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　　Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木)is not easy．But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it．

　　To perfect her skills, Lola 　　1　　 for four hours a day, five days a week．At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls．

　　That's especially impressive, 　　2　　 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly．She often sees double and can't 　　3　　 how far away things are．

　　When she was little, her mom 　　4　　 that even though she couldn't see 　　5　　, she was fearless．So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three．She loved the 　　6　　 right away and gymnastics became her favorite．

　　Though learning gymnastics has been more 　　7　　 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit．She doesn't let her 　　8　　 stop her from doing anything that she wants to．

　　She likes the determination it takes to do the sport．Her biggest 　　9　　 is the balance beam．Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams．She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine．Sometimes she even closes her eyes．“You have to 　　10　　 your mind that it'll take you where you want to go．” says Lola．

　　To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave．The beam is probably the most 　　11　　 for anyone because it's four inches wide．At the state competition, Lola didn't fall 　　12　　 the beam．In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10－her highest score yet．

　　Lola doesn't want to be 　　13　　 differently from the other girls on her team．At the competitions, the judges don't know about her vision 　　14　　．She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know．Her mom is amazed by her 　　15　　 attitude．

　　Lola never thinks about 　　16　　．She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics．Her 　　17　　 is to reach level 9．She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids 　　18　　 she grew up．

　　Lola is 　　19　　 of all her hard work and success．She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too．Her 　　20　　 for others is “just believe yourself”．

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　　Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker．He is not famous in sports or the　arts, But people in the streets 　　1　　 him, especially those who are 　　2　　．

　　For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg．How did he get that 　　3　　?

　　He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱)．But he's 　　4　　．His briefcase always has some gloves．

　　In winter, Mr．Greenberg does not 　　5　　 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 　　6　　 the street．He looks around at 　　7　　．He stops when he 　　8　　 someone with no gloves．He gives them a pair and then he 　　9　　,looking for more people with cold 　　10　　．

　　On winter days, Mr．Greenberg 　　11　　 gloves．During the rest of the year, he 　　12　　 gloves．People who have heard about him 　　13　　 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment．

　　Mr．Greenberg 　　14　　 doing this 21 years ago．Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 　　15　　 his behavior．But people who don't know him are sometimes 　　16　　 him．They don't realize that he just wants to make them 　　17　　．

　　It runs in the 　　18　　．Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier．Michael Greenberg feels the 　　19　　．A pair of gloves may be a 　　20　　 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter．

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　　I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more 　　1　　 the problems faced by disabled people．We were asked to “　　2　　 a disability” for several hours one Sunday．Some members, 　　3　　, chose to use wheelchairs．Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞)or blindfolds(眼罩)．

　　Just sitting in the wheelchair was a 　　4　　 experience．I had never considered before how 　　5　　 it would be to use one．As soon as I sat down, my 　　6　　 made the chair begin to roll．Its wheels were not 　　7　　．Then I wondered where to put my 　　8　　．It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 　　9　　．I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 　　10　　 for several hours．For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的)　　11　　．

　　I tried to find a 　　12　　 position and thought it might be restful, 　　13　　 kind of nice, to be 　　14　　 around for a while．Looking around, I 　　15　　 I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I 　　16　　 the heavy metal wheels．I came to know that controlling the 　　17　　 of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)　　18　　 task．

　　My wheelchair experiment was soon 　　19　　．It made a deep impression on me．A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the 　　20　　, both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome．

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　　Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker．He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 　　1　　 him, especially those who are 　　2　　．

　　For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg．How did he get that 　　3　　?

　　He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱)．But he's 　　4　　．His briefcase always has some gloves．

　　In winter, Mr．Greenberg does not 　　5　　 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 　　6　　 the street．He looks around at 　　7　　．He stops when he 　　8　　 someone with no gloves．He gives them a pair and then he 　　9　　,looking for more people with cold 　　10　　．

　　On winter days, Mr．Greenberg 　　11　　 gloves．During the rest of the year, he 　　12　　 gloves．People who have heard about him 　　13　　 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment．

　　Mr．Greenberg 　　14　　 doing this 21 years ago．Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 　　15　　 his behavior．But people who don't know him are sometimes 　　16　　 him．They don't realize that he just wants to make them 　　17　　．

　　It runs in the 　　18　　．Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier．Michael Greenberg feels the 　　19　　．A pair of gloves may be a 　　20　　 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter．

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　　We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now．The little seaside villages are 　　1　　, one by one．"There is my grandmother's house, " I say, 　　2　　 across the bay to a shabby old house．

　　I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣)with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing(追溯)　　3　　 memory for me．Lise was one of the mobile children, 　　4　　 from house to house in childhood．She longs for a sense of 　　5　　, and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors 　　6　　 for 200 years．

　　We soon 　　7　　 by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories 　　8　　 back, swift as the tide(潮水)．

　　Suddenly, I long to walk again in the 　　9　　 where I was once so gloriously a child．It still 　　10　　 a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while．We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk 　　11　　 the rooms in memory．Here, my mother 　　12　　 in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary．I can still see the enthusiastic family 　　13　　 into and out of the house．I could never have enough of being 　　14　　 them．However, that was long after those childhood days．Lise 　　15　　 attentively as I talk and then says, " So this is where I 　　16　　; where I belong．"

