US president Barack Obama told students that it takes hard work in school to prepare for a rewarding career in his “back to school” speech,   36   last Tuesday in Virginia, US. Here is excerpt （节选）from his speech:

I know that sometimes, you get the  37     that you can be rich and successful without any hard work –  38    your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things. But the truth is, being successful is   39    .You won’t love every subject you study. Not every homework assignment will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at    40      the first time you try.

That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most   41   .JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was   42   12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was    43     his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said. “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures  44    you. No one’s    45   being good at things; you become good at things through hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of    46     . It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

And even when you’re  47      , even when you’re discouraged, and when you feel like other people have given up on yourself, you won’t give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

36. A. addressed                   B. claimed                    C. delivered                   D. announced

37.A. feelings                B. definition            C. concept                       D. sense

38. A. that                            B. which                        C. what                           D. whatever

39. A. inaccessible                    B. hard                        C. rough                           D. unavailable

40.A, anything                          B. everything                  C. nothing                         D. something

41. A. effort                  B. attempts                    C. failures                         D. successes

42. A. denied             B. turned away        C. declined           D. rejected

43. A. cut from                          B. cut off                        C. cut down            D. cut in

44. A. confirm                           B. define                       C. identify                         D. prove

45. A. brought up             B. raised                         C. fed                            D. born

46. A. strength              B. courage                        C. weakness                      D. perseverance

47. A. struggling                  B. fighting              C. trying                           D. succeeding

What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will  36  them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult  37  when you have to protect yourself.  38  true friendship is understanding of the souls and the  39  of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the  40  is.
True friendship involves  41  : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing 42  ; sharing thoughts and feelings  43  fear of judgment or negative criticism.
 44  is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to  45  our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will  46  on the Internet the next day! Failing to 47  those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has  48  to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends  49  contact you at usual time, but come to you  50  you need their help. They care not  51  you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to 52 but are his walking stick to  53  difficulties. When you are happy, you are  54  to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will  55  for help.

What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will  36  them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult  37  when you have to protect yourself.   38  true friendship is understanding of the souls and the  39  of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the  40  is.

True friendship involves  41  : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing  42  ; sharing thoughts and feelings  43  fear of judgment or negative criticism.

  44  is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to  45  our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will  46  on the Internet the next day! Failing to  47  those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has  48  to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends  49  contact you at usual time, but come to you  50  you need their help. They care not  51  you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to  52  but are his walking stick to  53  difficulties. When you are happy, you are  54  to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will  55  for help.

