3.Try It a Different Way
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen,a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan's West Side.By tradition he(41)B have been a construction worker or a policeman,just like his father and most of his childhood pals.(42)C,he wanted out.Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen,he tried to(43)D."I wasn't a(44)D actor,but I had a driving need to do something (45)A with my life,"he said.
He moved to Hollywood,promising to find his(46)C.But he didn't make it.For almost 10years,he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter,volunteering at an actors'workshop that he opened in Hollywood.But Moresco kept working at his(47)B career.
In 1983his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing.Moresco was forced to give up working and moved back to his(48)C neighbourhood.In 1988he finally wrote a play that was(49)Dto his life.Called Half-Deserted Streets,it was based on his brother's(50)Cand staged at a small theater.A Hollywood producer(51)Bto see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His(52)Dgrew,and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood.However,it was never easy.By 2003,he was(53)Aout of work and out of cash(54)B he got a call from Paul Haggis,a director who had befriended him.The two worked on the script and tried some famous studios,but their request was(55)D.Moresco believed so(56)Ain the script that he borrowed money,and sold his house.At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.
The(57)B,Crash,slipped into the theatres in May 2005,and quietly became both a hit and an overnight success.It(58)Chim two Academy Awards-Best Film Editing and Best Writing.
At the age of 54,Bobby Moresco became an(59)C success."If you have something you want to do in life,don't think about the problems,"he says,"think about the(60)Ato get it done."
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen,a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan's West Side.By tradition he(41)B have been a construction worker or a policeman,just like his father and most of his childhood pals.(42)C,he wanted out.Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen,he tried to(43)D."I wasn't a(44)D actor,but I had a driving need to do something (45)A with my life,"he said.
He moved to Hollywood,promising to find his(46)C.But he didn't make it.For almost 10years,he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter,volunteering at an actors'workshop that he opened in Hollywood.But Moresco kept working at his(47)B career.
In 1983his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing.Moresco was forced to give up working and moved back to his(48)C neighbourhood.In 1988he finally wrote a play that was(49)Dto his life.Called Half-Deserted Streets,it was based on his brother's(50)Cand staged at a small theater.A Hollywood producer(51)Bto see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His(52)Dgrew,and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood.However,it was never easy.By 2003,he was(53)Aout of work and out of cash(54)B he got a call from Paul Haggis,a director who had befriended him.The two worked on the script and tried some famous studios,but their request was(55)D.Moresco believed so(56)Ain the script that he borrowed money,and sold his house.At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.
The(57)B,Crash,slipped into the theatres in May 2005,and quietly became both a hit and an overnight success.It(58)Chim two Academy Awards-Best Film Editing and Best Writing.
At the age of 54,Bobby Moresco became an(59)C success."If you have something you want to do in life,don't think about the problems,"he says,"think about the(60)Ato get it done."
41.A.must | B.should | C.can | D.need |
42.A.Then | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Besides |
43.A.study | B.drive | C.teach | D.act |
44.A.simple | B.strict | C.firm | D.good |
45.A.different | B.impressive | C.effective | D.necessary |
46.A.occasion | B.treasure | C.fortune | D.possibility |
47.A.afforded | B.chosen | C.respected | D.offered |
48.A.early | B.worn | C.old | D.passed |
49.A.turned | B.pointed | C.belonged | D.related |
50.A.arresting | B.injuring | C.killing | D.shooting |
51.A.advised | B.happened | C.intended | D.planned |
52.A.influence | B.ambition | C.success | D.reputation |
53.A.again | B.even | C.finally | D.still |
54.A.before | B.when | C.since | D.while |
55.A.letout | B.looked down | C.taken off | D.turned down |
56.A.strongly | B.hardly | C.deeply | D.bravely |
57.A.actor | B.movie | C.studio | D.director |
58.A.gave | B.failed | C.won | D.allowed |
59.A.effortless | B.enjoyable | C.overnight | D.optimistic |
60.A.ways | B.lines | C.manners | D.actions |
2.From my second grade on,there was one event I feared every year:the piano recital(独奏演唱会).A recital(36)BI had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers.Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital"just this once".And each year he would shake his head,saying something about building(37)Aand working toward a goal.
One recent Sunday I stood in church,video camera in hand,and(38)Cmy 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood,but his family was poor and couldn't(39)Blessons.He could have gone on regretting it,(40)A too many of us do.But he wasn't stuck in the past.When he retired three years ago,he(41)Dhis church music director to take him as(42)C.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard,he stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the(43)C?I worried.But then came the beautiful melody (旋律).And I(44)B he had been doing what music teachers always stress:(45)Dthe notes and pretend the others aren't there.
"I'm(46)Dof him for starting something new at his age,"I said to my son Jeff.
"Yeah,and doing it so(47)A,"Jeff added.
With his first recital,my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
One recent Sunday I stood in church,video camera in hand,and(38)Cmy 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood,but his family was poor and couldn't(39)Blessons.He could have gone on regretting it,(40)A too many of us do.But he wasn't stuck in the past.When he retired three years ago,he(41)Dhis church music director to take him as(42)C.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard,he stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the(43)C?I worried.But then came the beautiful melody (旋律).And I(44)B he had been doing what music teachers always stress:(45)Dthe notes and pretend the others aren't there.
"I'm(46)Dof him for starting something new at his age,"I said to my son Jeff.
"Yeah,and doing it so(47)A,"Jeff added.
With his first recital,my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
36.A.reflected | B.meant | C.explained | D.proved |
37.A.self-confidence | B.self-control | C.self-defense | D.self-discipline |
38.Akept | B.sent | C.watched | D.felt |
39.A.miss | B.afford | C.select | D.understand |
40.A.as | B.once | C.if | D.while |
41.A.allowed | B.invited | C.inspired | D.persuaded |
42.A.ateacher | B.anoldman | C.astudent | D.asinger |
43.A.words | B.videos | C.notes | D.lessons |
44.A.predicted | B.realized | C.imagined | D.insisted |
45.A.passover | B.turnup | C.bringin | D.concentrateon |
46.A.ashamed | B.aware | C.tired | D.proud |
47.A.nicely | B.anxiously | C.casually | D.frequently |
8.Tom works with videos.To him,it ________ to have the most up-to-date version of the video-editing software.( )
A. | makes sense | B. | pays off | C. | takes effect | D. | gets round |
7.The first computer,which ________ human life later on,was invented by John Mauchly and
Presper Eckert.( )
Presper Eckert.( )
A. | was to change | B. | was changing | C. | had changed | D. | will change |
6.-Did you finish your composition in the exam?
-Given five more minutes,I ________ it for sure.( )
-Given five more minutes,I ________ it for sure.( )
A. | would finish | B. | were to finish | ||
C. | would have finished | D. | had finished |
5.Many students at his university _______ his name,but they could all identify him by his signature haircut.( )
A. | should have known | B. | would have known | ||
C. | must not have known | D. | might not have known |
4.-I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident.
- ,let's go and see him.( )
- ,let's go and see him.( )
A. | What's more | B. | If so | ||
C. | Oh,I don't know | D. | It doesn't matter |
3."Ungelivable"is so new an English word coined on the Internet ______ is forbidden to appear in official media or documents at present.( )
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