A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was  16 at home by his father, Neil, will 17  a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18  the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student  19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.

Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the  20  . I have started the first-year books  21   and it is all right, not too  22  . I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge,  23  I am used to making records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me--  24  I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing   25  with other people who go there.”

But  26 his age he will not be able to    27  many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally  28  to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out  29 . ”

Arran,  30   plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he  31  the youngest person to be  32   a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the   33  to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he  34  with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.

Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to  35   his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.

1.	A．educated B．equipped C．arranged D．evaluated

 

2.	A．run B．operate C．end D．start

 

3.	A．work out B．make out C．help out D．break out

 

4.	A．before B．after C．since D．but

 

5.	A．festivities B．lectures C．contests D．literature

 

6.	A．especially B．already C．hardly D．gradually

 

7.	A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．boring

 

8.	A．therefore B．but C．additionally D．and

 

9.	A．fortunately B．merely C．actually D．mentally

 

10.	A．it B．them C．themselves D．myself

 

11.	A．because of B．instead of C．except for D．as for

 

12.	A．pick out B．join in C．pick up D．join up

 

13.	A．added B．addicted C．related D．encouraged

 

14.	A．smoking B．singing C．drinking D．dancing

 

15.	A．who B．which C．that D．he

 

16.	A．turned B．seemed C．grew D．became

 

17.	A．presented B．awarded C．rewarded D．submitted

 

18.	A．tendency B．treaty C．profit D．opportunity

 

19.	A．improved B．achieved C．reserved D．represented

 

20.	A．reduce B．improve C．broaden D．insure

 

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and

she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

16．A．processes           B．decision             C．challenges          D．exercises

17．A．Therefore        B．However            C．Otherwise          D．Besides

18．A．difficult            B．easy                C．boring             D．interesting

19．A．editor              B．boss                C．candidate            D．judge

20．A．jumped             B．sank                C．stopped            D．raced

21．A．strange              B．happy              C．awful            D．lonely

22．A．struggling          B．improving           C．working          D．complaining

23．A．ashamed             B．disappointed         C．shocked          D．relieved

24．A．put up              B．prepare for        C．worry about       D．give up

25．A．committee         B．newspaper        C．radio             D．team

26．A．enthusiastic          B．artistic              C．sympathetic         D．realistic

27．A．speakers          B．readers            C．cheerleaders        D．writers

28．A．widely              B．weakly              C．excitedly           D．brightly

29．A．similar             B．ordinary            C．different           D．familiar

30．A．physics             B．history              C．English             D．math

31．A．pleasure            B．hope                C．trouble             D．sorrow

32．A．fit in               B．look out            C．stay up             D．get around

33．A．swim              B．try                 C．ask                D．escape

34．A．in return for         B．in case of         C．in terms of         D．instead of

35．A．slimmest           B．smallest            C．best                D．gentlest

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1  in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be      3  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4   read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7  . She moved on to English and history, and was8   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9  math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school    10  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11   as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13  and left. “Why is high school so  14  ?” she sighed.

Later in 15  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the   20  fish you can be.”

1.                A．processes       B．exercises       C．challenges D．decision

 

2.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

 

3.                A．difficult         B．interesting      C．boring    D．easy

 

4.                A．editor          B．judge          C．candidate D．boss

 

5.                A．jumped         B．raced          C．stopped  D．sank

 

6.                A．strange         B．lonely          C．awful D．happy

 

7.                A．struggling       B．complaining      C．working  D．improving

 

8.                A．ashamed        B．relieved        C．shocked  D．disappointed

 

9.                A．put up         B．give up         C．worry about   D．prepare for

 

10.               A．committee      B．team           C．radio D．newspaper

 

11.               A．enthusiastic     B．realistic        C．sympathetic    D．artistic

 

12.               A．speakers       B．writers         C．cheerleaders   D．readers

 

13.               A．widely         B．brightly         C．excitedly  D．weakly

 

14.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．different  D．ordinary

 

15.               A．physics         B．math           C．English    D．history

 

16.               A．pleasure        B．sorrow         C．trouble    D．hope

 

17.               A．fit in           B．get around      C．stay up    D．look out

 

18.               A．swim          B．escape         C．ask   D．try

 

19.               A．in return for     B．instead of       C．in terms of D．in case of

 

20.               A．slimmest        B．gentlest        C．best  D．smallest

 

 

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school.

37 , high school was different. In her first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 　38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 　39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 　40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　41 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 　43 to find that she didn't have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 　44 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 　45 . Mrs. Biden wasn't as 　46 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 　47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 　48 and left. “Why is high school so 　49 ?” she sighed(叹息).

Later in 　50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problem that have given her so much 51 . By the end of class, she understood how to give them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　52 at her new school. She wasn't sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 　55 fish you can be.”

36. A. difficulties　　　　　 B. decisions　　　　　　　　 C. challenges　　　　　　　 D. exercises

37. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Besides

38. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

39. A. editor　　　　　　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. professor　　　　　　　　 D. judge

40. A. jumped　　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. raced

41. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

42. A. struggling　　　　　 B. improving　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　　 D. complaining

43. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

44. A. put up　　　　　　　　 B. prepare for　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. give up

45. A. committee　　　　　 B. newspaper　　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. team

46. A. enthusiastic　　　　 B. artistic　　　　　　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　　　　 D. realistic

47. A. speakers　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. directors　　　　　　　　 D. writers

48. A. widely　　　　　　　 B. weakly　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitedly　　　　　　　　 D. brightly

49. A. similar　　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. physics　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. English　　　　　　　　　　 D. math

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

52. A. fit in　　　　　　　　　 B. look out　　　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. get around

53. A. swim　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escape

54. A. in return for　　　 B. in case of　　　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　　　　 D. instead of

55. A. liveliest　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gentlest