This is a part from US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 14 at Bamard College in New York.
… My last piece of advice – this is simple, but perhaps most important: 36. Nothing worthwhile is easy. No one of achievement has avoided failure – sometimes catastrophic failures. But they keep at it. They learn from mistakes. They don’t 37.
When I first arrived on this 38, I was with little money, fewer options. But it was here that I tried to find my place in this world. I knew I wanted to make a difference, but it was 39 how in fact I’d go about it. But I wanted to do my part to 40 a better world.
So even as I worked after graduation in a few 41 jobs here in New York, even as I went from motley (鱼龙混杂的)apartment to motley apartment, I 42.
… And I wish I could say that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in me. But the truth is, it was 43. I got it from 44 the people who raised me. I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through 45 and make ends meet. She had a marriage that fell apart; 46 went on food stamps at one point to help us 47. But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 48 scholarships and hard work, my sister and I earned 49.
And 50, I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything we had to balance our careers and a 51 family. We made that marriage work.
… So 52 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 53 an amazing family, remember that making your 54 on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of 55 and it comes with plenty of failures.
A．compete B．persevere C．struggle D．preservation
A．rest B．decline C．quit D．regret
A．campus B．downtown C．farm D．country
A．confident B．uncertain C．ambitious D．proud
A．shape B．instruct C．organize D．lead
A．amazing B．disturbing C．meaningful D．unsatisfactory
A．reached out B．put out C．gave out D．made out
A．presented B．structured C．learned D．created
A．copying B．detecting C．persuading D．watching
A．life B．work C．school D．business
A．yet B．even C．still D．also
A．get by B．come by C．get along D．come along
A．during B．through C．across D．over
A．mine B．us C．ours D．hers
A．for the time being B．long before C．up to now D．later on
A．young B．poor C．weak D．strong
A．as if B．if C．whether D．unless
A．rising B．raising C．arousing D．arising
A．view B．stay C．remark D．mark
A．goals B．advantages C．shortcomings D．setbacks
We are warned by our teachers not to waste time because time 21 will never return. I think it quite 22. What does time look 23? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no 24 of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to 25about it.
Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have 26time to review their lessons. It is 27 they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and 28 other useless things. Why do we study everyday? Why do we work? Why do most people 29 take buses instead of walking? The answer is very 30 .We wish to save time because time is31.
Today we are living in the 21st century. We 32 time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 33 our time and energy to our study so that we 34 be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 35 of time, for it not only brings us 36, but also does other 37 to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, 38 us do it today and not 39 it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more 40.
A．lost B．passed C．missed D．used
A．important B．true C．interesting D．usual
A．for B．like C．after D．over
A．amount B．quality C．quantity D．price
A．think B．imagine C．examine D．check
A．spare B．free C．enough D．much
A．that B．why C．because D．certain
A．doing B．making C．taking D．getting
A．needn’t B．have to C．had better D．would rather
A．easy B．simple C．stupid D．interesting
A．worthless B．priceless C．ready D．little
A．look upon B．agree C．think D．believe
A．spend B．give C．set D．devote
A．must B．should C．may D．would
A．helper B．thief C．friend D．teacher
A．wealth B．health C．failure D．illness
A．danger B．harm C．trouble D．difficulty
A．help B．make C．have D．let
A．keep B．remain C．manage D．leave
A．valuable B．expensive C．worth D．rich
Britain and Ireland
The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other __16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
The United Kingdom is that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 24 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they 26 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in particular are very 28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English, and have a culture and even a 30 of their own.
Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 32 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 34 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.
