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I have always loved to work with machinery.The feel of a piece of steel, the magic of putting parts and wire together   1   me.In my thirties a little shop of my own was   2   set up.

After the automobile was invented, I soon learned to take it   3   and put it together, part by part.Except for the horn.Quite often I just couldn’t make it work, so I wanted to   4   one that would never fail to blow.This led to the invention of a new   5   and the   6   of a company to produce it.I started the company on $1,500 I had   7  

Then the day came when I decided to   8   my business.A big investment firm offered me $10 million.I was   9   by this amount.True, my company was bringing in a large  10  , but it was all

__11__ patents which were soon to come to an end.  12  , I figured the business was not worth $10 million.If I sold it at this price, many little stockholders (股东) in the investment firm might __13__ their money.

Over the years I have come to realize that   14   we earn, none of the things we accumulate, belongs to us.Actually we are   15  stewards (管家) for God’s resources on earth.Our job is to __16__ these resources as wisely as possible and to use the money we have for the   17   of the greatest number.So I finally sold the company, but for $4 million   18   10, which I thought was a __19__ price.

Then I held a party for my friends who had worked years for charities.At the party I   20 to these wonderful people the $4 million God had entrusted (委托) to me.

You can imagine I actually felt a little selfish having as much fun as I did that night.It was the best party I ever had.

1.A.fascinated             B.puzzled                C.trapped               D.guided

2.A.accidentally           B.eventually           C.certainly              D.possibly

3.A.in                         B.over                   C.apart                   D.back

4.A.invent                   B.borrow                C.buy                    D.change

5.A.part                      B.horn                    C.machine              D.wire

6.A.search                  B.offer                  C.design               D.founding

7.A.taken out               B.asked for            C.saved up             D.lived on

8.A.sell                       B.run                     C.start                   D.expand

9.A.appealed                B.satisfied               C.shocked              D.rewarded

10.A.income                B.trouble                C.responsibility       D.debt

11.A.based on              B.controlled by        C.resulted in           D.devoted to

12.A.Obviously            B.Therefore            C.Unfortunately      D.Lately

13.A.invest                 B.make                   C.lose                    D.collect

14.A.something           B.everything           C.anything              D.nothing

15.A.ever                    B.still                     C.even                   D.only

16.A.explore                B.waste                  C.handle                 D.provide

17.A.equality               B.success               C.good                   D.safety

18.A.other than            B.instead of            C.at the price of      D.regardless of

19.A.low                     B.fair                     C.good                   D.attractive

20.A.gave up               B.set aside             C.threw away         D.gave away

1-5 ABCAB      6-10 DCACA     11-15 ABCDD      16-20 CCBBD

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My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.

When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.

One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”

I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.

I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.

Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.

My story is really my mother’s story -a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.

The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means           .

A. discovery  B. success  C. trick   D. pleasure

When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she           .

A. advised him to earn money by himself

B. asked him to try to manage their money

C. persuaded him not to buy them patiently

D. agreed to buy them for him immediately

What do we learn about the author?

A. He now works as a doctor.

B. He disliked watching TV as a kid.

C. He received little formal education.

D. He often did housework when young.

The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to        .

A. God’s throwing me away

B. my own medical illness

C. the operation on my spine

D. my mother’s changeless faith in God

In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us         .

A. the happy relationships in his family

B. the benefits of reading for young children

C. the importance of formal education for adults

D. his mother’s great influence on his development

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family.Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't peel potatoes.I have only one hand."

Mom never looked up from sewing."You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," she told me."And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!"

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel bar to the next.When it was my turn, I shook my head.Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it.She hugged me, and I saw her "we'll see about that" look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school.At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

"Now, pull up with your right arm," she advised.She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm.Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung (横档) I reached.I'd never forget the next time, crossing the rungs.I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing.I could hear Mom come into my room."Mom," I said, weeping, "none of the girls would dance with me."

For a long time, I didn't hear anything.Then she said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat." Her voice was soft and weak.I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks.Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf.She had never let me see her tears.

Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude

when she made the child peel potatoes?

    A.Cruel.          B.Serious.   C.Strict.        D.Cold.

From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ____.

    A.the skill to circle round a bar

    B.the skill to throw and catch things

    C.the speed of one's hand movement

    D.the strength and skill to hang and swing

What does the sentence "I saw her 'we'll see about that' look" imply?

    A.Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

    B.What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

    C.Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

    D.The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ____.

    A.the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep

    B.the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own

    C.Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

    D.in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth

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