It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1__ their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 　　3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers（祷告） I told 　6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 　7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 　8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 　10　 her way to the employee' s room. 11　 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13　 somebody".　

I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 15

in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 　16　 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "

I was turning to walk away 　17　 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 　18　 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 　19　 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 　20　 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.

1．A． expressed B．changed 　　 C．discussed 　 D．announced

2．A． okay　　　 　 B．yes　　 　　 C．not　　　　　 D．no

3．A． plan　　　 　 B．dream　 　 C．hope　　　 D．demand

4．A． waitress　 B．waiter　 　 C．assistant　　 　　　　　 D．maid

5．A． seldom　　 B．always　　　 　　　　　　　 C．never 　　　　 D．hardly

7．A． how　　　 B．when　　　　 C．why　　　　 　　 D．where

8．A． other　　 B．rest　　 　　 C．enough　　 D．extra

9．A． way　　　 B．duty　　　　　 C．break　　　 　 D．work

10．A． to　　　　 B．by　　 　　　 C．on　　　　　 D．at

11．A． By the way 　　　　　　　 B．On the contrary C．Above all　 D．After all

12．A． saying　　 B．eating　　　 　　　　　　　 C．drinking　　 　 D．ordering

13．A． looking for 　　　　　　 B．waiting for　 　　　　　 C．waiting on　 D．longing for

14．A． Good　　 B．Lucky　 　　 　　　　　　　 C．A11　　　　 D．Sure

15．A． dressed 　 B．wore　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．devoted　　 D．seated

16．A． angrily 　　　　　　　　 B．alone　　　　 C．sadly　　　 D．enjoyably　　　

17．A． before　 　　　　　　　　 B．when 　　　　 C．as　　　　　 D．while

18．A． quiet　 　　　　　　　　 B．large　　　　 C．noisy　　 　 D．wonderful

19．A． sank　　 　　　　　　　　 B．beat　　　　 C．broke　　　 D．lost

20．A． praise　 　　　　　　　 B．tip　　　　　 C．dollar　　　 D．prize

In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, 　36 a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am 37 a bright-eyed dreamer and one 　38 quite a different tale to tell.

　 My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to 　39 that goal. But one year after I started college, she 40 cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to 　41 for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

　 Then I got married with another 42 : building my family with a 43 of adopt and biological children. You can imagine how 　44 occupied I became, 45 four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo. 　46 , I never did make it back to college full-time. 47 I never gave up on the dream , either. I had only one choice: to 48 a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.

　　 The hardest part was feeling 　49 about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to 50 through the rest of their lives. In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not 　51 , just single-minded. It always 52 me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems 53 . Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a 　54 . Remember；little steps add up 　55 big dreams.

36．A．looking at　　　　　 B．aiming at　　　　　　 C．focus on 　　　　　 D．relying on

37．A．still　　　　　　　　　　 B．already　　　　　　　 C．even　　　　　　　　　 D．actually

38．A．about　　　　　　　　 B．by　　　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　 D．with

39．A．miss　　　　　　　　　 B．have　　　　　　　　　 C．reach　　　　　　　　 D．take

40．A．caught　　　　　　　 B．developed　　　　　 C．found　　　　　　　　 D．defeated　　　

41．A．care for　　　　　　　 B．look for　　　　　　　 C．talk with　　　　　　 D．discuss with

42．A．purpose　　　　　　　 B．idea　　　　　　　　　　 C．chance　　　　　　　 D．dream

43．A．combination　　　　 B．connection　　　　　 C．community　　　　 D．committee

44．A．badly　　　　　　　　 B．fully　　　　　　　　　 C．seriously　　　　　　 D．obviously

45．A．collecting　　　　　 B．helping　　　　　　　 C．raising　　　　　　　　 D．teaching

46．A．Now surprising　 B．Not satisfying　　 C．Not frightening　 D．Not disappointing

47．A．Otherwise　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　 C．And　　　　　　　　　 D．But

48．A．suggcet　　　　　　　 B．push　　　　　　　　　 C．find　　　　　　　　　 D．change

49．A．nervous　　　　　　　 B．excited　　　　　　　 C．proud　　　　　　　　 D．guilty

50．A．set　　　　　　　　　　 B．follow　　　　　　　　 C．take　　　　　　　　　 D．make

51．A．famous　　　　　　　 B．curious　　　　　　　 C．special　　　　　　　 D．clever

52．A．struck　　　　　　　　 B．occurred　　　　　　 C．failed　　　　　　　　 D．escaped

53．A．terrible　　　　　　　 B．great　　　　　　　　　 C．strange　　　　　　　 D．normal

54．A．program　　　　　　 B．process　　　　　　　 C．competition　　　　 D．stage

55．A．make up for　　　　 B．live up to 　　　　　 C．make up of　　　　 D．add up to

They really have a great time too,designing everything,drawing the blue prints,　　 the angles and so on.

A、looking out　　 B、taking out　　 C、finding out　　 D、figuring out

When I entered the teachers’ office, I found our headmaster ______ by many students and _______.（ ）

A. surrounded; looking tired 　 　　　　 B. surrounding; looking tiring

C. surrounded; looked tired 　 　　　　D. surrounding; looked tiring