72. The n__________ side of the building gets less sun than the south.

71. My mother is a teacher and she has t__________ English in this school for 20 years.

(he,　 the,　 grow,　 high,　 until,　 one,　 fail,　 loud,　 speech,　 when)

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he climbed and measured 61)__________ highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken 62)__________ of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, 63)__________ we read his book, High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but 64)__________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a 65)__________ to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome 66)__________ walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw 67)__________ as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.

He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a 68)__________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the 69)__________ time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve 70)__________all you are going to grow, but I'm still growing!”

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

　　 That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

　　 He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

　　 The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 　14　 .”

31. A. speech　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. diary

32. A. paint　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. win　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. own　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sell

33. A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. even

34. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trust

35. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

36. A. word　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. letter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. post

37. A. How　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Where

38. A. unusual　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unforgettable　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　　 D. unrealistic

39. A. money　　　　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　　　　　　 D. effort

40. A. wonder　　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. matter

41. A. Though　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If

42. A. himself　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. itself

43. A. change　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　 D. decision

44. A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thick　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. correct

45. A. grade　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　　　　　 C. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. secret

30. She had to sell the house even though it was ______ her own wishes.

　 A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. against　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. for

29. Franklin told them all ______ to be in Britain again.

　 A. he was how happy B. how happy he was　　 C. how was he happy　　 D. he was happy how