1. A. inform         B. regard           C. treat            D. advise

2.A. situation        B. state            C. occasion        D. surrounding

3.A. In a word       B. On the contrary   C. In a nutshell     D. On average

4.A. consideration    B. connection       C. attraction       D. communication

5.A. distance        B. destination       C. position         D. ambition

6.A. promise        B. action           C. belief           D. words

7. A. in turn         B. at times          C. in return        D. at no times

8.A. with           B. without          C. despite         D. beyond

9.A. Trust          B. Honesty          C. Kindness       D. Humor

10.A. keep          B. unite             C. share          D. realize

11.A. take up        B. end up           C. come up        D. bring up

12.A. keep          B. prevent           C. protect         D. remain

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

14. A. frequently      B. regularly         C. seldom         D. usually

15.A. all the time     B. any time         C. each time        D. by the time

16.A. where         B. who             C. how            D. what

17.A. dream         B. future            C. success         D. aim

18. A. live through    B. put through       C. break through     D. look through

19.A. possible       B. likely            C. probable         D. impossible

20.A. turn to        B. bring in           C. set out          D. look up

What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will 1 them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult 2 when you have to protect yourself. 3 true friendship is understanding of the souls and the 4 of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the 5 is.
True friendship involves 6 : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing 7 ; sharing thoughts and feelings 8 fear of judgment or negative criticism.
9 is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to 10 our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will 11 on the Internet the next day! Failing to 12 those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has 13 to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends 14 contact you at usual time, but come to you 15 you need their help. They care not 16 you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to 17but are his walking stick to 18 difficulties. When you are happy, you are 19 to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will 20 for help.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      inform
   2. B.
      regard
   3. C.
      treat
   4. D.
      advise
2. 2.
   1. A.
      situation
   2. B.
      state
   3. C.
      occasion
   4. D.
      surrounding
3. 3.
   1. A.
      In a word
   2. B.
      On the contrary
   3. C.
      In a nutshell
   4. D.
      On average
4. 4.
   1. A.
      consideration
   2. B.
      connection
   3. C.
      attraction
   4. D.
      communication
5. 5.
   1. A.
      distance
   2. B.
      destination
   3. C.
      position
   4. D.
      ambition
6. 6.
   1. A.
      promise
   2. B.
      action
   3. C.
      belief
   4. D.
      words
7. 7.
   1. A.
      in turn
   2. B.
      at times
   3. C.
      in return
   4. D.
      at no times
8. 8.
   1. A.
      with
   2. B.
      without
   3. C.
      despite
   4. D.
      beyond
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Trust
   2. B.
      Honesty
   3. C.
      Kindness
   4. D.
      Humor
10. 10.
    1. A.
       keep
    2. B.
       unite
    3. C.
       share
    4. D.
       realize
11. 11.
    1. A.
       take up
    2. B.
       end up
    3. C.
       come up
    4. D.
       bring up
12. 12.
    1. A.
       keep
    2. B.
       prevent
    3. C.
       protect
    4. D.
       remain
13. 13.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       nothing
    3. C.
       anything
    4. D.
       everything
14. 14.
    1. A.
       frequently
    2. B.
       regularly
    3. C.
       seldom
    4. D.
       usually
15. 15.
    1. A.
       all the time
    2. B.
       any time
    3. C.
       each time
    4. D.
       by the time
16. 16.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       who
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       what
17. 17.
    1. A.
       dream
    2. B.
       future
    3. C.
       success
    4. D.
       aim
18. 18.
    1. A.
       live through
    2. B.
       put through
    3. C.
       break through
    4. D.
       look through
19. 19.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       likely
    3. C.
       probable
    4. D.
       impossible
20. 20.
    1. A.
       turn to
    2. B.
       bring in
    3. C.
       set out
    4. D.
       look up

US president Barack Obama told students that it takes hard work in school to prepare for a rewarding career in his “back to school” speech,1last Tuesday in Virginia, US. Here is excerpt (节选)from his speech:
I know that sometimes, you get the2that you can be rich and successful without any hard work –3your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things. But the truth is, being successful is4.You won’t love every subject you study. Not every homework assignment will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at5the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most6.JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was712 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was8his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said. “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures9you. No one’s10being good at things; you become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of11. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re12, even when you’re discouraged, and when you feel like other people have given up on yourself, you won’t give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      addressed
   2. B.
      claimed
   3. C.
      delivered
   4. D.
      announced
2. 2.
   1. A.
      feelings
   2. B.
      definition
   3. C.
      concept
   4. D.
      sense
3. 3.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      what
   4. D.
      whatever
4. 4.
   1. A.
      inaccessible
   2. B.
      hard
   3. C.
      rough
   4. D.
      unavailable
5. 5.
   1. A.
      anything
   2. B.
      everything
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      something
6. 6.
   1. A.
      effort
   2. B.
      attempts
   3. C.
      failures
   4. D.
      successes
7. 7.
   1. A.
      denied
   2. B.
      turned away
   3. C.
      declined
   4. D.
      rejected
8. 8.
   1. A.
      cut from
   2. B.
      cut off
   3. C.
      cut down
   4. D.
      cut in
9. 9.
   1. A.
      confirm
   2. B.
      define
   3. C.
      identify
   4. D.
      prove
10. 10.
    1. A.
       brought up
    2. B.
       raised
    3. C.
       fed
    4. D.
       born
11. 11.
    1. A.
       strength
    2. B.
       courage
    3. C.
       weakness
    4. D.
       perseverance
12. 12.
    1. A.
       struggling
    2. B.
       fighting
    3. C.
       trying
    4. D.
       succeeding