From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 1__ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections, 2 I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn"t had a chance. I wasn"t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it __3 to win a school election. I was 4 ___ .
As I cried in my room that evening, I 5 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn"t stop dreaming. I decided that I would 6 for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my 7 had a lot of things in their favor(有利). What were the points that would work in ___8___ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest 9 was the faith(信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __10____ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I 11 my election plans a whole year ahead of time.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 12 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 13 __ I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election 14 __ , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 15 .That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 16 theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had 17 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people 18 the way. I had won the 19 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and 20 their day.
| 小题1: | | A．admired | B．remembered | C．praised | D．believed |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoping | B．planning | C．pretending | D．judging |
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| 小题3: | | A．offered | B．provided | C．meant | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．upset | C．surprised | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．gradually | B．immediately | C．suddenly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay | B．stand | C．speak | D．wait |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．classmates | C．enemies | D．schoolmates |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．strength | C．worry | D．dream |
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| 小题11: | | A．began | B．discussed | C．announced | D．challenged |
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| 小题12: | | A．reconsider | B．accompany | C．represent | D．support |
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| 小题14: | | A．capsule | B．speech | C．meeting | D．promise |
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| 小题15: | | A．nodded | B．gathered | C．cheered | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．still | C．almost | D．also |
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| 小题17: | | A．accomplished | B．absorbed | C．devoted | D．developed |
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| 小题19: | | A．announcement | B．recognition | C．conclusion | D．arrangement |
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| 小题20: | | A．enlarge | B．wish | C．brighten | D．experience |
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小题2:A
小题3:Ｄ
小题4:B
小题5:Ｃ
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:Ａ
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:D
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试题分析：文章介绍了作者为了实现能够进入学生会的梦想，并最终赢得了选举，顺利的进入了学生会，实现了儿时的梦想的同时，也收获了很多.
小题1:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。根据“So I dreamed of being a leader”(所以我梦想成为一个领导者），K可知我总是羡慕学校的领导们对我们所有人负责。A.dmired“钦佩、羡慕”符合句意。
小题2:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。语境为：希望我能赢，但现实的打击使我没有机会。hopeing“希望”，符合作者想赢得选举的心态。planning“计划”，pretending “假装”，judging“判断”，均不符合文意。故选A。
小题3:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式：to win a school election。这里指的是赢得学校的选举需要什么。take“需要、花费”，符合句意。A. offered提供；B. provided提供，给予；C. meant意味，意思。故选D。
小题4:考查形容词辨析及上下文的呼应。根据上题，作者没有赢得选举所需要的东西，所以感到沮丧。A. concerned关心的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. angry愤怒的。均不能表达作者此时的心情。故选B. upset心烦的。
小题5:考查副词辨析及上下文的呼应。suddenly突然。句意：我突然做了一个深呼吸并决定不放弃梦想。符合作者坚定的态度。gradually“渐渐地”，immediately“立即”，impatiently“无奈地”，不能表达作者的态度。故选Ｃ.
小题6:考查动词短语搭配及上下文的呼应。stand for elections为固定搭配，意为：参选。语境为：我决定在我上学的最后一年重新参选---并将要在选举中胜出。故选B.
小题7:考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。由语境可知，该空指的是下文提到的我的竞争对手们，也就是 “competitors”(竞争对手）。句意：我意识到我的竞争对手有很多事情战友优势。classmates “同班同学”，enemies“敌人”，schoolmates“同学”，均不符合。故选A.
小题8:考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。这里承接上文，意思是：我有优势的事情是什么？ my 是“我的”。故选D。
小题9:考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。句意：我最大的长处是我有信念。由上文的“in their favor ，in my favor”可知，这里谈论的是优势，所以选strength，意为“长处”。problem“问题”，worry“担心”， dream“梦想”，均不符合文意。故选B。
小题10:考查形容词辨析及上下文的呼应。作者不想让自己普通的的外表阻碍自己将最好的一面展现出来。plain“普通的”。 作者在列举长处时，没有提到自己的相貌。由此可以推知，她的相貌应该不占优势，由此可知她不想让自己的外表阻碍自己将最好的一面展现出来。此处是hold......back结构，故答案为D。
小题11:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。分析完优势后，作者开始着手预先制定自己的选举计划。A.began“开始；着手于”。符合题意.
