I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm       .

  "I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very      , I will do!"

  When it was possible, he would spend an hour     to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons,      himself to be the person in the speech.

  "In the beginning, the chickens looked so     , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been     by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me    . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more   and I had a better understanding of the exact     of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."

  "You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He     believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not    much.' During the whole childhood,     I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which     my shy personality. I used to worry about being     at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept   in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared   , therefore I regained my   ."

  Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most     missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language   . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can       them by yourself.

1.A. sincerely B. strangely       C. privately        D. impolitely

2.A. fluently          B. frequently      C. obviously       D. completely

3.A. contributing     B. seeing     C. speaking        D. turning    

4.A. considering     B. declaring        C. imagining       D. finding

5.A. satisfied      B. frightened       C. pleased      D. surprised

6.A. beaten          B. attracted        C. bothered        D. influenced

7.A. casually      B. luckily          C. carefully        D. cautiously

8.A. slight           B. obvious         C. slim            D. common

9.A. effect            B. cause           C. benefit          D. harm

10.A. originally      B. personally        C. stubbornly       D. doubtfully 

11.A. think     B. listen      C. talk            D. play   

12.A. since   B. whenever         C. before        D. unless

13.A. led to           B. applied to       C. referred to       D. owed to 

14.A. amazed  B. laughed          C. studied       D. looked

15.A. active          B. silent       C. noisy    D. upset

16.A. logically      B. naturally          C. typically         D. equally   

17.A. strength      B. confidence        C. dream     D. freedom

18.A. intelligent       B. successful   C. modest           D. responsible

19.A. gift      B. barrier     C. ability        D. study

20.A. arrange    B. exchange   C. reduce           D. change

_______the danger from enemy attacks, people had to face the lack of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything.

A. As far as        B.As long as      C. As well as      D.As soon as

In the new season, the Lakers _______ beat the Rockets 112—110 in last night’s thrilling game with Yao Ming scoring 9 points.

A. narrowly      B. accurately        C. approximately       D. automatically

Mr. Smith, who often helped passers-by repair their bikes, said that what he did was not paid but _______.

A. relevant      B. optional              C. suitable          D. voluntary

At that very moment my mind went completely_______ and I forgot what I was supposed to be doing.

A. efficient       B. blank              C. shallow         D. abundant

The challenge Lenovo faces is to develop a global brand that will ________a broader consumer group.

A. refer to         B. appeal to          C. relate to         D. attach to

What annoys me most is that every time I ________, he seems to be checking up on me.

A. turn away      B. turn around      C. turn in          D. turn out

To our relief, clothes and blankets have been _______among the people in that earthquake stricken area.

A. distributed      B. separated        C. contributed        D. donated

My camera can be _________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A. adapted       B. adopted        C. adjusted          D. applied

Many football fans attached great importance to the two matches, because China needed to beat Iran to ensure ______for the Asian Cup semi-finals.

A. outcome     B. qualification       C. conservation       D. commitment