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• 1The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 most probably mean the writer learned to _____.

  A.run a company

  B.share with others

  C.keep enough plates

  D.save money for his company

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• 2Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer ____.

  A.had a well-paid job

  B.worked hard for his American dream

  C.worked hard and liked to share

  D.felt hopeless about his American dream

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• 3In the past, the American dream the writer believed in was ______ .

  A.fame

  B.big houses

  C.relationships with neighbors

  D.sharing

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• 4Section B (18 marks)    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.    That day, my parents were leaving for our hometown and I went to see them off. In fact, my father had never traveled by air before, so I just took this  32  to make his experience wonderful. In spite of being asked to book train tickets, I got them air tickets.    The moment I handed over the tickets to him, he was  33  to see that I had booked them air tickets. The  34  was very obvious on his face, waiting for the time of travel. We went to the airport together, checked the baggage, asked for a window seat and then waited  35  for the security check-in. He was thoroughly enjoying himself and I, too, was filled with joy  36  him experience all these things.    As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. He became very emotional and it was as if I had done something  37 , but the fact that this meant a great deal to him. I felt surprised at his behavior. But later, thinking about the entire matter, I  38  my life. How many  39  did our parents have、 Did they come true、 Without understanding the financial situation, we, as children,  40  cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to realize our wishes、 Did we ever say thanks for all that they have done for us、    Instead of my dad saying  41  to me, I would want to say I’m sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream. I do realize how much he has  42  for my sake and I will do my best to give the best possible attention to all their wishes. Being old does not mean that they have to  43  everything. They have wishes, too.

  A.risk

  B.opportunity

  C.time

  D.luck

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• 5—Why is the librarian looking so hard at me、—You ______ to read aloud in the reading room.

  A.don’t suppose

  B.haven’t supposed

  C.are not supposed

  D.are not supposing

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• 6The writer mainly tells us about ____.

  A.his unhappy experiences

  B.the friendly people in the valley

  C.the change of his living conditions

  D.his new idea of the American dream

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• 7Ilham Anas becomes well-known because he _________.

  A.wrote a biography for President Obama

  B.looks like President Obama

  C.attended the same school as President Obama used to attend

  D.played many roles in films

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• 8Which of the following can’t be used to describe Ilham Anas、

  A.Famous.

  B.Wealthy.

  C.Handsome.

  D.Busy.

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• 9The underlined sentence “he’s in incredible demand” means ______.

  A.his advertisement business is very booming

  B.he demands better pay from his boss

  C.he is planning to increase the production

  D.he asks for higher prices for his advertisements

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• 10Ilham Anas differs from President Obama in that Anas __________

  A.is taller than President Obama

  B.is older than President Obama

  C.is a baritone

  D.sounds like a little boy

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