I was being interviewed by a senior manager of an insurance company. I told him honestly that the main __1__ that I was interviewing with them was my need to __2__ my family in Boston. My wife of 36 years had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me __3__ the extreme pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important to me to keep her in her __4__ high school.

I could still __5__ talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, listened politely, but he didn’t __6__ about it any further. He learned about my loss and, with great __7__, moved on to another __8__.

After the next __9__ of interviews, Bruce asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had __10__ his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his __11__, I realized that he had experienced the same __12__ as I had --- a pain that was almost impossible to __13__ to someone who had not lost a loved one. He __14__ his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the __15__ or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I __16__ needed help.

From that one act of kindness, __17__ he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family __18__ with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business __19__ into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme __20__.

1. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　    B. story 　　　　　　　　　　    C. fact 　　　　　　　　　　    D. advice

2. A. warm 　　　　　　　　　　    B. keep　　　　　　　　　　    C. get　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

3. A. deepen　　　　　　　　　　    B. gain　　　　　　　　　　    C. reduce　　　　　　　　　　    D. stop

4. A. key　　　　　　　　　　    B. nice　　　　　　　　　　    C. old　　　　　　　　　　    D. present

5. A. terribly　　　　　　　　　　    B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　    C. greatly 　　　　　　　　　　    D. finally

6. A. think　　　　　　　　　　    B. guess　　　　　　　　　　    C. say　　　　　　　　　　    D. ask

7. A. patience　　　　　　　　　　    B. effort　　　　　　　　　　    C. respect 　　　　　　　　　　    D. help

8. A. subject　　　　　　　　　　    B. interviewee　　　　　　　　　　    C. manager　　　　　　　　　　    D. officer

9. A. time　　　　　　　　　　    B. round　　　　　　　　　　    C. chance　　　　　　　　　　    D. visit

10. A. loved　　　　　　　　　　    B. divorced　　　　　　　　　　    C. got　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

11. A. explaining　　　　　　　　　　    B. crying　　　　　　　　　　    C. sharing　　　　　　　　　　    D. comparing

12. A. pain　　　　　　　　　　    B. loss　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　　　　　　　　　    D. life

13. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　    B. explain　　　　　　　　　　    C. throw　　　　　　　　　　    D. give

14. A. passed　　  t;&?nbsp;　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　    C. showed　　　　　　　　　　    D. offered

15. A. job　　　　　　　　　　    B. school　　　　　　　　　　    C. permission　　　　　　　　　　    D. aid

16. A. yet　　　　　　　　　　    B. even　　　　　　　　　　    C. ever　　　　　　　　　　    D. once

17. A. since　　　　　　　　　　    B. when　　　　　　　　　　    C. so　　　　　　　　　　    D. because

18. A. deal　　　　　　　　　　    B. live　　　　　　　　　　    C. struggle　　　　　　　　　　    D. improve

19. A. case　　　　　　　　　　    B. card　　　　　　　　　　    C. task　　　　　　　　　　    D. interview

20. A. danger　　　　　　　　　　    B. concern　　　　　　　　　　    C. need　　　　　　　　　　    D. situation

 
Stranger in the Flames

On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road,    1    as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more    2   , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

No response. With flames cutting her    3    from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was   4   . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “   5   !”

    Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to   6   . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a    7    and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re   8    upstairs,” Corinne said.

    “I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”

    Donna    9    her way up the stairs through the    10   . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire    11    with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the    12   door.

In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a    13   . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a    14    in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re    15   .”

1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off　　  D. going out

2. A. closely    B. quietly　　　　    C. proudly   D. tightly

3. A. up　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　  C. around　　　　   D. off

4. A. closed    B. open　　　　　　  C. locked　　　　   D. unlocked

5. A. Fire　　    B. Help　　    C. Hello　　　　　　  D. Come on

6. A. bed　　    B. desk　　    C. playground　　 D. school

7.A. room　　   B. heat　　    C. stranger   D. street

8.A. already    B. just　　　　 C. still　　　　　　  D. even

9.A. found　　  B. stepped   C. made　　　　　　 D. moved

10A. flames    B. smoke　　　　    C. rubbish    D. ashes

11.A. out　　    B. down　　　　　　 C. up　　　　   D. over

12.A. room    B. back      C. front　　　　　　  D. side

13.A. bill　　    B. visit　　    C. look　　   　　   D. part

14.A. match    B. wood　　　　　　 C. cigarette  D. oven

15.A. free　　   B. awake　　　　    C. alive　　 &ntbs?p;  D. successful

Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t    1    paid for it，or you can work at it   2   . Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor. He   3   said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to    4   . I should give up on it and settle for something   5   .” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers while    6    as a patent(专利) 。 After their publication there was   7   a major university in the world that would not have been glad to    8   him on their staff.

