---Where will you start your work after graduation ---at home or abroad?

--Mm, it’s not been decided yet．I ______ continue my study for a higher degree．

— Where will you start your work after graduation?

   — Mmm, it’s not been decided yet. I       continue my study for a higher degree.

   A. need              B. must         C. would          D. may

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___23___.

My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.

She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything  D．something

2.                A．mind           B．brain           C．feelings   D．work

3.                A．smoothly       B．strongly         C．frequently D．easily

4.                A．average        B．ordinary        C．normal   D．common

5.                A．just            B．ever           C．even D．only

6.                A．hear           B．write           C．read D．understand

7.                A．level           B．length          C．speed    D．degree

8.                A．problems       B．excuses         C．worries   D．duties

9.                A．suffered        B．observed       C．removed  D．tolerated

10.               A．study          B．find           C．change    D．keep

11.               A．fight           B．struggle        C．strike D．challenge

12.               A．interrupted     B．disturbed       C．terrified   D．troubled

13.               A．teaching        B．giving          C．supporting D．reminding

14.               A．Without        B．Except         C．Besides   D．Beyond

15.               A．information     B．advice         C．promise   D．expectation

16.               A．before         B．though         C．because   D．unless

17.               A．set up          B．gave up        C．pushed up D．looked up

18.               A．rich           B．famous         C．successful D．powerful

19.               A．training        B．grades         C．experiments    D．abilities

20.               A．woman         B．doctor         C．sister D．teacher

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were     21    to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “   22    hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a    23  word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always    24    me to go to college. However, when I     25    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    26    stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.     27    , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently     28     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the     29    a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a     30    I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     31     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     32    of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     33    to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     34   . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful    35     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we    36   to work through those issues. They never    37   loving in me or believing in me.
I    38   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and       39    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always          40    for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.
21. A. brought                     B. introduced         C. raised                       D. produced
22. A. Educate                     B. Work                C. Train                       D. Practise
23. A. helpful              B. harmful             C. stressful                   D. meaningful
24. A. reminded            B. expected          C. supposed                  D. designed
25. A. hesitated             B. judged                     C. fixed                        D. decided
26. A. never                  B. ever                  C. seldom                     D. hardly
27. A. Carefully            B. Hopefully          C. Thankfully               D. Delightfully
28. A. serve                  B. attend               C. admit                       D. join
29. A. fortune               B. planet               C. universe                   D. world
30. A. grade                  B. problem            C. failure                      D. value
31. A. whenever            B. wherever           C. whichever                D. however
32. A. modest               B. proud                  C. ashamed                   D. nervous
33. A. annoyed                 B. praised              C. relaxed                     D. blessed
34. A. lessons                B. problems           C. moments                  D. experiences
35. A. teachers                     B. directors            C. couples                    D. parents
36. A. managed             B. attempted          C. succeeded                 D. conducted
37. A. concluded           B. began                C. prevented                 D. stopped
38. A. pay                    B. owe                C. own                         D. spend
39. A. agreement           B. excitement         C. encouragement         D. statement
40. A. fight                   B. look                  C. defend                            D. protect

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___23___.
My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.