Everything becomes possible to a hard will
A grey-haired granny, with thick glasses on, is sitting in a classroom of Tianwan Vocational School(职业学校), Chongqing, listening to the teacher carefully. She isn’t a student here, 16 a parent visiting the school. She attends school in 17 of her grand-daughter - a paralysed (瘫痪的) girl. And she has been 18 so for six years.
Wang Li, the girl, became paralysed at very early age. She had to 19 school when she was in Grade Four for her worsening 20. The girl was very 21. “I want to go to school! I want to!” she cried sadly. At the words, Dong Shizhi, the granny, 22 as if a knife were cutting into her heart. She was 23 to help the girl “24”, not with her feet but with 25 and skills needed by society.
Like a bird catching worms to feed its young, Dong went to school every day, and then 26 the girl at home. Wang Li, an outstanding girl, worked very 27 in spite of(尽管) her poor conditions. Their efforts 28 when the girl was enrolled(招收) by Tianwan Vocational School last summer to study computer science. What a 29 way it is to the granny and the young paralysed girl! But nothing difficult can 30 them away. One day when teachers 31 Dong’s nine notebooks full of lecture notes, they were so 32 that they decided to go to her home after school to give the girl special help in 33.
Rain or shine, the granny is seen walking with 34 on her way to and from school. “I’ll go on like this until I have 35. It’s my wish to see my grand-daughter’s dream come true,” she said.
16. A. either B. nor C. but D. and
17. A. place B. honor C. case D. hope
18. A. testing B. trying C. doubting D. doing
19. A. go B. return C. leave D. come
20. A. grades B. fame C. health D. behavior
21. A. scared B. worried C. happy D. sad
22. A. felt B. seemed C. looked D. thought
23. A. regretted B. determined C. bothered D. struggled
24. A. keep up B. sit up C. stand up D. pull up
25. A. value B. words C. knowledge D. classes
26. A. taught B. fed C. cared D. caught
27. A. tensely B. slow C. freely D. hard
28. A. paid back B. paid for C. paid off D. paid out
29. A. hard B. silly C. fast D. clever
30. A. take B. frighten C. drive D. put
31. A. picked B. copied C. watched D. saw
32. A. moved B. excited C. pleased D. admired
33. A. return B. turn C. advance D. time
34. A. ease B. difficulty C. interest D. joy
35. A. broke away B. broke off
C. broke down D. broke out
15. The city seems ______ tonight, as if something is going to happen.
A. nervous B. peaceful C. tense D. tight
14. I think her ideas are right, but ______ I’m not completely sure.
A. somewhat B. somehow
C. somewhere D. sometime
133. The class ______ doing experiments in the laboratory, and tomorrow this class ______ going to have its picture taken.
A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are
12. He has _____ to come tonight, and he is sure to come.
A. allowed B. proved C. promised D. nodded
11. Trees provide ______ from the sun. I mean, they are ______ from the sun.
A. shelter; shelter B. a shelter; shelter
C. a shelter; a shelter D. shelter; a shelter
10. Much to my ______, I am unable to accept your invitation.
A. regret B. surprise
C. disappointment D. sorrow
9. I had not been reading for half an hour _____ I heard steps outside.
A. while B. when C. if D. unless
8. I can’t bear _______ and I no longer treat him as my friend.
A. laugh at B. laughing at
C. to laugh at D. to be laughed at
7. ---Would it ________ you if I asked you a few questions on how to enjoy a long life?
---Not at all. In fact I am very cooperative.
A. interrupt B. disturb C. bother D. comfort