My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We 　 1　 a lot of time and 2 in the yard to get it looking the way it does today. We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.

We did the best to cultivate(耕种) it and called this area our rock garden. 3 We had found flowers and plants, Denise or I will plant them, just to bring some 　 4　 to the area.

Last summer I found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately 　5　 . I was sure that we didn’t plant it. We decided to let it 　6 to grow until we could 7 what it was.

Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the 　8 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I 9 to nurture(培育) it and weed around it. As I picked up rocks from the area to get to the 10 , I noticed something 　11 　. The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw the stalks(茎）appear. 12 it had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 13 the sun.

That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower wouldn't let a big rock stand in its way when growing up, then we have the　 14 　to do the same. 15 we believe in ourselves, like that little sunflower, we can 　16 the type of nourishment(营养）and growth. We need to believe in　 17 , knowing that we have the ability to 　18 our desires. If you stand all like the sunflower and are 19 of who and what you are, then the environment will begin to 20 you. You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles( 障碍）in order to reach your goals.

1. A. took　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. pay

2. A. strength　　 B. energy　　　 C. power　　　 D. force

3. A. However　　 B. When　　　 C. Whenever　　 D. Whatever

4. A. weed　　　　 B. color　　　 C. water　　　 D. soil

5. A. classify　　　 B. accept　　　 C. clarify　　 D. identify

6. A. remain　　　 B. prevent　　　 C. continue　　 D. leave

7. A. figure out　　 B. hold out　　　 C. stand out　 D. try out

8. A. endangered　 B. convenient　　 C. mysterious　 D. enormous

9. A. refused　　　 B. decided　　　 C. adapted　　 D. proposed

10. A. seeds　　　 B. stalks　　　　 C. rocks　　　 D. weeds

11. A. unusual　　 B. common　　　 C. fantastic　 D. unnatural

12. A. Casually　　 B. Basically　　　 C. Actually　　 D. Strangely

13. A. enlarge　　 B. expand　　　 C. reach　　　 D. spread

14. A. chance　 　　B. choice　　　 C. power　　　 D. ability

15. A. What if　　 B. As far as　　　 C. Only if　　 D. As long as

16. A. inspire　　　 B. attain　　　　 C. lose　　　　 D. refuse

17. A. ourselves　　 B. yourselves　　 C. themselves　 D. myself

18. A. preserve　　 B. comfort　　　　 C. achieve　　 D. suggest

19. A. ashamed　　 B. pride　　　　 C. proud 　　　D. ambitious

20. A. ensure　　　 B. support　　　 C. satisfy　　 D. protect　　　　　　

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.

After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...1 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter

what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1．A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize

2．A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

3．A．memorized 　　　　　 B．forgot 　　 　　　　　　 C．kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D．remembered

4．A．what 　　　　　　　 B．what happen 　　　　 C．which　 　　　　　　　 D．who

5．A．fill 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．fill in 　　　 　　　　 C．come　　 　　　　　 D．burst

6．A．picture 　　 　　　　　 B．promise 　 　　　　　　 C．present　 　　　　　 D．encourage

7．A．digging 　　 　　　　　 B．digging through 　　 C．digging out 　　　　　 D．digging into

8．A．to say 　　　 　　　　　 B．said 　　　 　　　　　　 C．and saying 　　　　　　 D．saying

9．A．Come out 　　　　　　　 B．Come again 　　　　　 C．Come on 　　　　　　 D．Come off

10．A．one word　　 　　　　　　 B．one sound 　　　　　 C．one row 　　　　　 D．one line

11．A．for himself 　　　　　 B．of himself 　　　　　　 C．by himself 　　　　　　 D．to himself

12．A．live 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．living 　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．lively

13．A．3 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．the 3 　　　　　　　　　　 C．3^th 　　　　　　　 D．the 3^th

14．A．sound 　　 　　　　　 B．voice 　　　　　　　　　 C．noise 　　 　　　　　　 D．tone

15．A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

16．A．when 　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　　 C．even if　 　　　　　　　 D．though

17．A．remained 　　　　　　　 B．missing 　　　　　　　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gone

18．A．for 　　　　 　　　　　 B．behind 　　　　　　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　 D．over

19．A．a promise 　　　　　　 B．space 　　　　　　　　　 C．room 　　　　　　　　　 D．a triangle

20．A．because B．though C．when D．even though

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