If you want to work as an artist and you are making a living as a waiter,   9    consider yourself as a waiter who hopes one day to become an artist. That puts the work you love somewhere off in the    10   future. Rather,   11    yourself as artist, supporting yourself by waiting tables, and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is possible to earn a(n)    12    wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That    13    plenty of time to    14    yourself to training or developing your craft in the off hour.

While seeking the work you love, it    15   to expand your awareness(意识) into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be limited to the    16    of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to all possibilities, you can make a    17    decision and select the work you love as your own.

Doing the work you love requires that you    18    equally comfortable with imaginative and practical. It requires the ability to    19    big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams   20   .

1. A. give　　　　    B. get　　　　　　　　    C. offer　　　　 D. become

2. A. partly　　　　 B. part time 　　　　  C. in part　　　　 D. for part

3. A. had　　　　     B. must have 　　    C. could have　　  D. should have

4. A. physics　　    B. chemistry　　　　  C. math　　　　  D. biology

5. A. important　　  B. easy　　　　　　　　   C. else　　　　     D. necessary

6. A. employ　　    B. employing　　　　  C. employs　　    D. employed

7. A. rather than　　  B. not 　　　　　　　　 C. no　　　　 　　  D. more than

8. A. have　　　　    B. invite　　　　　　　　 C. employ　　　　 D. allow

9. A. not　　　　 　　 B. do　　　　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　      D. don’t

10. A. distant　　    B. far away　　　　   C. near　　　　    D. close

11. A. think　　　　 B. take on 　　　　    C. look at　　　　 D. think of

12. A. enough　　   B. living　　　　　　　　 C. limited　　　　 D. big

13. A. makes　　    B. keeps　　　　　　    C. leaves　　　　 D. loses

14. A. devote　　    B. spend　　　　　　    C. prepare　　    D. enjoy

15. A. pays　　　　 B. helps　　　　　　　　 C. works　　　　 D. takes

16. A. facts　　　　 　　   B. order　　　　　　　　 C. experiences　　 D. ideas

17. A. proper　　    B. final　　　　　　　　  C. true　　　　    D. reasonable

18. A. are　　　　    B. must be　　　　　　 C. be　　　　 　　 D. will be

19. A. do　　　　     B. make up　　　　    C. create　　　　 D. dream

20. A. realize　　    B. come true　　　　  C. become true　　 D. true

 
After lunch, without their parents’   1   ,the two boys set off to explore the beach which is beyond the headland(岬) . They had    2   their young sister to    3   ,saying that the long    4   would be too    5   for her. Once they got beyond the headland, the beach stretched away endlessly before them. It was like    6   a new world. Here and    7   along the beach there were lots of sea creatures. The two boys kept searching everywhere for those    8   things.

The afternoon passed    9   . The sun was already    10   when the boys reluctantly decided to    11   their way homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could    12   that the tide had come in so far that they were now    13   from either end of the beach. Their only    14   of returning back was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.

They soon found a narrow path    15   to the cliff top. But halfway up, their only   16   was blocked by a large rock which they could not climb    17   . The two boys had to shout at the top of their voice,   18   that someone might come to help them out. Just then, to their great surprise, their father appeared over the top of the rock, and with him were two policemen. One of them climbed down with a rope which was lowered over the rock. The two boys were then pulled up to safety and thus saved    19   a miserable   20   on the cliff.

