A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was  16 at home by his father, Neil, will 17  a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18  the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student  19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.
Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the  20  . I have started the first-year books  21   and it is all right, not too  22  . I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge,  23  I am used to making records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me--  24  I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing   25  with other people who go there.”
But  26 his age he will not be able to    27  many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally  28  to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out  29 . ”
Arran,  30   plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he  31  the youngest person to be  32   a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the   33  to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he  34  with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.
Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to  35   his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.

A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to  16  his studies. There he wrote down his  17  for a course (课程) in English, but after the first  18  , he didn’t go to it any more.

        The English lecturer  19  this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had  20  another course, so he was   21  when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English  22   at the end of this year.

    The lecturer had  23  a difficult paper, which followed his  24  closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see  25  this student would answer the questions. He  26  the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they  27  him and he examined them  28  , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he  29  the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he  30  for the student to question him about it.

    When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I  31  you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your  32  carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your  33  .”

    “I’m very  34  about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 35  what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”

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14. A. enjoyed          B. kept         C. examined         D. did

15. A. cared            B. called       C. looked           D. sent

16. A. promise          B. know             C. advise           D. guess

17. A. paper            B. lessons      C. notebook         D. exercises

18. A. wisdom           B. experience       C. explanation          D. method

19. A. glad         B. proud            C. content          D. sorry

20. A. understood  B. realized         C. remembered       D. suffered

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was   16   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of   17   houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A   18   woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   19   on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   20   her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a   21   answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while   22  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   23   her sitting by the fire.

The woman   24   old and tired under the bright electric light,   25   she was only in her early thirties. She sat   26   for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   27 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   28  up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his   29  . The man at once recognized the woman as his    30  . They had   31   touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

  32   words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other   33   the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   34  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   35  .

16. A. pouring     B. falling         C. dropping                  D. flooding

17. A. poor         B. black          C. faraway                     D. nearby

18. A. rich          B. beautiful         C. poor                    D. ugly

19. A. crying      B. wandering        C. struggling             D. wondering

20. A. striking    B. hitting          C. flowing                 D. beating

21. A. boy          B. girl              C. woman                 D. man

22. A. out               B. near           C. outside                 D. inside

23. A. made       B. left                     C. asked                      D. told

24. A. became    B. showed        C. appeared                    D. sounded

25. A. so        B. and                 C. however                    D. though

26. A. straight    B. thirsty          C. hungry                  D. still

27. A. room       B. house           C. picture                  D. fire

28. A. picked     B. stood            C. came                  D. looked

29. A. father     B. mother         C. friend                   D. brother

30. A. wife        B. sister           C. mother                 D. girlfriend

31. A. kept         B. got                     C. made                    D. lost

32. A. Much     B. Many         C. No                  D. Not

33. A. as         B. while        C. when              D. since

34. A. disappointed B. sorry          C. happy       D. sad

35. A. began          B. stopped      C. ended       D. wanted

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 11　 topic— happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 12 in work and life.

To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 13 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 14 — plastic, glass, metal, porcelain(陶瓷), some plain-looking, some very 15 . The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.

　 When all the students had a cup of coffee in 16 , the professor said: “If you have noticed, all the nice-looking 17 cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 　 　18 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 19 of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 20 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 21 what we drink. What all of you 　22 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 23 the best cups. Now 24 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 25 in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and 26 life, and the different types of cups we have don’t decide, nor 　27 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 　28 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don’t let the cups 29 you...enjoy the coffee instead.”

　 At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 30 embarrassment.

11. A. hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sensitive　　　　　　　　　 C. famous　　　　　　　　　 D. easy

12. A. pay　　　　　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. experience　　　　　　　 D. stress

13. A. cooked　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. met

14. A. cups　　　　　　　　　 B. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plates　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drinks

15. A. common　　　　　　 B. special　　　　　　　　　　 C. rare　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. delicate

16. A. order　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. place

17. A. pretty　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　　　　 C. colorful 　　　　　　　　 D. expensive

18. A. necessary　　　　　 B. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

19. A. situation　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　　　　　　 D. source

20. A. quality　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　　　　 C. weight　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. color

21. A. makes　　　　　　　　 B. gives　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hides　　　　　　　　　　　 D. includes

22. A. finally　　　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　　　　　　　 C. especially　　　　　　　　 D. nearly

23. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

24. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. discuss　　　　　　　　　　 C. try　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. consider

25. A. position　　　　　　　 B. relation　　　 　　　　　　 C. workmates　　　　　　　 D. friends

26. A. create　　　　　　　　 B. support　　　　　　　　　 C. contain　　　　　　　　　　 D. own

27. A. damage　　　　　　　 B. determine　　　　　C. change　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. increase

28. A. come　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

29. A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. control

30. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. speechless　　　　 　　　 C. amazing　　　　　　　　　 D. reasonable

A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few    16   . Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child    17   , so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in the plastic bag will depend on the number of people the child hates.

So when the day came, every    18    brought some tomatoes. Some had two; some three while some up to five tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to    19    with them the tomatoes in the plastic    20    wherever they go.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the    21    smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having more tomatoes had to carry    22    bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: “How did you    23    while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1     24   ?”

The children let out their frustrations and started    25    of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and    26   tomatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the    27   .

“This is exactly the    28    when you carry your hatred(憎恨) for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will pollute your    29    and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

So    30    others is that best attitude to take!

16. A. potatoes               B. peaches                  C. apples                 D. tomatoes

17. A. likes                    B. wants                     C. knows                D. hates

18. A. boy                     B. child                      C. girl                     D. baby

19. A. carry                   B. watch                    C. eat                      D. enjoy

20. A. box                     B. bag                        C. bowl                   D. bottle

21. A. uncertain              B. unhealthy                C. unpleasant           D. unimportant

22. A. heavier                 B. larger                     C. better                  D. dirtier

23. A. feel                      B. survive                   C. manage               D. know

24. A. month                  B. year                       C. fortnight              D. week

25. A. thinking               B. complaining            C. approving            D. dreaming

26. A. tasty                    B. bitter                      C. smelly                 D. salty

27. A. food                    B. bag                        C. game                  D. story

28. A. advice                  B. situation                 C. information          D. notice

29. A. hands                  B. schoolbags             C. mouth                 D. heart

30. A. forgiving              B. understanding         C. knowing              D. admiring