小题12:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。句意：我意识到女孩们开始了解我，并且认可我有能力代表他们。A. reconsider重新考虑; B. accompany陪伴; C. represent 代表; D. support支持. 只有C符合句意。
小题13:考查连词辨析及上下文的呼应。上文所提到的我的优势“loved making friends and I liked being helpful”与下文打算利用自己的优势构成因果关系。所以选so，意思是“因此”。
小题14:考查名词辨析及上下文的呼应。由下文的“public speaking”可知答案 “election speech”(选举演讲）。句意：为了学会在一个大型的演讲中如何表现自己，我还参加了一个高效公共演讲的培训。A. capsule胶囊，概要的；C. meeting会议；D. promise许诺，承诺；均不符合题意，故答案选B. speech演讲。
小题15:考查动词辨析及上下文的呼应。作者赢得选举，朋友们应该为此欢呼以示高兴。此处应填“cheered”(欢呼）。故选C。
小题16:考查副词辨析及上下文的呼应。根据文意，这里表达的意思是：选举的胜利不仅是作者的也是他的支持者们的。also“也”符合语境。故选D。
小题17:考查形容词辨析及上下文的呼应。作者的本意只是在竞选中获胜，但获胜后作者突然意识到，除了实现了自己的梦想外，他还得到了友情、享受了一路走来朋友慢的支持和帮助，所以作者认为自己收获了比目标还要多的东西，所以选accomplish完成，实现。absorbed 吸收，全神贯注的；devote献身，develope发展，均不符合题意，故选A。
小题18:考查副词辨析及上下文的呼应。Along the way（一路走来），句意：在竞选的过程中，我交了许多新朋友, 并在前进的道路上帮助别人。故选D。
小题19:考查名词的辨析及上下文的呼应。14空前的election是原词复现，这里再次重复参选的结果：赢得了选举。语境为：我已经在选举中赢得了大家的认可和同学们的关爱。A. announcement公告，宣告；B. recognition识别，承认，赞誉，公认；C. conclusion结论；D. arrangement布置，整理。故选B。
小题20:考查动词用法及上下文的呼应。这里指作者通过这次经历，有了更多的自信，可以“能够让自己的朋友快乐起来，让他们的脸上带着微笑，照亮他们的生活。”brighten，意思是：使快乐高兴，复合语境。故选C。
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This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion(蒲公英) standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that l already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; My dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad"s face as he unwrapped those swirling (卷曲的)black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
小题1:The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was .| A．doing shopping | B．having a debate | | C．leaving for Wyoming | D．reading a message |
小题2:The author"s inspiration for the gift came from .| A．a photo of a flower | B．a story about a kid | | C．a call from the mother | D．a text about Christmas |
小题3:The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _ .| A．the father | B．the author | | C．Edgar Allan Poe | D． William Blake |
小题4:The author made the gift by .| A．searching for the poems online | | B．drawing the background by hand | | C．painting the letters in three colors | | D．matching the words with pictures |
小题5:What is the main purpose of the passage?| A．To show how to design images for gifts | | B．To suggest making gifts from one"s heart. | | C．To explain how computers help create gifts | | D．To describe the gifts the author has received. |
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A long time ago，there was a tiger in the forest. He was the__26__of the animals. One day the tiger asked a little cat to see__27__his palace was built. After a few hours，the little cat__28__and said to the tiger，“My dear king，your__29__is very large，tall and beautiful.” The tiger was very__30__to hear that.Several__31__later，the tiger said to a pig，“It’s been days since the cat saw my palace. Now，you go and see it__32__.” But when the pig came back，he said to the tiger，“My dear king，I thought that your palace is beautiful，but it__33__yourself only.”
The tiger was very__34__when he heard what the pig said. “Why are the cat’s and the pig’s__35__not the same？” he said to__36__.He then asked a camel to go to have a(n)__37__.Before long the camel ran back out of breath (气喘吁吁) and said to the tiger，“Oh，your palace is too__38__for you to live in，my king.”
The king became very angry when he heard what the camel said. He said to the animals，“Maybe somebody of you tells__39__.You three have three ideas. I want to__40__you.” Just at the moment，a fox came out to__41__the tiger. He asked the tiger himself to go to see it before killing them. The tiger__42__.After he saw the palace himself，he thought that their answers were all__43__.He said to the__44__，“You should remember that to see with your own eyes is more important than only to__45__others.”
