Question

When I was asked to think about someone who changed our life by my teacher, I thought of my friend Anna immediately.

Anna was a top student when she was at school. She was ______, so she often told me, “Study hard, and your efforts will finally ______. In the future, you will have a good job and certainly be ______ in life.” After her graduation, she was admitted to a university. ______, she left there after studying for appropriately a year, because she didn’t have enough ______ for the next year. But a year later，she ______. This time she was not only a college student, but also a(n) ______. She had to work in her ______ time and do homework during school hours. It must have been the most difficult period of time in her life, but she didn’t ______ at all. Instead, she told me how to become ______ and responsible.

I ______ her and often tell myself that I should work hard to ______ it once I set my mind to something like Anna. Her ways are changing my ways. Now I don’t do the things I ______ to do. Ever since I started high school, I have been more ______. I am not lazy any more. Instead, I try to come to school every day. I have ______ everything aside and just have been focused on school. I am really ______ that she has changed me a lot.

As our teacher was ______, already had something to write, because I ______ thought of my friend. I am actually proud to say that she is my ______, because I wouldn’t be here at this point of time without her help. I firmly believe that I will be someone who ______ someone else one day.

1.A. confident    B. hard – working    C. responsible    D. reliable

2.A. pay for    B. pay back    C. pay off    D. pay

3.A. somebody    B. nobody    C. everybody    D. anybody

4.A. But    B. And    C. However    D. Therefore

5.A. time    B. benefit    C. energy    D. money

6.A. gave in    B. went back    C. went away    D. gave up

7.A. worker    B. employer    C. student    D. teacher

8.A. busy    B. full    C. empty    D. spare

9.A. solve    B. complain    C. realize    D. mean to

10.A. honest    B. kind    C. strong    D. healthy

11.A. praise    B. appreciate    C. amaze    D. dislike

12.A. get    B. recognize    C. achieve    D. accept

13.A. desired    B. designed    C. hated    D. used

14.A. connected    B. concentrated    C. frightened    D. delighted

15.A. pushed    B. arranged    C. pulled    D. saved

16.A. grateful    B. helpful    C. faithful    D. powerful

17.A. wondering    B. asking    C. commanding    D. laughing

18.A. scarcely    B. usually    C. surely    D. fortunately

19.A. friend    B. goal    C. hero    D. competitor

20.A. protects    B. helps    C. influences    D. encourages

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.C

【解析】文章大意：老师问起谁是改变我们的生活的人，我立刻就想起我的朋友安娜。她的刻苦、坚强和责任感深深感动了我并且对我产生了巨大的影响。以她为榜样，我也坚信有一天我也会成为一个能够影响别人的人。

1. B 她在学校就是顶尖的学生。她经常告诉我，要努力学习，你的辛苦最终会得到好的结果。可见，她总是很刻苦。

2.C 努力学习，你的努力会给你一个好的结果。pay for 为…付款/付出代价； pay back 偿还，报答； pay off 取得成功，得到好结果。

3.A somebody在此处意思是“重要人物，大人物”。努力学习，将来会有一个好的工作，在生活中会成大器。

4.C however表转折，她升上了大学，然而，学了一年就不能继续她的学业了。

5.D 她不能继续上学，是因为她没有足够的钱支付不起下一年的学费。

6.B 在她因为交不起第二年的学费而离开了学校一年之后，她又回（go back）到了大学。

7.D 这次，她不单单是一个学生，而且她也找到了一个当老师的兼职。

8.D 由于她要兼职做老师挣钱交学费，她不得不在自己的空余时间努力工作，在学校还要努力学习。

9.B 既要学习又要兼职挣钱，对她来说，那段日子一定是她生活中最难熬的时间。但是她一点都不在乎，不抱怨。

10.C 她对自己的艰苦处境没有一点抱怨，而是告诉我要坚强和负责。

11.B 我对她赞赏有加，并且经常告诉自己我也要像她那样一旦下定决心去做什么就应该努力去实现它。appreciate 欣赏，赞赏，感激。

12.C 解析见上。achieve v. 达到，完成，如愿以偿。

13.D 我下决心要向安娜学习。现在，我不再像以前那样做事情了。used to do sth.过去常常做某事。

14.B 考察形容词词义辨析。从我上高中开始，我就更加专心(concentrated adj. 集中的，全神贯注的)。connected 连接的，连贯的；frightened 恐惧的，害怕的；delighted 高兴的，欣喜的。

15.A 考察固定短语。我把一切事情推向一边，只是关注到学业上。push aside 把… 向旁边推。

16.A 我真的很感激是她极大地改变了我。be grateful 充满感激的。

17.B 本句回应开头话题，当老师问起（生活中有谁改变了我们），我已经有话可写，因为我经常(usually)会想起我的朋友。

18.B 见上题。

19.C 我很骄傲地说她就是我心目中的英雄，是我学习和效仿的榜样。如果不是她的帮助，我此时此刻就不会坐在这里。hero 英雄。

20.C 在她的深深影响下，我变得刻苦勤奋了。我坚信有一天我也会像她那样成为一个可以影响别人的人。