Question

A 25-five-year student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua University, China’ most famous university, after an eight-year ___21___．Li Jun comes from a small village of Hubei Province．He first ____22____ going to college in year 2000 ___23__he was admitted by a local school after __24___ from a secondary technical school at 17．As a ___25___ art student, he passed the exam again the next year but __26_____ school due to economic pressure in September 2002．Life seemed ___27___ but Li didn’t give in．He earned a _28_____ by working part-time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of __29___ the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University．Li __30____ the college entrance examination for five continuous years from 2003．____31___, he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts ___32_____．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major in Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art __33___ in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on __34____ work．Li said he hadn’t ____35___any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his __36_____ through knowledge．

_____37___ by his contribution, Li Jun’s university __38____ him 9,000 yuan out of his tution fees of 11,450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new ___39__ has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and __40___ more scholarships．

1.	A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation

2.	A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of

3.	A．where B．when C．that D．since

4.	A．learning B．separating C．dating D．graduating

5.	A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy-going

6.	A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to

7.	A．unfair B．happy C．practical D．busy

8.	A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living

9.	A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing

10.	A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to

11.	A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides

12.	A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off

13.	A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses

14.	A．full-time B．part-time C．out-of door D．all

15.	A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D．waited for

16.	A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion

17.	A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed

18.	A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost

19.	A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship

20.	A．spend B．win C．care D．use

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.A

20.B

【解析】略