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The journey my daughter Cathy has had with
her swimming is as long as it is
beautiful.
Cathy suffered
some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After
years of regular treatment, she
17
became healthy.
Two
years
ago,
while
Cathy
was
watching
the
Olympics,
a
dream
came
into
her
sweet
little
head
—
to
be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted
to 18 our local swim team. She practiced hard
and finally
19 it. The team practice,
20
，
was a rough start. She
coughed and choked and could hardly 21
her first few weeks. Hearing her
coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 22 her
from it all.
But
Cathy
woke
me
up
early
next morning, wearing
her swimsuit 23
to
go! I
told
her
she
shouldn’t
swim after a
whole night’s coughing, but she refused to
24 and insisted she go .
From
that
day
on,
Cathy
kept
swimming
and
didn’t
25 a
single
practice.
She
had
a 26
intention
within herself to be the best
she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and
changing right before
my
eyes,
into
this
27 human
being
with
a
passion
and
a
mission.
There
were
moments
of 28 of
course:
often
she
would
be
the
last
swimmer
in
the
race.
It
was
difficult
for
Cathy
to
accept
that
she
wasn’t
a 29 ---
ever. But that
didn’t stop her from trying.
Then came the final awards ceremony
a
t the end of the year. Cathy didn’t
expect any award but
was still there to
30 her friends and praise their accomplishments.
As the ceremony was nearing
the
end,
I
suddenly
heard
the
head
coach 31
,
“The
highest
honor
goes
to
Cathy!”
Looking
around,
he
continued, “Cathy has
inspired us with her
32 and
enthusiasm. 33 skills and talents bring
great success, the most valuable
asset(
财富)one can hold is the
heart.”
It was the
greatest 34 of my da
ughter’s life.
With all she had
been 35 in her ten
years,
this was the hour of true
triumph(
成功
).
16. A. failure
B.
pressure
C. loss
D.
illness
17. A. usually
B. finally
C. firstly
D.
frequently
18. A. improve
B. train
C. join
D. contact
19. A. increased
B. found
C. created
D. made
20. A.
however
B. therefore
C. otherwise
D. instead
21. A. use
B. survive
C. save
D.
waste
22. A. pull
B. tell
C. hide
D. fire
23. A. afraid
B. nervous
C. ready
D. free
24. A.
take off
B. set off
C. give up
D. show
up
25. A. attend
B. miss
C. ban
D.
Start
26. A. rich
B. weak C. firm D.
kind
27. A. trusted
D. embarrassed
28. A.
frustration
B.
delight
C.
excitement
D.
surprise
29. A. beginner
C. partner
D. winner
30. A.
cheer on
B.
compete with
C.
respond to
D.
run after
31. A. admitting
D.
whispering
32. A. humor
B. will C. honesty
D. wisdom
33. A. Although
B. Since C. Once D.
Because
34. A. discovery
B. choice C. influence
D. moment
35. A. through
B. under C. across
D. around
My
fiance
(
未婚夫
)
and
I
were
excited
about
shopping
for
our
first
home.
But
our
funds
were
16 ,
and none of the houses in our
price range seemed satisfactory.
One
agent 17 a
house
in
particular.
Although
her
description
sounded
wonderful,
the
price
was
18 our range, so we declined. But she
kept urging us to have a look 19 .
We
finally
did
and
it
was 20 at
first
sight.
It
was
Our
Home,
small
and
charming,
overlooking
a quiet lake.
Walking through the rooms and talking
with the owners,
a nice
elderly couple, we felt
the warmth and
21 of the marriage within that home. As perfect
as it was, the price remained
too high
for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake,
looking at the house and dreaming of 22
it would be like to live
there.
Days
later,
we
made
a(n) 23
—far
below
the
asking
price.
Surprisingly,
they
didn’t
24
us.
They renewed their offer 25 . It
was also much more than we could afford, but far
26 than
the original asking
price.
The next day, we got
a 27 message that another buyer had offered a
much higher price. Even
so, we decided
to talk with the 28 directly. We made our
final offer, which
29
was thousands of dollars less than the
other buyer’s bid. We knew it,
30 we
had to try.
“Sold!” said the owne
r. Then
he 31
: He’d seen us sitting by the
lake all those times; he
knew
how
much
we
loved
the
place
and
that
we’d
32 the
years
of
work
they
had
put
into
their
home;
he realized he would take a 33 by
selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were
the people
they
wanted
to
live
there.