1. A. promise　　　　 B. permission　　　　　　  C. suggestion　　    D. advice

2. A. asked　　　　  B. told　　　　　　　　　　    C. advised　　　　   D. persuaded

3. A. keep quiet　　   B. stay behind　　　　　　 C. join them　　　　 D. take a nap

4. A. work　　　　   B. distance　　　　　　　　    C. walk　　　　    D. time

5. A. tiring　　　　   B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　     D. impossible

6. A. discovering　　  B. facing　　　　　　　　    C. enjoying　　　　    D. imaging

7. A. where　　     　　   B. which　　　　　　　　　　  C. that　　　　 　　　　  D. there

8. A. expensive　　   B. strange　　　　　　　　    C. lovely　　　　 　　   D. valuable

9. A. suddenly　　    B. finally 　　　　　　　　   C. unexpectedly　　   D. quickly

10. A. setting　　    B. leaving　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping　　　　    D. going

11. A. feel    　　    B. make　　　　 　　    C. go　　　　 　　　　    D. push

12. A .hear　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remember

13. A. cut off　　　　　　　　    B. left behind　　　　　　    C. help up　　　　　　　　　　 D. put away

14. A. road　　　　　　　　 B. course　　　　　　　　　　  C. problem　　　　　　　　   D. chance

15. A. joining　　　　　　  B. passing　　　　　　　　　　 C. hold up　　　　　　　　    D. leading

16. A. line　　　　　　　　  B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　   D. place

17. A. on　　　　     B. over　　　　   　　C. round　　　　 　　   D. through

18. A. waiting　　　　　　 B. guessing 　　　　  　　C. believing　　　　        D. hoping

19. A. to spend　　　　   B. spending　　　　        C. being spent　　        D. from spending

20. A. day　　　　　　　　  B. weekend　　　　        C. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 D. night

 
“Waitress! Waitress! Come   1   !” A customer shouted,   2   the cup in front of him and said to her in a    3    way: “Look at   4   .The milk is rotten, my black tea   5   !”

“Very sorry,” the waitress    6   smilingly. “I’ll replace it right away.”

She brought a new cup of black tea,   7    a slice of lemon and milk    8   she had done before. When she served, she said   9   :“May I    10   ?If lemon is put in the cup,   11    not to add milk, for the critic acid sometimes turns the milk into solid mass.” Being aware of his   12   ,the customer   13   ,finished his tea hurriedly and left.

Somebody asked the waitress: “Obviously he was    14   .Why didn’t you    15    on the spot? Why not    16   ?”

“Precisely because he was rude, he had    17    tactfully(婉转地) ,”the waitress said. “Those in the wrong often    18   arrogance(傲慢) ,those    19    on their side prefer   20   .”

1. A. on　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　   C. to　　　　 　　 D. out

2. A. looking at   B. turning to 　　　　　　　　　　 C. pointed to　　  D. referred to

3. A. politely　　 B. impolitely 　　    C. friendly　　    D. unfriendly

4. A. it　　　　 　　   B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. this　　　　    D. one

5. A. spoiled　　 B. saved 　　　　　　　　　　 C. went bad　　   D. turned sour

6. A. replied　　 B. answered 　　　　　　    C. whispered　　  D. apologized

7. A. and　　    B. including 　　　　　　   C. together with    D. as well

8. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 　　   D. while

9. A. rudely　　  B. friendly 　　　　　　　　 C. softly　　　　 D. coldly

10. A. do you a favor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. offer you a suggestion

C. tell you what to do　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show you the right way

11. A. You should　　　　 　　　　　　　　    B. You must

C. You are better　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. It is better

12. A. duty　　   B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　  D. question

13. A. turned red　　　　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　   B. got angry

C. became puzzled　　　　 　　　　　　　　  D. was shame

14. A. wrong but ignorant　　　　　　　　　　    B. right but rude

C. reasonable but careful　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignorant and rude

15. A. point to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. point at

C. point out　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. point towards

16. A. put him in his place　　　　　　　　　　    B. give him a lesson

C. play him a trick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. served him rude

17. A. to treat with　　　　 　　　　　　　　  B. to deal with

C. to be done with　　　　 　　　　　　　　   D. to be dealt with

18. A. come to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　    B. turn to

C. refer to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. led to

19. A. with right　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　  B. with justice

C. for reasons　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in politeness

20. A. friend　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. friendship

C. friendliness　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

 
Miss Green was watching TV to relax herself after a day’s work. Suddenly the program    1   .“Sorry to interrupt the program. Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the    2   :At about nine this evening, an old woman   3    79 named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed by a robber who was    4    a green coat.   5    who can supply any clue(线索) are requested to report to the police.” The terrible news made the lonely girl filled with    6   .She couldn’t help looking   7   .But she didn’t notice that a man was already behind the door to the veranda(走廊) .

All of a sudden the man    8    before Miss Green. The girl really didn’t know what to    9   .“Don’t    10    for trouble. Just    11    your necklace and ring on the table, then I’ll think over whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Green even more    12    but she tried to calm herself.

Just then there came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone    13    the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪)     14    the girl’s back. “Don’t    15    the door and say you have gone to bed. Never let him in.” But the girl got an idea. She asked the man outside the door, “Oh, who is it?” “I’m sergeant Bull. Miss Green, is there    16    unusual here?” “No, there isn’t.” Immediately she added    17   ,“only my brother and I are here in the room.” “Well then, good night.” Bull replied in the same loud voice.

A few minutes later, the sound of the police car could not be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber laughed. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window of Miss Green    18    into pieces. The policemen    19    into the room from the veranda and caught the robber before he could run away.

“Miss Green,   20    you said about your brother’s being in the room made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “for we have already known that your brother was killed in an accident a year ago.”

