Question

Gandi wanted so badly to help the world that he devoted himself to removing self-interest out of his heart and mind, leaving them pure, healthy, and free to love. It took him nearly twenty years to gain such control of his           process.

When in South Africa, Gandi would sometimes walk fifty miles a day and         only a few hours a night.        into his seventies Gandi wrote hundreds of letters every week; when his right hand became         , he learns to write with his left. Once, while he was writing a letter, the lantern giving light         , in which case most of us would have      and gone to bed,    Gandi, knowing his timely reply would be particularly      to those who had written to him, went    and finished writing by moonlight. If asked to live like this, we would say,“Impossible！”Gandi would        , “Oh, no. It’s possible, when your mind is flooded with 46  for all.”

Late in Gandi’s         a Western journalist asked, “Mr. Gandi, you’ve been         fifteen hours a day for fifty years. Don’t you ever        taking a few weeks off and going for a vacation?” Gandi laughed and said, “Why? I’m             on vacation.” This world-famous figure, who could have been prime minister of India and one of the richest men in Asia, announced he wasn’t     on becoming rich or famous. He wanted something far       – to place all his talents, resources, time, and energy in a trust for the world.

“You needn’t be        if you’ve made mistakes. Just continue to try your              . If you fall, pick yourself up and march on. If you cannot run, walk. If you cannot walk, crawl. The         alone brings a continuing wave of joy in which every personal problem and every suffering is forgotten.” said Gandi.

1.A. thinking     B. drawing    C. growing    D. learning

2.A. read         B. run       C. exercise    D. sleep

3.A. Also        B. Even      C. Indeed      D. Only

4.A. tired        B. lazy      C. relaxed   D. hopeless

5.A. sank         B. failed    C. flashed    D. shook

6.A. screamed    B. waited     C. escaped     D. stopped

7.A. for          B. or         C. and        D. but

8.A. important   B. difficult  C. friendly    D. exciting

9.A. around       B. instead    C. outside     D. alone

10.A. object     B. attack   C. fight       D. lie

11.A. love        B. freedom    C. courage     D. doubt

12.A. class      B. life       C. past       D. mind

13.A. working     B. writing   C. caring      D. imagining

14.A. turn to   B. insist on  C. feel like   D. put off

15.A. finally   B. always   C. straight  D. still

16.A. interested  B. keen       C. successful  D. experienced

17.A. wiser       B. tougher   C. truer       D. greater

18.A. troubled    B. dismissed  C. defended   D. bored

19.A. change      B. strength   C. best        D. advice

20.A. choice     B. voice     C. effort    D. comfort

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】

1.A. thinking 想，认为B. drawing 画C. growing 成长D. learning学习；结合上文可知甘地致力于把利己主义驱逐出他的心灵，使他们纯洁，健康，和自由的爱。可推出，这是思想进程。

2.A. read 读B. run 跑C. exercise 练习D. sleep 睡觉；他晚上只睡几个小时。

3.A. Also 也B. Even 甚至C. Indeed的确D. Only只；他甚至在70岁时，每周写数百封信。

4.A. tired 累的B. lazy 懒惰的C. relaxed放松的D. hopeless 没有希望的；右手写累了，他又学左手写。

5.A. sank 下沉B. failed 失败；缺乏C. flashed 闪D. shook摇动；当他写信时，灯灭了。

6.A. screamed 尖叫B. waited等C. escaped 逃脱D. stopped 停止；在这种情况下，我们绝大部分人都会停止（写信），而去上床睡觉。

7.A. for为了B. or或者C. and和D. but但是；这里是转折的意思。

8.A. important重要的B. difficult难的C. friendly有好的D. exciting兴奋的；但是，甘地知道，及时回复那些给他写信的人非常重要。

9.A. around 在……周围B. instead取代C. outside外面D. alone独自；根据下文的by moonlight, 可知，这里是去外面。

10.A. object 反对B. attack袭击C. fight打架D. lie 撒谎；根据上文的“Impossible！”和甘地的回答no. It’s possible，可推出这里是甘地反驳道。

11.A. love 爱B. freedom自由C. courage 勇气D. doubt怀疑；上文出现，根据第一段中的free to love。

12.A. class 班级B. life生命C. past过去D. mind想法；固定搭配 in one’s life.

13.A. working 工作B. writing写C. caring关心D. imagining 想象；50年来我每天都工作15个小时。

14.A. turn to 求助于B. insist on坚持C. feel like想D. put off推迟；难道您不想休息几周去度假吗？

15.A. finally 最终B. always一直；经常C. straight直接地D. still 仍然；甘地笑着回答：“为什么这么问呢？我一直在度假。”

16.A. interested 感兴趣的B. keen 渴望的C. successful 成功的D. experienced ；be keen on 喜爱,渴望

17.A. wiser 明智的B. tougher 艰苦的C. truer正确的D. greater重要的；伟大的；他想要做一些更伟大的事情。

18.A. troubled 麻烦B. dismissed 解雇C. defended保卫 D. bored 厌烦；即使犯了错误也不会有麻烦。

19.A. change变化B. strength 力气C. best 最好D. advice 建议；try one’s best 尽某人最大的努力

20.A. choice 选择B. voice 声音C. effort 努力D. comfort安慰；一个人的努力带来了持续的快乐可以忘记个人的痛苦和不幸。