A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua,China’s most famous university,after an eight-year

   36   .Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province.He first   37   going to college in the year 2000   38   he was admitted by a local school after   39   from a secondary technical school at age 17.As a(n)   40   art student,he passed the exam again next year but   41   school due to economic pressures in September 2002.Life seemed    42    but Li didn’t give in.He earned a   43   by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students.But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of   44   the Academy of Arts&Design of Tsinghua University.Li  45   the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003.   46   ,he missed making the cut one mark last year.

In 2008,his fifth try,Li’s efforts   47   .He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University.Every year,Li took art   48   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    49    work.Li said he hadn’t   50   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   51   through knowledge.

   52    by his contribution,Li Jun’ s university   53   him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11,450 yuan.An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun,but a new   54   has now begun.Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present.He wants to study well and   55   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.hard                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.payed 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

Sitting is art that isn’t getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies –or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn’t sitting – it’s watching.

   People used to sit a lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in the summer or around the fire in the winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight-backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tries and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.

  Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel’s illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠闲的氛围).

  That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正在充电的电池) doesn’t look as if it’s doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul if you want to enjoy a truly full life, don’t just do something –sit there.

What message does the author try to get through to us ?

       A. People should make better use of their sitting room.

       B. People should spend less time watching TV.

       C. People should pass down their good habits.

       D. People should take things easy for their own good.

We can learn from the second paragraph that  _____________

       A. people lived a more restful life in the past

    B. towns were built to make living convenient 

    C. small town garages had a lot to offer

    D. people enjoyed going out for a drive

The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for______________.

       A. eating food .  B. watching TV .  C. gathering together.   D. playing with children.

From the text we know the writer believes_______________

   A. sitting has a good spiritual effect            B. sitting helps people remember the past

   C. sitting rooms may have different purposes     D. a sitting room is important for the old.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me.I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride,today,Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

       “No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

       My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later.I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive(大量). “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,thank God! If he had moved Daddy,there’s no telling what might have happened.A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung….”

       My mother may have said more,but I didn’t hear.I didn’t hear anything except those terrible

words:Leave me alone.My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more.How much had I hurt him when I hurled(猛投) those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation.I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

       “Daddy… I am so sorry….”

       “It’s okay,sweetheart.I'll be okay.”

       “No,”I said,“I mean about what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?”

       My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly.He looked at me and said.“Sweetheart,

I don’t remember anything about that day, not before,during or after the accident.I remember kissing you good night the night before,though.”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they

can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

The author was in bad mood that morning because ________.

    A.his father had a terrible accident

    B.he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C.his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D.his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

       A.Because he didn’t go along with his father.

       B.Because he was rude to his father that morning.

       C.Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

       D.Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that ________.

       A.he had a poor memory

       B.he didn’t want to comfort his son

       C.he just wanted to comfort his son

       D.he lost his memory after the accident

What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

       A.Don’t treat your parents badly.

       B.Don’t hurt others with rude words.

       C.Don’t move the injured in an accident.

       D.Don’t be angry with friends at small things

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