Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 1. the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got 2. at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3. he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.
In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of racial discrimination(��������)was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 4. equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and 5. for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 6., the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 7. and India became an independent country in 1947. 8. , Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th,1948.
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 37 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 38 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 39 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 40 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 41 something from herself. Could her heart go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 42 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 43 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 44 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 45 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 46 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 47 in another loving mother’s chest.
1.A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
2.A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
3.A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
4.A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
5.A. put B. support C. pass D. make
6.A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
7.A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
8.A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
9.A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
10.A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary
11.A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
12.A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
I would appreciate _______ you could give me some advice on TOFEL test.
A. that when B. it whether C. it if D. that if
— Tom looks nervous.
— So you if you had so fierce a competition.
A. do B. did C. will D. would
Bob Geldof, who organized Live Aid, ______ to raise money for the famine and it ______ to be a great success.
A. intended; turned out B. tried; turned over
C. hoped; turned in D. wished; turned up
Every hour and every minute ______precious to us because only six months are left for us to prepare for the college entrance examinations.
A. will be B. are C. is D. were
