Bob King, a Grade 12 pupil who was deserted(遗弃)at the age of 13, has become an inspiration(激励)to his 1 , teachers and the society where he lives．Every day 2 school and on weekends, while his classmates are having 3 , he works as a gardener to 4 his school fees(学费), and to buy food and clothes．
“ 5 is my last only,”he says．“I know that 6 I get a good education, I'll continue to live like a 7 kid for the rest of my life．”
Bob's being 8 into poverty(being poor)and hardship(苦难)started in 1994 when his father 9 tuberculosis(肺结核)．Then, he was sent to 10 his mother's relatives in a nearby village and a few months later, he received a message that his mother was 11 ．When he went back home to 12 his mother's funeral(葬礼), he learned that she was 13 not dead, but had gone to Mozambique with a boyfriend．For nine years, the young boy 14 from one village to another, living with 15 who often treated(对待)him like a slave(奴隶)．But he 16 gave up school．
Last year, a teacher gave him a small piece of 17 in the township where he built his own small house．
“He is a(n) 18 to all of us,”said school master Richard Ball．“In contrast to(相比之下)what he had gone 19 , many young people of his age would have given up hope or 20 to crime(犯罪)．”
Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up the markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market．The question is：Is economic globalization 1 for all?
According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce 2 in a large number of developing countries．It quotes one study that shows increased wealth 3 to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration(融合)of local economies into the world economy．Home to some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes 4 at an average rate of five percent-compared to two percent in developed countries．
Those who 5 globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses． 6 , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in 7 open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet．
Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually 8 the gap between the rich and poor．A study carried out by the U．N．-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually 9 from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind． 10 , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses．For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to 11 their products may soon face fierce competition that could pot them out of 12 ．When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to 13 and will be crowded out．
One thing is certain about globalization－there is no 14 ．Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world．The 15 now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all．(347 words)
The other day, I took it upon myself to write a letter to the editor of Star regarding the need for black history in Canadian schools．I thought that I was suggesting something 1 and constructive．Silly me!
The very same day the letter was printed, I 2 a call from a man who was 3 that it was his duty as a(n) 4 man to tell me that my idea was extremely bad．
Wait!That's not 5 ．He also had to tell me that black 6 should not be taught in Canadian schools because“blacks have done nothing for this 7 except commit crimes．”
Being black in Canada and being black as a 8 in Grenada are just like night and day．Before I came here, I was just a human being．Now I am an“African 9 ”．It seemed that I was put in my place when I stepped out of the 10 ．
Lately I have been seeing the 11 of black men who have committed horrible crimes．I also 12 and read astonishing comments that blacks have a serious 13 ．The proof, they say, is that more blacks than whites are in 14 ．So we are told blacks have a problem．Yes, we do．What you say might be right．But not the one you think．
If you believe blacks should be 15 for the actions of black criminals, then you must also hold the view that white ones are 16 of their actions．
In fact, when a black criminal commits a crime, we are all 17 , but I am not answerable for the crimes of blacks．All blacks are not 18 ．The only thing we have in 19 is our brown skin．And I, 20 , refuse to be put anywhere I don't wish to be．
When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham Sutherland．The painting had been ordered and paid for to 1 the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ．
Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 2 of respect and affection． 3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait．“It makes me look 4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private(私下)． 5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art．His friends smiled．It was known that the Churchills didn't 6 modern art．
Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7 ．Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Lady Churchill 8 him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 9 , and a heated argument broke out．The painter was 10 sad．The artist community, shocked and 11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime(罪行)．Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a(n) 12 document．All agreed that the Churchills didn't have the 13 to do what they had done．
Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 14 him “as he saw him”．Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 15 since the painter 16 to show it to him．He found out only 17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 18 a heavy, sick, tired old man．Since he hated old age, he was naturally 19 ．
Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it?Was the portrait a good one, as many(including the painter)said?Or was it bad as others thought?None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s 20 ．
I started to love running at a young age．I loved to 1 my father and my sister around the backyard．I couldn’t 2 to get older so that I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 3
One day my mother saw a(n) 4 for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be 5 in entering this race?” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement．
“Yes, of course!” I answered．
I spent the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister 6 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 7 me．
Just before the race began, my dad 8 in my ear．“Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy 9 you can speed up at the end．”
Following Dad’s 10 , I didn’t run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 11 ．I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 12 harder．
“Coming on, Kelly!You can do it!Keep running．”
Out of the corner of my 13 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track．
“I can’t do it!” I 14 to say．
“You can!Don’t give up!Keep running!” he called back．
I took a deep breath and tried to 15 forward．Dad continued running beside me, shouting encouraging words．
I came fifth, but I felt like a(n) 16 ．I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 17 ．
I felt thankful that my dad had 18 left my side．He always 19 me when I feel like giving up．He runs alongside me 20 my life．