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．

A．research     B．struggle            C．service              D．expectation

A．talked of           B．told of             C．dreamt of          D．knew of

A．where        B．when             C．that               D．since

A．learning     B．separating         C．dating               D．graduating

A．gifted        B．surprised           C．interested          D．easy-going

A．went on with B．watched out for      C．dropped out of        D．looked forward to

A．unfair        B．happy               C．practical           D．busy 

A．value         B．respect              C．freedom           D．living

A．entering     B．visiting             C．supporting               D．pursing

A．turned to     B．applied for           C．called for           D．adapted to

A．Instead     B．At times           C．However           D．Besides

A．took off      B．paid off            C．gave off            D．sent off

A．ways        B．programmes         C．success             D．courses

A．full-time     B．part-time          C．out-of door          D．all

A．asked for     B．looked for         C．prayed for         D．waited for

A．plan         B．ideal              C．fate               D．opinion

A．Encouraged B．Influenced               C．Accused            D．Impressed

A．funded     B．gave                C．paid              D．cost

A．challenge     B．life                C．case               D．relationship

A．spend       B．win               C．care               D．use

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, " If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Within a few seconds Laiq   31   confidently, " Four!"

    The confused teacher was expecting a（n）    32    correct answer, three．She was disappointed． "Maybe the child did not listen   33    " she thought． She   34   , "Laiq, listen carefully． If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Laiq had seen the   35   on his teacher' s face． He   36   again on his fingers． But within him he was also   37    the answer that would make the teacher happy． This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four． "

    The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face． Suddenly she   38   that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her   39   she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"

    Seeing the teacher   40   , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again． There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher． She wanted her new   41   to succeed．  42   a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"

     The teacher now had a   43   smile． Her approach had succeeded． She wanted to   44   herself．But one last thing remained．  45   she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"

    Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was   46    "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．

     In a voice that was   47   and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one   48   in my bag． "

     The story tells us:  49   someone gives you an answer that is   50   from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong． There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．

1.A．told           B．added           C．replied          D．wrote

2.A．worthless      B．effortless         C．careless         D．selfless

3.A．possibly        B．actively         C．properly        D．strictly

4.A．repeated        B．ordered         C.whispered          D．complained

5.A．satisfaction      B．disappointment   C．punishment      D．determination

6.A．recognized      B．discovered       C．calculated       D．insisted

7.A．searching for    B．waiting for       C．arguing about    D．talking about

8.A．decided        B．noticed          C．expressed       D．remembered

9.A．eyes           B．hands           C．mouth          D．nose

10.A．sad           B．happy           C．pitiful          D．lovely

11.A．invention      B．system          C．reform          D．approach

12.A．On           B．In              C．With           D．By

13.A．victorious      B．precious        C．lasting          D．appealing

14.A．thank          B．congratulate    C．help            D．enjoy

15.A．Above all      B．In vain         C．On purpose      D．Once again

16.A．astonished     B．concerned       C．amused         D．relaxed

17.A．high          B．low            C．easy           D．clear

18.A．strawberry     B．apple           C．coin           D．box

19.A．Before         B．After          C．Until           D．When

20.A．absent         B．free           C．different         D．safe

A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 26 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 27 his father could well 28 it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 29 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 but slightly disappointed, the young man 31 the box and found a lovely book. 32, he raised his voice at his father and said. “33 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 34 the book in the study 

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 35 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 36  he had to go back home and see his father.  

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to  37  the hospital. he saw on the desk the  38  new book ,just as he had left it one  39  ago. he opened it and began to 40  the pages. suddenly, a car key 41  from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 42 dealer who had the sports car he bad 43 on the tag was the 44 of his graduation. and the 45  PAID IN FULL 

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.

As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.

Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.

After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .

Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 26 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 27 his father could well 28 it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 29 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 but slightly disappointed, the young man 31 the box and found a lovely book. 32, he raised his voice at his father and said. “33 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 34 the book in the study 

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 35 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 36  he had to go back home and see his father.  

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to  37  the hospital. he saw on the desk the  38  new book ,just as he had left it one  39  ago. he opened it and began to 40  the pages. suddenly, a car key 41  from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 42 dealer who had the sports car he bad 43 on the tag was the 44 of his graduation. and the 45  PAID IN FULL