Question

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for    36  ! That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of  37   from boy to man with family hardships tells us.

    Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was   38   11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both    39  home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father.

    Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to   40   the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

    Hong didn’t   41   . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen , he worked hard to   42  a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

  After Hong’s story went public, people were   43  to tears by his unselfishness. Hard   44   his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted   45  , because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students   46  against misfortunes.

    Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds   47   us of what we usually neglect: Love and care for others. Without these,   48   of us could survive.

    Hong   49   donations from others. He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could   50   his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to   51   around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed   52   against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.

    Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower , no hardship can   53   a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t   54   about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society   55  you’ll find the world smiling back.

36. A. money	B. food	C. clothes	D. help
37. A caring	B. growing	C. moving	D. turning
38. A. only	B. already	C. ever	D. still
39. A. stayed	B. went	C. sold	D. left
40. A. bring up	B. turn to	C. stick to	D. devote to
41. A. give away	B. give up	C. run out	D. turn down
42. A. build	B. rent	C. buy	D. paint
43. A. encouraged	B. moved	C. inspired	D. made
44. A. as	B. because	C. unless	D. while
45. A. brother	B. daughter	C. sister	D. uncle
46. A. struggling	B. learning	C. standing	D. turning
47. A. left	B. remembered	C. reminded	D. told
48. A. any one	B. every one	C. none	D. no one
49. A. threw away	B. turned out	C. gave off	D. turned down
50. A. depend on	B. stick to	C. refer to	D. turn to
51. A. show	B. eat	C. sell	D. share
52. A. a chance	B. an ability	C. a spirit	D. a belief
53. A. bury	B. defeat	C. win	D. knock
54. A. worry	B. care	C. complain	D. joke
55. A. and	B. when	C. while	D. until

Answer 1

36-40 DBADA  41-45 BBBAC  46-50 ACCDA  51-55 CBBCA