I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    36    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get  37   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    38    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   39    an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was    40    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    41    the form, and no blank forms were   42    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    43    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   44   . I told him what happened,    45   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    46    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter would    47    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   48  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain   49   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    50   , he told me to rush back and     51    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their  52    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    53    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    54    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     55    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

36. A. Education     B. competition        C. college              D. employment

37. A. attention              B. promotions        C. prizes         D. approval

38. A. Attempted    B. explained           C. studied              D. worked

39. A. filled in        B. stepped onto             C. put down          D. looked at

40. A. ashamed             B. frightened          C. embarrassed      D. shocked

41. A. review         B. submit               C. find                  D. revise

42. A. appropriate   B. available                C. practical            D. helpful

43. A. when                  B. before               C. unless        D. until

44. A. serious         B. angry                C. troubled            D. tired

45. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding D. adding

46. A. special         B. similar               C. private              D. spare

47. A. close                  B. move                       C. change              D. reset

48. A. regret          B. fear                          C. sadness             D. puzzle

49. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                 D. polite

50. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected          D. read

51. A. follow          B. walk                        C. ride                   D. answer

52. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                  D. turn

53. A. accepted             B. chosen          C. recommended D. recognized

54. A. relief                   B. confidence         C. tension              D. anxiety

55. A. devote         B. apply                 C. owe                  D. connect

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    36    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get  37   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    38    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   39    an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was    40    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    41    the form, and no blank forms were   42    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    43    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   44   . I told him what happened,    45   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    46    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter would    47    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   48  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain   49   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    50   , he told me to rush back and     51    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their  52    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    53    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    54    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     55    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

36. A. Education     B. competition        C. college              D. employment

37. A. attention              B. promotions        C. prizes         D. approval

38. A. Attempted    B. explained           C. studied              D. worked

39. A. filled in        B. stepped onto             C. put down          D. looked at

40. A. ashamed             B. frightened          C. embarrassed      D. shocked

41. A. review         B. submit               C. find                  D. revise

42. A. appropriate   B. available                C. practical            D. helpful

43. A. when                  B. before               C. unless        D. until

44. A. serious         B. angry                C. troubled            D. tired

45. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding D. adding

46. A. special         B. similar               C. private              D. spare

47. A. close                  B. move                       C. change              D. reset

48. A. regret          B. fear                          C. sadness             D. puzzle

49. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                 D. polite

50. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected          D. read

51. A. follow          B. walk                        C. ride                   D. answer

52. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                  D. turn

53. A. accepted             B. chosen          C. recommended D. recognized

54. A. relief                   B. confidence         C. tension              D. anxiety

55. A. devote         B. apply                 C. owe                  D. connect

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    21    was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates(大学毕业生) would get   22   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    23    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I    24    an admission form（表格） and rode to the Human Resource（人力资源） Management office. On arriving there, I was    25    ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    26    the form, and no blank forms were   27    at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    28    an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so    29   . I told him what happened,    30   , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    31    blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter（柜台） would    32    at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   33  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    34   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    35   , he told me to rush back and     36    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   37    . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    38    after mine. I breathed a sigh of    39    .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     40    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

