My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___23___.

My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.

She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything  D．something

2.                A．mind           B．brain           C．feelings   D．work

3.                A．smoothly       B．strongly         C．frequently D．easily

4.                A．average        B．ordinary        C．normal   D．common

5.                A．just            B．ever           C．even D．only

6.                A．hear           B．write           C．read D．understand

7.                A．level           B．length          C．speed    D．degree

8.                A．problems       B．excuses         C．worries   D．duties

9.                A．suffered        B．observed       C．removed  D．tolerated

10.               A．study          B．find           C．change    D．keep

11.               A．fight           B．struggle        C．strike D．challenge

12.               A．interrupted     B．disturbed       C．terrified   D．troubled

13.               A．teaching        B．giving          C．supporting D．reminding

14.               A．Without        B．Except         C．Besides   D．Beyond

15.               A．information     B．advice         C．promise   D．expectation

16.               A．before         B．though         C．because   D．unless

17.               A．set up          B．gave up        C．pushed up D．looked up

18.               A．rich           B．famous         C．successful D．powerful

19.               A．training        B．grades         C．experiments    D．abilities

20.               A．woman         B．doctor         C．sister D．teacher

Facebook means never having to say goodbye． The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends． Last week,  a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request． I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind． He had sought me out,  after all．
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son． However,  I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other． But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list．
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present,  and friends of' friends． There are 35 in all． If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually．
A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates,  distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better． And some people can  even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of'  their small army of' companions． After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close． But even with e-mail,  people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back． That's normal． People move from school to school,  job to job, city to city．You never have to feel guilty for breaking away．
Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2．0 find new ways of' making human communication easier． However, convenience can be a crutch （拐杖）． Some things shouldn't be simplified．When it comes to friendship,  there can be no shortcuts．
【小题1】According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          ．

It is five years since my dear aunt _______ here.

  A. left   B. has left      C. is left      D. had left

Since my return to China, I haven’t seen my host mother in America; nor______from her.

         A．I heard       B．I have heard       C．did I hear   D．have I heard

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

    I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the  61  in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as  62   as if I were going on the stage. Finding the  63   quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

    The simple atmosphere of the office   64   me. The woman looked carefully at me  65  through her glasses, and then  66   me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather   67   . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   68   . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   69   to get a job without   70   . I wondered whether I ought to leave,   71  the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “  72  , I’ve got someone in the  73   at this very moment who might  74  .” She wrote down a  75  , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a   76   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

    “ Oh yes,” said I —  77  having cooked for more than four in my life. I  78   her again and again, and rushed out to the   79   telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours   80   cook books.

1.A. bed    B house    C. agency           D. office

2.A. proud                B. pleased          C. nervous        D. worried

3.A. family        B. door              C. place     D. stage

4.A. calmed      B. excited         C. frightened             D. disturbed

5.A. as usual     B. for a while    C. in a minute            D. once again

6.A. advised     B. examined             C. informed      D. questioned

7.A. encouraged       B. dissatisfied           C. hopeless      D. pleased

8.A. place          B. job                 C. advice           D. help

9.A. difficult               B. helpless                 C. possible        D. unusual

10.A. ability       B. experience   C. knowledge            D. study

11.A. after         B. since     C. until               D. when

12.A. Above all          B. As a matter of fact         C. As a result            D. In spite of that

13.A. family       B. house   C. office           D. restaurant

14.A. hire          B. accept  C. suit               D. offer

15.A. letter        B. name    C. note             D. number

16.A. cook         B. help      C. teacher        D. secretary

17.A. almost      B. never    C. nearly          D. really

18.A. answered         B. promised       C. thanked        D. told

19.A. outside    B. local      C. closest         D. nearest

20.A. borrowing        B. buying  C. reading        D. writing