41. A.hand in　　　　　　　　 B. turn over　　　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　 D. write down　　　　　　　　　

40. A.　 ordered　　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　　　　 D. announced　　　　　

39. A.searching　　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　 D. training　　　　　　　

38. A.healthy　 　　　　　　　 B. successful　　　　　　　　 C. powerful　　　　　　　 D. clever　　　　　　　　　

37. A.woman　 servant　　 B. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 C. worker　　　　　　　　　 D. nurse

36. A. where　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　 D. who　

55. A. works　　　　　　　　 B. counts　　　　　　　 C. shows　　　　　　　 D. benefits

答案　 36.C　 37.B　 38.B　 39.D　 40.D　 41.C　 42.B　 43.A　 44.A　 45.A　 46.C　 47.D　 48.A　 49.D　 50.A　 51.D　 52.D　 53.A　 54.D　 55.B

Passage 17

(河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试)

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 　36　 　I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

My mother was a 　37　 　. Through her work, she observed that 　38　 　people spent a lot more time　 39　 　than they did watch television. She 　40　 　that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 　41__ written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 　42　 . Years later we realized her marks were only a 　43　 　My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 　44__

When I entered high school I was an A-student, 　45　 　not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A-student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't 　46　 . I was cool.

　　 One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 　47　 　about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 　48　 　bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very 　49　 　with that arrangement but 　50 　　I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a　 51　 　over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also 　52　 　that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success 　53　 　intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student 　54　 , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 　55__.

54. A. important　　　　　　 B. impressive　　　　 C. interesting　　　　 D. insignificant

53. A. when　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　 D. where

52. A. influenced　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　 C. inspired　　　　　　 D. impressed