Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __50__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __51__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.

At high school, Ware was always making __52__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __53__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.

I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __54__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __55__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.

In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __56__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __57__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __58__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __59__ vote.

Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __60__. They collected a school __61__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __62__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.

Ware’s change __63__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __64__, it can fly higher than the rest.

III. Reading Comprehension     

Section A

Directions:  For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __50__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __51__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.

At high school, Ware was always making __52__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __53__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.

I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __54__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __55__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.

In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __56__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __57__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __58__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __59__ vote.

Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __60__. They collected a school __61__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __62__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.

Ware’s change __63__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __64__, it can fly higher than the rest.

50.   A. sometimes  B. always       C. never  D. still

51.   A. cold    B. stealing      C. lying   D. spitting

52.   A. known       B. mistake      C. fun     D. trouble

53.   A. absent B. different     C. present       D. free

54.   A. take up      B. make up     C. sign up       D. put up

55.   A. contained   B. included     C. concluded   D. increased

56.   A. took   B. caught C. pulled D. drew

57.   A. poverty      B. fighting      C. robbery      D. courage

58.   A. disappointed      B. surprised    C. impressed   D. bored

59.   A. quantity     B. majority     C. minimum   D. quality

60.   A. food   B. money       C. clothes       D. furniture

61    A. rule    B. mark   C. foundation  D. record

62.   A. spread B. covered      C. printed       D. wrote

63.   A. requests     B. decides       C. reminds      D. requires

64    A. repaired     B. realized      C. protected    D. healed

Directions:  For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __1__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __2__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.

At high school, Ware was always making __3__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __4__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.

I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __5__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __6__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.

In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __7__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __8__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __9__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __10__ vote.

Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __11__. They collected a school __12__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __13__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.

Ware’s change __14__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __15__, it can fly higher than the rest.

1.A. sometimes  B. always   C. never    D. still

2.A. cold   B. stealing C. lying    D. spitting

3.A. known  B. mistake  C. fun  D. trouble

4.A. absent B. different    C. present  D. free

5.A. take up    B. make up  C. sign up  D. put up

6.A. contained  B. included C. concluded    D. increased

7.A. took   B. caught   C. pulled   D. drew

8.A. poverty    B. fighting C. robbery  D. courage

9.A. disappointed   B. surprised    C. impressed    D. bored

10.A. quantity  B. majority C. minimum  D. quality

11.A. food  B. money    C. clothes  D. furniture

12.A. rule  B. mark C. foundation   D. record

13.A. spread    B. covered  C. printed  D. wrote

14.A. requests  B. decides  C. reminds  D. requires

15.A. repaired  B. realized C. protected    D. healed

完形填空

　　Some people are just doomed（注定）to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at troubled kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken ___1___ will never fly as high.”

　　At high school, Gavin was always making ___2___in his town. Teachers were ___3___ when they saw his name on their classroom lists for the next semester（學(xué)期）. He ___4___ went to school and always got into lots of fights. I met Gavin for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to sign ___5___ for a program designed to have students become more ___6___in their communities.

　　At the ___7___ of the meeting, Gavin was standing outside the circle of students. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups. But slowly, the games drew him ___8___. He was saying things that made much ___9___, and everyone was listening. By the end of the meeting, he had ___10___ the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were impressed with his good ideas and ___11___ Gavin chairman of the team.

　　Two weeks later, Gavin ___12___ a group of 70 students to collect ___13___. They collected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, ___14___ was enough to support poor families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper ___15__ the event with a full-page article the next day, ___16___ the school posted the story on the main bulletin beard（公告牌）. After that, Gavin started ___17___ at school every day and answered questions for the first time. Later he led a second project, collecting 300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the ___18__

　　Gavin reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs ___19___. But once it has healed（痊愈）, it can ___20___ higher than the rest.