　　She has 　　17　　 her roots．To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human 　　18　　 To be rooted is "to have an origin"．We need 　　19　　 origin．Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the 　　20　　 of "I"．We must all go home again-in reality or memory．

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　　A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill．Usually she 　　1　　 play in the small garden．She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill．　　2　　 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 　　3　　 all day about how wonderful and exciting 　　4　　 must feel to live there．

　　At the age when she gained some 　　5　　 skill and sensibility(识别力), she 　　6　　 her mother for a bike ride 　　7　　 the garden．Her mother finally allowed her to go, 　　8　　 her keeping close to the house and not 　　9　　 too far．The day was beautiful．The little girl knew 　　10　　 where she was heading! 　　11　　 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 　　12　　 of the golden house．

　　　　13　　 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 　　14　　 to the house and then on the house itself．She was very disappointed when she 　　15　　 that all the windows were 　　16　　 and rather dirty．

　　So 　　17　　 and heart-broken, she didn't go any further．She 　　18　　 , and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 　　19　　．There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden．Looking at her little home, she 　　20　　 that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care．Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house．

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　　As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧)and roughness．His hands tell the story of his life as a 　　1　　, including all his struggles．

　　One summer, I remember, a drought(旱灾)hit Ontario, turning it into a 　　2　　 desert．On one og those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 　　3　　 from the grocery store．Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 　　4　　

　　took twenty minutes．That morning, however, the process didn't 　　5　　 quickly．After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 　　6　　 needed twenty dozen．I was completely frustrated and 　　7　　．Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves1”Dad 　　8　　．“Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 　　9　　．” Such is Dad-whatever problem he 　　10　　, he never gives up．

　　　　11　　 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county．It was a challenging time for everyone,

　　　　12　　 Dad remained optimistic．He 　　13　　 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plated．Only then did I truly begin to 　　14　　 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times．

　　Dad is also a living example of real 　　15　　．From dawn to dusk, he warks countless hours to 　　16　　 our family．He always puts our happiness 　　17　　 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 　　18　　 his exhaustion after long days．His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 　　19　　 putting others first．

　　Dad，the life 　　20　　 I have learned from you will stay with me forever．You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success．I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 　　1　　 chasing the same thing．

　　One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 　　2　　．I found myself homeless and alone．I had my truck and ＄ 56．I 　　3　　 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 　　4　　 possible amount．I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 　　5　　 the Potomac River in West Virginia．It was 　　6　　 , full of broken glass and rubbish．I found the owner, rented it, and 　　7　　 a corner to camp in．

　　The locals knew nothing about me, 　　8　　 slowly, they started teaching me the 　　9　　 of being a neighbor．They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 　　10　　 around to chat．They started to teach me a belief in a 　　11　　 American Dream-not the one of individual achievement but of 　　12　　．

　　What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 　　13　　 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place．　　14　　 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 　　15　　 with my neighbors．

　　Four years later, I moved back into 　　16　　．I saw many people were having a really hard time, 　　17　　 their jobs and homes．I managed to rent a big enough house to 　　18　　 a handful of people．There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places．We'd all be in 　　19　　 if we hadn't banded together．

　　The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one．It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about 　　20　　 we can all get by together．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed．I have started to think about other people 　　1　　 I think about myself．I am happy that I am becoming a 　　2　　 person．

I think my 　　3　　 started when I was at Palomar College．At first, I just wanted to get my 　　4　　 and be left alone．I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 　　5　　 to anyone in my classes．By the end of my first semester, I was really 　　6　　．It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun．So tried a(n) 　　7　　．I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 　　8　　 to help．That was really a big 　　9　　 for me．By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 　　10　　 are still my best friends today．

A bigger cause of my new 　　11　　 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home．One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my 　　12　　．Every time I came into her room, she was so 　　13　　 because she thought I was her daughter．Her real daughter never 　　14　　 her, so I took her place．She let me 　　15　　．that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 　　16　　 , but I was very grateful to her．

I think I am a much 　　17　　 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 　　18　　 these experiences．They have 　　19　　 me to care about other people more than about myself．I 　　20　　 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A student went to college(大学)after 　　1　　 all his school examinations．There he put his name down for world geography, 　　2　　 after the first day, he did not go to 　　3　　 any more．The teacher noticed that this student was 　　4　　 absent(缺课)and thought that he had changed to 　　5　　 class．He was very 　　6　　 when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单)of students 　　7　　 wanted to take the geography examination 　　8　　 the end of the year．

　　The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 　　9　　 he had taught, and he was eager(急切)to see 　　10　　 this student answered the questions．He expected that his answer would be very 　　11　　 ; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them．　　12　　 this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 　　13　　 , but was still not able to find 　　14　　 one mistake, so he sent 　　15　　 the student to question him about his work．

　　When the student had 　　16　　 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others．Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper．　　17　　 is that? ”

　　“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir．” answered the student．“After the examination, I realized 　　18　　 I ought to have written．I would not have made that mistake 　　19　　 I had not been confused(弄糊涂)by your 　　20　　 lecture．”

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