Growing up in Kenya was amazing because I learned so much, though the poverty and lack of resources were sometimes frustrating. I knew I didn’t have much, but I was ________.
There was only one thing I wasn’t happy with: ________. I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, ________ I didn’t have the resources. Even ________ things like food, water and shelter weren’t readily available. Young people in poverty have little or no ________ to high schools and universities. Where I lived, it was challenging ________ someone helped. When I left primary school, I was in the same ________ as many other poor disadvantaged youth. ________, during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls Centre, was ________ and I received a scholarship. Today, I am ________ record as being the first student to be enrolled in this school.
In 2006, my school __________ The Global Give Back Circle, a not-for-profit organization for ________ disadvantaged girls to complete their education and gain ________ skills. After graduating from high school, I was given access to a nine-month IT course. ________, its give-back attitude had taught us to not only care about ourselves but other people. With this in mind, 10 of us created a website called “Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up”. Through this educational website, aimed at networking 10,000 African ________ worldwide, all Sisters commit to sending information to their villages. This can be to ________ financial freedom, advance information ________ to health issues and provide knowledge about social networking behavior.
“Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up” is only ________ to those girls who can access the Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in ________ the divide between the haves and have-nots. But our plan is that these girls will ________ what they learn to other girls through the “power of their voice”.
1.A. energetic B. independent C. confident D. happy
2.A. status B. education C. entertainment D. college
3.A. so B. and C. but D. since
4.A. basic B. cheap C. important D. simple
5.A. means B. access C. chance D. dream
6.A. so B. when C. unless D. as
7.A. occasion B. situation C. dilemma D. position
8.A. Generally B. Importantly C. Casually D. Luckily
9.A. put up B. taken up C. made up D. set up
10.A. on B. in C. at D. for
11.A. approved B. took C. joined D. launched
12.A. psychologically B. physically C. financially D. educationally
13.A. social B. average C. typical D. attractive
14.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Instead
15.A. students B. teenagers C. kids D. girls
16.A. promote B. introduce C. employ D. present
17.A. attached B. compared C. devoted D. related
18.A. alternative B. acceptable C. available D. appropriate
19.A. narrowing B. shortening C. declining D. changing
20.A. encourage B. spread C. add D. apply
（2016·浙江） online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive.
A. Since B. After
C. While D. Unless
— Are you going to take part in the speech contest?
—________ It’s too good an opportunity to miss.
A.No problem. B.That’s for sure. C.Why me? D.How come?
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year ________ 24 solar terms.
A.through B.from C.into D.for
— Do you feel disappointed about getting a small role in the school drama?
—________. It’s better than nothing.
A.Not really B.Absolutely
C.Don’t mention it D.Of course
In 2015, China won the bid to host the Winter Olympics, ________ Beijing the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
A.make B.making C.to make D.made
