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 Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties,courage and a spirit of independence(独立)can be more useful than crying for help. That's what the story I've heard recently tells me.

  A young man was born in 1982 in a (I) family in a small town. When he was only 11 , his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned(被遗弃的)baby girl. A year later, his (2) left home with his younger brother because she couldn't (3) hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12 year-old boy began to (4) his whole family:he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. (5) he didn't give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl,he rented a room near his college and    (6) her education by doing part-time jobs.

  After the young man's story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior. (7) his life was hard,he didn't abandon his father and his sister because (8) needed his help very much. And he (9) donations from others. He said he felt (10) because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own. With his hard-won money, he (11) aided other students in trouble.

  Today, when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man's behavior reminds us of what we don't usually (12) ;love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live    (13) these.

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a (14) in people's eyes. So when facing difficulties, don't (15) bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you'll find the world smiling back.

(   ) 1. A. rich    B. happy    C. poor    D. big

(   ) 2. A. father    B. mother   C. sister    D. brother

(   ) 3. A. understand    B. stand C. believe    D. live

(   ) 4. A. support    B. organize    C. hate    D. love

(   ) 5. A. At times    B. For the first time  

      C. At the same time    D. At that time

(   ) 6. A. planned    B. afforded    C. ended    D. helped

(   ) 7. A. Since    B. Unless     C. Although    D. However

(   ) 8. A. they    B. he      C. she    D. them

(   ) 9. A. received    B. expected    C. refused    D. gave

(   ) 10. A. sorry    B. embarrassed     C. encouraged    D. happy

(   ) 11. A. even    B. hardly       C. still    D. ever

(   ) 12. A. get used to    B. look forward to 

        C. pay attention to    D. hope

(   ) 13. A. with    B. without      C. by    D. on

(   ) 14. A. fool    B. volunteer    C. hero    D. lucky dog

(   ) 15. A. knock into    B. dream about 

     C. complain about    D. look at

1. C 根据下文可知。

2. B 根据句中from her mad husband可知。

3. B 根据句中left home可知,他的母亲不能忍受生活的艰辛和来自丈夫的压力。

4. A 根据题意,男孩要支撑整个家。

5. C at times指"有时";for the first time指"第一次";at the same time指"与此同时";at that time指"那

时候"。根据句意应选C。

6. B 根据句意,他通过在业余时间打工来负担妹妹的学费。

7. C since意为"既然,由于",unless意为"除非",although意为"尽管,虽然",引导让步状语从句; however是"但是,无论怎样",但表"无论怎样"时,其后要紧跟所修饰的词语。

8. A根据句意,尽管他生活艰辛,但并没有遗弃他的父亲和妹妹,因为他们都非常需要他的帮助。

9. C 根据后句but he could depend on his own work可知。

10. C sorry意为"难过的";embarrassed意为"馗尬的";encouraged意为"受鼓舞的";happy意为"幸福

的"。根据句意,C项最好。

11. A 他甚至用肖己辛苦得来的钱,去资助那些陷入困境的学生。

12. C get used to意为"习惯于...... ";look forward to意为"期望";pay attention to意为"注意";hope意为

"希望"。这个年轻人的所作所为让我们想起了生活中经常不被注意的两点:爱和关心。

13. B 没有这些,没有人能继续生存。

14. C 这个年轻人在人们的眼中是一个英雄。

15. C complain about意为"抱怨某件事"。

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  Heng was quickly (8) on a bed,and a needle(if) was inserted in his arm. After a moment, he let out a sob(抽泣),quickly covering his face with his (9) hand. When the doctor asked him if the needle hurt,he (10) his head. But soon his occasional sobs gave (11) to a steady, silent crying. Something seemed (12) . At this point, a Vietnamese nurse arrived to help. She spoke to the boy rapidly in Vietnamese and after a moment, the patient stopped crying and a(n) (13) of happiness spread over his face.

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(   ) 1. A. including    B. concerning C. containing    D. regarding

(   ) 2. A. Without    B. For        C. Besides    D. Except

(   ) 3. A. lay    B. increase      C. leak    D. loss

(   ) 4. A. both    B. neither      C. either    D. each

(   ) 5. A. kind    B. type        C. sort    D. form

(   ) 6. A. frightened    B. injured    C. surprised    D. hurt

(   ) 7. A. peace    B. calm        C. absence    D. silence

(   ) 8. A. lain    B. laid       C. lied    D. lay

(   ) 9. A. free    B. another    C. extra    D. second

(   ) 10. A. raised    B. lowered    C. shook    D. nodded

(   ) 11. A. way    B. time        C. room    D. chance

(   ) 12. A. correct    B. right      C. normal    D. wrong

(   ) 13. A. appear    B. sight     C. sense    D. look

(   ) 14. A. because    B. when      C. so    D. although

(   ) 15. A. gave    B. replied      C. repeated    D. said

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(   ) 2. A. If    B. When      C. Because    D. Whether

(   ) 3. A. would    B. wouldn't     C. could    D. no longer

(   ) 4. A. ways    B. friends      C. rules    D. ones

(   ) 5. A. worse    B. better     C. busier    D. easier

(   ) 6. A. parents    B. children    C. teachers    D. friends

(   ) 7. A. went    B. found      C. followed    D. improved

(   ) 8. A. enjoyed    B. hated    C. agreed    D. believed

(   ) 9. A. For    B. To         C . With    D. As

(   ) 10. A. same    B. different    C. difficult    D. excited

(   ) 11. A. strange    B. noisy    C. lively    D. quiet

(   ) 12. A. danger    B. happiness    C. illness    D. pain

(   ) 13. A. to ask    B. asking    C. to answer    D. answering

(   ) 14. A. liked    B. understood    C. stopped    D. encouraged

(   ) 15. A. no matter how    B. no matter where 

      C. no matter who    D. no matter when

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(   ) 2. A. fell    B. slept    C. stooped    D. rose

(   ) 3. A. broke    B. hid    C. covered    D. opened

(   ) 4. A. Because    B. Although    C. If    D. When

(   ) 5. A. advice    B. money      C. help    D. information

(   ) 6. A. promised    B. discovered    C. hoped    D. agreed

(   ) 7. A. dream    B. study     C. lesson    D. plan

(   ) 8. A. next to    B. along with    C. far from    D. out of

(   ) 9. A. well    B. tunnel     C. hole    D. yard

(   ) 10. A. still    B. already    C. always    D. almost

(   ) 11. A. looked after         B. worried about

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(   ) 12. A. immediately    B. usually    C. quickly    D. finally

(   ) 13. A. alone    B. asleep      C. alive    D. afraid

(   ) 14. A. young    B. popular     C. clever    D. pretty

(   ) 15. A. it    B. them     C. him    D. us

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A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning.

C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
(   ) 2. The man didn't get the job because he         .

A. disliked such a job    B. didn't pass the test

C. didn't have an e-mail D. knew nothing about computers

(   ) 3. The man           after he left Microsoft.

A.     went to look for another job

B.     asked for food from door to door

C.     thought of an idea to make money

D.     bought a computer and got an e-mail

(   ) 4. Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the U. S. ?

A.     Because he had many friends to help him.

B.     Because he was smart and worked very hard.

C.     Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

D.     Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. 

(   ) 5. What does the story want to tell us?

A.     Computers are very important in our daily life.

B.     Everyone can make a lot of money with only $ 10.

C.     The HR manager didn't find the ability of the man.

D.     Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.

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