into a famous university, as we had expected, made his parents happy.

A．Tom was admitted                 B．Tom being admitted

C．If Tom was admitted              D．Tom’s being admitted

Among all these flowers        a kind of red rose, which was given by my fiancé.

A．is included                  B．include                C．a(chǎn)re included                D．included

Arriving in the deep night, we found there was no food        as all the shops were shut.

A．left           B．a(chǎn)vailable            C．remaining          D．convenient

You see the lightning           it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

A．the instant       B．for an instant          C．on the instant        D．a(chǎn)t instant

I wonder if John has forgotten my number. I       him to call me for the past two hours.

A．was expecting                         B．have expected

C．have been expecting          D．expected

She showed us the whole dance first, then       so that we could learn it more easily.

A．got it through         B．carried it out        C．broke it down         D．took it over

Nowadays teenagers like to go to fast food restaurants,          as the name says, eating doesn’t take much time.

A．which           B．since         C．where            D．what

       seems to be a strong competition in China for senior high students to enter college or university.

A．It         B．There       C．What          D．That

History abounds (有許多) with tales of specialists who thought that the ideas, plans, and projects of others could never be achieved.   1  , success came to those who said, “I can make it happen.”

The Italian   2   Augustine’ Antonio worked hard on a large piece of marble. Unable to produce his   3   masterpiece, he said sadly, “I can do nothing with it.” But Michelangelo discovered the stone and   4   the possibilities in it. His “I – can – make – it – happen” attitude

  5   one of the world’s masterpieces – David.

The   6   of Spain concluded that Columbus’s plans to discover a new and shorter route to the West India were   7  . “I can make it happen,” Columbus   8  . And he did. Everyone knew the world was   9  , but not Columbus.

  10   the great Thomas Alva Edison   11   his friend, Henry Ford, from pursuing (致力于) his   12   of a motorcar. Convinced   13   the worthlessness of the idea, Edison invited Ford to come and work for him. Ford said no and continued to tirelessly pursue his dream.   14   his first attempt failed, Henry Ford   15   he could make it happen. And,   16  , he did.

Finally,   17   you read this article under the magnificent   18   of your environment, consider the   19   situation of Benjamin Franklin. He was advised to stop foolishly experimenting with lighting. What a waste of time! Why, nothing could be   20   than the oil lamp. Thank goodness Franklin knew he could make it happen. You can make it happen too!

1．A．Therefore              B．Instead                C．However             D．Otherwise

2．A．sculptor                B．professor             C．painter                D．expert

3．A．desired                  B．well – known      C．inspired               D．disturbed

4．A．believed                B．wished                C．expected             D．imagined

5．A．called in                B．resulted in            C．took in                D．turned into

6．A．specialists             B．officials               C．students              D．people

7．A．unnecessary          B．necessary            C．impossible           D．possible

8．A．doubted                B．laughed               C．wondered            D．insisted

9．A．round                   B．flat                      C．big                      D．small

10．A．Yet                     B．Even                   C．Still                     D．But

11．A．discouraged         B．prevented            C．protected             D．encouraged

12．A．opinion                B．knowledge           C．idea                    D．information

13．A．for                      B．of                       C．with                    D．a(chǎn)bout

14．A．If                       B．As                      C．Until                   D．Although

15．A．wondered            B．knew                  C．guessed               D．imagined

16．A．no doubt             B．in time                 C．of course            D．once more

17．A．a(chǎn)s                       B．since                   C．before                 D．a(chǎn)fter

18．A．warmth               B．feeling                 C．comfort              D．lighting

19．A．difficult               B．a(chǎn)mbiguous           C．mysterious          D．strange

20．A．worse                 B．better                  C．brighter               D．darker

Abby Subark is a mother of two kids from Boston. “For my kids, I’m nervous. I don’t know if they’ll be able to achieve their American dream.” She may be right. More than hard work or education, the best way to get rich in America is to be born rich.

It is the case that somebody who is in the upper third of income, with poor scores, at the bottom on tests when they are in eighth grade, is more likely to go to college and finish college than a poor kid with the top scores. That’s what the working persons’ children are up against.

The Economic Policy Institute finds it would take a poor couple with 2 children 9 or 10 generations to achieve middle class status. That’s about 200 years. The typical feature of American opportunity has always been the ability to do better than your parents. But compared with similar developed countries, the United States ranks fifth out of six for so-called intergenerational mobility (變動(dòng)).

If you look at the mechanisms (機(jī)制) for upward mobility that were so readily available 50 years ago, they are becoming out of reach, like plentiful factory jobs with good wages and affordable education and health care.

White families are twice as likely as blacks to be upwardly mobile. For most people in America today, where you end up depends on where you start.

If you started in the middle – income class, about 40 to 45 percent of what you are making right now is due to the fact that your parents were in the middle – income class. The rest is up to you.

But for the millions of people who find themselves below the poverty line and the millions more who are the working poor, their starting point for the American dream leaves them painfully far away from the middle class.

1．The main idea of the passage is              .

       A．how the middle class comes about in the U.S.

       B．it’s hard for poor Americans to realize their American dream

       C．social status totally depends on family background

       D．upward mobility in America has always been easy.

2．Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．People used to have more opportunities for upward mobility.

       B．A great many poor people can hardly realize their American dream.

       C．You can make all your dreams come true in America if born rich.

       D．Rich kids are more likely to go to college than poor kids.

3．The underlined sentence “where you end up depends on where you start” most probably means              .

       A．your starting point cannot determine your destination.

       B．only a high goal can ensure success.

       C．your birth had nothing to do with your fate

       D．your family lays solid foundation for your future achievement

4．Why is Abby Subark nervous?

       A．Her kids don’t like to compare with rich children.

       B．Her kids don’t want to achieve success at all.

       C．Her kids can succeed through hard work and education.

       D．Her kids cannot easily reach their goals.

5．What can we infer from the passage?　

       A．Poverty causes people much pain.

       B．People below the poverty line can never be in the middle class.

       C．Lower starting point makes it hard for people to realize their dream.

       D．Poor people’s starting point is too low.