I grew up poor in a very large family．We had little money and few goods, but plenty of 1 and attention．I understood that no matter how 2 a person was, he could still afford a dream．
My dream was to be a(an) 3 By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field．I was 5 lucky．My high-school coach was Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but 6 me how to believe in myself．
It was a summer, and a friend 7 me for a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket-cash for such things as a new bike and new clothes, and the start of 8 for a house for my mother．
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to 9 the work schedule．
When I told Jarvis, he was as mad as I 10 him to be．"You will have your whole 11 to work，" he said．"But your playing days are 12 ．You can't 13 to waste them．"
I stood before him trying to think of the words that would explain to him 14 my dream of buying my mom a house was 15 facing his disappointment in me．
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?" he demanded．
"＄ 3.25 an hour，" I replied．
"Is ＄ 3.25 an hour the 16 of a dream?" he asked．
That question laid 17 for me the difference between wanting something 18 and having a goal．I 19 myself to sports that summer, andwithintheyearIsignedwiththeDenverBroncosfor＄1.7 million, andboughtmymotherthe 20 of my dream．
“Do you think we'll win?” ten-year-old Tyrus Lucas asked his mother 1 he wrote his name on the entry(参赛作品)to Cartoon Network’s toy sweepstakes．
“We can 2 ,”said his mother, a divorced mother who worked as a teacher and struggled to 3 her kids．She didn’t have much cash for 4 ．A week later the phone rang．“Your son won our drawing!” a woman 5
“Great,” cried his mother,“Which 6 did he win?”
“All of them．A thousand toy!”
The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not 7 the surprise, opened the door and his face 8 up．“Mum,”he cried．“Cartoon Network is here?”
So were dozens of 9 kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck．They jumped 10 as hundreds of toys tumbled from the truck's back doors．
Tyrus thought he could 11 his whole room with them．But as he looked at the children around him, he 12 ．The others in their working-class neighborhood didn’t have 13 either．
“Here,”he said, 14 a doll to a little girl．Then he handed a boy a Lite Brite．“Take 15 you want,” Tyrus told the kids－and they did, 16 him over and over．
Tyrus kept several games, but he wasn't done giving．“Why don't we give some to your 17 , Mom?” he asked．They 18 almost l00 toys to the elementary school where she worked．“The first thing my son thought of was to 19 ,”his mother says, beaming．“I’m so 20 of him．”
(1)
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A．
though
B．
as
C．
as long as
D．
so that
(2)
[ ]
A．
guess
B．
ask
C．
wait
D．
try
(3)
[ ]
A．
support
B．
promise
C．
treat
D．
consider
(4)
[ ]
A．
drawings
B．
extras
C．
food
D．
contests
(5)
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A．
declared
B．
explained
C．
celebrated
D．
praised
(6)
[ ]
A．
prize
B．
pay
C．
toy
D．
wealth
(7)
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A．
seeing
B．
helping
C．
knowing
D．
enjoying
(8)
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A．
lighted
B．
looked
C．
turned
D．
set
(9)
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A．
attractive
B．
warm
C．
helpful
D．
excited
(10)
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A．
off
B．
out
C．
clown
D．
up and down
(11)
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A．
join
B．
fill
C．
teach
D．
look
(12)
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A．
worried
B．
stopped
C．
laughed
D．
examined
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much
B．
them
C．
little
D．
qualities
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showing
B．
moving
C．
handing
D．
driving
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wherever
B．
however
C．
whenever
D．
whatever
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troubling
B．
disturbing
C．
reminding
D．
thanking
(17)
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A．
school
B．
friends
C．
students
D．
children
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A．
contributed
B．
delivered
C．
sold
D．
lent
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A．
take
B．
create
C．
give
D．
forgive
(20)
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A．
fond
B．
proud
C．
sure
D．
kind
完型填空：
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back?“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 ．The next day she 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 ．It wasn’t like her to scream 14 ．Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My Mistress feels sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbor．
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
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driven
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parked
C．
stopped
D．
stayed
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complete
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close
C．
narrow
D．
fixed
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quite
B．
nearly
C．
seldom
D．
hardly
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A．
hurriedly
B．
first
C．
finally
D．
timely
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A．
as usual
B．
as planned
C．
as well
D．
as yet
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A．
run into
B．
run about
C．
run out
D．
run off
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A．
keeping
B．
saving
C．
offering
D．
leaving
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A．
mine
B．
hers
C．
itself
D．
ours
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For
B．
With
C．
From
D．
Upon
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room
B．
area
C．
front
D．
side
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an instruction
B．
a result
C．
an answer
D．
a chance
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put
B．
wrote
C．
sent
D．
discovered
(13)
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A．
working
B．
driving
C．
returning
D．
cooking
(14)
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A．
on end
B．
so long
C．
like that
D．
any more
(15)
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A．
hope
B．
know
C．
suppose
D．
suggest
(16)
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A．
comfort
B．
help
C．
forgive
D．
please
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A．
office
B．
flat
C．
place
D．
garage
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A．
crazily
B．
eagerly
C．
noisily
D．
early
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A．
neighbors