He
told
us
to
consider
the
34
in
the
price
“an
early
wedding
present.”
That’s
how
we
found
our
home
and
how
I
learned
that
when
people
are
35
they
are
not
strangers,
only friends we
haven’t yet met.
16. A.
needed
B. limited
C. enough
D.
large
17. A. recommended
B
. decorated
C. sold
D.
rented
18. A. below
B. within
C. beyond
D.
between
19. A. at least
B. at most
C. at times
D. at hand
20. A. relief
B. concern
C. love
D. curiosity
21. A. pride
B. happiness
C. challenge
D. desire
22. A.
which
B. why
C.
that
D. what
23. A.
effort
B.
offer
C. promise
D. profit
24. A.
come across
B
. look after
C. depend on
D. laugh at
25. A. instead
B. indeed
C. aside
D. apart
26. A. worse
B. better
C. less
D.
higher
27. A. relaxing
B. disappointing
C. pleasant
D. regular
28. A. agents
B. buyers
C. managers
D. owners
29. A.
already
B. still
C.
generally
D.
ever
30. A. so
B. or
C. for
D.
but
31. A. apologized
B. complained
C. criticized
D. explained
32.
A. check
B.
analyze
C.
appreciate
D.
ignore
33. A. loss
B. risk
C.
chance
D.
lead
34. A. increase
B. difference
C. interest
D. average
35. A. kind
B. polite
C. smart
D. energetic
One
night
，
when
I
was
eight
，
my
mother
gently
asked
me
a
question
I
would
never
forget.
，
my company wants
to 16 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This
is like your teacher telling you
that
you've done 17 and allowing you to skip a
grade
（跳级）
，
but
you'll have to 18 your
friends.
Would you say yes to your
teacher
puzzled. The question kept me
19 for the rest of the night. I had said
time
，
I realized
the 20 decisions adults had to
make.
For
almost
four years
，
my
mother
would call us from Brazil every
evening I
’
d 21 wait
for
the
phone
to
ring
and
then
tell
her
every
detail
of
my
day.
A
phone
call
，
however
，
could
never
replace
her
22 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at
times
．
During my
fourth-grade Christmas
break
，
we flew to Rio to
visit her. Looking at her large 23
apartment
，
I
became 24 how lonely my mother must have
been in Brazil herself. It was then
25
I started to appreciate the tough
choices she had to make on 26 family and
work. 27
difficult
decisions
，
she used to tell
me
，
you wouldn't know whether
you made the right
choice
，
but you could always
make the best out of the
situation
，
with passion and a
28 attitude.
Back
home
，
I 29 myself that
what my mother could do
，
I
could
，
too. If she __30 to
live
in Rio all by herself
，<
/p>
I
，
too
，<
/p>
could learn to be 31
．
I learnt how to take care
of myself and
set high but achievable
32
．
My mother
is now back with us. But I will never forget what
the 33 has really taught me.
Sacrifices 34 in the end. The
separation between us has proved to be a ___35
for me.
16
．
A
．
attract
B
．
promote
C
．
surprise
D
．
praise
17
．
A
．
little
B
．
much
C
．
well
D
．
wrong
18
．
A
．
leave
B
．
refuse
C
．
contact
D
．
forgive
19
．
A
．
explaining
B
．
sleeping
C
．
wondering
D
．
regretting
20
．
A
．
poor
B
．
timely
C
．
final
D
．
tough
21
．
A
．
eagerly
B
．
politely
C
．
nervously
D
．
curiously
22
．
A
．
patience
B
．
presence
C
．
intelligence
D
．
influence
23
．
A
．
comfortable
B
．
expensive
C
．
empty
D
．
modern
24
．
A
．
interested in
B
．
aware of
C
．
doubtful about
D
．
satisfied with
25
．
A
．
when
B
．
where
C
．
which
D
．
that
26
．
A
．
abandoning
B
．
balancing
C
．
comparing
D
．
mixing
27
．
A
．
Depending on
B
．
Supplied with
C
．
Faced with
D
．
Insisting on
28
．
A
．
different
B
．
friendly
C
．
positive
D
．
general
29
．
A
．
criticized
B
．
informed
C
．
warned
D
．
reminded
30
．
A
．
managed
B
．
offered
C
．
attempted
D
．
expected
31
．
A
．
grateful
B
．
energetic
C
．
independent
D
．
practical
32
．
A
．
examples
B
．
limits
C
．
rules
D
．
goals
33
．
A
．
question
B
．
experience
C
．
history
D
．
occasion
34
．
A
．
payoff
B
．
come back
C
．
run out
D
．
turn up
35
．
A
．
blessing
B
．
gathering
C
．
failure
D
．
pleasure
As I held m
y
father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but
notice their calluses(老茧）
and
roughness.