A．Wales B．Britain C．England D．Scotland
A．divided B．cut C．broken D．separated
A．piece B．island C．country D．part
A．south B．north C．part D．whole
A．smaller B．larger C．rest D．island
A．correct B．true C．full D．complete
A．also B．therefore C．likely D．perhaps
A．The UK B．The British isles C．Great Britain D．England
A．colleges B．officials C．cities D．population
A．words B．names C．spellings D．pronunciations
A．call B．forget C．speak D．write
A．angry B．difficult C．tired D．lonely
A．proud B．fond C．full D．kind
A．it B．Wales C．them D．themselves
A．capital B．language C．history D．programs
A．Country B．Question C．Disease D．Republic
A．At last B．So C．Meanwhile D．Also
A．returns B．belongs C．gets D．speaks
A．hoped B．refused C．broke away D．used
A．feel B．touch C．fight D．help
We have completed our first month of preschool. Matthew seems to 26 it. He is catching on to the routine quite nicely. I didn’t leave him there 27 much the first couple weeks. I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better.
In this class a little German boy, who does not speak 28 ，cried all the time at first and now cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried. He was sitting 29 Matthew. I thought Matthew was going to start 30 and join in. I stood by and watched, ready for the rescue. Matthew kept turning around and 31 the boy. Then he reached his hand back and 32 him on the leg. He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a 33 and the boy with blocks. Actually he was just standing by and crying. Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks, 34 it, picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to 35 . They then together started 36 towers on the table and the little boy 37 crying．It seemed 38 Matthew knew what the little guy needed．Here was the little guy，who can’t speak English，and Matthew，who 39 playing together，like they were best 40 .
One of the days when I stayed，they were at lunch and Matthew was 41 at the table. I pulled up a chair to sit next to him．He smiled，then grabbed his book bag and took off running 42 the cafeteria．I took off after him．When we reached the wall he just giggled (咯咯笑)，turned around and looked at me． I bent 43 to blame him for leaving his seat and running. He suddenly 44 a big wet kiss right on my cheek and smiled at me．All I could do was to take his hand and 45 him back to his seat．Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.
A．escape B．hate C．enjoy D．avoid
A．out B．in C．off D．alone
A．Spanish B．English C．Chinese D．Japanese
A．behind B．beside C．in front of D．far from
A．over again B．any moment C．even harder D．loudly
A．beating B．shouting at C．1ooking at D．1earning from
A．helped B．hit C．held D．patted
A．toy B．doll C．truck D．train
A．parked B．repaired C．broke D．threw
A．me B．the teacher C．himself D．the little boy
A．adding B．climbing C．building D．putting
A．continued B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
A．where B．as C．when D．as if
A．signs B．starts C．teaches D．1earns
A．brothers B．children C．friends D．people
A．standing B．running C．sitting D．jumping
A．across B．into C．out of D．through
A．up B．down C．in D．towards
A．left B．received C．shouted D．showed
A．force B．walk C．push D．drive
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always 38 to help me. It made me 39 I am handicapped(残疾的).
Once they asked me, "What is the most beautiful thing in our school ?" Without hesitation I said, "It is the 40 . "
A．with B．without C．under D．on
A．walk B．run C．sit D．stand
B．wheelchair C．home D．hospital
A．he B．she C．everyone D．nobody
A．thought B．interest C．anger D．surprise
A．red B．brown C．white D．black
A．entering B．hiding C．coming D．turning
A．feeling B．kindness C．sorrow D．pain
A．made B．prevented C．kept D．let
A．walk B．study C．practice D．speak
A．laughed B．smiled C．stared D．looked
A．quickly B．slowly C．happily D．shyly
A．brave B．sad C．hurt D．excited
A．honest B．friendly C．luckily D．handsome
A．pushed B．placed C．drew D．pulled
A．satisfied B．sorry C．loyal D．grateful
A．signs B．sights C．buildings D．students
A．ready B．smart C．wise D．unwilling
A．forget B．remember C．imagine D．think
A．teachers C．classmates D．friendship
Weeks passed and the ___30_____over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ___31___before the holiday break. I smiled in ___32____as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ____33___standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and ___34___ from behind his back a small box. ____35___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my ___36___saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ___37____”.
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ___38___I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____39___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ____40___the little empty box set on my desk..
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practiced B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．program
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
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