完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Thisisastoryaboutdoingwellbydoinggood.SandyGreenbergwasaverygoodstudent 36 hecamefromapoorfamily.HewenttoColumbiaUniversityonascholarshipandtherehemethis 37 whoalsowasreceivingfinancialaid(经济资助).
Sandygota(n) 38 diseaseduringhissecondyearatuniversity.The 39 wasitwasn’tfoundoutearlyenoughand 40 hebecamenearlyblind.ButSandysaidthathewasso 41 becausewhenhelosthis 42 hisroommatereadhistextbookstohimeverynight.BecauseofthisSandywentonwithhisstudyand 43 withhonors.LaterhewentofftostudyatOxford.Hewasstillquite 44 buthehadmanagedto 45 aboutfivehundreddollarsashewentalong.Hisroommate 46 alsowentontograduateschool(研究生院).OnedaySandygotacallfromhimatOxfordtellinghimthathe 47 $500tostarta(n) 48 business.SoSandysentallthe 49 hehadsavedtohisroommate.Hesaid“WhatelsecouldIdo?Hemademylife;Ineededtodo 50 tomakehislife.”
Sandy’sroommatewasArtGarfunkelwhobecameafamoussinger.He 51 upwithanothermusiciannamedPaulSimon.That$500 52 themalotandtheymadearecordthateventuallybecame“TheSoundofSilence”.
Eachofuswillbefacedwithproblemswedidn’t 53 inourlives.Howweareabletodealwiththosedifficultieswillbe 54 byhowwedealwithothersalongtheway.Whatwegetwilldependalotonwhatwe 55 .
1. A.so B.for C.but D.and
2. A.doctor B.partner C.teacher D.roommate
3. A.heart B.eye C.blood D.brain
4. A.trick B.idea C.trouble D.chance
5. A.inparticularB.asaresult
C.forexample D.onthewhole
6. A.lucky B.strong C.calmD.painful
7. A.hearing B.sight C.confidence D.business
8. A.grew B.lived C