Courage is a big, tough word that no child should have to know, but too often they do. When they do, courage takes on a whole new meaning.

　　 Alex was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer on September 13, 2008. On that dark night, his mother was 36 after hearing the diagnosis, but she kept up her 37 , went into Alex’s room in the hospital and lay down beside him.

　　 "When I told Alex, he 38 over and patted my arm and said, 'It will be OK, Mama, '" said Kim Morgan. "His 39 was for me, not for himself. But that’s Alex. He is the most 40 little boy that I have ever known. He always 41 others before himself. He is amazing, and he has so much 42 ."

　　 In fact, five years ago, Alex’s father, Ron Morgan was also 43 with cancer. He 44 the disease and the treatments well, but he also kept his 45 from others.

　　 "We really didn’t want people to 46 ,"Kim Morgan said. "But by 47 Ron’s illness from others, we kept blessings from them 48 people really want to help. But when Alex was diagnosed, we got on the telephone and started 49 people. By church time on Sunday morning, there was 50 a church in Pike County that didn’t have Alex on its prayer list. We 51 so much the prayers and the concern of the people of Pike County."

　　 "That Ron had 52 the cancer and had done so well was a great encouragement to all of us," Morgan said. They knew that cancer could be fought and 53 . Also there was a lot of 54 in their little boy. "Alex is a(n) 55 ,"Morgan said. "Whatever he does, he gives it his all. And we knew that he would have the courage to do whatever it took to fight this disease."

36. A. frightened 　 　B. curious 　　C. interested 　　　 　 D. strange

37. A. convenience 　B. creativity 　　C. spirits　　　　 D. appearance

38. A. stepped　　　 B. reached　　　 C. switched　　　 D. swept

39. A. comment　　　 B. effort　　　　 C. situation　　　 D. concern

40. A. optimistic　　 B. considerate 　　C. intelligent　　 D. friendly

41. A. thinks of　　　 B. believes in　　 C. depends on　　 D. cheers up

42. A. difficulty　　　 B. loneliness　　 C. courage　　　 D. influence

43. A. diagnosed　　 B. bearing　　　 C. astonished　　 D. debating

44. A. handled　　　 B. insisted　　　 C. improved　　　 D. prepared

45. A. cure　　　　　 B. attitude　　　 C. opinion　　　 D. illness

46. A. suspect　　　 B. accuse　　　　 C. imagine　　　 D. know

47. A. stopping　　　 B. keeping　　　 C. taking　　　　 D. holding

48. A. though　　　 B. before　　　　 C. because　　　 D. until

49. A. selecting　　　 B. calling　　 　　C. observing　　 D. promising

50. A. nearly　　　　 B. frequently　　 C. generally　　　 D. hardly

51. A. appreciate 　　B. praise　　　　 C. receive　　　　 D. offer

52. A. gone over　　 B. come through　 C. broken into　　 D. thrown up

53. A. defeated　　　 B. avoided　　　 C. watched　　　 D. prevented

54. A. quarrel　　　 B. debate　　　　 C. fight　　　　　 D. disagreement

55. A. journalist　　 B. coach　　　　 C. interviewee　　 D. competitor

When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a ____ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___ examination.

It seemed a small ____ compared to the one I was about to face，but things started to go ____ right from the beginning.Not having a car or ____ the city，I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B．___ I'd left myself plenty of time，soon it was ___ I was going to be late，as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ____ direction.

I ___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a ____，who was trying to get past me.____，instead of moving on，she stopped to ask if I was ____.After I explained my ____ to her，she pointed to a bus stop across the street，where a bus would take me back into the city to my ____.Sitting there waiting，I felt ____ that someone had been willing to help.____，hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby，I looked up to see a car with my new friend ____ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a ___ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ____ from a passer?by was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her，she smiled and told me not to lose ____，for all things are possible.

1.A．physical?? B．traveling?? C．social?? D．housing

2.A.scientific?? B．final?? C．previous?? D．thorough

3.A.chance?? B．challenge?? C．success?? D．error

4.A.wrong?? B．easy?? C．fast?? D．ahead

5.A.leaving?? B．visiting? C．knowing?? D．appreciating

6.A.Although?? B．Since?? C． Unless?? D．Once

7.A.strange?? B．necessary?? C．obvious?? D．important

8.A.same?? B．right?? C．general?? D． opposite

9.A.looked at?? B．waited for?? C．got off?? D．ran into

10.A.driver?? B．friend? C．stranger?? D．gentleman

11.A.Especially?? ????????????? B．Surprisingly

C．Probably?? ????????????? D．Normally

12.A.nervous?? B．excited? C．OK? D．dangerous

13.A.idea?? ????????????? B．motivation

C．excuse?? ????????????? D．situation

14.A.appointment?? ????????????? B．apartment

C．direction?? ????????????? D．station

15.A.afraid?? ????????????? B．grateful

C．certain?? ????????????? D．disappointed

16.A.Thus? B．Then? C．Perhaps?? D．Surely

17.A.staring?? B．laughing?? C．waving?? D．shouting

18.A.lift?? B．suggestion? C．bike?? D．guidebook

19.A.power?? B．faith?? C．touch?? D．support

20.A.results?? B．news? C．kindness?? D．appearance

In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly introduce some of my personal history.

The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, sharing my love of music, _16_____ of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family __17____. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years and earned barely enough to __18____ for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that helped the family live a life. As a(an) __19___ of this example in the family, my mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an existence with __20____ financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of a career of music, and so finally I went to college quite happily.

Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial problems and I felt it my duty to __21____ college and take a job. Thus was I started a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years.

Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for __22___, and apart from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely dissatisfied I became really ___23___. I knew what I wanted is to save enough to __24____ and go to Europe to study ___25__. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”, disappointing my poor mother by eating a hurried breakfast at the last minute. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, saved enough to __26____ me to go abroad. And, by now, the family didn’t need my help any longer. I ended my business career, feeling like a man released from prison, and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than ever and ___27___ every minute of it.

“Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a __28____ man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.

If I had stayed in business, I might be a __29____ man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions, which money can never buy.

When I broken away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family. Most of us are so accustomed to the association of success with money__30___the thought of giving up a good income for an idea seemed rather crazy. If so, all I can say is “Ah! It’s great to be crazy.”

1.                A．thought        B．disapproved     C．agreed   D．disagreed

2.                A．background     B．experience      C．tradition  D．belief

3.                A．offer           B．support         C．provide   D．give

4.                A．expectation     B．intention        C．cause    D．consequence

5.                A．certain         B．uncertain       C．sure D．ensured

6.                A．enter          B．join            C．leave D．apply

7.                A．interest        B．dreams         C．money   D．hope

8.                A．painful         B．excited         C．embarrassed   D．cheerful

9.                A．drop           B．satisfy          C．live  D．quit

10.               A．music          B．medicine       C．economy  D．Business

11.               A．let            B．make          C．encourage D．enable

12.               A．spent          B．enjoyed        C．wasted    D．used

13.               A．free           B．wealthy        C．creative   D．enthusiastic

14.               A．strong         B．successful       C．wealthy   D．satisfied

15.               A．it             B．which          C．that  D．as

Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______.

A. I was neither                          B. neither was I        C. I was either          D. either was I