三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy, I  36  from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true  37  of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.

    Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be  38_. I therefore took an active role in fighting against my disease, and my health  39  greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal  40_ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.

    Years later,  41  my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about  42  by overcoming difficulties.

    I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I  43  a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my  44 . While preparing for our first presentation, I was  45  with my team members and often rejected their  46 . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to   47  me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback  48  me, and I mentioned it to the club’s director. She _49  that she    trusted my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with  50 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.

Although they were  51  in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately  52  my policy. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave  53  to many good ideas. Most  54_, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were crazy and eager to devote time to the program, _55  I learned what true leadership is.

    My experiences undoubtedly improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

36.A.judged      B.separated  C.prevented  D.suffered

37.A.pain  B.sign   C.value D.meaning

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Situated in the Northeast region of Vietnam, Halong Bay is made up of 1,969 islands of various sizes, 989 of which have been given names. The concentrated zone of stone islands is famous for its spectacular scenery of caves, and forms the central zone of Halong Bay.

Seen from above, Halong Bay looks like a geographic work of art. While exploring the bay, you feel lost in a wonderful world. There is Man’s Head Island, which resembles a man standing and looking towards the mainland. Dragon Island looks like a dragon winding above the blue water. La Vong Island resembles an old man fishing. There are also the islands of the Sail, the Pair of Roosters, and the Incense Burner, which are all astonishingly like their names.

It has been proven by scientists that Halong Bay was one of the first places of human existence. It is also a region of highly-concentrated biological diversity with many ecosystems of coral reefs, and tropical forests, which are home to thousands of species of animals and rare plants.

The beach located along the coast of Halong Bay has a year-round average temperature of 20℃. Among the palm trees are large hotels. Visitors are seen on white sand and under the green trees are small family-run restaurants. After swimming, tourists can enjoy cold drinks. No wonder the 18h meeting of the Committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO officially recognized Halong Bay as a natural heritage site of worldwide importance.

What forms the central zone of Halong Bay?

    A. 1,969 islands of various sizes.          

B. The concentrated zone of stone islands.

    C. 989 islands that have been given names.  

D. Man’s Head Island.

We can infer that the names of most islands ______.

   A. have something to do with theirs shapes.

   B. were given by the visitors in Halong Bay  

   C. were given by the geologists of Vietnam

   D. are related to their history

The author writes the passage mainly to_______.

   A. tell some information about the history of Vietnam

   B. introduce the average temperature in Vietnam

   C. introduce the beach of Vietnam

   D. tell readers something about Halong Bay

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