1. A. started　　    B. stopped 　　　　   C. ended　　　　 　　   D. disappeared

2. A. police　　　　 B. government 　　  C. army　　　　  　　  D. prison

3. A. for　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. of　　　　 　　 　　D. with

4. A. dressed　　    　　   B. wearing　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　 　　D. putting on

5. A. People　　　　 B. Any　　　　　　　　  C. These　　　　 　　   D. Those

6. A. fear　　　　   　　   B. anger 　　　　　　   C. surprise　　　　   D. sadness

7. A. around　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 　　D. over

8. A. came　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. appeared　　　　   D. ran

9?. A. say　　　　     B. make　　　　　　　　 C. do　　　　    　　  D. deal with

10. A. ask　　　　    B. take　　　　　　　　  C. except　　　　    D. stand

11. A. take off　　    B. put 　　　　　　    C. hand in　　　　    D. give out

12. A. terrify　　　　 B. terrified　　　　    C. terrifying　　　　  D. terrible

13. A. rang　　　　 B. touched 　　　　   C. turned on　　　　  D. struck

14. A. on 　　　　    B. at　　　　　　　　　　  C. to　　　　 　　 　　D. against

15. A. knock　　    　　   B. get out of 　　　　 C. close　　　　　　  D. open

16. A. someone　　  B. anyone 　　　　    C. anything　　　　   D. something

17. A. excitedly　　  B. anxiously 　　　　 C. aloud　　　　        D. bravely

18. A. turned　　    　　   B. brought　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　  　　  D. changed

19. A. slipped　　    B. went　　　　　　    C. fell　　　　     　　 D. hurried

20. A. what　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　    C. while　　　　  　　   D. that

 
I became lame in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand    1    the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “   2   ”.

I still remember the   3   at school. When I    4    at the door, everyone in the classroom stared at me in    5   .My face turned   6   .I couldn’t help    7   .It was the    8   and sympathy in their eyes that    9    me doing so, I went shyly towards an unoccupied(空的) seat.

Being lame, I   10   walk in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be    11   . In those days I was very sad to see others walking    12   .

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really    13   . They encouraged me with a    14    smile and    15    me in wheelchair from place to place. I was    16    them for giving me a chance to see the   17    of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked    18   .My friends are always ready to help me. It made me    19   I am handicapped(残疾) .

Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?”   20    I said, “It is the friendship.”

1. A. with　　　　 B. without　　　　　　    C. under　　　　 D. because of

2. A. walk　　　　 B. roll　　　　　　　　　　  C. move　　　　 D. stand

3. A. first day　　  B. last day 　　　　　　　　　　 C. first year　　   D. last year

4. A. went　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　  C. appeared　　   D. showed

5. A. satisfaction    B. despair 　　　　　　　　　　 C. anger　　　　 　　   D. surprise

6. A. red　　　　  B. brown　　　　　　　　  C. white　　　　 　　   D. black

7. A. entering　　  B. hiding  　　　　　　   C. protesting　　  D. turning back

8. A. anger　　    B. kindness 　　　　　　　　    C. disappointment  D. satisfaction

9. A. resisted　　  B. prevented　　　　　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　   D. had

10. A. didn’t dare to　　　　 　　　　　　    B. couldn’t

C. didn’t need to　　     　　　　　　　　 D. never

11. A. looked down on　　　　 　　　　　　　　    B. smiled at

C. stared at　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　    D. talked of

12. A. quickly　　　　 　　&tnbsp;　　　　　　　　    B. slowly

C. happily　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. shyly

13. A. disappointed　　　　 　　　　　　　　  B. surprised

C. hurt　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. excited

14. A. pleasant　　  B. friendly　　　　　　   C. exciting　　　　 D. surprising

15. A. pushed　　   B. placed　　　　　　    C. drew　　　　  D. pulled

16. A. satisfied with　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. sorry for

C. friendly to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　   D. thankful to

17. A. signs　　      B. sights 　　　　　　　　　　 C. buildings    　　 D. situation

18. A. together　　  B. luckily 　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　  D. fortunately

19. A. forget　　    B. remember　　　　  C. imagine　　　　  D. consider

20. A. With permission　　　　 　　　　　　 B. With pride　　　　   

C. Without decision　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Without hesitation

 
While you are much safer inside than out, lightning can strike you even in the home. Here's how to   1   yourself indoors:

   1. Stay away from   2   . Get out of the shower of bath. Don' t   3   conductors such as fireplaces and metal pipes.

   Cherryl Falvey of Killingworth Conn. was struck   4   lightning last year while washing her clothes. Lightning   5   a window next to the washing machine, struck her right hand,    6   through her body and finally out of her   7   arm. "It was as though I was   8   a bolt of lightning in my hands," remembers Falvey,  who was   9   across the room.

