Do 　　　　　 you are told to.

A. no matter what　　　　　　　　　 B. whatever

C. no matter whatever　　　　　　　 D. whichever

We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are  36  people in communication, struggling with  37 .
Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around.  38  ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to  39  it  as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to  40  extraordinary things.
I  41  a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft,  42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child .  43  allowing this to limit  him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only  44  he become  successful, but he did so in a profession  45  he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his  46  ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss  47  legs or arms , being born extremely poor,  48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll  49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell  50 and lost  her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great  51  . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident,  52  has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while  53  thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for  54  .
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the  55  that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.

We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.

Some are  36  people in communication, struggling with  37 .

Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around.  38  ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to  39  it  as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to  40  extraordinary things.

I  41  a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft,  42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child .  43  allowing this to limit  him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only  44  he become  successful, but he did so in a profession  45  he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his  46  ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.

Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss  47  legs or arms , being born extremely poor,  48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll  49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell  50 and lost  her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great  51  . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident,  52  has since climbed Mt. Everest.

If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while  53  thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for  54  .

Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the  55  that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.

19.A. yourself        B, ourselves         C. themselves       D. itself

We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.

Some are 36 people in communication, struggling with 37 .

　 Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around 38 ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to 39 it as just bad luck ---but not everyone . Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to 40 extraordinary things.

　　 I 41 a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, 42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child . 43 allowing this to limit him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only 44 he become successful, but he did so in a profession 45 he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his 46 ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.

　 Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss 47 legs or arms , being born extremely poor, 48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll 49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell 50 and lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great 51 . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident, 52 has since climbed Mt. Everest.

　 If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while 53 thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for 54 .

　 Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the 55 that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.

36. A. hopeless　　　　 B. cheerful　　　　 C. careless　　　 D. skillful

37. A. sympathy　　　 B. security　　　　 C. relationships　　 D. scholarships

38. A. Personally　　　 B. Importantly　　 C. Generally　　　 D. Fortunately

39. A. believe　　　　 B. accept　　　　 C. receive　　　　 D. think

40. A. experience　　　 B. access　　　　　 C. challenge　　　 D. achieve

41. A. prepared　　　 B. interviewed　　　 C. visit　　　　　 D. attended

42. A. which　　　　 B. who　　　　　　 C. whom　　 　　D. that

43. A. Because of　 B. Instead of　　　 C. Due to　　　　 D. Apart from

44. A. did　　　　　 B. could　　　　　 C. would　　　　　 D. had

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

46. A. communicating　 B. reading　　　　 C. acting　　　　　 D. speaking

47. A. for　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 D. in

48. A. before　　　　 B. than　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. as

49. A. always　　　　 B.sometimes　　　 C. seldom　　　　 D. never

50. A. asleep　　　　 B. ill　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　 D. apart

51. A. congratulations　 B. impressions　　 C. achievements　　 D. rewards

52. A. so　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. or

53. A. quietly　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　 C. seriously　　　 D. carefully

54..A. yourself　　　 B, ourselves　　　　 C. themselves　　　 D. itself

55. A. stage　　　　 B. degree　　　　　 C. place　　　　　 D.position

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。

My father woke me up early one summer morning announcing, “Get up. You’re going with me to cut grass.” The idea   1my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his  2made me feel proud and  3. From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I 4in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, but felt good. I had   5a hard day’s labour and had earned $6.

One day my father found some leaves I’d   6and pulled me aside. “Clear away these leaves,” he said  7, “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The  8was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job  9the first time. It will never  10to impress the person you are working for.

After two years my father told me and my brother that he felt we were  11enough to do lawns(草坪) on our own. Every Saturday , we  12out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while working  13our father.

Taking care of lawns was not exciting  14high-paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job is a good job and that   15I was paid was more than I had before.

A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone  16possible live on a forty-hour- a –week minimum(最低的) pay. “My father never worked just forty hours a  17, and neither have I.” I replied. “If you’re only working forty hours, you probably don’t want to do  18better than you’re doing.”

In every job I’ve  19------from doing lawns to washing dishes-----I have learned something that helped me in my next job. If you  20hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

1.A. what           B. that             C. which            D. why

2.A. farm           B. family               C. business         D. company

3.A. excited            B. tired                C. troubled         D. unpleasant

4.A. played         B. excised          C. worked           D. struggled

5.A. put out            B. put down         C. put away     D. put in

6.A. collected          B. cleaned          C. missed           D. noticed

7.A. finally                B. usually          C. unexpectedly D. firmly

8.A. news               B. message          C. information      D. word

9.A. right              B. quickly          C. fast             D. wrong

10.A. happen            B. seem             C. fail             D. begin

11.A. strong                B. old              C. clever           D. skilled

12.A. worked            B. set              C. turned           D. figured

13.A. beyond            B. without          C. under            D. like

14.A. and               B. and yet          C. but              D. or

15.A. no matter how     B. whatever         C. no matter what   D. however

16.A. must              B. should           C. may              D. could

17.A. day               B. year             C. week             D. month

18.A. some              B. any              C. little               D. very

19.A. found             B. lost             C. held             D. helped

20.A. see               B. look             C. try              D. enjoy