B．
friends
C．
drivers
D．
writers
(20)
[ ]
A．
followed
B．
passed
C．
found
D．
greeted
完型填空：
I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure．”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl．It was the best 4 that could have happened to me．I 5 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 ．Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done．” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college．My first novel 10 while I was at college．
After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University．I began to feel proud of myself 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16 school early, now teaching at the university．
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style．Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars． 18 what does it mean?I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 ：“I believe in you．You’ll succeed．”
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bright
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useless
C．
simple
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hopeful
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anything
B．
something
C．
everything
D．
nothing
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low
B．
poor
C．
good
D．
useful
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[ ]
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support
B．
happiness
C．
surprise
D．
thing
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admitted
B．
decided
C．
planned
D．
told
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me
B．
them
C．
her
D．
it
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wrong
B．
right
C．
stupid
D．
faulty
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see
B．
know
C．
understand
D．
face
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experiment
B．
practice
C．
writing
D．
composition
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came on
B．
came in
C．
came out
D．
came back
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day
B．
night
C．
month
D．
year
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A．
graduation
B．
pass
C．
degree
D．
success
(13)
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A．
giving in
B．
giving back
C．
giving out
D．
giving up
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while
B．
if
C．
when
D．
or
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there
B．
here
C．
it
D．
that
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A．
left
B．
attended
C．
changed
D．
graduated
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tired
B．
calm
C．
nervous
D．
famous
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And
B．
But
C．
However
D．
Well
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just
B．
exactly
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so
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very
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A．
praised
B．
said
C．
answered
D．
advised
完型填空：
The little train came to a stop at our station and we got out, very glad to be so near home at last．The 1 part of the journey from London had been quite comfortable; 2 when we had changed into the little train, we were, already tired and dirty, and the 3 run, with its frequent stops at unimportant villages, had only made us 4 tired and dirty．
There was a carriage 5 for us at the station, 6 by two black horses．As soon as we and our bags 7 in, the driver waved his whip and we set off through the snowy forest．Even 8 the forest it was growing dark：it was the 9 day of the year, and the sky was 10 with clouds．Among the trees it seemed as if it was in the middle of a moonless night, the oil lamps on our carriage 11 just enough light for the driver to 12 his way and for us to be able to 13 that we were driving between thick walls of trees．
After 14 seemed like two hours to us(but was actually only an hour), at last we 15 my friends house．First we saw a row of lights 16 came from the windows, and then we were suddenly at the door, 17 about half a dozen children 18 all ages shouting and asking questions 19 together．As we were getting out of the carriage, a fine old lady with white hair came out, 20 I recognized without difficulty as my friend’s mother．
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first
B．
next
C．
one
D．
other
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because
B．
however
C．
so
D．
but
(3)
[ ]
A．
rapidly
B．
fast
C．
thirsty
D．
slow
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A．
even
B．
less
C．
more
D．
much
(5)
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A．
waited
B．
to wait
C．
waiting
D．
was waiting
(6)
[ ]
A．
pulled
B．
pulling
C．
pushed
D．
pushing
(7)
[ ]
A．
stepped
B．
arrived
C．
already
D．
were
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[ ]
A．
in
B．
near
C．
outside
D．
out
(9)
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A．
hottest
B．
longest
C．
happy
D．
shortest
(10)
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A．
covered
B．
hidden
C．
closed
D．
full
(11)
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A．
sent
B．
gave
C．
did
D．
made
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A．
take
B．
look
C．
feel
D．
see
(13)
[ ]
A．
tell
B．
say
C．
speak
D．
talk
(14)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
what
C．
might
D．
having
(15)
[ ]
A．
got
B．
reached
C．
visited
D．
observed
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A．
brightly
B．
shining
C．
which
D．
straight
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A．
with
B．
and
C．
seeing
D．
meeting
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A．
at
B．
in
C．
about
D．
of
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A．
every
B．
each
C．
all
D．
put
(20)
[ ]
A．
whom
B．
such
C．
which
D．
so
完型填空。
Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip(旅行)to another town．He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1 things with．He 2 to take ten servants with him．They would 3 the things to sell and the food to 4 on their trip．Before they started, a little boy ran up to 5 and asked to 6 with them．
The rich man said to the little boy, "Well, 7 may go with us． 8 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9 , you can't carry a 10 load(担子)．You must 11 the lightest one to carry．" The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry．That was bread．
"You are 12 ．" said his master, "That is the biggest and the heaviest one．" The boy said 13 and lifted the load gladly．
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town．All the servants were tired 14 the little servant．Do you know 15 ?Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town．
