“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes. However, 36 it doesn’t tell us is that once the journey is started, it might be hard to stop.
That’s the 37 for Tang Renli, a senior at Nanjing University of Technology, who has backpacked to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college. To 38 his experiences, Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky, Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone. On __39_ are over 300 photos of his travels. The 22-year-old never 40 going to so many places when he 41 his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his freshman year. _42 he was hooked on travel. You may 43 how Tang could find the time, being a full-time college student. Did he really skip classes to go travel, like the 44 of his exhibition suggests? “I gave myself one to two weeks every month for travel. But I always took care of my class and 45__ first,” Tang said. Tang, who is a city planning major, has never ___46_ a compulsory course at college.
“I spent more time and effort on my study, 47 during the finals’ weeks,” Tang said. Schoolwork was not the only 48 Tang had to face. His travel budget was 49 so Tang had to 50 what he had. He usually took the cheapest form of transport and stayed at youth hostels ___51 less than 50 yuan per night. There were also times when he walked, hitchhiked, and slept in train stations, police offices and vans.
“Sometimes I felt 52 , helpless and even found myself in _53 ,” Tang said. “But now that I look back, these setbacks _54 my journey, and my life. Don’t think too much about the ___55 because you’ll cross that bridge when you get to it. And once you take your first step, the feeling is amazing and addictive.”
1. A．which B．what C．that D．it
2. A．case B．excuse C．motto D．dream
3. A．test B．gain C．share D．identify
4. A．purpose B．performance C．discovery D．display
5. A．thought of B．spoke to C．worried about D．turned out
6. A．competed B．completed C．compromised D．complained
7. A．Up to now B．Until then C．From then on D．In the end
8. A．wonder B．puzzle C．surprise D．trouble
9. A．sentence B．title C．project D．object
10. A．comments B．revision C．achievements D．assignments
11. A．failed B．succeeded C． reached D．missed
12. A．impatiently B．increasingly C．especially D．anxiously
13. A．excitement B．mixture C．expression D．obstacle
14. A．limited B．granted C．applied D．wasted
15. A．pay much attention to B．take no notice of
C．put an end to D．make the most of
16. A．losing B．costing C．offering D．cheating
17. A．alone B．lively C．lonely D．alive
18. A．horror B．anger C．sorrow D．danger
19. A．enjoyed B．enriched C．engaged D．endured
20. A．importance B．necessities C．uncertainties D．significance
—Are these doctors and nurses tired, Mr. Smith?
—Yes. ________. They have been operating on the patient for at least 10 hours.
A．They’re exhausted! B．You must be joking!
C．I’m not surprised! D．They are really tired of it!
—What does the sign over there say?
—In the museum no person be permitted to take photos.
A．will B．may C．must D．shall
It’s significant for graduates to find a proper job, in which they can bring their potential into full play not just a considerable income.
A．one B．what C．that D．it
It even leaves the scientists in _______what they should call the newly born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal.
A．phenomenon B．motivation C．wonder D．consequence
Doctor Lily has made her projects successful, so we suggest not only _______ to her old school but also give the students a talk then.
A．did she come B．her coming C．should she come D．she should come
