Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find  37  work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us  38  every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the  39  when I was  40  to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks. 
When I  41  in the US and started 8^th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n)  42  language I couldn’t understand. I  43  that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always  44  my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read  45
46  after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things.  47  just made my life worse. If I was going to  48  in this new concrete jungle, I had to  49  . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own  50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers  51  my improvement and moved me into a more  52  English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without  53  frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again  54   I didn’t hear foreign talk. I  55  understand people.

Once upon a time, there lived many doves (鸽子) in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances   1  did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely   2.
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty(陛下), please   3  us to take some rest.” The king replied, “Have   4, my dear young fellow. We shall   5   get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping(拍打) his wings with   6  and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he   7  and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of   8 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started   9  the scattered (散落的) grains under a banyan tree.   10  the King Dove said, “It is too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It may be a   11 . Some hunter must have laid a trap(陷阱).”
But the doves were extremely hungry. The   12  of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的). Without giving a(n)   13  to the king’s advice, they swooped (突然下降) down and started eating the grains. After having a big   14, they tried to fly away only to   15  that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter.”
All of them felt ashamed and   16  . One of them said to the King Dove, “Oh, Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the   17  at the same time and in the same   18, all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n)   19  show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood shocked. He couldn’t   20  what he had just seen.

Once upon a time, there lived many doves(鸽子) in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances   36  did not get anything to eat. All of them were 37 .
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty(陛下),please  38  us to take some rest.” The King replied, “Have   39  ,  my dear young fellow. We shall  40   get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping(拍打) his wings(翅膀) with   41  and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 42  and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of  43  down there.”                  
Hearing this, all the doves started  44  the grains(谷物) under a banyan tree.  45   The King Dove said, “It’s too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It might be a  46  .Some hunter must have laid a trap(下了陷阱).”
But the doves were very hungry. The   47   of the grains was too tempting(诱惑人的).Without giving a(n)   48   to the king’s advice, they flew down and started eating the grains. After having a big   49  , they tried to fly away, only to  50  that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “ I told you before that it is a trick(骗局) of some hunter.
All of them felt ashamed and 51  . One of them said to the King Dove. “Oh Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the  52  at the same time and in the same  53  , all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n)  54  show up. The King Dove said, “ Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed(眩晕). He couldn’t ____55___ what he had just seen.     
【小题1】..

Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find  37  work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us  38  every couple of years.

Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the  39  when I was  40  to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks. 

When I  41  in the US and started 8^th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n)  42  language I couldn’t understand. I  43  that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always  44  my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read  45

46  after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things.  47  just made my life worse. If I was going to  48  in this new concrete jungle, I had to  49  . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own  50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers  51  my improvement and moved me into a more  52  English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without  53  frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again  54   I didn’t hear foreign talk. I  55  understand people.

1.                A．find           B．join            C．see  D．help

2.                A．good-looking    B．well-dressed     C．better-paying  D．highly-thought

3.                A．once           B．other          C．each D．only

4.                A．case           B．condition       C．situation  D．state

5.                A．packing         B．trying          C．managing D．arranging

6.                A．reached        B．entered        C．got  D．arrived

7.                A．strange         B．unusual         C．standard  D．foreign

8.                A．hoped         B．wished         C．expected D．demanded

9.                A．staring         B．looking         C．checking  D．watching

10.               A．texts           B．newspapers     C．English    D．poems

11.               A．Although       B．Even if         C．But   D．Since

12.               A．It             B．They           C．I D．Things

13.               A．live            B．study          C．survive    D．continue

14.               A．adapt          B．adopt          C．adore D．admire

15.               A．for            B．in             C．after  D．at

16.               A．made          B．noticed         C．concerned D．remember

17.               A．modern        B．advanced       C．difficult   D．convenient

18.               A．even          B．ever           C．some D．any

19.               A．if             B．though         C．ever  D．because

20.               A．could          B．should         C．would D．might