Question

＂Troublemaker＂ was the name given to my friend, Peter, by his teachers. They also said that he had no future and no hope! But now I suggest that anyone who said that should say ＂______＂ to him. Peter finished Grade Nine, and then went on to study at a technical college. He became the leader of a group of bad boys. After graduation he had ______ to do, so he just hung around with his friends.

It looked like nothing could change his life until the day his father died. He ______ the bad boys and went to help his mother who sold food by the roadside.

He really pitied his mother and wanted to do something to______ her. He loved reading comic books and had been collecting them for years, so he decided that he should sell them. Soon he realized that his ______ were very popular. So he decided to ______ his own business. He went around buying comic books from other people. He bought them for 25% and then ______ them for half price.

These days, he doesn’t have to go around looking for comic books because there are ______ people coming to his shop to sell their old ones. Now he makes about 55,000 baht(泰铢) a month.

Peter was a ＂troublemaker＂ to his teachers but he is a hero to me. ______ you are regarded by others as a ＂bad student＂, I suggest you ignore(不予理睬) what they say. Just do your best in everything. Believe me, one day you can be ______, too.

1.A. hi    B. no    C. sorry    D. thanks

2.A. something    B. everything    C. anything    D. nothing

3.A. left    B. met    C. helped    D. cheated

4.A. teach    B. remember    C. support    D. influence

5.A. stories    B. books    C. parents    D. friends

6.A. give up    B. set up    C. make up    D. put up

7.A. fixed    B. mailed    C. sold    D. read

8.A. just    B. also    C. still    D. always

9.A. If    B. Unless    C. Though    D. Because

10.A. peaceful    B. successful    C. truthful    D. careful

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】本文主要介绍彼得故事。彼得上学时被老师称为“麻烦制造者”。他们还说他没有未来也没有希望！彼得上完九年级后，继续在一所技术学院学习。他成了一群坏男孩的首领。毕业后他无事可干，所以他只是和朋友呆在一起。在他的父亲去世后，他离开了那些坏孩子，去帮助在路边卖东西的母亲。他很同情他的母亲，想做点什么来帮助她。他喜欢看漫画书，收集了很多年，所以他决定把它们卖掉。不久他就意识到他的书很受欢迎。所以他决定自己创业。他到处买别人的连环漫画书。他以定价的25%买，然后半价卖。这些天，他不必到处寻找漫画书，因为总是有人来他的商店卖旧的。现在他每月挣大约55000泰铢。彼得过去对于他的老师来说是一个“麻烦制造者”，但他是我的英雄。如果你被别人视为“坏学生”，我建议你不要理会他们说的话。凡事尽你所能。相信我，总有一天你会成功的。

1.句意：但现在我建议任何一个说他那个（没有希望没有将来）的人应该向他说“对不起”。A. say hi to：向某人问好，给某人打招呼；B. say no to：拒绝，向某人说不；C. say sorry to：向某人道歉，向某人说对不起；D. say thanks to向……说谢谢，向某人道谢。根据下文倒数第2段最后一句和最后一段第1句“Now he makes about 55,000 baht (泰铢) a month. Peter was a “troublemaker” to his teachers but he is a hero to me.”可知彼得成功了，结合句意和语境可知选C。

2.句意：毕业后他无事可干，所以他只是和朋友呆在一起。A. something某事，某物，用于肯定句；B. everything所有事，每一件事；C. anything任何事，用于疑问句和否定句；D. nothing没有事，没有东西。结合句意和语境可知选D。

3.句意：他离开了那些坏孩子，去帮助在路边卖东西的母亲。A. left离开；B. met遇见，会见；C. helped帮助；D. cheated欺骗。结合句意和语境可知选A。

4.句意：他很同情他的母亲，想做点什么来帮助她。A. teach教；B. remember记住，记起，纪念；C. support支持，支援，扶持，帮助；赡养；D. influence影响。结合句意和语境可知选C。

5.句意：不久他就意识到他的书很受欢迎。A. stories故事；B. books书；C. parents父母；D. friends朋友。根据上文He loved reading comic books and had been collecting them for years, so he decided that he should sell them.（他喜欢看漫画书，收集了很多年，所以他决定把它们卖掉。）结合句意可知选B。

6.句意：所以他决定自己创业。A. give up放弃；B. set up建立，设置，安排；C. make up组成，化妆，编造；D. put up张贴，举起，建造。set up one’s own business：建立自己的事业，自己创业；结合句意和语境可知选B。

7.句意：他二点五折买，然后半价卖。A. fixed修理，安装； B. mailed邮寄；C. sold卖，出售；D. read阅读。结合句意和语境可知选C。

8.句意：这些天，他不必到处寻找漫画书，因为总是有人来他的商店卖旧的。A. just刚刚，就，只有；B. also也；C. still仍然，还，尽管如此；D. always总是。结合句意和语境可知选D。

9.句意：如果你被别人视为“坏学生”，我建议你忽略（不予理睬）他们说什么。A. If如果；B. Unless除非，如果不；C. Though虽然；尽管，不过；D. Because因为。结合句意和语境可知选A。

10.句意：凡事尽你所能。相信我，总有一天你会成功的。A. peaceful和平的，平静的；B. successful成功的；C. truthful诚实的，真诚的，真实的；D. careful仔细的，小心的。结合句意和语境可知选B。