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When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to    36   her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don't know  37  you don't know."

Rush is 49 now and  38  working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has  39   to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an)  40  not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.

Rush was  41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was  42  by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to  43  " she says.

She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.

Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客戶)  47  Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.

By 2001, many of Rush's 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every    49   But she felt she hadn't done enough. 50  she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.

She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million   52   .

She's come a long way from the  53    23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn't change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54  the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep   55   yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it's been 25 years"

 

1.A．make            B. accomplish        C.  receive      D．a(chǎn)rrive

2.A．what            B．which             C．why           D．who

3. A．so             B．somehow           C．still         D．a(chǎn)nyhow

4. A.  grown         B．become            C．got           D．gone

5.A．a(chǎn)ble housewife  B．ordinary woman    C．role model    D．truck driver

6. A．brought        B．lived             C．risen         D．raised

7. A．moved          B．interested        C．struck        D．encouraged

8. A have an influence                    B．make a difference  C．set an example   D．make a decision

9. A．low            B．high              C．cheap         D．expensive

10.A．which          B．that              C．when          D．where

11.A．well           B．badly             C．worse         D．better

12.A．like           B．besides           C．for           D．except

13.A．take           B．fetch             C．bring         D．lift

14.A．education      B．family            C．background    D．city

15.A．Because        B．For               C．But           D．So

16.A．seizing        B．creating          C．grasping      D．losing

17..A．in case       B．in turn           C．in return     D．in need

18.A．inexperienced  B．experienced       C．expert        D．skilled

19.A．enjoy          B．hate              C．doubt         D．refuse

20.A．fighting       B．forcing           C．challenging   D．a(chǎn)musing

 

 

. The ship could ______ seventy passengers.

A．carry	B．take
C．fetch	D．bring

 

Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   36   shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   37   . She wanted to help,    38   she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to    39    and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   40   cookies in them and began to   41   , offering them to anyone near me.

I    42    an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me    43   in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes    44    a little bit and he said, “No one has    45    called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.

It struck me. 

I explained I had been raised that    46    color and social status, everyone deserved     47    . It made me    48    to think that just because he was homeless, no one    49   him the honor. It broke my   50   , and I couldn’t help   51   cry. I just didn’t understand    52   no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every    53   person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the    54   it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    55   make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

36. A. useless                       B. careless             C. homeless                  D. hopeless

37. A. participate               B. involve          C. choose                D. go

38. A. however              B. but             C. yet                 D. so

39. A. bring               B. fetch            C. collect             D. take

40. A. classmate’s             B. schoolmate’s     C. sister’s                D. family’s

41. A. walk around       B. knock around      C. come around            D. stand around

42. A. went                  B. came           C. approached           D. met

43. A. right                   B. even             C. still                 D. just

44. A. watered             B. cried             C. tore                D. dropped

45. A. already              B. ever            C. still                D. yet

46. A. in spite              B. regardless of     C. concerned about      D. for fear of

47. A. happiness                   B. truth                 C. respect                         D. help

48. A. strong-minded            B. sad                 C. frightened           D. pleased

49. A. handed                 B. afforded          C. provided            D. supplied

50. A. eyes                          B. mind                 C. opinions                   D. heart

51. A. but                                B. and                   C. until                        D. or

52. A. what                B. when            C. whether              D. why

53. A. single                  B. poor           C. ordinary            D. normal

54. A. stories                       B. lessons              C. experiences            D. tears

55. A. equally                      B. hardly            C. really                       D. finally

Could you please________-me a clean shirt from my bedroom ?

A. take             B  bring         C. fetch      D.  carry

 

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Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to   31   their fruit and vegetables into the city. They   32   one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their   33  . This outdoor market was a great place to   34.   Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in   35   after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the   36   produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child,   37   was like a festival – full of colors and   38  . There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, and onions. The farmers did their own   39  . They all shouted loudly for   40   to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to   41   your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to   42   with the farmers over the   43   of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “  44  ” in this drama. My mother was an   45   at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “So   46  ?”

The seller looked terribly   47  . “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor,   48   farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing   49   a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were   50  . The drama was over.

A. carry       B. take    C. bring  D. fetch

A. opened    B. closed C. started D. stopped

A. produce   B. goods  C. food   D. product

A. buy  B. sell     C. bargain      D. shop

A. hurriedlyB. immediately    C. hardly D. straightly

A. best  B. finest  C. freshest      D. cheapest

A. who B. that     C. which D. what

A. voices     B. noises C. sounds       D. accent

A. shoppingB. business       C. shouting     D. advertising

A. customersB. producers    C. themselves         D. sellers

A. leave     B. let      C. except D. make

A. argue     B. talk     C. discuss       D. speak

A. order     B. price   C. quality       D. form

A. viewersB. listeners       C. actors  D. directors

A. actress   B. inventor     C. advancer    D. expert

A. wonderfulB. exciting   C. cheap  D. expensive

A. injured  B. hurt    C. damaged    D. wounded

A. excellentB. fair     C. honest D. easy

A. with      B. to       C. in       D. on

A.disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied         D. tired