Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties,courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for help. That's what the story Fve heard recently tells me.

  A young man was bom in 1982 in a (1)       family in a small town. When he was only 11,his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被遗弃的) baby girl. A year later,his (2)       left home with his younger brother because she couldn't (3)       hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12 yearold boy began to (4)       his whole family:he took care of not only his sick father,but also the little girl. (5)       he didn't give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl,he rented a room near his college and (6)       her education by doing parttime jobs.

  After the young man's story went public,people were deeply impressed by his behavior. (7)       his life was hard,he didn't abandon his father and his sister because (8)       needed his help very much. And he (9)       donations from others. He said he felt (10)       because of kind offers,but he could depend on his own. With his hardwon money,he (11)       aided other students in trouble.

  Today,when many young people worry more about their own happiness,this young man's behavior reminds us of what we don't usually (12)       :love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live (13)       these.

  Through his hard life,the young man is regarded as a (14)       in people's eyes. So when facing difficulties,don't (15)       bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society,and you'll find the world smiling back.

(   ) 1. A. rich   B. happy   C. poor   D. big

(   ) 2. A. father   B. mother   C. sister   D. brother

(   ) 3. A. understand   B. stand   C. believe   D. live

(   ) 4. A. support   B. organize   C. hate   D. love

(   ) 5. A. At times   B. For the first time   

       C. At the same time   D. At that time

(   ) 6. A. planned   B. afforded   C. ended   D. helped

(   ) 7. A. Since   B. Unless   C. Although   D. However

(   ) 8. A. they   B. he   C. she   D. them

(   ) 9. A. received   B. expected   C. refused   D. gave

(   ) 10. A. sorry   B. embarrassed   C. encouraged   D. happy

(   ) 11. A. even   B. hardly   C. still   D. ever

(   ) 12. A. get used to   B. look forward to   

       C. pay attention to   D. hope

(   ) 13. A. with   B. without   C. by   D. on

(   ) 14. A. fool   B. volunteer   C. hero   D. lucky dog

(   ) 15. A. knock into   B. dream about   C. complain about   D. look at

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