The younger daughter of former New York Mayor Richard White has moved her wedding from New Year’s Eve to this Thursday so her mother, who has been fighting against cancer for 11 years, can take part in the ceremony, a family spokesman said on Wednesday, Oct, 12, 2013. Elizabeth Lally White, who turns 28 on Thursday, will marry Sam Peterson in Spiaggia, a restaurant on North Michigan Avenue. The reception also will be held at the restaurant, which had been previously scheduled to host the couple’s engagement party on Thursday.

Lally White’s mother, Maggie, 68, was reported to have caught breast cancer in 2002. She had an operation in her leg in April and she was hospitalized twice in the weeks following the procedure for treatment of flu-like symptoms that doctors said were not related to the cancer. Maggie, who has used a walker or a wheelchair during most public appearances in recent years, is well beyond the average survival time for someone with breast cancer.

“As the mayor himself has said, she had a pretty difficult summer.” said Jacquelyn Heard, who served Mayor White’s press secretary for years and followed him to the same international law firm that he joined after leaving office in May. “She was not able to get around the way that she normally would do. This year, she has had quite a few setbacks and they’ve been pretty well documented. Lally White decided to reschedule the wedding so that her mom can participate in the festivities (庆祝活动).” Heard said. Lally White is a doctoral candidate at De-Paul University and plans to work with autistic (孤独症) children, and Sam Peterson works in insurance, Heard said.

Richard and Maggie White married in 1972 and had three children in addition to Lally — Nora, Patrick and Kevin. But Kevin was born with a disease and died in 1981 at 33 months.

1.When was Elizabeth Lally White born?

A. In 1983.?????????? B. In 1987.?????????? C. In 1985.?????????? D. In 1984.

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. Maggie, 68, is recovering now.

B. Maggie caught breast cancer in 2002.

C. The cancer caused some flu-like symptoms on Maggie.

D. Average breast cancer patients lived a life shorter than Maggie.

3.Why did Lally White reschedule her wedding?

A. She was afraid that her mother couldn’t participate her wedding on New Year’s Eve.

B. She was eager to work with autistic children after wedding.

C. Her family will move out of New York.

D. Her mother will accept operation because of her disease.

4.How many children did the former mayor and his wife give birth to?

A. 3.??????????????? B. 4.???????????????? C. 5.???????????????? D. 6.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The political life of former Mayor.

B. The brave wife of former Mayor.

C. The wedding of former Mayor’s daughter.

D. The family life of former Mayor.

When Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech in Brooklyn, New York, in February 1860, he was already famous throughout Illinois, but almost no one in the East knew what he looked like.

The presidential election of 1860 was coming, and Lincoln, as a possible Republican candidate(候选人), wanted to increase his popularity. Hoping to introduce himself to hundreds of new voters(选民), Lincoln eagerly accepted the invitation to the East. He wrote a powerful speech opposing slavery (奴隶制度). Then he went to Springfield, Illinois by train.

When Lincoln arrived in New York, he was surprised to learn that so many people had bought tickets for his speech that it had been moved from a small Brooklyn church to a New York City college.

Lincoln got to town exhausted. His suit was badly wrinkled(褶皱), and his one piece of luggage was old and covered with dust. Worst of all, his plain (长相一般的) face, uncombed hair shocked those who greeted him. However, his admirers decided to have Lincoln photographed(拍照). If the cameraman could make Lincoln a little handsome, perhaps he could win more votes. They found the city’s most famous photographer Brady. Brady and his assistants looked through the camera and surprised by what they saw. So they decided to make an adjustment before they took the picture.

Brady walked over to Lincoln and pulled up Lincoln’s shirt collar as high as it would go. As a result, the picture successfully covered up his long, ugly neck, which made Lincoln appear quite handsome.

Lincoln’s speech that day proved to be a triumph.  So did the photograph. The photo inspired thousands of copies; so many that Brady insisted that this picture became the means to Lincoln’s election to the Presidency nine months later. If that’s true it might be said that Lincoln won the election by a neck—a neck that had been shortened in New York.

