Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel inManila, preparing a cake. It would seem to be for a cook, but Mary is not normal. She has no hands.
Her disability (残疾), however, only slows her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces. “When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might hurt herself when using a knife, but that has never been a ,” says the boss of the hotel. “She does not get special treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks.”
Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were attacked by two men, who were trying to force her family off their land. The 11-year-old girl passed out (晕倒) as she tried to herself from the attack. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an operation. They saved her life but could not save her hands.
In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at the House with No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation (康复) and training centre for disabled people. She learned how to write and do housework there. And more , she became used to her disability. She believed she could live a normal life although she was disabled. She thought she had something important to do in life because she was alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.
Mary didn’t shy away from the attention when she was reported on television. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s to live a normal life,” Mary says. “It is difficult to make a living, but I don’t lose hope. I believe nothing is impossible if you dream and work hard.
A．attractive B．natural C．necessary D．important
A．moment B．way C．problem D．topic
A．save B．keep C．prevent D．protect
A．strangely B．importantly C．suddenly D．politely
A．yet B．already C．just D．still
A．possible B．excellent C．simple D．exciting
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I did nothing at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14 he said,"You're never going to be but a failure （失败者）."
After five years of poor jobs,I fell in with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me,"You in everything, You can't give any happiness to my daughter!" The words made me feel sad. I decided to do something about my life,because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was .
So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college, I during the day in a high school and went to evening classes at college, Later, I gave up that job to write all time. At the same time,I got a part-time job at Leeds University as a . I began to feel___ of myself here was once a poor boy who'd left school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career（生涯） when I discovered my own style.
Now I'm rich and ,be on TV,and meet lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down say："I believe in you. You'll succeed. "
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My classmates and I went to Dalian for vacation. First , we went to the beach . We had great fun ____ in the water. Then we went shopping. We _____ lots of interesting things.
The next day, it rained , so we went to a museum. It was _____. I_____ a little boy crying in the corner. He was lost and I helped him _____ his father. That made me ___ very____. I ____ have enough money for a taxi, so I____ back to the hotel. I was really _____.
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Once there was an old mall in a town．He always forgot things．So his wife always had to say to him，“Don’t forget this!”One day he went on a long trip(旅行)alone．Before he________ home，his wife said，“Now you have all these_________．They are what you need for your trip．Take care of your things during the trip．”He went to the station，bought a ticket and ________ the train with it．
_______ haft an hour later，the conductor began to check the tickets，He came to the old man and said，“Will you please __________ me your ticket?”The old marl looked for his ticket in all his pockets，but he could not find __________．He was very worried．“I can’t find my ticket．I realty bought a ticket _________ I got on the train，”said the old man．
“I believe(相信)you have bought a ticket．All right，you don’t have to buy _________ one，”said the conductor kindly．“But how can I know _______I'm going? I can’t remember my station!，the old man said sadly．
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完形填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Friends are very important in people’s lives. Some friends have views（观点）and interests, and like the same things. Should friends be different same? In my opinion, I don’t care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Lei like me. I am than most of the students in my class, and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both enjoy . On weekends, we often go to the library to do some reading. But the other friend of mine, Lin Ying, is different from me. She is much more outgoing, and she likes and often makes me laugh. She also likes , so she is stronger. I don’t think differences are important in a . What’s your opinion?
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It was the last day of the examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building , a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin soon. This was their exam---then on to graduation and jobs. On their faces was . With four years’ hard study in the college, they felt and able to take it. The coming exam, they knew, would be an one, as the professor(教授) had said they could bring_____ books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not from each other during the exam.
they walked into the classroom. The professor gave the papers. And the students found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed, the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. The professor looked at the faces before him, and then asked: “How many all five questions?” ,No hand was . “How many answered four?” Still no hand. “Three? Two?” Still no one. “One, then?” But the class silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ”, he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are still many things you don’t know.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all this course, but remember----even though you are now college graduates, your education has just . ”
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