to study by himself. In the day time after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 22 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to 23 what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember 24 he had learned during the day. He worked 25 hard at the lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours’ 26. The more he learned, the 27 he wanted to learn.
A maths teacher 28 him and came to like this diligent(刻苦) boy and 29 him to sit at the back of the class. In 30 exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the 31 grade.
Robison went on for six years 32 his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the attention of some university professors. They appreciated (欣赏) his talent and his diligence. 33 him the better chance they employed him as a librarian and 34 him free guidance. Robison was filled with joy. Fro he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to 35.
A．burned B．gave C．sent D．sold
A．any B．less C．no D．small
A．Because B．As C．For D．Being
A．like B．as C．for D．at
A．sorry B．angry C．disappointed D．interesting
A．wished B．wanted C．decided D．considered
A．would B．should C．could D．might
A．do B．catch C．listen to D．hear
A．when B．all C．that D．which
A．such B．too C．so D．very
A．study B．sleep C．work D．time
A．better B．harder C．less D．more
A．punished B．discovered C．liked D．laughed at
A．allowed B．let C．pushed D．tired
A．his B．a C．one D．the
A．highest B．most C．tallest D．largest
A．for B．at C．with D．in
A．To give B．Giving C．Give D．For giving
A．taught B．offered C．sent D．supplied
A．death B．success C．school D．happiness
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him____much in repairs that he decided that he had better ____it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly____to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so___of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was ____ when they met one evening, and said, “What's____， Dave？”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may ___more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement！” Thinking that Sam's____was sensible(合理的)，he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car，____ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no ____.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问)．A man rang up and said he would like to___ him about the car. “All right，” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be____or not. “Fine，” the man said, “and I'll____ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ____ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, ____ to wait there for the people who had____ his advertisement. Even Dave had to ____that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸)．Then, soon after he had got the car as clean____ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this ____ to us yet, sir？”
A．directly B．safely C．properly D．easily
A．so B．such C．very D．too
A．keep B．repair C．sell D．throw
A．anxious B．lucky C．ashamed D．generous
A．some B．neither C．none D．most
A．delighted B．upset C．calm D．astonished
A．on B．up C．it D．that
A．learn B．miss C．get D．find
A．message B．advice C．request D．description
A．uses B．loses C．has D．spends
A．doubt B．help C．trouble D．answer
A．tell B．see C．agree D．call
A．exact B．suitable C．early D．late
A．follow B．meet C．bring D．introduce
A．recognize B．gain C．admire D．test
A．happening B．meaning C．turning D．failing
A．read B．inserted C．answered D．placed
A．forget B．show C．disagree D．admit
A．as B．that C．so D．such
A．bargain B．sale C．accident D．result
The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming.Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade.Maja ____ her cousin，Jasmina.After Jasmina's death，Maja swore she would honor the little girl by ___ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls ____. “ Jasmina never got the chance to do it.” says Maja, now 32, “so I ____ that someday I'd do it for her.”
In high school, Maja was ____ about sports.She even planned to become an athlete.____， in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb ____ her left leg.
After two years' ____ in the U．S., Maja received her first artificial (人造的)leg, but ____ it didn't fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. ____， she managed to graduate from a local high school.Then after receiving a ____ from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and ____ started her own company.
To relax, Maja ____ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium(水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her ____. One day, Maja happened to see trainers ____ Winter with a hightech tail.When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was ____.She managed to find the inventors of Winter's tail.Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the ____ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.
Now Maja was ready to keep her ____.She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached ____， then swam away.After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja ____ its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.
