Did he fail the exam again? I had thought he ______ pass it this time．

　　A．will　　B．can　　C．would　　D．would like

“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father’s ____ story.

My father was ___ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to a school in the morning, then ____ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ____!

???? At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States. It was the land of gold, the land where ___ people can become rich.

???? “____ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

????? So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ___ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke _____ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, _____ dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10am to 11pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t ___ the schooling.”

?????? My father __ working hard, and reached his goal!

????? “Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A.disaster????????????? ??? B.loss? ????????????? ??? C.success????????????? ????????????? D.pity???

2.A.life????????????? ????????????? ??? B. fashion????????????? C. danger???? ????????????? D. history????

3.A.famous????????????? ????????????? B.lucky???? C. rich???? ????????????? ??? D.born?????

4.A.taught???? ?? B.worked????????????? C.studied??? ? D.slept?????

5.A.until????? ? B.toward????????????? C.for????? ????????????? ??? D.during?????

6.A.experience ?? B.energy????????????? C.time????? ????????????? D.money?????

7.A.kind???? ????????????? B.poor????? C.strong???? ?? D.lazy?????

8.A.What???? ????????????? B.How???? ????????????? C.Why????? ????????????? D.When?????

9.A.discover?? ?? B.make????? C.collect????? D.spend?????

10.A.little???? ?? B.good????? C.much???????? D.excellent?????

11.A.giving???? ????????????? B.running? ? C.washing?? ? D.receiving?????

12.A.comfortable? B.cheerful? ? C.nice????? ?? D.hard?????

13.A.borrow????? B.need????? C.afford???? ?? D.pay?????

14.A.kept???? ????????????? B.finished? ? C.minded???? ? D.stopped?????

15.A.really???? ????????????? B.easily??? ? C.quietly??? ?? D.slowly?????

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me   16  . I learned the law from my father’s   17  story.

My father was  18  in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then   19  in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework   20  midnight. Life was hard, because they had no   21  !

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where   22  people can become rich.

“   23   don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to   24  money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke   25  English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,  26  dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was   27  for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t  28   the schooling(学费).

My father   29  working hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come   30  in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.                A．disaster        B．loss            C．success   D．pity

2.                A．life            B．fashion         C．danger   D．history

3.                A．famous         B．lucky           C．rich  D．born

4.                A．taught          B．worked         C．studied   D．slept

5.                A．until           B．towards         C．for D．during

6.                A．experience      B．energy         C．time D．money

7.                A．kind           B．poor           C．strong    D．lazy

8.                A．What          B．How           C．Why D．When

9.                A．discover        B．make           C．collect   D．spend

10.               A．little           B．good           C．much D．excellent

11.               A．giving          B．running        C．washing   D．receiving

12.               A．comfortable     B．cheerful        C．nice  D．hard

13.               A．borrow         B．need          C．afford D．pay

14.               A．kept           B．finished        C．minded   D．stopped

15.               A．really          B．easily          C．quietly    D．slowly

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father's ____ story.

My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard，because they had no ___！

At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold，the land where ____ people can become rich.

“____ don't I go to America？” he thought to himself，full of hope.

So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant，cleaning up tables，____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't ____ the schooling(学费). ”

My father ____ working hard，and reached his goal.

“Alan，” he often says to me. “If you want something，you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. disaster??? ?? B. loss??? ???? C. success??? ?? D. pity

2.A. life??? ???? B. fashion?? ??? C. danger??? ?? D. history

3.A. famous??? ?? B. lucky?? ???? C. rich???? ??? D. born

4.A. taught??? ?? B. worked?? ??? C. studied??? ?? D. slept

5.A. until??? ???? B. towards? ??? C. for???? ???? D. during

6.A. experience?? B. energy?? ??? C. time???? ??? D. money

7.A. kind??? ???? B. poor?? ????? C. strong??? ?? D. lazy

8.A. What??? ??? B. How?? ????? C. Why??? ??? D. When

9.A. discover??? ? B. make?? ???? C. collect??? ?? D. spend

10.A. little??? ??? B. good?? ???? C. much??? ???? D. excellent

11.A. giving??? ?? B. running?? ? C. washing??? ?? D. receiving

12.A. comfortable? B. cheerful?? ? C. nice???? ????? D. hard

13.A. borrow??? ? B. need?? ???? C. afford??? ???? D. pay

14.A. kept?? ???? B. finished?? ?? C. minded?? ?? D. stopped

15.A. really?? ??? B. easily?? ???? C. quietly??? ??? D. slowly

My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.

Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.

The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.

I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.

After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.

I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.

For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    

I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

1.                A．letter          B．call            C．card D．email

2.                A．topics          B．regrets         C．thoughts D．words

3.                A．man           B．group          C．stage D．chance

4.                A．read           B．spell           C．see  D．recite

5.                A．had            B．forgot          C．realized  D．improved

6.                A．asked          B．checked        C．explained D．wondered

7.                A．useful          B．successful       C．difficult   D．common

8.                A．wrote          B．prepared        C．gave D．finished

9.                A．knew          B．felt            C．believed  D．hoped

10.               A．easy           B．great          C．helpful    D．possible