Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ 41   is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man    42   family hardship tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby   43   . A year later, Hong’s mother   44    home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s    45   : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to    46    his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to   47    different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to    48    a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.

After Hong’s story went    49   , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___50___ offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.

Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.

1.A. parents                         B. friends                      C. yourself                 D. God

2.A. out of                           B. into                            C. without                  D. with

3.A. dog                       B. cat                              C. girl                          D. boy

4.A. left                                 B. arrived                      C. went              D. came

5.A. back                     B. shoulders                 C. head              D. body

6.A. help                     B. save                           C. protect                   D. feed

7.A. make                    B. buy                            C. produce                 D. collect

8.A. build                    B. borrow            C. rent                        D. share

9.A. public                            B. clear                          C. by                            D. far

10.A. accepted          B. asked                         C. received                D. refused

We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（处理）by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment．   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport．   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

1．A． after                       B． until               C． before                  D． since  

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

5．A． look after                B． wait in            C． look at                 D． wait for

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． woken up              B． paid for          C． given up               D． agreed with

We got up late as usual. My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden_______ leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage(处理)by _______, he asked me for help at last moment. _______now we had an hour to get to the airport. _______, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went to a big hall to _______our flight to be called. We waited and waited but no announcement(通知) was made. In the end there was an announcement_______us that passengers could get a free meal. The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems. We waited again for a long time until late evening_______we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel.

The next morning after a _______night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the _______. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had _______in the night to catch the plane, but for some reasons or others we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt.

1 A. after      B. until     C. before     D. since

2 A. herself    B. himself   C. itself      D. themselves

3 A. So        B. Unless   C. Although  D. Because

4 A. Friendly   B. Luckily   C. Terribly   D. Possibly

5 A. look after  B. wait in    C. look at    D. wait for

6 A. agreeing   B. telling    C. asking     D. shocking

7 A. where    B. which    C. when        D. what

8 A. bad      B. good     C. dangerous    D. interesting

9 A. home     B. hotel     C. station      D. airport

10 A. woken up  B. paid for  C. given up     D. agreed with