Two years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 78-year-old grandfather decided to do the same. He enrolled at a community college,   1   classes twice a week until his    2    last summer.

As a（n）   3   , he spent countless hours in his office studying and completing assignments. He consistently earned a 4.0 GPA and   4   the dean’s list. Although he was twice as old as his professors, he loved everything   5    school. Learning new things was   6    his passion.

His will to learn was a great   7    for me to do my best in school. We were always    8    with each other, trying to bring home the better grade. When he   9    79, my grandfather still felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter   10    came his way – whether it was his continuing battle with cancer or a   11    professor.

My grandfather entered the hall of   12    at his high school as the school’s most accomplished football player. When I did some  13    I discovered that his nickname was Atlas, the god to hold the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football   14   , he was their Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the   15    of our family.

Some people   16    Superman or Batman, but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the one who always came to my   17   . In my times of need he was always   18   to support me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could   19    him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he shared with me will continue to hold me up   20    I forever keep his memory alive in my heart and mind.  

1．A．taking                   B．joining                 C．cutting                D．listening

2．A．absence                B．failure                C．death                   D．graduation

3．A．companion            B．student               C．grandfather           D．official

4．A．affected                B．wrote                 C．kept                     D．made

5．A．about                    B．of                      C．besides                 D．but

6．A．truly                     B．hardly                C．recently                D．unexpectedly

7．A．explanation            B．idea                    C．inspiration            D．reason

8．A．comparing             B．competing          C．learning                D．completing

9．A．arrived                  B．turned                C．got                      D．died

10．A．how                    B．which                C．who                     D．what

11．A．tough                  B．learned               C．worthy                D．cruel

12．A．grades                 B．fame                  C．studies                 D．sport

13．A．research          B．exercise              C．cleaning               D．reading

14．A．ambition              B．fan                     C．practice                D．team

15．A．foundation          B．member              C．future                  D．secret

16．A．support               B．believe                C．admire                 D．identify

17．A．home                  B．aid                     C．mind                    D．life

18．A．likely                   B．stubborn             C．there                    D．interested

19．A．turn to                B．look up               C．watch out             D．count on

20．A．until                    B．even if                C．as                        D．so that