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　　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.

　　He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed（吞没）him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.

　　The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters（泡）, and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.

　　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency（紧急）services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches（阴沟）.

　　Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”

On the first day of my new high school, I almost had a nervous breakdown. Everything about the school seemed so difficult. When I got home, my parents said, "You're nervous and that's okay. Everyone is afraid of high school." I denied it. I wanted to be strong, so I refused to let anyone know about my fear, even my closest friends.

　　　 On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost. The school seemed like a puzzle that I couldn't figure out. Was this how the whole year was going to be? I didn't think I could rise to this challenge, especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift. It was so big that I could knock someone out with it! The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool, and they were probably right.

　　　 Despite my fears, after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out. With the exception of falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at, high school was turning out to be not so bad. It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging.

　　　 Since then, I've been elected vice president of my class, which wasn't much of a victory since only three people ran for the four positions.

　　　 It is normal to be scared about a new school. Take a deep breath and relax. High school is something that any student can overcome. Make sure you participate in some out-of-class activities because you'll find it easier to make friends. Try to do your best, even if it isn't straight A's.

　　　 Most important of all, be who you are, whether you're a "fool", an athlete, or a lower grader. Don't try to pretend to be someone you're not. Now you know the true secrets of high school.

61. The main reason for the author's fear on his first day is that _____.

A. he was unable to work out the puzzle　　　　　　

B. his schoolmates were unfriendly to him。

C. he was not familiar with the new surroundings　　

D. his schoolbag was too heavy for him to carry　　　　　　　　　

62. From the author's first day experience, we can infer that _____.

A. his home was far from the school　　　　　　　　

B. he got to school after classes began

C. he didn't get any school schedule　　 　　　　　　

D. he didn't know the right way to class

63. After his first week at school, the author _____.

A. was still not accustomed to the schedule

B. gradually adjusted himself to the new school

C. found high school not so challenging as he had imagined

D. ran for president of his class against three other students

64. The word “ ran” ( Paragraph 4) can best be replaced by _____.

A. manage　　　　 B. rush　　　　　 C. compete　　　　　 D. move

65. According to the passage, the secret of the author's success lies mainly in _____.

A. making more friends B. being who he really is　　　　　　　　　　　

C. joining in out-of-class activities 　　　 D. getting more A's at school

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　　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.

　　He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed（吞没）him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.

　　The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters（泡）, and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.

　　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency（紧急）services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches（阴沟）.

　　Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”

But it is not easy to find work,“   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

“The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they’ll get rid of you.”

1. A. work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. luck

C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. services

2. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. industry

C. hotels　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. comfort

C. difficulty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. excitement

4. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hardly

C. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unless

C. Because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Although

6. A. health care　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. vacation work

C. language studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. English

C. French　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ability

C. possibility　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. None

C. Not everyone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Everybody

10. A. abroad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. employed

C. alone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. respect

11. A. driven　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ridden

C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. flown

12. A. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. decision

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. damage

13. A. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. free

C. tiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pleasant

14. A. nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. reasonable

C. fair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. poor

15. A. a hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B. an easy

C. a demanding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Worse still

C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　 　　 D. Therefore

17. A. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. altogether

C. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

18. A. In a word　　　　　　　　　　　　      　　   B. In other words

C. And what’s more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. More or less

19. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. little

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. much

20. A. s
t
arts　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　     B. lasts

C. goes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. finishes

　 As Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in May 1980, she shared the anxiety of many other college seniors. In her hand was an envelope containing her final grades. As she nervously opened it, Warren wondered whether her hundreds of hours of studying had paid off.

　 They had.

　 “I got five A’s,” she still recalls with elation. “I almost fell on the floor!”

　 Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and history at age 80.Three years later, at age 83; she would receive her second degree from Suffolk, a master’s in education.

　 Now, with both diplomas proudly displayed in her apartment, Warren is not finished with learning. Now 93, she continues for her 18th year at Suffolk under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free. “It’s my life to go to school, to enjoy being in an academic atmosphere,” she says. “That’s what I love.”

　 Warren was born Rosalie Levey on Aug.29, 1900. Two years after she entered high school, her father died. Warren had to leave school for factory work to help support her family’s 10 children. Warren describes herself as a “person who always liked school,” and she says the move “broke my heart completely because I couldn’t finish high school.”

　 In the end, however, “I went to school nights,” she recalls. “Any place I could find an outlet of learning and teaching, I was there.”

　 A short time later, her mother became ill, and Warren had to care for her, once again putting her education on hold.

　 Finally, in 1921, her mother, now recovered, drew from her saving to send Warren to Boston University for two years to study typing, stenography, and office procedures.

　 Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years, but her great desire “to be in the academic field” continued.

　 In 1924, she married Eugene Warren, and seven years later, her daughter, Corinne, was born. In 1955, by then a widow and a grandmother, Warren took a bus tour across the United States that was to last nine months. She said she wanted to see “things you never see in the West End.”

　 When she returned home, she took a bookkeeping position and also enrolled in courses in philosophy, sociology and Chinese history.

　 In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuition- free program for senior citizens.” I was at the registrar’s office the very next day,” she recalls. At first, she took one or two courses at a time, but encouraged by her professors, she enrolled as a degree candidate.

　 “I had not studied for so many years,” she says, “but I was determined.” For the next four years, Warren, who calls herself a “student of philosophy,” worked toward her degree.

　 Nancy Stoll, dean of students at Suffolk, says Warren is “an interesting role model for our younger students---that learning is a lifetime activity….She is genuinely enthusiastic about being here, and that permeates (散发) her activities and is contagious (传染的) to students and faculty.”

55. What does the word elation mean in the sentence “I got fives A’s”, she still recalls with elation”?

A. Great happiness　 B. Great surprise　 C. Great pride　 D. Great honor

56. How old was Warren when she got her first college degree?

A. She was 79　　　　　 B. She was 23　　　　　　　 C. She was 80　　　　　　 D. She was 75

57. What kind of work did she do for 60 years?

A. Studying　　 B. Factory work　　 C. Typing　　　　　　 D. Office work

58. Which statement can be inferred from the underlined sentences?

A. Because Warren needn’t pay her tuition; she went to study at Suffolk University

B. At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk University

C. Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65

D. Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses

59. It can be inferred from this passage that Rosalie Warren _______.

A. came from a wealthy family　　　　 B. didn’t like working in an office

C. put her family before her education　　 D. didn’t like her family very much

60. What is the main topic of this passage?

A. Rosalie Warren’s family B. Rosalie Warren’s life

C. Rosalie Warren’s education D. Rosalie Warren’s studying at Suffolk University