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When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know 37 you don't know."

Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.

Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to 43 " she says.

She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.

Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户) 47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.

By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.

She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million 52 .

She's come a long way from the 53 23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55 yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"

A．make B. accomplish C. receive D．arrive

A．what B．which C．why D．who

A．so B．somehow C．still D．anyhow

A. grown B．become C．got D．gone

A．able housewife B．ordinary woman C．role model D．truck driver

A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised

A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged

A have an influence B．make a difference C．set an example D．make a decision

A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive

A．which B．that C．when D．where

A．well B．badly C．worse D．better

A．like B．besides C．for D．except

A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift

A．education B．family C．background D．city

A．Because B．For C．But D．So

A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing

.A．in case B．in turn C．in return D．in need

A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled

A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse

A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．amusing

The day before Father's Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth. Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she 21 her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 22 grow hot -- she hadn't heard that anyone who didn't have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle. As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 23 her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently 24 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 25 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 26 roll down Mrs. Berry's face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth 27 until all the other kids left so that she could 28 . "I'm sorry for not listening. I'll make another card 29 you want. I'll do it 30 and bring it tomorrow."

" 31 are you talking about?" asked Mrs. Berry.

"My Father's Day card. I know you're upset because I didn't do it 32 ."

"Elizabeth, that was the 33 card in the whole class. It was so 34 that it made me cry."

Elizabeth was so 35 that she ran out of the classroom. When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 36 to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a 37 of Elizabeth's mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a（n） 38 . I want to thank you and 39 you a happy Father’s Day.

Love,

Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started 40 , just like Mrs. Berry did.

A. close B. open C. spread D. folded

A. heart B. face C. eyes D. feet

A. covering B. holding C. doing D. making

A. caught B. left C. lifted D. put

A. alone B. still C. up D. down

A. tear B. smile C. hair D. sweat

A. worked B. waited C. stood D. studied

A. apologize B. stop C. understand D. stay

A. because B. until C. unless D. if

A. just here B. at once C. at home D. at school

A. Who B. Whose C. Which D. What

A. carefully B. quickly C. wrong D. right

A. worst B. best C. favorite D. simplest

A. wild B. ugly C. sweet D. hard

A. happy B. regretful C. brave D. rude

A. seemed B. decided C. refused D. promised

A. address B. phone number C. drawing D. writing

A. brother B. sister C. daddy D. aunt

A. wish B. hope C. want D. congratulate

A. laughing B. joking C. worrying D. crying

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“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” Mrs. Robinson replaced the   36  and crossed the hall into the   37 . It had not been an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind,   38 , and had immediately agreed to   39  her up, but Mrs. Robinson   40  to admit that she needed help. Since her   41  passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her ___42 . She had   43  to live in their little house alone and had refused to go and live with her daughter.
But on this evening, she was standing at her living-room window,   44  out at the “SOLD” notice in the small front garden. Her feeling were   45 . Naturally she was             46  at the thought of leaving here, as it was full of so many   47 .
But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last   48  near the
sea, __49  in the little sea town where she was born. With the   50  from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there.
Her husband had always been very   51  this house. She hadn’t been   52__ here, but it didn’t mean as much to her as it had to him.   53  most of the people who lived in the street had   54  away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.
Next morning Mrs. Robinson   55  the house for the station in her daughter’s car.

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __21___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___22___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly___23__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __24__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___25___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need ___27___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ___28___ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___29___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___20___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___31___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___32__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33__ in time.”
The ___34___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___35___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___36___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __37___from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __38___ just above the ground. As the car ___39___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___40___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 31 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 32 .

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 33 cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 34 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 35 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 36 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 37 . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

“Airport? You 38 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 39 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 40 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 41 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”

“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll 43 in time.”

The 44 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 45 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 46 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 47 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48 just above the ground. As the car 49 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 50 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise

2. A. curious B. excited C. brave D. stubborn

3. A. proved B. seemed C. fell D. grew

4. A. forward B. around C. aside D. backward

5. A. stayed B. stopped C. arrived D. started

6. A. gathered B. moved C. dropped D. existed

7. A. help B. water C. rest D. gas

8. A. necessarily B. certainly C. basically D. normally

9. A. if B. as C. unless D. until

10.A. drive B. march C. follow D. walk

11.A. guidance B. signs C. notices D. address

12.A. way B. room C. time D. doubt

13.A. finish it B. get it C. make it D. have it

14.A. wheel B. window C. headlight D. door

15.A. continued B. rushed C. turned D. passed

16.A. sensitive B. strange C. imaginable D. horrible

17.A. appeared B. developed C. spread D. faded

18.A. floating B. rolling C. drawing D. flashing

19.A. returned B. pointed C. broke D. rose

20.A. voice B. tune C. sound D. tone

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