A．lost B．visited C．rescued D．left
A．talking B．living C．swimming D．surfing
A．adored B．adopted C．possessed D．purchased
A．pretended B．decided C．preferred D．agreed
A．positive B．enthusiastic C．particular D．curious
A．Undoubtedly B．Surprisingly C．Strangely D．Unfortunately
A．took away B．took over C．cut down D．cut out
A．study B．operation C．treatment D．experiment
A．until B．because C．although D．if
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．However
A．scholarship B．degree C．prize D．notice
A．gradually B．actually C．eventually D．naturally
A．might B．should C．could D．would
A．eye B．leg C．nose D．hand
A．decorating B．guiding C．marking D．fitting
A．inspired B．puzzled C．shocked D．amused
A．worry B．sadness C．pain D．fear
A．appointment B．promise C．record D．habit
A．blindly B．angrily C．gratefully D．cautiously
A．strike B．cover C．touch D．wipe
I once worked in a charter school(特许公立学校)．There students with serious problems were put in ___ .So when the year ended in May，only ____students sitting in the classes had been there since the doors____ in August.
Chad was one of them.He started out in my first semester ___ class.He had taken the course twice already ____ earning a credit(学分)，which was ____ at the school.He was too excited at times but fairly bright，and he never ____ a day of school during the first semester.Chad earned credit for first semester Spanish and moved on to the second.
I noticed a huge ____ in him when he returned from Christmas vacation.He was quieter and worked harder.I was ____ by his big improvement.Towards the end of the spring semester，Chad missed several weeks of school.When he returned.He told me he was soon being sent to “yearround school”．
I ____ the “yearround school” was prison.I was _____ to learn that he had broken into someone's house.____ I wanted to give him an award，some teachers said，“You should give the award to someone else.” I considered it.____ in the end I decided to ____ Chad only on what he had done in my class.
Chad's sentencing had been delayed, and he ____ to school that day.He ___ reacted when I gave him an award for Most Improved.He hugged me ____ and said，“Thank you.Now I have___to show my mom.”
Chad didn't finish second semester Spanish，and he never got ____ for the course.But I'd like to think that ____ made a difference in his life.
A．sea B．town C．village D．prison
A．a few B．many C．plenty of D．few
A．started B．closed C．opened D．broke
A．English B．Chinese C．Spanish D．Japanese
A．with B．without C．on D．for
A．special B．usual C．average D．common
A．ignored B．missed C．spent D．wasted
A．change B．fear C．trouble D．concern
A．confirmed B．puzzled C．prevented D．impressed
A．invented B．recognized C．discovered D．realized
A．shocked B．pleased C．frightened D．terrified
A．Before B．Until C．Unless D．When
A．Then B．But C．Thus D．Even
A．reward B．determine C．judge D．defend
A．made it B．got it C．went it D．caught it
A．excitedly B．slowly C．normally D．hardly
A．loosely B．tightly C．unwillingly D．narrowly
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．credit B．honour C．support D．bond
A．incident B．award C．sentence D．hug
—Mr Wang was caught in a snowstorm yesterday.
—I have known that，and_______his new car was completely destroyed.
A．hopefully B．fortunately C．thankfully D．unfortunately
When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a StraightA student，I believed I could ____tough subjects and really learn something.One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he ____in class.
When I took the first exam，I was ____ to find a 77，Cplus，on my test paper，____ English was my best subject.I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ____.
I decided to try harder.Although I didn't know what that ____because school had always been easy for me.I read the books more carefully，but got another 77.Again，I ____with Professor Jayne.Again，he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ___.
One more test before the final exam.One more ____ to improve my grade.So I redoubled my efforts and，for the first time, ____the meaning of the word “thorough”．But my ___ did no good and everything ___ as before
The 1ast hurdle(障碍)was the final.No matter what ____ I got，it wouldn't cancel three Cpluses.I might as well kiss the ____ goodbye.
I stopped working hard.I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the final，I even ____ myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once I'd have ____ with a test.
A week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office.He ______to be expecting me.“If I gave you the As you ____，you wouldn't continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him，____ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.I had worked my head ____，as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：Aplus.It was the only Aplus given.The next year I received my scholarship.I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
A．but B．so C．for D．or
A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
A．reflected B．meant C．improved D．affected
A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure
A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．learned
A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method
A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject
A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
A．out B．over C．on D．off