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We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21  .He was in school for only a short time. 22 , he had to leave the school and   23 himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24  to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25 the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26  of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27  him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28  about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29  about it, but he said   30  .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31  an important experiment. He stood near the table   32  he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33  out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the   34  in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35  it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36  .
“Why not pour some   37  into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38  calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39  turned red, and he knew Edison was really   40 than him!

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel__1__.

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. As I grew older, my friends __2__me for following what was called a “man’s soap opera” __3 _, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. It was not until freshman year that I__4__I wasn’t being myself.

That year, I tried many new things and activities. In my town, football was the sport , so I decided to play football, __5__it might give me a head __6__in popularity. The team started with forty-eight athletes.__7__, there were fourteen of us left. I stuck it out not because I like it , but because I am not a quitter（懦夫）. That long season taught me a（n）_8__:I wasn’t a football player . More importantly, it taught me to be __9__.

After that season, I__10__back to being a wrestling fan. I came across a well-known saying: “Don’t Dream It. Be It.” When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the__11__idea.

“What if we build a wrestling ring?” we asked. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our __12__in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project. Our hard work paid__13__.We had a real ring. We decided to hold an “event”. We practiced for hours , trying to__14__every aspect（方面）of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to__15__us. It was the most important night of my life and a__16__success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We__17__to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do.

As my senior year winds down, I’ll remember all of my high school memories. But__18__will stick out most is the memory that I did something I__19__, despite what everyone said or thought. I achieved the__20__…I lived my dream.

1．A．outside B．inside C．behind D．beside

2．A．laughed at B．talked about C．listened to D．called on

3．A．Then B．But C．And D．So

4．A．admitted B．noticed C．realized D．declared

5．A．thinking B．finding C．remembering D．guessing

6．A．level B．start C．end D．point

7．A．At the end B．At the beginning C．In return D．On one hand

8．A．art B．truth C．fact D．lesson

9．A．oneself B．somebody C．myself D．nobody

10．A．gave B．went C．put D．set

11．A．original B．perfect C．same D．correct

12．A．dream B．success C．progress D．future

13．A．for B．out C．off D．back

14．A．discover B．learn C．improve D．show

15．A．praise B．support C．teach D．follow

16．A．gradual B．complete C．endless D．timeless

17．A．have B．begin C．prefer D．continue

18．A．why B．how C．which D．what

19．A．loved B．faced C．studied D．needed

20．A．task B．step C．goal D．game

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　　Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side．But Hell’s Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen．Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners．Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17．If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal．Not an actor．

　　Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east．He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls, and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of ＄2,000．“I wasn’t a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life,” he says．

　　He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender(酒保)．“My father said, ‘Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter．’’’ But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft．

　　Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing．Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony(继承物)of Hell’s Kitchen．Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother’s killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988．A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay．

　　His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood．By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him．Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11．The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down．They kept pitching it．Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision(冲突、碰撞)in modern America．

　　Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house．He and Haggis kept pushing．At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary．

　　Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success．It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three---Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing(Original Screenplay)by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell’s Kitchen．

　　At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success．“If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about other ways to get it done．”

(1)

Rearrange the following statements in term of time order： a．His work Half-Deserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small Off-Broadway theater． b．Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success． c．He moved to Hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter． d．He started to learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different． e．His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies．
[　　]
A．	d; c; e; a; b
B．	d; e; c; b; a
C．	c; d; e; a; b
D．	c; e; d; b; a

(2)

Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?
[　　]
A．	He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise．
B．	His girlfriend did not allow him to do this．
C．	He was afraid of being laughed at．
D．	He had no talent for acting．

(3)

The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ________．
[　　]
A．	they thought the script would not be popular
B．	the script was not well written．
C．	they had no money to make the film based on the script．
D．	they thought Moresco was not famous．

(4)

What’s the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	The Road to Success
B．	Try It a Different Way
C．	A Talented man---Moresco
D．	Moresco’s Perseverance

(5)

Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco?
[　　]
A．	initiative(主动的)and persistent(坚持的)
B．	shy but hardworking
C．	caring and brave
D．	aggressive and modest

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What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel _1_ .

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. As I grew older, my friends 2_ me for following what was called a "man's soap opera. " _3_ , I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. It was not until freshman year that I _4_ I wasn't being myself.

That year, I tried many new things and activities. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, _5_ it might give me a head _6_ in popularity. The team started with forty-eight athletes. _7_ , there were fourteen of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter (懦夫). That long season taught me a(n) _8_ : I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be _9_ .