21. A. education            B. competition               C. college                     D. employment

22. A. attention              B. promotions               C. prizes                       D. approval

23. A. attempted            B. explained                  C. studied                     D. worked

24. A. filled in               B. stepped onto             C. put down                 D. looked at

25. A. ashamed             B. frightened                 C. embarrassed             D. shocked

26. A. review                B. submit                   C. find                         D. revise

27. A. appropriate          B. available                C. practical                   D. helpful

28. A. when                  B. before                   C. unless                      D. until

29. A. serious             B. angry                    C. troubled                   D. tired

30. A. agreeing              B. suggesting             C. responding               D. adding

31. A. special                B. similar                   C. private                            D. spare

32. A. close                  B. move                       C. change                            D. reset

33. A. regret                 B. fear                          C. sadness                    D. puzzle

34. A. quiet                   B. slow                        C. calm                        D. polite

35. A. rewritten             B. done                        C. corrected                 D. read

36. A. follow                 B. walk                        C. drive                        D. answer

37. A. form                   B. role                          C. luck                         D. turn

38. A. accepted             B. chosen                            C. recommended           D. recognized

39. A. relief                   B. confidence                C. tension                     D. anxiety

40. A. devote                B. apply                        C. owe                         D. connect

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and   16   was out of the question(不可能). So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get   17   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I   18   further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   19   an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was   20  ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to   21   the form, and no blank forms were   22   at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,   23   an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   24  . I told him what happened,   25  , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a   26   blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter(柜台) would   27   at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   28  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    29   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was   30  , he told me to rush back and    31    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   32   . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be   33   after mine. I breathed a sigh of   34   .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     35    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

16. A. language             B. college                C. competition           D. employment

17. A. attention              B. prizes            C. promotions      D. approval

18. A. worked     B. explained                 C. attempted       D. studied

19. A. filled in        B. stepped onto         C. put down                D. looked at

20. A. ashamed             B. shocked        C. embarrassed           D. frightened 

21. A. submit     B. review            C. find                           D. revise

22. A. appropriate   B. practical        C. available                 D. helpful

23. A. before                 B. when                C. unless                 D. until

24. A. troubled              B. angry             C. serious            D. tired

25. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding    D. adding

26. A. special         B. similar               C. spare           D. private   

27. A. reset            B. move                         C. change                     D. close

28. A. fear                B. regret                         C. sadness                    D. puzzle

29. A. quiet                   B. calm                    C. slow                          D. polite

30. A. rewritten             B.    read               C. corrected                   D. done

31. A. drive                   B. walk                     C. follow             D. answer

32. A. form                   B. turn            C. luck                      D. role

33. A. recognized   B. chosen                  C. recommended    D. accepted

34. A. tension         B. confidence         C. relief                 D. anxiety

35. A. owe                    B. apply                        C.    devote                D. connect

   When I was six, I went to a local grade school. In grade school, I was  36  the other children because of my speech and reading  37  . All the children would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy, ” and so on. I thought they were   38  because all my grades showed it. I had no self-confidence（自信心）

  Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and very clumsy（笨拙的）. I would 39

Cups and trays in the café, and sometimes  40   myself and fall onto the floor when I walked. In sixth grade, I became interested in  41   The class had its annual field day. Each class would have its own teams  42   against each other. I went out for all of the  43   I was not the best  44   I was not bad. The thing that I could do was run and run fast. This  45   the other children because I was so clumsy, and then   46   a lot more name-calling from the children. When somebody else won a race, the children told how  47   he was. When I won, they called me  48

I did not know why they were doing this. I think that it was unfair, and it   49  me.

  Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to  50   In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I was  51   than most of the backs we played against. The other team would not  52   the ball towards me, so I just ran them  53   It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and   54   it. It was a new feeling of    55  .

A. above       B. before       C. behind        D. among

A. materials    B. questions     C. skills         D. problems

A. right        B. smart        C. rude          D. foolish

A. clean        B. drop        C. collect         D. serve

A. trip         B. help         C. enjoy         D. injure

A. studies       B. sports       C. books         D. talks

A. stand        B. fight        C. quarrel        D. compete

A. teams       B. subjects      C. tests          D. and

A. because     B. if            C. but           D. and

A. interested   B. shocked       C. delighted       D. disappointed

A. happened    B. continued     C. made          D. came

A. famous      B. good         C. happy         D. leaders

A. names       B. numbers      C. classmates     D. worried

A. frightened    B. ashamed      C. hurt          D. play

A. progress      B. change       C. grow         D. harder

A. faster         B. taller        C. cleverer       D. catch

A. push         B. run          C. hand         D. away

A. back         B. down         C. off          D. away

A. judged        B. recognized    C. decided      D. knew

A. courage       B. sadness       C. pride        D. regret