Diana Velez does everything with great effort---and at maximum speed．That  21  learning a new language，completing two certificates(证书) and opening a store．

   When arriving in Canada in 2008，she set one  22  ：to have what she had back home in Colombia．“I didn’t want to  23  what I do，like those who come to a new country，”she said．“I  24  to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to  25  myself properly.”

   Diana quickly realized that turning her dream of shop ownership in Canada a  26   meant going to school to get the  27  education and certification．“My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  28  in my abilities，but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  29  how to do things in Canada．It was like having to  30  all over again，”said Diana．

    31  ，she found just the help she needed for her re-launch (重新开张)  32  continuing education at George Brown College．She began taking  33  for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009． 34  Diana met with the language barrier(困难)，she was always going  35  while at college．

   By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements．Within two years after her  36  in Canada，Diana at last achieved her  37  goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre．She was on the fast-track to   38  ．

Looking back，Diana，a fashion(时装)designer， 39  her achievements to the goal she set，the education she received from the college，and  40  ，the efforts she made．Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing．

1.A．requires    B．encourages    C．includes    D．advises

2.A．goal       B．memory      C．choice      D．problem

3.A．continue   B．choose        C．change     D．lose

4.A．demanded  B．decided       C．agreed     D．hesitated

5.A．teach      B．prepare       C．enjoy      D．persuade

6.A．reality     B．fact          C．challenge   D．wonder

7.A．physical    B．private       C．primary    D．necessary

8.A．pressure    B. judgment     C．influence    D．confidence

9.A．put away    B．depend on    C．learn about   D．look into

10.A．advance    B．start          C．suffer       D．work

11.A．Naturally    B．Gradually     C．Luckily     D．Clearly

12.A．through     B．for           C．before      D．with

13.A．notes    B．responsibilities    C．chances     D．courses

14.A．Though     B．As           C．Since       D．Once

15.A．around      B．back         C．ahead       D．out

16.A．adventure    B．arrival       C．performance  D．journey

17.A．original     B．common      C．another      D．distant

18.A．success     B．wealth         C．glory       D．happiness

19.A．adds        B．connects      C．devotes      D.  owes

20.A．after all      B．above all     C．at least       D．at first

A growing number of college students are applying to take entry tests for medical and dental （牙科的） schools among increasing graduate unemployment in Korea.

“I’ve decided to apply for the test to enter a medical college to become a doctor, changing from my original plan to prepare for a lawyer qualification exam in order to get a more stable job in the future,” said a 24-year-old college graduate, Lee, who majored in business administration during his undergraduate schooling.

The new medical and dental school system is getting popularity, attracting an increasing number of students every year since its appearance in 2004, as it is open to all college graduates regardless of their previous majors.

The Education Development introduced the new medical and dental education system, in which college students with bachelor’s degrees are allowed to study medicine or dentistry by taking the Medical Education Test (MET) and Dental Education Test (DET).

Ten medical schools and six dental colleges that have used the new system have received 4,377 applications (申请) for the entrance exams.

Applicants are getting younger compared with those in their 20s representing 76.9 percent of the total. The tests might be easier for students with biology and chemistry majors, but graduates from other majors are also applying for the tests.

Under the existing medical and dental education system, students should take a two-year premedical course followed by a four-year medical course.

Students graduating under the new medical or dental education system are given master’s degrees, while those graduates who studied under the previous system have bachelor’s degrees.

1.Why do more and more Korean students apply for medical schools?

A．Because doctors are highly respected in Korea.

B．Because they want to get a more stable job.

C．Because medicine is easier to learn than other subjects.

D．Because the medical education system is reasonable.

2. Students in the old system may spend _______ years at college to get bachelor’s degrees.

A．two              B．four              C．six               D．seven

3. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．it takes a longer time to get the master’s degree in the old system

B．students may find it a lot easier to get a bachelor’s degree in medicine

C．graduates from other majors like history are not allowed to apply for those schools

D．the new system are not so popular as expected because of its high unemployment

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．New Medical and Dental School System Is Carried Out in Korea

B．Korean College Students Have a New Job Choice

C．Korean College Students Rush to Medical and Dental Schools

D．Doctors Are Becoming Popular in Korea

Can you tell me ______to the station?

Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!

At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 , 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?

At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.

When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.

When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.

I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.

The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.

1.What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

A．To build a forest.                        B．To save more lives.

C．To make a lot of money.                   D．To study plants.

2.One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.

A．he often talked to the trees               B．he kicked the trees heavily

C．he never watered the trees               D．he buried the leaves around the roots

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．Trees are not as weak as we think.

B．We should listen to others’ advice.

C．Difficulty is necessary for growth.

D．Planting trees is good for the environment.