On the Eve of the Spring Festival, parents always _______ lucky money to their children.
A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give off
I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times _______.
A. as much B. as many as C. so much as D. so many
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mom was one of those people．
My father died when I was nine months old，making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen．While I was growing up，we lived a very hard life．We had little money，but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night，she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life，“Kemmons，you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．”
At fourteen，I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day，my mother spoke to me in her gentle，loving voice，telling me that no matter what those doctors said. I could walk again if I wanted it badly enough．She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later，I returned to school--walking on my own．
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit，my mom lost her job．Then I left school to support the both of us．At that moment，I was determined never to be poor again．
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business Success．But the real turning point occurred on a vocation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child．That was too expensive for the average American family．I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children．There were plenty of doubters at that time．
Not surprisingly，mom was one of my strongest supporters．She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style．As in any business，we experienced a lot of challenges．But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul，I never doubted we could succeed．Fifteen years later，we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979，my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year．
You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself，nothing can stop you．
1.What Kemmons' mom often told him during his childhood was ．
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A．caring |
B．moving |
C．encouraging |
D．interesting |
2.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
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A．His terrible experience in the hotel． |
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B．His previous business success of various levels． |
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C．His mom’s support． |
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D．His wife’s suggestion． |
3.．Which of the following best describes Kemmoms’ mother? 、
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A．Modest，helpful，and hard-working． |
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B．Loving，supportive，and strong-willed． |
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C．Careful，helpful，and beautiful． |
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D．Strict，sensitive and supportive． |
4.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?
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A．Self-confidence，hard work，clear goals and a poor family． |
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B．Mom's encouragement，clear goals，self-confidence，and hard work． |
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C．Clear goals，mom’s encouragement，a poor family，and higher education． |
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D．Mom's encouragement，a poor family，higher education and opportunities． |
完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and 21 the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment 22 she noticed some smoke through the door.
The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly, 23 not a soul was in 24 .
Razeena 25 .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get 26 !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself 27 ,where the thick 28 was hanging just a few feet 29 the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She 30 they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled. 31 a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.
So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to 32 more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely 33 residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out. 34 stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have 35 .”
When Razeena walked home, shaking and 36 with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”
“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I 37 them all.” She burst into tears, “ I 38 my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother 39 her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so 40 of you,” she whispered.
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----Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?
----I don’t mind where we go________ there’s sun, sea and beach.
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