When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 　36 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 37 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 38 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 39 ，I know I need to change something．

　 Remembering that I’ll be 　40 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important.

　 About a year ago I was 43 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 45 with that diagnosis all day． 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 47 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

　 48 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 49 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 　50 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 　51 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 　52 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.

　 Your time is 　53 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 54 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 　55 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.

36. A. joke　 　　　　　　　 B. curse 　　　　　 C. decision 　　　　　　　 D. impression

37. A. looked　　　　 B. seen 　　　　　 C. found　　　 　　　　 D. 1ost

38. A. might　　 　　　 B. should　　 　　 C. would　　　 　　　　 D. could

39. A. hurry　　　 　　　　 B. 1ine　　　 　　 C. row　　　　 　　 D. moment

40. A. successful 　　　　　 B. dead　　　 　　 C. rich　　　　　 　　 D. frustrated

41. A. choices　　 　 B. fortune　　 　　 C. impressions　 　　 D. apologies

42. A. proving　　 　 B. confirming　 　 C. leaving　　　 　　　　 D. telling

43. A. treated　　 　　　　　　 B. cured　　　 　 C. diagnosed　　 　　 D. round

44. A. on　　　　 　 B. for　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 　 D. in

45. A. met　　　　 B. 1ived　　　 　 C. did　　　　　　 D. got

46. A. But　　　 　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　　 　 D. So

47. A. incurable　　 B. fatal　　　 　　 C. curable　　　　 　　 D. changeable

48. A. No one　　　 B. Someone　　 C. Anyone　　　　 　　 D. Everyone

49. A. want　　　 　 B. avoid　　　 　 C. escape　　　　 　 D. share

50. A. destination　　 B. science　　 　 C. 1ife　　　　　 　　 D. disease

51. A. make up　 　　 B. make way　 　 C. make our　　　 　　 D. make for

52. A. distant　　 　 B. long　　　　 C. short　　　　　 　 D. away　

53. A. enough　 　　　　 B. rare　　　　 C. limited　　　　 　　 D. 1ost

54. A. wasted　　 　 B. cheated　　　 C. excited　　　　 　 D. trapped

55. A. love　　　 　　 B. voice　　　 　 C. direction　　　 　 D. confusion

A 25-year-old student from Hubei was 　 36　 into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university after an eight—year struggle．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 1ocal school after　 39　 from a secondary technical school at age 17．Being a 　40 art student，he passed the exam again next year but　 41 school because of lacking money 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 fate(命运)　 51　 knowledge.

52 　by his contribution，Li Jun’s university funded him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new　 53　 has now begun．Li said he 　54　 not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and　 55　 more scholarships．

36．A．accept　 　　　　　　　　 B．admitted　 　　 　C．admired　　　 　 D．allowed

37．A．talked of　 　　　 B．told of　 　　 　C．knew of 　　　　　 D． dreamt of

38．A．where　 　　　　　 B．since　 　　　 　C．that　 　　　　　　 D．when

39．A．learning　 　　　　 B．separating　 　 　C．graduating　　　　　 D．dating

40．A．surprised　 　　B．gifted　 　　　C．interested 　　　　　 D．easy going

41．A．went on with 　　B．watched out for C．1ooked forward to　　 D．dropped out of

42．A．fair 　　　　　　 　　B．unfair　 　　　 　C．lucky 　　　　　　　 D．unlikely

43．A．value　 　　　　　　 B．respect　 　　 　C．1iving 　　　　 　　D．freedom

44．A．visiting　 　　　　 B．entering　　　　　 C．supporting　　　　　 D．pursing

45．A．turned to　 　　　 B．applied for 　　 　C．called for　　 D．adapted to

46．A．Instead　 　 　　B．At times 　　　　 　C．However　　　　　　 D．Besides

47．A．took off　 　　　 B．gave off　　　　　 C．paid off　　　　　　　 D．sent off

48．A．ways　 　　　　　　 B．programmes 　 　C．success　　　 　 D．courses　

49．A．full—time　 　　B．part—time 　　　 　C．out—of—door　　 D．all

50．A．asked for　 　　　 B．looked for 　　 　C．prayed for　　　　　 D．waited for

51．A．on　 　 　　　　B．for 　　　　　　　　 　C．through　　　 　 D．into

52．A．Encouraged 　　 B．Impressed　　　 C．Accused　　　 　 D．Influenced

53．A．challenge 　　　 B．1ife 　　　　　　　 　C．case　　　　　　　　　 D．relationship

54．A. will　　　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　　 D. might

55．A．spend　 　　　　 B．use 　　　　　　　 　C．care　　　　　　　　　 D．win

　 When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 　36 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 37 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 38 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 39 ，I know I need to change something．

　 Remembering that I’ll be 　40 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important.

　 About a year ago I was 43 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 45 with that diagnosis all day． 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 47 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

　 48 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 49 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 　50 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 　51 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 　52 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.

　 Your time is 　53 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 54 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 　55 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.

36. A. joke　 　　　　　　　 B. curse 　　　　　 C. decision 　　　　　　　 D. impression

37. A. looked　　　　 B. seen 　　　　　 C. found　　　 　　　　 D. 1ost

38. A. might　　 　　　 B. should　　 　　 C. would　　　 　　　　 D. could

39. A. hurry　　　 　　　　 B. 1ine　　　 　　 C. row　　　　 　　 D. moment

40. A. successful 　　　　　 B. dead　　　 　　 C. rich　　　　　 　　 D. frustrated

41. A. choices　　 　 B. fortune　　 　　 C. impressions　 　　 D. apologies

42. A. proving　　 　 B. confirming　 　 C. leaving　　　 　　　　 D. telling

43. A. treated　　 　　　　　　 B. cured　　　 　 C. diagnosed　　 　　 D. round

44. A. on　　　　 　 B. for　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 　 D. in

45. A. met　　　　 B. 1ived　　　 　 C. did　　　　　　 D. got

46. A. But　　　 　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　　 　 D. So

47. A. incurable　　 B. fatal　　　 　　 C. curable　　　　 　　 D. changeable

48. A. No one　　　 B. Someone　　 C. Anyone　　　　 　　 D. Everyone

49. A. want　　　 　 B. avoid　　　 　 C. escape　　　　 　 D. share

50. A. destination　　 B. science　　 　 C. 1ife　　　　　 　　 D. disease

51. A. make up　 　　 B. make way　 　 C. make our　　　 　　 D. make for

52. A. distant　　 　 B. long　　　　 C. short　　　　　 　 D. away　

53. A. enough　 　　　　 B. rare　　　　 C. limited　　　　 　　 D. 1ost

54. A. wasted　　 　 B. cheated　　　 C. excited　　　　 　 D. trapped

55. A. love　　　 　　 B. voice　　　 　 C. direction　　　 　 D. confusion