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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Sheri Straily never knew how far life's highway could take her until her dream for her children helped her find out…

　　Growing up, sheri 1 thought for a moment that she'd make it to college. 2 , she took a job driving a tractor - trailer. 3 years passed, Sheri fell in love, 4 and had three 5 . Because she wanted to be 6 to home, she changed her job for a desk one at the trucking company.

　　But one day after work, as Sheri 7 her kids playing, she began to 8 :

　　I want them to achieve so much, but how 9 I afford to give them the opportunities they will need, like college?

　　Then it came to her: she was the one who 10 college first!

　　“Go for it,” her 11 Steve encouraged her. So Sheri enrolled (注册) at the university of Denver's Women's College, which let her take all of her 12 on weekend so that she could still 13 .

　　Though Sheri loved her studies, she 14 home: rather than make the two - hour travel home, Sheri 15 in a dormitory on weekends. “I 16 I were home with Steven and the kids,” she'd think. But Eric, eight, Ryan, seven and Kristin, five, backed their mom all the 17 . “Just do your best,” they said.

　　Sheri did, getting straight A's as she earned a 18 in business administration (商业管理). Now she's 19 the University of Denver Law School on a merit scholarship (奖学金)!

　　“It hasn't been 20 ”, notes Sheri. “But it's rewarding - for me and my family.”

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阅读理解

阅读下面一篇短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

“Go for it!”

　　The expression “Go for it! ” is a way of encouraging someone to try something.

　　“Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.

　　“Go for it!” gets name from football. Not football as it is played in most countries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.

　　One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.

　　The conservative(保守) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.

countries People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout：“Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will scream.

countries In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.

There is no guarantee(保证) that the action you “go for it” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.

1．Where does the expression “Go for it!” come from?

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2．What does “Go for it!” mean?

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3．Do you know any other sayings like “Go for it! ”?

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