Nine?year?old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine.__1__the African?American boy was __2__by a series of photos.The __3__ were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him __4__.

For the first time，the boy began to __5__ who he was.

However，now the boy who used to struggle with his __6__ doesn't see it as a problem any more，but a(n) __7__ for his successful career.It is a good example that Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the United States.

Obama's white mother was born in the heartland of __8__.His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya.They met during college in Hawaii，but his father left the __9__ when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.

At 10，Obama __10__ to live with his white grandparents in Hawaii.At his class，a white boy asked Obama if his father ate people.Out of __11__，Obama __12__ to his classmates that his father was a prince.

Things came to change __13__ the young man made friends with those with a similar background at college.Their __14__ back in Africa helped Obama to finally face up to his　 __15__ origin.He worked hard to become a star at Harvard Law School and the third black senator in US history.

At the beginning of his __16__ for the White House，__17__ people viewed Obama favorably.Many doubted his unusual __18__，which left him neither “black”enough nor “white” enough.

But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make __19__ believe：There is not a black America and a white America and a Latino America and an Asian America.There's the United States of America.

Barack Obarea's __20__ fulfilled Martin Luther King's dream that a man be judged not by the colour of his skin，but by the content of his character.

1．A.So 　　　　　　　　 B．But

C．Indeed　 　　　　　　 D．While

2．A.frightened　　 　 B．pleased

C．shocked 　　　　　　 D．feared

3．A.newspapers　　 　　 B．stories

C．reasons 　　　　　　 D．pictures

4．A.white　 　　　 B．strong

C．healthy 　　　　　　 D．popular

5．A.doubt　 　　　 B．realize

C．hate　　 　　　　　　 D．hide

6．A.nationality　　 　 B．family

C．memory　　　 　　 D．identity

7．A.practice　 　　　　 B．chance

C．advantage　　 　 D．permission

8．A.Asia　　 　　　 B．Africa

C．the US 　　　　　　 D．Indonesia

9．A.family　 　　　　 B．university　

C．America 　　　　 D．village

10．A.decided 　　　　 B．returned

C．left　 　　　　　 D．considered

11．A.embarrassment　 　 B．politeness　

C．anger　 　　　　　　 D．curiosity

12．A.told　　 　　　　 B．refused

C．lied 　　　　　 D．pretended

13．A.until　 　　　　 B．before

C．after　　 　　　　　 D．from

14．A.arrivals 　　　　 B．experiences　

C．travels　 　　　　　 D．adventures

15．A.American　　 　　 B．Indonesian　

C．Hawaii 　　　　　　 D．African

16．A.attempt　　　 　　 B．campaign　　

C．movement　　 　　 D．approach

17．A.many 　　　　 B．some

C．few 　　　　　　 D．no

18．A.background　 　　 B．ability

C．result　 　　　　　 D．opportunity

19．A.Africans　　　 　 B．the world　

C．Americans　　 　　 D．the whites

20．A.action 　　　 B．words

C．victory 　　　　　　 D．life

This pattern of independence often results in serious    14    for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live    15    the age of 70. The job retirement age is    16    65. The children have left home, married, and    17    their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.

   18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19    . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)    20    a close family group.

1. A. share　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. have

C. exchange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. hold

2. A. either　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. though

C. as well　　   　　　　　　　　   　　   　　D. also

3. A. discussed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed

C. seen　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

4. A. asked　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. made

C. said　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. allowed

5. A. control　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. support

C. agreement　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. criticism

6. A. for　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. on

C. without 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. in

7. A. in　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　B. at

C. on　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. for

8. A. too　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. almost

C. nearly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quite

9. A. fit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. meet

C. suit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. satisfy

10. A. break up　　　　　　　　　　    B. break into.

C. break through　　　　　　　　   D. break away from

11. A. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. got

C. arrived　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. developed

12. A. In truth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. In name

C. Indeed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. In a word

13. A. heavy　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. light

C. strong　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. weak

14. A. questions　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. problem

C. matters　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. affairs

15. A. to　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. till

C. from　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. beyond

16. A. only　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. usually

C. sometimes　　   　　　　　　　　   　　D. seldom

17. A. set forth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set aside

C. set up　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　D. set down

18. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore

C. In contrast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. On the other hand

19. A. local　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. national

C. political　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. economic

20. A. or　　   　　　　　　　　 &nb
s
p;　　　　　　　　    B. nor

C. and　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. but

— Why didn't you tell Lucy her mistake directly?

— I said it ______ so as not to hurt her feelings.

A. by the way　　 B. in that way　　　 C. in the way　　 D. in some ways

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　 One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is 　36 in a small American town in the 19 th century. The people in this town are very traditional and 　37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in 38 with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, 　39 Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

　 Tom is different from 　40 children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really 　41 anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps 　42 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he 　43 to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new 　44 game. It is these little stories 　45 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that 　46 the most important part of the book.

　 Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man 　47 . Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town 　48 they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They 　50 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a 　51 to travel up and down the river. 　52 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter 　53 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral（葬礼）. 　54 Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and 　55 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

36. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　 D. written

37. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pass　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. own

38. A. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　 B. silence　　　　　　　　　　 C. peace　　　　　　　 D. war

39. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

40. A. another　　　　　　　　　　 B. others　　　　　　　 C. the others　 D. the other

41. A. damages　　　　　　　　　 B. destroys　　　　　　　　　 C. ruins　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurts

42. A. out of　　　　　　　　　　　 B. into　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. onto　　　　　　　　 D. in front of

43. A. tries　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fails　　　　　　　　 C. manages　　 D. struggles

44. A. fighting　　　　　　　　　　 B. painting　　　　　　　　　 C. touring　　　　　　　　　　 D. sailing

45. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

46. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. are　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

47. A. in charge　　　　　　 B. in advance C. in the long term　　　　 D. in the dark

48. A. because 　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　　　 D. if

49. A. run into　　　　　　　 B. run away　　　　　　　　 C. run across　　　　 D. run out of

50. A. catch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

51. A. bike　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. camel　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cage

52. A. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Upon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Without

53. A. writing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. telling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. saying　　　 D. meaning

54. A. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　　　　　　　　 C. Also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lastly

55. A. join　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. present　　　　　　　　　　 C. participate　　　　　　　 D. attend

Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further　 1　 by industry.

If the rapid increase of world 　 2　 continues at the present rate, there may be much greater

　 3　 to human beings.

Some scientists　 4　 of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''.

About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million. It　 5 a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billon.

It is　 6 to double by the year 2020. If the population　 7　 to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the　 8 a hundred years from now.

Man has been　 9　 the earth's resources more and more　 10　 over the past years. Some of them are almost gone.

Now many people believe that man's 　11 problem is how to control the　 12　 of the population.

The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to　 13 the human population if the present rate of increase continues.

There is already over-crowding in many cities and 　14 in some countries. Many people believe that human survival in the future 　15 on the answer to the question.