It’s going to be some time _____ he sees his father again, _____ business has just been started in Switzerland．

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Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __1__your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2   that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

The    3  was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4    , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   5   was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  6   because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and  7       in a hurry. Remember?”

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  8    all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  9   . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everythinghad been thrown all over the place, and you   10  me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt  11   . I hugged Keith and asked him to  12    me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his  13   , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  14   thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too  15    and didn’t keep it as their father.

While most students in the USA are worrying about getting into their dream universities, others worry about a bigger problem. Students brought to the USA illegally, who have to leave a   36   on applications that need their Social Security number, know they will not be accepted    37   their outstanding grades and performance. The young immigrants   38   from the U.S. school system, but only up through high school. Their education often    39   there due to a 1996 federal law that bans states from offering in-state tuition rate(学费) to illegal immigrants    40   the state also offers it to all U.S. citizens. However, there may be some hope because of the DREAM Act, which will be voted on in Congress (国会).

The DREAM Act is a/an   41   aid program for the young illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. before they were 16. Those who apply for this program can get   42   and temporary residing (居住) status, which can be changed, once   43  , to a green card after six years. These immigrants can then use their newly acquired status to seek green cards for their   44  . In this way, it can also provide citizenship for the illegal foreigners who brought their children to the US.

“I don’t live in fear of being driven out of this   45  ,” says Juan, a high school junior born in Mexico. “I live a normal life here   46   that now everyone is getting their driver’s license, and I can’t.”

Juan came to the U.S. with his mother and older brother at eight. He is hoping for the DREAM Act to be      47 . While he admits that there is no obvious prejudice in high school, Juan   48   faces unfair racial treatment.

“It   49   me when people joke around and ask me for my green card,” Juan explains. “I   50  , but deep down I know they are offending me for   51   I have no control over. I was born in Mexico, but my   52   is here.”

His brother now attends a community (社区) college and plans to enter a university. Juan hopes to take a   53   path. “For long, I have no   54   that I can go to university” Juan says. “I know it’s going to be hard, but as long as I stay in this country, I have a/an   55  .”

1. A. blank             B. track        C. name         D. message

2. A. because of        B. instead of   C. in terms of      D. regardless of

3. A. suffer        B. benefit          C. learn        D. graduate

4. A. stops             B. begins       C. continues        D. changes

5. A. if            B. until        C. unless           D. after

6.A. legal              B. international    C. seasonal     D. educational

7.　A. low              B. conditional      C. stable       D. regular

8. A. denied        B. lost             C. bought       D. earned

9.A. children           B. parents          C. friends          D. relatives

10. A. school       B. program          C. system           D. country

11.A. with          B. in               C. except       D. now

12.A. introduced   B. discussed        C. passed       D. corrected

13.A. almost        B. still        C. even         D. only

14. A. bothers          B. worries          C. confuses         D. surprises

15. A. laugh        B. cry              C. shout        D. sigh

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

17. A. success          B. origin       C. life             D. experience

18. A. similar          B. right        C. different        D. direct

19. A. confidence  B. idea         C. interest         D. doubt

20. A. attempt          B. chance       C. dream        D.choice                         

VINCOUVER （Reuters）——South Korea' s Kirn Yuna can finally relax and does fiot need to think about the future after she won the gold medal in the women' s figure skating （花样滑冰）on Thursday．

       The 19-year-old was the overwhelming （压倒性的）favorite to finish top of the podium （颁奖台） but said the pressure going into the event was large．

       "I feel now as if a huge burden has been lifted, " the Games' highest-earning female athlete-she makes an estimated $8 million a year —said after her near-perfect program where she nailed all of her 11 jumps．

       "I will enjoy this moment and think about things later．I was just thrilled on the podium and I feel so relieved．I had been running toward this dream of the Olympics and was so happy to be here, " she said．

       "Since I have achieved the most important goal in my life．I am going to enjoy this moment for a while and then think about what I am going to do," a smiling Yuna said．

       Japanese rival Mao Asada took silver while Joannic Rochette of Canada grabbed the bronze medal four days after her mother died．

       "I still cannot believe I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics．I have been dreaming about this moment and I cannot believe it is not a dream any more．" said Yuna．

       South Korea was counting on her to grab their first gold medal in figure skating and the first Winter Olympics gold medal outside short track and speed skating．

       "I was just happy to have skated a clean program．It was the first time I skated two clean programs．During the program when I finished all elements I thought 'this is going to be yeah．．．this is it'．"[

1.Kim Yuna felt relaxed because           .

       A．the competition was over

       B．her dream finally came true

       C．she won a large amount of money

       D．she became well-known overnight

2.According to the passage, Kim Yuna____．

       A．had a strong sense of team spirit in the Games

       B．won the first gold medal for South Korea in the Winter Olympics

       C．had expected she would surely win the gold medal

       D．joined in the competition with great pressure from her country

3.The underlined word '"riva” lin Paragraph 6 most probably means"____"．

       A．competitor       B．coach               C．judge               D．hostess

4.It is known from the passage that____．

       A．Kim Yuna is a person of great confidence

       B．Joannie Rochette joined in the games with great sorrow

       C．Kim Yuna is the richest athlete in South Korea

       D．Mao Asada took silver medal by accident

It was desired that the project ______ before the end of this month.