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With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the 41 building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 42 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 43 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that 44 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 45 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone 46 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 47 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered 48 train him. They 49 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 50 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 51 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 52 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the 53 sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 54 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point(指着) to the building and 55 ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
41. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest
42. A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost
43. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept
44. A. while B. after C. if D. though
45. A. mind B. legs C. body D. love
46. A. by B. for C. in D. from
47. A. as B. since C. until D. before
48. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
49. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted
50. A. Here B. There C. He D. It
51. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then
52. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise
53. A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. strongly
54. A. excited B. curious C. worried D. proud
55. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
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You’re going to high school, aren’t you? Maybe you don’t know what to do. Well, here’s a list of the top six things to do when you’re in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!
①Find your passion(激情) and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.
②Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and even talk to people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories.
④Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility (责任). It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.
⑤Take a trip with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.
⑥Do your best at school: Don’t ever get lazy. Working hard now will help you in the
51. The writer mainly tells you six things you should do ____________.
A. in your high school years B. at the beginning of your high school years
C. before your high school begins D. after you finish your high school
52. The writer gives you advice that you should talk to the people you don’t like because_______.
A. you will feel sorry if not B. it will show how great you are
C. you can show how clever you are D. you can make your study better
53. From Point③, we know that you can ________ in a contest.
A. get lots of tears B. have a strong body
C. get good grades in high school D. have different feelings and memories
54. Which of the following you’d better NOT do according to the passage?
A. Find your interest. B. Get a job.
C. Take a trip with your friends. D. Get lazy.
55. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Have a happy school life. B. How to get along with your schoolmates.
C. Ideas of successful high school life. D. Make your school life easy.
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In many places in the world, it is impolite to ________ other people, with chopsticks.
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It ________ to be impolite if you point at anyone with chopsticks.
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