It was a five-cent Chinese Yuan coin that gave Tan Yuanyuan the chance to dance. Tan Yuanyuan was born into a traditional family in Shanghai, and the obstacles she broke 1   to become one of today’s most critically acclaimed ballerinas （芭蕾舞女演员）   2   at home. Her mother, who had wanted to be a ballerina, saw that her daughter’s physique, looks and determination fitted 3  into a ballerina’s profile and encouraged Tan to become one. “She wanted me to   4  her dream,” Tan told CNN’s Talk Asia. 5  her father, an engineer, had a different plan for his daughter. “He wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer, because I was a good student in school,” Tan said.

    Her father saw ballet  6  a Western art form inappropriate for a traditional Chinese girl and as a career that is  7  and short. The two settled their   8 with a flip of a coin that landed in favor of her mother’s wishes, and her father accepted the  9  as a matter of fate.

    The  10   between ballet and Tan began at the age of five, when Tan was attracted by the beauty of a performance of Swan Lake on TV.  11  from the fairy queen’s crown, the music and the ballerina’s movements  12  her. At age 11, Tan began her formal training at Shanghai Dance School and   13   four years later. But   14   Shanghai Dance School a year later than the other pupils made  15  difficult for Tan to catch up. “I wasn’t very good. I was always in the corner crying,” said Tan. Things took a   16   for the better in her third year when Ms. Ling, a new teacher, took   17  the class and “put her full time into our ballet training,” Tan added.

When asked about her   18  to be an incredible performer, she explained, “It is in Chinese blood to always try your best, and no matter  19 happens today, for example, even if your back   20   out or your foot is in pain or your toe is bleeding, you should always give the audience a perfect show.”

1.   A．in                          B．through                C．out                         D．away

2.    A．originated              B．set                    C．dated                      D．began

3.    A．certainly                B．beautifully            C．perfectly                 D．definitely

4.    A．fulfill                     B．make                  C．come                      D．approach

5.    A．And                      B．But                      C．So                         D．Hence

6.    A．to                         B．as                        C．in                            D．on

7.    A．unstable                 B．stable                   C．unlimited                 D．limited

8.    A．opinions                B．battles                  C．differences              D．fights

9.    A．success                 B．consequence    C．management             D．defeat

10.  A．relationship            B．connection           C．relative                    D．combination

11.  A．Apart                    B．Besides                C．Beside                     D．Except

12.  A．shocked                B．annoyed               C．impressed                D．frustrated

13.  A．attended                B．graduated             C．abandoned               D．worked

14.  A． joining                 B．join                      C．entering                   D．enter

15.  A．everything             B．that             C．this                         D．it

16.  A．round                    B．turn                    C．measure                 D．move

17.  A．over                      B．in                     C．up                          D．on

18.  A．goal                      B．direction             C．motivation               D．aim

19.  A．however                B．how                   C．whatever                 D．what

20.  A．runs                     B．goes                    C．gives                       D．tries

“If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It was the quote that 　36 me deeply when I was 17, and since then, for the past 34 years, I have looked 　37 the mirror every morning and asked myself: “ If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “ 38 ” 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 thing I’ve ever known to help me to make a 　41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, 42 only what is truly important.

About a year ago the doctor 　43 my illness as cancer and he even advised me to go home and get my affairs in 　44 . I lived with that diagnosis all day. 　45 , at last an 　46 test showed that it was a very rare cancer which was 　47 with surgery. After the surgery I feel and look fine now.

Death is the destination we all 　48 . no one has ever escaped it, though. And that is __49__ it should be because death is very like the single best invention of life. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will __50__ become the old and be 　51 away.

Your time is 　52 , so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don't be 　53 by dogma(教条), otherwise that means 　54 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. impressed　 　 B. worried　　　 C. discouraged　　 　 D. disappointed

37. A. out　　　　　 　B. into　　　　　 C. after　 　　　　　 D. over

38. A. Yes　 　　　　　B. No　　 　　　 C. Right 　　　　　　 D. Wrong

39. A. hurry　 　　　　 B. moment　 　　 C. line　 　　　　　　D. row

40. A. successful　　 　 B. right　 　　　 C. missing　 　　　　D. dead

41. A. will 　　　　　 B. fortune 　　　 C. promise 　　　　　D. choice

42. A. proving　　 　　 B. leaving 　　　 C. gaining 　　　　　D. abandoning

43. A. diagnosed　 　　B. confirmed　　 C. doubted　　　 　　 D. suspected

44. A. charge　　 　　　B. ruins　　 　　 C. order 　　　　　　D. control

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

46. A. elementary　　 B. advanced　　　 C. experienced 　　　D. experimental

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

48. A. want　 　　　　B. avoid　　 　　 C. share 　　　　　　D. hate

49. A. whoever　　 　 B. who 　　　　 C. as　 　　　　　　　D. so

50. A. practically　　 　 B. actually　　　 C. gradually 　　　　 D. eventually

51. A. cleared　　 　　 B. put　 　　　　　C. died　 　　　　　　D. washed

52. A. limited　　 　　 B. limiting　 　　　C. lacking　　 　　　　D. rare

53. A. followed　　 　 B. cheated　　　　 C. excited　　 　　　　D. trapped

54. A. fighting　　 　　B. living　 　　　C. dealing 　　　　　　D. playing

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

One day in l965, when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle, a fourth-grade teacher approached me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. "Could he help in the library?" She asked. I said, "Send him along."

　　Soon a slight, sandy-haired boy in jeans and a T-shift appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked.

　　I told him about the Dewey Decimal System for shelving books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a stack of cards for long-overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them. He said, "Is it kind of a detective job?" I answered yes, and he became working.

　　He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced, "Time for break!" He argued for finishing the finding job; She made the case for fresh air. She won.

　　The next morning, he arrived early. "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked untiringly.

　　After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother announced that the family would be moving to neighbouring school district. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked.

　　When the time came, I said a reluctant good-bye. I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he came back and joyfully announced: "The librarian over there doesn't let boys work in the library. My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can’t, I'll walk!"

I should have had an inkling(感觉) such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard of the Information Age: Bill Gates, tycoon of Microsoft and America's richest man.

What was the author when the story happened?

       A. A teacher.                 B. A librarian.               C. A detective.              D. A professor.

What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

A. To rearrange the books according to the new system.

B. To put those overdue books back to the shelves.

C. To find out the books with wrong cards in them.

D. To put the cards back in the long-overdue books.

The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because _______.

A. he did not like his life in the new school                            

B. the transportation there was not convenient

C. he missed his old schoolmates and teachers

D. he was not allowed to work in the school library

What impressed the author most was that the boy _______.

A. had a thirst for learning                               B. had a strong will

C. was extremely quick at learning                            D. had a kind heart