阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Tired and hungry, two boys walked painfully and difficultly into a big city on October 16, on their feet that had just carried them 300 kilometers.
For nine days they lived like old-fashioned travelers, 1somewhere new to sleep every night as they walked from one place to another. The boys slept in tents and 2a six-yuan daily plan. “I learned more in those nine days than I had in the last nine years,” said 17-year-old Li Zhao 3. Li and 15-year-old Li Xuemeng 4their journey on October 7, with three teachers from an Educational Motivation Research & Service Center. The purpose of the 5was for the two troubled boys to develop a (an) 6attitude to school and life.
With two 7and some instant noodles for the first day, the five 8mainly along the Highway 107. On the way to the big city, 9of them visited schools and interviewed 10people from different walks of life. Both were asked to write about what they 11during the walk.
“ The two boys need to know about 12life and learn to get rid of difficulties, so we 13this program,” explained Du Junpeng. 14they had tents, they didn’t just 15anywhere at night. “We had to 16on people’s kindness for shelter,” said Li Zhao, who admits he used to be self-centered and at first was 17against the idea of the trip. But the challenge of getting rid of the 18on the journey has changed him.
“I’m more 19than before. And now I also believe failure is the mother of 20,” he said.
1.A. finding B. hunting C. searching D. inventing
2.A. lived on B. worked on C. carried out D. went on
3.A. anxiously B. luckily C. excitedly D. tiredly
4.A. developed B. separated C. controlled D. started
5.A. study B. trip C. task D. job
6.A. passive B. popular C. different D. active
7.A. tents B. lights C. drinks D. tools
8.A. ran B. drove C. walked D. marched
9.A. both B. none C. either D. some
10.A. famous B. brave C. different D. strange
11.A. covered B. learned C. heard D. recognized
12.A. interesting B. real C. hard D. meaningful
13.A. carried on B. cared about C. took over D. worked out
14.A. Although B. If only C. As though D. Since
15.A. sleep B. adventure C. move D. tour
16.A. get B. depend C. take D. turn
17.A. hardly B. heavily C. strongly D. secretly
18.A. wrongs B. problems C. difficulties D. fears
19.A. sociable B. particular C. common D. formal
20.A. success B. victory C. hope D. aim
The Pyramid, which ________ thousands of years ago, ______ Egypt.
A. dates from; is belonging to B. dates back to; belongs to
C. dated from; is belonged to D. dated back to; belongs to
Many peasants in the north go to the south _____ much money.
A. make an attempt at making B. in attempts to make
C. making an attempt to making D. attempt to make
As a role model, I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like ____that close every minute of the day.
A. to be watched B. watched C. watching D. to watch
We should be able to ________ enough money for your ticket.
A. dig up B. look up C. take up D. set up
No one could _________ the failure of the experiment as everything went smoothly at first.
A. give an account for B. account for C. take account of D. take into account