   2. Stay off the telephone. It isn't an old wives'     10      Many people have been hurt through telephone wires. It was   11   outside while Peter Van Artrijk, Jr. was on the    12   at his house in Florida. "Barn! A bolt hit the building," he says. "I   13   the hair on my arms stand on end and a charge hit me through telephone, which was   14   blown out of my hand."

   3. Unplug televisions, computers, etc. Don' t just turn them   15  . If the house is struck, they could be damaged if you keep them   16  in.

   4. Try lightning rods if your   17   is very often hit by lightning.    18   fixed, says Rust, lightning rods   19   the chances of damage to a home and to the   20   inside it.

1. A. save　　　　    B. hide　　　　  C. spend　　　　 D. protect

2. A. houses　　　　  B. rooms　　　　  C. doors　　　　  D. windows

3. A. touch　　　　   B. grasp　　　　  C. move　　　　  D. seize

4. A. by　　　　　　 B. through　　    C. into　　　　   D. with

5. A. broke　　　　   B. reached　　    C. entered　　    D. forced

6. A. slipped　　　　  B. traveled　　    C. spread　　　　 D. rolled

7. A. wounded　　    B. hurt　　　　   C. right　　　　  D. left

8. A. holding　　　　 B. carrying　　   C. keeping　　    D. pacing

9. A. shaken　　　　  B. swept　　　　  C. thrown　　　　 D. drawn

10. A. talk　　　　    B. tale　　　　   C. news　　　　  D. report

11. A. dark　　　　   B. lightning　　  C. silent　　　　 D. raining

12. A. phone　　　　  B. sofa　　　　   C. bed　　　　  D. chair

13. A. felt　　　　　　 B. discovered　　  C. found　　　　  D, sensed

14. A. simply　　　　 B. hardly　　    C. almost　　    D. completely

15. A. on　　　　　　  B. over　　　　   C. off　　　　    D. down

16. A. turned　　　　 B. plugged　　   C. opened　　    D. played

17. A. town　　　　    B. area　　　　   C. building　　   D. courtyard

18. A. Properly　　    B. Quickly　　   C. Highly　　    D. Prettily

19. A. recover　　　　 B. reuse　　　　  C. repair　　　　 D. reduce

20. A. men　　　　    B. women　　    C. people　　　　 D. families

 
With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor. He made his ___1___ appearance in a film in 1990. Though he ___2___ in the film for only 4 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him. In his next ___3___, Pitt played the role of a fisherman. To make the film ___4___, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.

Pitt, caring ___5___ about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles. After ___6___ the screenplay of Legends of The Fall, he was attracted by the ___7___character. He asked for a lower ___8___ from the shooting team and was ___9___ to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. “The film ___10___ the chance to know life. I shall ___11___ remember the time when we were ___12___ the film,” Pitt said after completing fully it.

Pitt started his ___13___ of art when he was in university. ___14___ born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his ___15___ in film at an early age. After leaving the high school, he went to university to ___16___ law. Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he ___17___ out for a life of his own. With only 325 dollars in __18____ sometimes as a porter (搬运工) ___19___ a writer. Thanks to his hard work, he ___20___ opened up a new field of his own.

1.  A. last　　　　　　　　    B. first　　　　　　　　  C. second　　　　　　　　　　 D. other

2.  A. was　　　　　　　　   B. worked　　　　　　 C. stayed　　　　　　   D. appeared

3.  A. cinema　　       B. part　　　　　　　　    C. appearance　　    D. film

4.  A. earlier      　　   B. later　　　　　　　　  C. cheaper　　　　　　 D. better

5.  A. less　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　 D. much

6.  A. seeing　　　　     B. writing　　　　　　  C. reading　　　　　　  D. hearing

7.  A. leading　　        B. active　　　　     C. shy　　　　　　　　   D. brave

8.  A. price　　　　　　　　  B. pay　　　　　　　　   C. degree　　　　　　   D. money

9.  A. willing　　        B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. worried　　　　　　 D. anxious

10.  A. finds　　　　     B. gives   　　　　　　  C. leaves　　　　　　   D. misses

11.  A. always　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　    C. ever　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

12.  A. making　　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　  C. seeing　　　　　　   D. directing

13.  A. work　　        B. job　　　　　　　　    C. dream　　　　　　   D. show

14.  A. Because　　　　   B. When　　　　     C. Since　　　　 　　 D. Though

15.  A. hope　　　　     B. interest　　　　　　  C. success　　　　　　 D. feelings