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Courage is a big, tough word that no child should have to know, but too often they do. When they do, courage takes on a whole new meaning.

　　 Alex was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer on September 13, 2008. On that dark night, his mother was 36 after hearing the diagnosis, but she kept up her 37 , went into Alex’s room in the hospital and lay down beside him.

　　 "When I told Alex, he 38 over and patted my arm and said, 'It will be OK, Mama, '" said Kim Morgan. "His 39 was for me, not for himself. But that’s Alex. He is the most 40 little boy that I have ever known. He always 41 others before himself. He is amazing, and he has so much 42 ."

　　 In fact, five years ago, Alex’s father, Ron Morgan was also 43 with cancer. He 44 the disease and the treatments well, but he also kept his 45 from others.

　　 "We really didn’t want people to 46 ,"Kim Morgan said. "But by 47 Ron’s illness from others, we kept blessings from them 48 people really want to help. But when Alex was diagnosed, we got on the telephone and started 49 people. By church time on Sunday morning, there was 50 a church in Pike County that didn’t have Alex on its prayer list. We 51 so much the prayers and the concern of the people of Pike County."

　　 "That Ron had 52 the cancer and had done so well was a great encouragement to all of us," Morgan said. They knew that cancer could be fought and 53 . Also there was a lot of 54 in their little boy. "Alex is a(n) 55 ,"Morgan said. "Whatever he does, he gives it his all. And we knew that he would have the courage to do whatever it took to fight this disease."

36. A. frightened 　　B. curious 　　C. interested 　　　　 D. strange

37. A. convenience 　B. creativity 　　C. spirits　　　　 D. appearance

38. A. stepped　　　 B. reached　　　 C. switched　　　 D. swept

39. A. comment　　　 B. effort　　　　 C. situation　　　 D. concern

40. A. optimistic　　 B. considerate 　　C. intelligent　　 D. friendly

41. A. thinks of　　　 B. believes in　　 C. depends on　　 D. cheers up

42. A. difficulty　　　 B. loneliness　　 C. courage　　　 D. influence

43. A. diagnosed　　 B. bearing　　　 C. astonished　　 D. debating

44. A. handled　　　 B. insisted　　　 C. improved　　　 D. prepared

45. A. cure　　　　　 B. attitude　　　 C. opinion　　　 D. illness

46. A. suspect　　　 B. accuse　　　　 C. imagine　　　 D. know

47. A. stopping　　　 B. keeping　　　 C. taking　　　　 D. holding

48. A. though　　　 B. before　　　　 C. because　　　 D. until

49. A. selecting　　　 B. calling　　　　C. observing　　 D. promising

50. A. nearly　　　　 B. frequently　　 C. generally　　　 D. hardly

51. A. appreciate 　　B. praise　　　　 C. receive　　　　 D. offer

52. A. gone over　　 B. come through　 C. broken into　　 D. thrown up

53. A. defeated　　　 B. avoided　　　 C. watched　　　 D. prevented

54. A. quarrel　　　 B. debate　　　　 C. fight　　　　　 D. disagreement

55. A. journalist　　 B. coach　　　　 C. interviewee　　 D. competitor

36-40 ACBDB 41-45 ACAAD 46-50 DBABD 51-55 ABACD

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The most influential book in my life

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most influential book in my life. It __1__ (fill) with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her __2__ (child), but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience, ___3___ (do) well in her long and hard learning period.

I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships ___4____ (brave). Maybe you are born under an ill star yet you can stand a better chance ___5___ others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage ____6____courage is needed. Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not prevent ___7___ from learning. On the contrary, she ___8___ (make) continual efforts to go deeper into the realm of knowledge her fortitude had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. ___9___, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-organs as if we ___10___ (lose) them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most __31____(influence) book in my life. It is filled with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her __32____, but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience__33____ her long and hard learning period.

I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships __34____(bravety). Maybe you are born under an ill star yet you can stand a better chance _35____ others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage__36____ courage is needed. Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not stop__37____ learning: on the contrary, she had made continual __38____ to go deeper into the realm of knowledge, and her perseverance had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. __39____, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-organs as if we __40____(lose) them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who reinforced my understanding of the power of belief. She was 36 the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie 37 in California.

Our class had already been going for quite some time when 38 , supported by metal crutches（拐杖）, 39 herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）. She had many 40 in communicating with others. This was not due to 41 of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to 42 her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to 43 . It was Bonnie, her current caretaker, who 44 there was much more to Chris than anyone else gave her credit for.

When asked by the instructor what her goal 45 the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and 46 in the process. For most of her 47 nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to 48 was through temper outbursts. With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her 49 was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.

On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and 50 with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever 51 . Though as a girl who had in many ways been 52 , she believed that she could __53__ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been 54 strangers.

What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is 55 moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

1. A．luckily B．probably C．formally D．naturally

2. A．break B．course C．house D．chance

3. A．someone B．he C．herself D．she

4. A．dragged B．rushed C．ran D．jumped

5. A．difficulties B．indications C．disagreements D．suggestions

6. A．notice B．need C．lack D．cheer

7. A．impress B．annoy C．love D．entertain

8. A．walk B．pronounce C．communicate D．write

9. A．knew B．asked C．spoke D．required

10. A．at B．for C．on D．in

11. A．grateful B．surprised C．angry D．noisy

12. A．way B．process C．operation D．life

13. A．listen B．smile C．watch D．understand

14. A．class B．goal C．ability D．reason

15. A．began B．agreed C．found D．shared

16. A．argued B．attended C．witnessed D．accepted

17. A．found out B．thrown away C．brought up D．held out

18. A．give B．accompany C．spend D．achieve

19. A．complete B．necessary C．enough D．typical

20. A．called B．carried C．created D．searched

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Research has shown that motivation is very important in learning a language; you need to be enthusiastic at it and to be interested in it. Different people will have different motives(动机)—the desire 1. promotion, the hope of being able to study abroad, and the pure intellectual enjoyment are only some of the possible motives. But actually wanting to learn is 2. most important motive of all. Courage is an essential attribute in learning a language. 3. takes a lot of courage to speak a foreign language either in front of your friends 4. to native speakers, but don’t be afraid of making mistakes—that is the way we learn. Nowadays there are many different forms of English, each with its own construction and accent, and so long as you can make yourself 5. (understand) and can understand what is said to you, you have succeeded in communicating, which is the purpose of any language.

Curiosity is not only a possible motivation, it is also of great help in your learning. Remember that a language is not just a grammatical system. It is the outcome of a certain culture or different cultures. It is no good 6. (learn) strings of words and lists of grammatical rules unless you know as much as possible about the background of the language. So learn as much as 7. can about the different cultures which influence English—watch television programs, listen to the radio, try to obtain newspapers which

8. (write) by native speakers. They will show you 9. a language is really used. English language is not an abstract system. Instead, it is a living form of 10. (express).

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