| 小题1: | | A．brother | B．friend | C．king | D．enemy |
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| 小题3: | | A．got up | B．came back | C．paid back | D．turned up |
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| 小题4: | | A．station | B．office | C．bed | D．palace |
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| 小题5: | | A．sad | B．crazy | C．happy | D．nervous |
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| 小题6: | | A．years | B．minutes | C．days | D．hours |
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| 小题7: | | A．once again | B．no more | C．as usual | D．at last |
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| 小题8: | | A．protects | B．suits | C．covers | D．helps |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．interested | C．tired | D．surprised |
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| 小题10: | | A．suggestions | B．experiments | C．answers | D．excuses |
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| 小题11: | | A．them | B．himself | C．it | D．yourself |
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| 小题13: | | A．ugly | B．small | C．dark | D．tall |
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| 小题14: | | A．news | B．messages | C．stories | D．lies |
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| 小题15: | | A．teach | B．leave | C．kill | D．hate |
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| 小题16: | | A．stop | B．praise | C．cheat | D．order |
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| 小题17: | | A．shook | B．agreed | C．appeared | D．worked |
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| 小题18: | | A．strange | B．different | C．easy | D．right |
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| 小题19: | | A．plants | B．servants | C．animals | D．soldiers |
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| 小题20: | | A．feel | B．hear | C．taste | D．smell |
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 36 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 37 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 38 than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, 39 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “ You are 40 . This is not the worst boy at all, 41 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a (n) 42 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 43 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 44 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the country seat, where my father’s career could be more 45 and my brothers and I could be better 46 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 47 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 48 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 49 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 50 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 51 beneficiary(受益者). My father became the 52 man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 53 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 54 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 55 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
| 小题1: | | A．rushed | B．introduced | C．sent | D．carried |
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| 小题2: | | A．mistaken | B．favored | C．distinguished | D．rewarded |
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| 小题3: | | A．later | B．sooner | C．longer | D．earlier |
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| 小题4: | | A．dragged | B．raised | C．shook | D．bent |
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| 小题5: | | A．perfect | B．right | C．impolite | D．wrong |
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| 小题7: | | A．agreement | B．gap | C．friendship | D．relationship |
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| 小题8: | | A．opinion | B．image | C．mind | D．expectation |
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| 小题9: | | A．persuaded | B．begged | C．ordered | D．invited |
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| 小题10: | | A．meaningful | B．successful | C．helpful | D．useful |
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| 小题11: | | A．treated | B．entertained | C．respected | D．educated |
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| 小题12: | | A．camera | B．radio | C．typewriter | D．bicycle |
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| 小题13: | | A．considered | B．appreciated | C．ignored | D．suspected |
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| 小题14: | | A．criticism | B．belief | C．request | D．description |
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| 小题15: | | A．writing | B．teaching | C．studying | D．reading |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．next | C．same | D．real |
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| 小题17: | | A．cleverest | B．strongest | C．healthiest | D．wealthiest |
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| 小题18: | | A．fortune | B．sympathy | C．enthusiasm | D．confidence |
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| 小题19: | | A．deliberately | B．constantly | C．traditionally | D．happily |
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| 小题20: | | A．win | B．reach | C．match | D．doubt |
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It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 36 the song playing on the radio. I 37 at the intersection and looked both ways. The road was 38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came 39 at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 40 me by inches without even slowing down.
41 I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 42 after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 43 . With a red face and a(an) 44 smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain 45 words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the 46 over and over in his mind. Too 47 I realized the 48 of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of 49 . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 50 of that incident.
That 51 , however, did teach me just how strong words 52 be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words that uplift and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a 53 from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 54 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 55 spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
| 小题2: | | A．pushed up | B．pulled up | C．put up | D．forced up |
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| 小题3: | | A．clean | B．light | C．clear | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．hard | B．straight | C．far | D．high |
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| 小题5: | | A．leaving | B．missing | C．knocking | D．approaching |
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| 小题6: | | A．When | B．After | C．Before | D．Until |
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| 小题7: | | A．chasing | B．pursuing | C．looking | D．seeking |
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| 小题8: | | A．awfully | B．innocently | C．bravely | D．typically |
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| 小题9: | | A．pleased | B．embarrassed | C．surprised | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．acute | B．unpleasant | C．dynamic | D．marvelous |
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| 小题11: | | A．music | B．story | C．language | D．incident |
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| 小题12: | | A．sorry | B．badly | C．soon | D．late |
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| 小题13: | | A．power | B．importance | C．nature | D．potential |
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| 小题14: | | A．fear | B．worry | C．anger | D．regret |
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| 小题15: | | A．damage | B．lesson | C．image | D．process |
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| 小题16: | | A．mistake | B．leisure | C．nonsense | D．mystery |
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| 小题17: | | A．should | B．can | C．need | D．would |
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| 小题18: | | A．evidence | B．donation | C．gift | D．talent |
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| 小题19: | | A．or | B．otherwise | C．too | D．whereas |
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| 小题20: | | A．challenging | B．struggling | C．rising | D．caring |
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For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 36 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 37 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 38 .
The weeks ahead weren’t 39 . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 40 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 41 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 42 as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in 43 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 44 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any 45 .
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 46 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 47 . And if you want something 48 enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 49 !
I put my thoughts into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 50 to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination —I was offered a 51 contract for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 52 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 53 shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look 54 now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the 55 to push beyond the river.
| 小题1: | | A．hold | B．attend | C．prepare | D．enjoy |
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| 小题2: | | A．environment | B．climate | C．opportunity | D．economy |
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| 小题3: | | A．choice | B．danger | C．desire | D．future |
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| 小题4: | | A．quiet | B．busy | C．easy | D．short |
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| 小题7: | | A．town | B．direction | C．situation | D．habit |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprise | B．delight | C．peace | D．fear |
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| 小题9: | | A．pain | B．complaint | C．love | D．glory |
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| 小题10: | | A．appointment | B．progress | C．commitment | D．decision |
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| 小题11: | | A．read | B．think | C．write | D．paint |
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| 小题12: | | A．hope | B．wisdom | C．pleasure | D．inspiration |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．badly | C．easily | D．well |
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| 小题15: | | A．refused | B．managed | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题16: | | A．writing | B．translating | C．publishing | D．reviewing |
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| 小题17: | | A．ruin | B．place | C．pieces | D．despair |
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| 小题18: | | A．rewarded | B．paid | C．hired | D．fired |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．unimportant | C．strange | D．tough |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．chance | C．time | D．dream |
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