After that season, I _10_ back to being a wrestling fan. I came across a well-known saying: "Don't Dream It. Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the _11_ idea.

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our 12_ in a pile in his backyard. ．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project. Our hard work paid _13_. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to _14_ every aspect (方面) of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to _15 us. It was the most important night of my life and a _16_ success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We _17 to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do.

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But 18 will stick out most is the memory that I did something I _19_, despite what everyone said or thought. I achieved the _20_. . . I lived my dream.

1．A．outside B．inside C．behind D．beside

2．A．laughed at B．talked about C．listened to D．called on

3．A．Then B．But C．And D．So

4．A．admitted B．noticed C．realized D．declared

5．A．thinking B．finding C．remembering D．guessing

6．A．level B．start C．end D．point

7．A．At the end B．At the beginning C．In return D．On one hand

8．A．art B．truth C．fact D．lesson

9．A．oneself B．somebody C．myself D．nobody

10．A．gave B．went C．put D．set

11．A．original B．perfect C．same D．correct

12．A．dream B．success C．progress D．future

13．A．for B．out C．off D．back

1,3,5

14．A．discover B．learn C．improve D．show

15．A．praise B．support C．teach D．follow

16．A．gradual B．complete C．endless D．timeless

17．A．have B．begin C．prefer D．continue

18．A．why B．how C．which D．what

19．A．loved B．faced C．studied D．needed

20．A．task B．step C．goal D．game

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　　What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel 　　1　　．

　　Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling．As I grew older, my friends 　　2　　 me for following what was called a “man’s soap opera”．　　3　　, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf．It was not until freshman year that I 　　4　　 I wasn’t being myself．

　　That year, I tried many new things and activities．In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, 　　5　　 it might give me a head 　　6　　 in popularity．The team started with forty eight athletes．　　7　　, there were fourteen of us left．I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter．That long season taught me a(n)　　8　　：I wasn’t a football player．More importantly, it taught me to be 　　9　　．

　　After that season, I 　　10　　 back to being a wrestling fan．I came across a well known saying：“Don’t Dream It．Be It．” When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the 　　11　　 idea．

　　“What if we build a wrestling ring?” we asked．The following weekend, we met at his house．We saw our 　　12　　 in a pile in his backyard．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project．Our hard work paid 　　13　　．We had a real ring．We decided to hold an “event”．We practiced for hours, trying to 　　14　　 every aspect(方面)of our wrestling ability．The date was May 24th．To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to 　　15　　 us．It was the most important night of my life and a 　　16　　 success．Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people training out．We 　　17　　 to live this dream．We accomplished what we set out to do．

　　As my senior year winds down, I remember all of my high school memories．But 　　18　　 will stick out most is the memory that I did something I 　　19　　, despite what everyone said or thought．I achieved the 　　20　　…I lived my dream．

(1)


[　　]
A．	outside
B．	inside
C．	behind
D．	beside

(2)


[　　]
A．	laughed at
B．	talked about
C．	listened to
D．	called on

(3)


[　　]
A．	Then
B．	But
C．	And
D．	So

(4)


[　　]
A．	admitted
B．	noticed
C．	realized
D．	declared

(5)


[　　]
A．	thinking
B．	finding
C．	remembering
D．	guessing

(6)


[　　]
A．	level
B．	start
C．	end
D．	point

(7)


[　　]
A．	At the end
B．	At the beginning
C．	In return
D．	On one hand

(8)


[　　]
A．	art
B．	truth
C．	fact
D．	lesson

(9)


[　　]
A．	oneself
B．	somebody
C．	myself
D．	nobody

(10)


[　　]
A．	gave
B．	went
C．	put
D．	set

(11)


[　　]
A．	original
B．	perfect
C．	same
D．	correct

(12)


[　　]
A．	dream
B．	success
C．	progress
D．	future

(13)


[　　]
A．	for
B．	out
C．	off
D．	back

(14)


[　　]
A．	discover
B．	learn
C．	improve
D．	show

(15)


[　　]
A．	praise
B．	support
C．	teach
D．	follow

(16)


[　　]
A．	gradual
B．	complete
C．	endless
D．	timeless

(17)


[　　]
A．	have
B．	begin
C．	prefer
D．	continue

(18)


[　　]
A．	why
B．	how
C．	which
D．	what

(19)


[　　]
A．	loved
B．	faced
C．	studied
D．	needed

(20)


[　　]
A．	task
B．	step
C．	goal
D．	game

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