66. Lincoln went to the East in order to _______.

A. take a trip                          B. have himself photographed

C. make a speech about Illinois       D. convince voters to support him

67. According to the original(最初的) plan, Lincoln would make a speech ________.

A. at a church in Illinois                 B. in Springfield, Illinois

C. at a small Brooklyn church        D. in a New York City college

68. What surprised Brady when he looked through the camera?

A. Lincoln’s plain face.            B. Lincoln’s uncombed hair.

C. Lincoln’s bad manner                 D. Lincoln’s ugly neck

69. How did Brady shorten Lincoln’s neck?

A. By a small operation.                     B. By changing his clothes.

C. By pulling up his shirt collar.          D. B retouching the photograph.

70. The underlined word “triumph” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A. chance                B. success          C. disaster                D. problem

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who reinforced my understanding of the power of belief. She was   36  the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie   37  in California.
Our class had already been going for quite some time when   38 , supported by metal crutches（拐杖）,   39   herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）. She had many   40  in communicating with others. This was not due to   41  of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to   42  her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to   43 . It was Bonnie, her current caretaker, who   44  there was much more to Chris than anyone else gave her credit for.
When asked by the instructor what her goal   45  the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and   46  in the process. For most of her   47 nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to   48  was through temper outbursts. With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her   49  was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.
On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and   50  with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever   51 . Though as a girl who had in many ways been   52 , she believed that she could __53__ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been   54  strangers.
What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is   55  moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who strengthened my understanding of the power of belief. She was __36___ the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie __37___ in California.

Our class had already been going for quite some time when ___38___, supported by metal crutches(拐杖), ___39__ herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). She had much ___40___ in communicating with others. This was not because of ___41___ of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to __42___ her. No one had taken the time to help her develop the ability to ___43___. It was Bonnie, her present caretaker, who ___44___ there was much more to Chris than anyone else could see.

When asked by the instructor what her goal ___45___ the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became impatient and ____46___ in the process. For most of her ___47___ nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to ___48___ was through temper outbursts(发脾气). With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her ___49___ was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.

On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and ___50___ with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever ___51____. Though as a girl who had in many ways been ____52___, she believed that she could ___53___ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been ____54___ strangers.

What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is ____55___ moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are related to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

1.                A．luckily          B．probably        C．formally  D．naturally

2.                A．break          B．chance         C．house    D．course

3.                A．someone       B．he             C．herself   D．she

4.                A．ran            B．rushed         C．dragged  D．jumped

5.                A．difficulty        B．concept        C．disagreement  D．suggestion

6.                A．lack           B．need           C．notice    D．cheer

7.                A．impress        B．annoy          C．calm D．entertain

8.                A．walk           B．pronounce      C．communicate  D．write

9.                A．knew          B．asked          C．spoke    D．required

10.               A．at             B．for            C．on   D．in

11.               A．angry          B．surprised       C．grateful   D．noisy

12.               A．way           B．life            C．operation  D．process

13.               A．watch          B．smile          C．listen D．understand

14.               A．class           B．goal           C．ability D．reason

15.               A．began          B．agreed         C．found D．shared

16.               A．argued         B．attended       C．witnessed  D．accepted

17.               A．found out       B．thrown away     C．brought up D．held out

18.               A．give           B．spend          C．accomplish D．accompany

19.               A．complete       B．necessary       C．enough   D．typical

20.               A．called          B．carried         C．searched  D．created

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who reinforced my understanding of the power of belief. She was   36  the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie   37  in California.

Our class had already been going for quite some time when   38 , supported by metal crutches（拐杖）,   39   herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）. She had many   40  in communicating with others. This was not due to   41  of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to   42  her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to   43 . It was Bonnie, her current caretaker, who   44  there was much more to Chris than anyone else gave her credit for.

When asked by the instructor what her goal   45  the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and   46  in the process. For most of her   47 nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to   48  was through temper outbursts. With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her   49  was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.

On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and   50  with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever   51 . Though as a girl who had in many ways been   52 , she believed that she could __53__ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been   54  strangers.

What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is   55  moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.

1.                A．luckily          B．probably        C．formally D．naturally

2.                A．break          B．course          C．house    D．chance

3.                A．someone       B．he             C．herself   D．she

4.                A．dragged        B．rushed         C．ran D．jumped

5.                A．difficulties      B．indications      C．disagreements D．suggestions

6.                A．notice          B．need           C．lack D．cheer

7.                A．impress         B．annoy          C．love D．entertain

8.                A．walk           B．pronounce      C．communicate D．write

9.                A．knew          B．asked          C．spoke    D．required

10.               A．at             B．for            C．on   D．in

11.               A．grateful        B．surprised       C．angry     D．noisy

12.               A．way           B．process         C．operation D．life

13.               A．listen          B．smile           C．watch     D．understand

14.               A．class           B．goal           C．ability     D．reason

15.               A．began          B．agreed         C．found     D．shared

16.               A．argued         B．attended        C．witnessed D．accepted

17.               A．found out       B．thrown away     C．brought up     D．held out

18.               A．give           B．accompany      C．spend     D．achieve

19.               A．complete       B．necessary       C．enough    D．typical

20.               A．called          B．carried         C．created   D．searched