His hands tell the story of
his life as a 16 ,including all his
struggles.
One
summer, I remember, a drought
(
旱灾）
hit Ontario,turning it
into a 17 one og those hot
mornings I was picking sweet corn with
my dad to fill the last 18 from the grocery
dozen was all
we needed, which 19
took twenty
morning,however,the process didn’t
20
forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the
field,we 21 needed twenty was
completely frustrated and 22 .Dropping the
basket heavily,
I
declared,
“If
the
store
wants
its
last
twenty
dozen,they
can
pick
it
themselves1”Dad
23 .
“Just think,my
little girl,only ten
dozen
left for each of us and then we’re
24
.” Such
is Dad----whatever
problem he 25 ,he never gives up.
26 , the
disastrous effects of the drought were felt all
over our was a challenging time
for
everyone,
27
Dad
remained 28 to
be
grateful
for
other
things
like
good
health
and
food
on
our then
did I truly begin to 29 Dad and
his faith that guided us through the hard
times.
Dad is
also a living example of real 30 .From dawn
to dusk,he warks countless hours to 31
our always
puts our
happiness 32 his
own,and never
fails
to
cheer me on at
my
sports
games
33
his
exhaustion
after
long
days.
His
loving
and
selfless
nature
has
inspired
me
to
become
more
sympathetic
and 34
putting others first.
Dad
，
the life 35
I have learned from you will stay with me are my
father,teacher,friend
and,most
importantly,my hero.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
with
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
spite of
up
out
about
C. Unfortunately
terms of
control of
place of
34.
35.
I fell in love
with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw
it, when I was 13. My parents took
us
there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to
wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a ___16___ rock
of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched
that giant rock and knew ___17___ I wanted to
climb it. That has
been my
life
’
s passion
(
钟爱
) ever since--- ___18___
the rocks and mountains of Yosemite.
I’
ve long
made
Yosemite my ___19___.
About
15
years
ago
I
started
seeing
a
lot
of
___20___,
like
toilet
paper,
beer
cans,
and
empty
boxes,
around the area.
It
’
s ___21___ me why
visitors started respecting the place ___22___ and
treated such
a beautiful home-like
place this way.
I tried
___23___ trash(
垃圾
)myself,
but the job was too big. I would ___24___an hour
or two on the
job,
only
to
find
the
area
trashed
all
over
again
weeks
later.
Finally,
I
got
so
___25__
it
that
I
decided
something had to
change.
As a
rock-climbing guide, I knew
___26___about organizing any big event. But
in
2004, together with
some climbers, I set a date for a
___27___. On that day, more than 300 people
___28___. Over three days
we collected
about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how
much we were able to ___29___. I
couldn
’
t
believe
the ___30___ we made ---the park looked
clean!
Each year volunteers
come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007
alone, 2,945 people picked up
42,330
pounds of trash and ___31___ 132 miles of
roadway.
I often hear people
___32___ about their surroundings. If you are one
of them, I would say the only
way to
change things is by ___33___ rather than
complaining. We need to teach by ___34___. You
can
’
t
blame
others ___35___ you start with
yourself.
16. A. distant
B. huge
C. narrow
D. loose
17. A.
immediately
B. finally
C.
gradually
D. recently
18. A. imagining
B. painting
C. describing
D.
climbing
19. A. garden
B. home
C. lab
D.
palace
20. A. material
B. resources
C. waste
D. goods
21. A.
beyond
B. against
C. over
D. within
22. A.
more
B. most
C. less
D. least
23. A.
throwing away
B. picking up
C. breaking down
D. digging
out
24. A. kill
B. save
C. wait
D. spend
25. A.
satisfied with
B. delighted in
C. tired of
D. used
to
26. A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
27. A.
cleanup
B. party
C. picnic
D. concert
28. A.
dropped out
B. showed up
C.
looked around
D. called back
29. A. demand
B. receive
C. accomplish
D.
overcome
30. A. plan
B. visit
C. contact
D. difference
31.
A. crossed
B. measured
C.
covered
D. designed
32. A. talk
B. complain
C. argue
D.
quarrel