While most students in the USA are worrying about getting into their dream universities, others worry about a bigger problem. Students brought to the USA illegally, who have to leave a   36   on applications that need their Social Security number, know they will not be accepted    37   their outstanding grades and performance. The young immigrants   38   from the U.S. school system, but only up through high school. Their education often    39   there due to a 1996 federal law that bans states from offering in-state tuition rate(学费) to illegal immigrants    40   the state also offers it to all U.S. citizens. However, there may be some hope because of the DREAM Act, which will be voted on in Congress (国会).

The DREAM Act is a/an   41   aid program for the young illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. before they were 16. Those who apply for this program can get   42   and temporary residing (居住) status, which can be changed, once   43  , to a green card after six years. These immigrants can then use their newly acquired status to seek green cards for their   44  . In this way, it can also provide citizenship for the illegal foreigners who brought their children to the US.

“I don’t live in fear of being driven out of this   45  ,” says Juan, a high school junior born in Mexico. “I live a normal life here   46   that now everyone is getting their driver’s license, and I can’t.”

Juan came to the U.S. with his mother and older brother at eight. He is hoping for the DREAM Act to be      47 . While he admits that there is no obvious prejudice in high school, Juan   48   faces unfair racial treatment.

“It   49   me when people joke around and ask me for my green card,” Juan explains. “I   50  , but deep down I know they are offending me for   51   I have no control over. I was born in Mexico, but my   52   is here.”

His brother now attends a community (社区) college and plans to enter a university. Juan hopes to take a   53   path. “For long, I have no   54   that I can go to university” Juan says. “I know it’s going to be hard, but as long as I stay in this country, I have a/an   55  .”

1. A. blank             B. track        C. name         D. message

2. A. because of        B. instead of   C. in terms of      D. regardless of

3. A. suffer        B. benefit          C. learn        D. graduate

4. A. stops             B. begins       C. continues        D. changes

5. A. if            B. until        C. unless           D. after

6.A. legal              B. international    C. seasonal     D. educational

7.　A. low              B. conditional      C. stable       D. regular

8. A. denied        B. lost             C. bought       D. earned

9.A. children           B. parents          C. friends          D. relatives

10. A. school       B. program          C. system           D. country

11.A. with          B. in               C. except       D. now

12.A. introduced   B. discussed        C. passed       D. corrected

13.A. almost        B. still        C. even         D. only

14. A. bothers          B. worries          C. confuses         D. surprises

15. A. laugh        B. cry              C. shout        D. sigh

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

17. A. success          B. origin       C. life             D. experience

18. A. similar          B. right        C. different        D. direct

19. A. confidence  B. idea         C. interest         D. doubt

20. A. attempt          B. chance       C. dream        D.choice                         

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain (逗乐) kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

    But it is not easy now to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 .British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

    9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,”she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

    “The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it,”Anthea Ellis points out.“ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant or the campsite is busy. 18 , you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season  20 , they’ll get rid of you.”

    1. A. work　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　  C. chances　　　　    D. services

    2. A. agriculture B. industry　　　　  C. hotels　　　　　　    D. restaurants

    3. A. pains　　　　　　 B. comfort　　　　　　 C. difficulty　　　　   D. excitement

    4. A. always    B. hardly　　　　　　   C. never　　　　　　    D. seldom

    5. A. If　　　　   B. Unless　　　　　　   C. Because　　　　    D. Although

    6. A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

    7. A. Italian　　 B. English　　　　　　  C. French　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

    8. A. chance   B. ability　　　　　　    C. possibility　　　　  D. advantage

    9. A. No one   B. None　　　　　　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

   １0. A. abroad  B. employed　　　　   C. alone　　　　　　　　 D. respected

    11. A. driven   B. ridden　　　　　　   C. left　　　　　　　　   D. flown

    12. A. friends  B. decision　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　 D. damage

    13. A. busy　　 B. free　　　　　　　　   C. tiring　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

    14. A. nice　　      B. reasonable　　　　 C. fair　　　　　　　　   D. poor

    15. A. a hard   B. an easy　　　　　　  C. a demanding　　  D. an adventurous

    16. A. After all B. Worse still　　　　 C. However　　　　   D. Therefore

    17. A. besides B. altogether　　　　  C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

    18. A. In a word B. In other words　　  C. And what’s more D. More or less

    19. A. few　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　  C. many　　　　　　    D. much

20. A. starts    B. lasts　　　　　　　　  C. goes　　　　　　　　 D. finishes

 

Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 　 2　 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 　 3　 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants .

But it is not easy now to find work . “　 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 　 6　 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 　 7　 . British students only have a language 　 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”

9　 　enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 　 10　 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 　 11　 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　 12　 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”

“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 　 15　 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16　 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 　17　 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 　 18　 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 　19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 　 20　 , they’ll get rid of you ”.

1. A. work　　　　 B. luck　　　 C. chances　　　　 D. services

2. A. agriculture　 B. industry　 C. hotels　　　　　 D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　 B. comfort　　 C. difficulty　　　 D. excitement

4. A. always　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. never　　　　　 D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　 B. Unless　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Although

6. A. health care　 B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　 B. English　　　 C. French　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　 B. ability　　　 C. possibility　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　 B. None　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

10.A.abroad　　　 B. employed　　 C. alone　　　　　 D. respected

11.A.driven　　　 B. ridden　　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. flown

12.A.friends　　 B. decision　　　 C. fair　　　　　 D. damage

13.A.busy　　　 B. free　　　　　 C. tiring　　　　　 D. pleasant

14.A.nice　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. fair　　　　　　 D. poor

15.A.hard　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. demanding　　 D. adventurous

16.A.After all　　 B. Worse still　　 C. However 　　　D. Therefore

17.A.besides　　　 B. altogether　　 C. though　　　　 D. until

18.A.In a word　　 B. In other words C. What’s more　　 D. More or less

19.A.few　　　　 B. little　　　　 C. many　　　　　 D. much

20.A.starts　　　　 B. lasts　 　　　C. goes　　　　　 D. finishes