Question

When Hailey was 35 years old, she entered college. Every night, she had to walk ___ three blocks to have classes after work.

One night, the storm came. The wind was so strong that she couldn’t hold her ___. The heavy rain beat on her continuously and she was wet. ___ she still moved forward against the wind with difficulty. Even worse, the mobile phone went dead. She couldn’t get in touch with other classmates. So she didn’t know ___ the classes would be canceled tonight. She hesitated(猶豫) for a moment and kept ___. At last, she got to the college. The ___ was very dark. An old teacher on duty told her that ___ came to have classes except her. What he said let ___ up. Having noticed that she was wet and cold, the old man invited her to his office for a break and made a cup of coffee for her. He said, “You’ll achieve your dream in the future. The heavy rain is like a sieve(篩子). Those who stick to their dreams can ___ all the difficulties.” She drank the warm coffee and thought about his words. She came to understand: She wasn’t the cleverest among the students, but she was the most determined(決心的). After the heavy rain, she became more ____. She worked harder and finally became a successful writer.

She thanked the old teacher because he taught her a lot and encouraged her to try her best in the face of difficulties.

1.A. behind B. through C. under

2.A. umbrella B. videos C. newspapers

3.A. So B. Because C. But

4.A. where B. whether C. why

5.A. moving B. thinking C. crying

6.A. bedroom B. office C. classroom

7.A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody

8.A. her B. she C. herself

9.A. overcome B. face C. understand

10.A. important B. confident C. careful

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.B 【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。主要敘述了在一個(gè)狂風(fēng)暴雨的晚上，海莉不顧艱難堅(jiān)持去上課卻被值班的老教師告之課已被取消，值班老師看到海莉又冷又濕，邀請(qǐng)海莉進(jìn)辦公室休息并給了海莉莫大的鼓勵(lì)，這使得自認(rèn)為資質(zhì)平平的海莉最終通過不懈努力成為一位著名的作家的故事。 1...

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