While most students in the USA are worrying about getting into their dream universities, others worry about a bigger problem. Students brought to the USA illegally, who have to leave a   36   on applications that need their Social Security number, know they will not be accepted    37   their outstanding grades and performance. The young immigrants   38   from the U.S. school system, but only up through high school. Their education often    39   there due to a 1996 federal law that bans states from offering in-state tuition rate(学费) to illegal immigrants    40   the state also offers it to all U.S. citizens. However, there may be some hope because of the DREAM Act, which will be voted on in Congress (国会).

The DREAM Act is a/an   41   aid program for the young illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. before they were 16. Those who apply for this program can get   42   and temporary residing (居住) status, which can be changed, once   43  , to a green card after six years. These immigrants can then use their newly acquired status to seek green cards for their   44  . In this way, it can also provide citizenship for the illegal foreigners who brought their children to the US.

“I don’t live in fear of being driven out of this   45  ,” says Juan, a high school junior born in Mexico. “I live a normal life here   46   that now everyone is getting their driver’s license, and I can’t.”

Juan came to the U.S. with his mother and older brother at eight. He is hoping for the DREAM Act to be      47 . While he admits that there is no obvious prejudice in high school, Juan   48   faces unfair racial treatment.

“It   49   me when people joke around and ask me for my green card,” Juan explains. “I   50  , but deep down I know they are offending me for   51   I have no control over. I was born in Mexico, but my   52   is here.”

His brother now attends a community (社区) college and plans to enter a university. Juan hopes to take a   53   path. “For long, I have no   54   that I can go to university” Juan says. “I know it’s going to be hard, but as long as I stay in this country, I have a/an   55  .”

1. A. blank             B. track        C. name         D. message

2. A. because of        B. instead of   C. in terms of      D. regardless of

3. A. suffer        B. benefit          C. learn        D. graduate

4. A. stops             B. begins       C. continues        D. changes

5. A. if            B. until        C. unless           D. after

6.A. legal              B. international    C. seasonal     D. educational

7.　A. low              B. conditional      C. stable       D. regular

8. A. denied        B. lost             C. bought       D. earned

9.A. children           B. parents          C. friends          D. relatives

10. A. school       B. program          C. system           D. country

11.A. with          B. in               C. except       D. now

12.A. introduced   B. discussed        C. passed       D. corrected

13.A. almost        B. still        C. even         D. only

14. A. bothers          B. worries          C. confuses         D. surprises

15. A. laugh        B. cry              C. shout        D. sigh

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

17. A. success          B. origin       C. life             D. experience

18. A. similar          B. right        C. different        D. direct

19. A. confidence  B. idea         C. interest         D. doubt

20. A. attempt          B. chance       C. dream        D.choice