The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 1 . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to 　2 … and place you on our waiting list.”

“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of 　3 for me.

“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”

“Well, at least it isn’t 　4 ,” he said brightly.

“Yeah, but 　5 , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 　6 . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for 　7 ’.”

“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”

“That sounds 　8 , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”

Upset and annoyed, I 　9 myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept 　10 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 　11 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.

“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.

“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 　12 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 　13 to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 　14 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t 　15 it.” The words had poured out 16 I could stop them or check their desperate tone.

Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.

“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”

It was so 　17 and I asked, “I’m sorry?”

“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 　18 the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk 　19 to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”

The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 　20 .

1. A. attend 　　　 B. study 　　　　　 C. admit 　　　　 D. visit

2. A. everyone　 　 B. anyone 　 　 C. someone　　 　 D. no one

3. A. trust　 　 B. pity　　　 　 C. anxiety　　 　 D. curiosity

4. A. admission　　 B. imagination 　　 C. restriction D. rejection　

5. A. ever　　　 B. again　　　 　　 C. also　　 　　 D. still

6. A. recognized　 B. received　 　 C. accepted　 D. permitted

7. A. writing　　 　 B. trying　　 　 　 C. replying 　　 D. waiting

8. A. lame　　　 B. reasonable 　　 C. painful　　 D. practical

9. A. enjoyed　　 　 B. comforted　　 C. stayed　 　　 D. buried

10. A. saying　　 　 　　B. ringing　 　　 　　C. showing　 D. reminding

11. A. point 　 　　　　B. conclusion　 　　 C. agreement 　　 D. arrangement

12. A. chance　　 　 B. motivation　　　　 C. degree　 　 　　D. change　

13. A. refer　　 　 　　B. turn　　　 　 C. mean 　 　　　 D. stick

14. A. contribution　 　 B. condition 　　　 C. advantage D. result

15. A. suspect 　　 B. disappoint 　　 C. refuse 　　　 D. regret

16. A. as 　　　　B. when　 　　　 　　C. until 　　　　D. before　　

17. A. unbelievable 　 B. unforgettable 　 C. unbearable　　 D. favorable

18. A. take 　　　　 B. get 　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　 D. receive

19. A. patiently　　 B. openly 　　　 C. carefully 　　 D. calmly

20. A. get through　　 B. give up 　　　 　　C. keep on 　　　 D. try out

 

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　　My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart ailment.

　　Aunt Edith doesn't accept defeat 1 . She began studying medical reports 2 and found an article in a magazine about a (an) 3 heart surgeon（外科医生）, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He 4 the life of someone with the same ailment. The article said Dr. DeBakey's fees（费用）were very high; Aunt Edith 5 not possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone 6 fee she could pay?

　　So Aunt Edith 7 to him. She simply listed her 8 for wanting live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four 9 years, her little-girl dream of 10 and seeing the world. There wasn't a word of 11 --only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really 12 an answer.

　　A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn't 13 to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud: “Your beautiful letter 14 me very deeply. 15 you can come to Houston, there will be no charge （收费）for either the hospital or the 16 . Signed--Michael DeBakey.”

　　That was seven years ago. 17 then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are 18 married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most 19 people I know--all because of an open heart surgeon 20 knew how to honor his job, and how to open his own heart.

(1)A.bravely	B.easily	C.immediately	D.happily
(2)A.in 　　 the library		B.at 　　 home
C.in 　　 her office		D.in 　　 the hospital
(3)A.warm-hearted		B.cold-hearted
C.well-known		D.unknown
(4)A.saved	B.was 　　 saving	C.has 　　 saved		D.had 　　 saved
(5)A.would	B.could	C.should		D.could
(6)A.one's	B.his	C.whose		D.her
(7)A.wrote	B.phones	C.went		D.turned
(8)A.ideas	B.reasons	C.suggestions		D.worries
(9)A.another	B.the 　　 other	C.other		D.others
(10)A.enjoying	B.travelling	C.staying		D.discovering
(11)A.self-respect		B.self-control
C.self-help		D.self-pity
(12)A.hoping	B.wishing	C.wanting		D.expecting
(13)A.wait	B.mean	C.hurry		D.try
(14)A.excited	B.pleased	C.moved		D.comforted
(15)A.When	B.While	C.If		D.Unless
(16)A.food	B.operation	C.hotel		D.information
(17)A.And	B.But	C.Since		D.After
(18)A.happily	B.hurriedly	C.finally		D.quickly
(19)A.lively	B.lovely	C.fortunate		D.friendly
(20)A.which	B.who	C.why		D.when

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　　In the atmosphere,carbon dioxide actd rather like a one-way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the sun's rays to enter but prevents the heat from excaping.

　　According to a weather expert's prediction,the atmosphere will be 3 warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn luels at the present rate. If this warming up took place,the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt,thus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities.Also，the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere(半球),psooicbly resulting in an alteration of earth's chief food growing zones.

　　In the past,concern about a man - made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet.But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic,which may be affected by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from on burning of fuels.

　　Satellite pictures showthat large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing.The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place.This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.

　　However,most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere,where temperatures seem to be falling.Scientists conclude,therefore,that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man.The question is:Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?

　　One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun.Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and cold spots(that is,the relatively less hot spots) on the sun. As the sun rotates(旋转),every 27.5 days,it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth,and different aspects to different parts of the earth.This seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earth's atmospheric pressure,and consequently on wind circulation.The sun is also variable over a long term:its heat output goes up and down in cycles,the latest trend being downward.

　　Scientists are now finding mutual relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years ,including the last Ice Age.The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is not.

　　One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia(不活动，惰性) of the earth's climate.If this is right,the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful counter balance to the sun's diminishing heat.

　　68.It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ___.

　　　A.mean a warming - up im the Arctic

　　　B.raise the temperature of the earth's surface

　　　C.prevent the sun's rays from reaching the earth's surface

　　　D.account for great changes in the climate in the northern hemiphere

　　69.Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere,temperatures there seem to be falling.This is _______.

　　　A.mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising

　　　B.partly due to variations in the output of solar energy

　　　C.possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting

　　　D.exclusively due to the effect of the inertia of the earth's climate

　　70.On the basis of their models,scientists are of the opinion that ________.

　　　A.the climate of the world should be becoming cooler

　　　B.the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect

　　　C.the man - made warming effect helps to increase the solar effects

　　　D.it will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earth's climate to take effect

 

- I put him down for a well - educated man.

　　　　- ________?

　　　　- I mean that he's a well - educated man.

　　A. I beg your pardon　　　　　　　　B. Speak louder, will you

　　C. What's that　　　　　　　　　　 D. Will you repeat word for word