If you want to stand out，there is no alternative but hard work.

Once a boy in____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site，“How could I become as ____as you when I grow up？”

With a___at the boy，the contractor replied，“There is a story about three diggers.The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a(n) ____in the future.The second always liked____about the work and his low____.The third digger liked____devoting himself to digging.Later，the first was still holding his spade in the___place and the second took an excuse for early____.Only the third became a boss.Do you understand the  ____of this story？Just go to buy a____shirt and work hard.”

The little boy was____.So he asked the contractor to explain further.____the working builders，the contractor replied，“Look at my  workers！I can’t remember all their names，and even I have no____of some of them.Most of  them wear blue shirts.But if you look____，you will notice a sunburned man in red.He seems to be working harder than others.He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave.It is exactly his red shirt that makes him____.Soon he will be____to my assistant.You know，that is also how  I got_____I am now.I worked hard and wore a striped  shirt.My boss ____me.I also became a boss eventually.”

Success can only____action.Working hard is all  winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.

1.A．spotted 　B．ragged 

C．elegant　D．formal

2.A.creative 　B．strong

C．rich 　D．responsible

3.A.glance 　　B．laugh

C．wave 　D．shout

4.A.designer  　B．architect

C．boss 　D．assistant

5.A.thinking 　B．learning

C．explaining 　D．complaining

6.A.spirit 　B．salary

C．ability　D．intelligence

7.A.quietly　B．excitedly

C．obviously 　D．freely

8.A.remote  　B．ideal

C．original　D．suitable

9.A.arrival 　B．retirement

C．development  　D． payment

10.A.ending 　B．people 

C．moral 　D．importance

11.A.yellow　B．red  

C．white 　D．blue

12.A.puzzled 　B．disappointed

C．embarrassed  　D．inspired

13.A.Speaking to 　B．Referring to

C．Coming to 　D．Pointing to

14.A.impression　B．description

C．information　　          D．expression

15.A.frequently 　B．regularly

C．carefully　D．doubtfully

16.A.stand out 　B．work out

C．turn out 　D．give out

17.A.employed 　B．elected

C．admitted 　D．promoted

18.A.which 　B．where 

C．who 　D．why

19.A.praised　　B．ignored

C．scolded 　D．noticed

20.A.bring about 　B．lead to

C．result from　D．get into

(2014·皖南八校联考)________ Yao Ming has retired from the NBA，the pleasure we have got by watching him play basketball at home and abroad will last long.

A．Although　B．If

C．Since　D．Once

________they decide which college to go to，students should research the admission procedures.

A．As　　　　　　　　　　　　B．While

C．Until　D．Once

We should not________and laugh at those who have no homes to shelter from the rain and wind.Instead，we should be sympathetic of them.

A．look forward to　B．think highly of

C．pay attention to　D．look down upon

(2014·淮南高三质检)When you stand on the top of the mountain and overlook the surrounding scenery，you’ll find it is________to climb it up with effort.

A．worth　B．worthy

C．possible　D．worthwhile