A 25-five-year student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua University, China’ most famous university, after an eight-year ___21___．Li Jun comes from a small village of Hubei Province．He first ____22____ going to college in year 2000 ___23__he was admitted by a local school after __24___ from a secondary technical school at 17．As a ___25___ art student, he passed the exam again the next year but __26_____ school due to economic pressure in September 2002．Life seemed ___27___ but Li didn’t give in．He earned a _28_____ by working part-time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of __29___ the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University．Li __30____ the college entrance examination for five continuous years from 2003．____31___, he missed making the cut one mark last year．
In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts ___32_____．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major in Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art __33___ in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on __34____ work．Li said he hadn’t ____35___any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his __36_____ through knowledge．
_____37___ by his contribution, Li Jun’s university __38____ him 9,000 yuan out of his tution fees of 11,450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new ___39__ has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and __40___ more scholarships．

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically

The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon-in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

"It’s your turn," he said.

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one-without any words-can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

1.When he first met the author, David    .

A．felt a little excited                       B．walked energetically

C．looked a little nervous                    D．showed up with his teacher

2.As a psychologist, the author    .

A．was ready to listen to David

B．was skeptical about psychology

C．was able to describe David's problem

D．was sure of handling David's problem

3.David enjoyed being with the author because he________.

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．need to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children’s drawings in the office

D．bear the author many times in the chess game

4.What can be inferred about David?

A．He recovered after months of treatment.

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.

5.What made David change?

A．His teacher’s help.

B．The author’s friendship.

C．His exchange of letters with the author.

D．The author’s silent communication with him.

Children find meanings in their old family tales．

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,   1  all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   2  his strong-minded grandfather was nearly  3  , he loaded his family into the car and   4   them to see family members in Canada with a   5  , “there are more important things in life than money”.

The   6  took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to  7   house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  8     that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t.  9     , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s．What they 10   was how warm the people were in the house and how  11    of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children

  12   hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   13    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university   14   of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The  16  is telling the stories in a way children can 17   . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that  18  , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20   they should take from the story and what the moral is.

1.                A．missed         B．lost            C．forgot    D．ignored

2.                A．when          B．while           C．how D．why

3.                A．friendless       B．worthless       C．penniless D．homeless

4.                A．fetched        B．allowed         C．expected D．took

5.                A．hope          B．promise        C．suggestion D．belief

6.                A．tale            B．agreement      C．arrangement   D．report

7.                A．large           B．small           C．new D．grand

8.                A．surprised       B．annoyed        C．disappointed   D．worried

9.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Instead   D．Otherwise

10.               A．talked about     B．cared about     C．wrote about    D．heard about

11.               A．much          B．many          C．little D．few

12.               A．beyond        B．over           C．behind    D．through

13.               A．argument       B．skill            C．interest   D．anxiety

14.               A．study          B．design         C．committee D．staff

15.               A．provide        B．retell          C．support   D．refuse

16.               A．trouble         B．gift            C．fact  D．trick

17.               A．perform        B．write           C．bear  D．question

18.               A．means         B．ends           C．begins D．proves

19.               A．needs          B．activities        C．judgments D．habits

20.               A．that           B．what           C．which D．whom

Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.                                                

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.The sentence in the first paragraph “Only in opera do people die of love.” means _______.

A．no love in the world is believable

B．love is one thing, and life is another

C．love in operas is truly touching

D．love can survive forever, though people die at different ages

2.That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that______.

A．he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise

B．he has a great way to promote his wife’s love towards him

C．he had a false love for people even if the person is his wife

D．he loves his family members truly, whether they are in good conditions or not

3.From the text, we might say the author_____.

A．refuses any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed

B．criticize the attitude of suspicion (怀疑) of the love

C．doesn’t believe there is true love in the world

D．thinks the true love does not expect repayment

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    33   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   34   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   35   , he loaded his family into the car and   36   them to see family members in Canada with a   37   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ” Ks5u

The  38   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   39    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  40    that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   41     , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   42    was how warm the people were in the house and how  43     of their heart was accessible.  Ks5u

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   44    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  45    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  Ks5u

A university   46    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks5u47   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  Ks5u

The  48    is telling the stories in a way children can  49     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   50   , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  51    , and make eye contact（接触）to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children5u 52   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” Ks5u

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A. when           B. while        C. how             D. why Ks5u

A. friendless     B. worthless  C. penniless        D. homeless Ks5u

A fetched          B. allowed   C. expected      D. took Ks5u

A. hope         B. promise          C. suggestion     D. belief Ks5u

A. tale          B. agreement  C. arrangement   D. report Ks5u

A. large         B. small       C. new             D. grand Ks5u

A. surprised       B. annoyed    C. disappointed     D. worried Ks5u

A. Therefore      B. Besides     C. Instead         D. Otherwise Ks5u

A. talked about  B. cared about C. wrote about   D. heard about Ks5u

A. much      B. many        C. little            D. few Ks5u

A. beyond       B. over        C. behind          D. through Ks5u

A. argument     B. skill         C. interest         D. anxiety Ks5u

A. study          B. design      C. committee     D. staff Ks5u

A. provide      B. retell       C. support         D. refuse Ks5u

A. trouble       B. gift      C. fact             D. trick Ks5u

A. perform      B. write        C. hear                 D. question Ks5u

A. means        B. ends         C. begins          D. proves Ks5u

A. needs         B. activities  C. judgments     D. habits Ks5u

A. that          B. what        C. which          D. whom Ks5u