Father's Example

At the age of 16, my father sat beneath the street light to study until exhaustion kicked in. Sometimes, if he was lucky, the school guard would let him slip into the empty corridors to ____(11) the cold. Other nights, the guard shooed him away. The ______(12) of electricity in the home he shared with six family members was one of the easier roadblocks（路障）?to overcome on his path to becoming a ____(13).

Despite poor conditions, supporting the whole family after Grandpa's death, and the 60% illiteracy (文盲) rate of his country, Pakistan, my father defeated the odds to establish his own clinic診所. However, he decided to ____(14)this comfortable lifestyle and move to America to ____(15)limitless opportunities for his family.

Because of his ____(16), I strive to take advantage of every opportunity. I transferred from my familiar suburban middle school, where I stood out, to the____(17) International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. Although?I also made sacrifices, like my father, by switching schools, I have no ____(18). At my current?high school, I have endless?____(19) to excel and interact?with students from many backgrounds. Leaving my friends and the ____(20)of living five minutes from school was a small price to pay after I put my life into perspective. Changing schools gave me the ____(21)to pursue?rigorous(嚴(yán)格的) courses. My academic?future challenges and pushes?me.

For the rest of high school, I hope to keep my grades ____(22), excel on standardized tests, and participate in summer?programs. I?understand that grades do not define a person, but I am motivated?to study, like my father, ____(23)I reach success.

B.I firmly believe that to develop our society we must first assist?the less ______ (24). I hope to choose a career that lets me do this. My motivation to become a?doctor results from my desire to?ease減輕?the ______ (25) of others. Also, I realize that

______ (26) is the groundwork of my future and that I must ______ (27) a solidfoundation in it to achieve my goals.______ (28) my father’s sisters, who married young and never graduated?from high school, I enjoy my life in America with infinite possibilities, and I must?work to ______ (29) from all of them. My father worked his entire?life to secure?my future. I ______ (30) it to him, and to myself, to make something of my

education.

11. A.keep

B. escape 逃跑

C. defend /protect 保衛(wèi) 防守 defend the country 保護(hù)對(duì)象保衛(wèi)國(guó)家

D. fight 斗爭(zhēng)

12. A.?lack 缺乏

B. danger

C. delivery遞送?

D. power

13. A. lawver

B. wniter

C. doctor

D. professor 教授（具體名詞題文中有重復(fù)的名詞）

14. A.lead —led

B.?adopt 采納 接受 admit 承認(rèn) 受迫（承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤等）2.允許進(jìn)入 admission

adapt適應(yīng)?改編 adaptation??adjust 調(diào)整?accept 接受?同意

C.?leave 留下，離開(kāi)

D. continue

15.A. check?檢查是否，而不是對(duì)錯(cuò)。Examine 檢查

B. appreciate 欣賞?感激Thank you very much.非常感謝。

express my sincere appreciation表達(dá)我誠(chéng)摯的謝意

show my great gratitude表達(dá)我的感激之情

deliver my heartfelt gratefulness 獻(xiàn)上我衷心的感謝

appreciate v 動(dòng)詞感謝首選

appreciation n

gratitude n名詞感謝首選

grateful adj形容詞感謝首選

?gratefulness n

C. predict 預(yù)言 預(yù)計(jì)

D. seek 尋找

seek / look for / search for+sth 尋找某物 search+位置 搜索某處

I am searching for Mr. Wang。

16. A. sacrifice 犧牲

B. talent

C. instruction 說(shuō)明?指導(dǎo)

D. preparation 準(zhǔn)備

17. A.enjoyable

B. admirable 令人欽佩的 極其出色的

C.developing 變化的

D.?challenging

18. A. ideas

B. regrets n，v后悔 遺憾

C. concerns （concern n 擔(dān)心，v關(guān)于）

D. excuses v原諒

19. A.gifts

B. wishes

C. opportunities 因素，機(jī)會(huì)

D. decisions

20. A. relief

B. honor

C. result

D. comfort

21. A. drive v 開(kāi)車(chē)送人?迫使?驅(qū)動(dòng) 敲擊

B. award 獎(jiǎng)品

C. duty 責(zé)任，上班

D. turn 轉(zhuǎn)身 拐彎

22. A. consistent 始終如一的，持續(xù)的

B.average

C. typical 典型的

D. common 常見(jiàn)的 普遍的 共有的

23. A. though

B. if

C.?until 直到

D. since

24. A. energetic 精力充沛的，積極的

B. friendly

C. ambitious 有野心的

D. fortunate 幸運(yùn)的

25. A. burden n負(fù)擔(dān) 重?fù)?dān);vt 受到某事的困擾

B. pain

C. worry

D. stress

26. A. freedom

B. interest

C. health

D. education 教育

27. A. build /establish建立

B. follow

C. shake v搖動(dòng) 握手

D.give

28.A. Against反對(duì)?

B. With和??隨著?

C. Unlike

D. Beyond 超出范圍

29. A. withdraw 撤離 退出;取錢(qián)

B. benefit

C. struggle

D. recover恢復(fù)?

30. A. offer v提供n錄取

B. owe 虧欠 owe sth to sb某事歸功于某人

I owed my success to my teammates.我把我的成功歸功于我的隊(duì)友。

C. give

D. send

until exhaustion kicked in 直到精疲力竭

on one's path to doingsth?在某人做某事的路上

defeat the odds to do sth克服困難做某事

strive to take advantage of?sth努力利用

doing sth give sb the drive to do sth使某人有動(dòng)力做某事

sth result from sth 由……引起

build a solid foundation to achieve my goals為實(shí)現(xiàn)我的目標(biāo)打下堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)

owe sth to sb某事歸功于某人