( )5. The boy's father died in a traffic accident ten years ago. ______ , the whole family's life was greatly changed.
A. Ever since
B. From then on
C. Since then on
D. From now on

B

( )6. —I'm afraid I have to give up my dream of being a great physicist like Yang Zhenning.
—______. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
A. Don't lose heart
B. Don't mention it
C. That's unusual
D. You must be joking

A

四、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 他比其他的孩子小得多。
He was ______.
2. 上初中时，他参加了校队选拔赛。
While ______, he ______ for his school team.
3. 他因为太矮被拒绝了。
He ______ because he ______.
4. 他开始更加刻苦练习，最后教练改变了对他的看法。
He began to ______ and finally ______.
5. 大学都不愿意邀请他比赛。
No university ______.

much smaller/younger than other kids
; (he was) in junior high school
; tried out
; was refused
; was too short/small
; practise harder
; the coach changed his mind
; was willing to invite him to play

五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
$The mountain was high and it was cold. Everything \underline{1} (cover) by snow and ice and it was dangerous. I shook in my tent as the storm tried \underline{2} (knock) me back to the bottom. "You will never make it to the top," everyone said. "No woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have done it \underline{3} themselves." I was so confident that I would be \underline{4} first woman to climb up to the top of Whitmore. I had prepared for several months.$
$The wind had gotten much \underline{5} (quiet) when I woke up the next morning. I climbed out of my tent and looked out at the mountain. Everything was white and still. "I \underline{6} (make) it to the top today," I thought to \underline{7} (I).$
I started to go up the slope. My feet crunched on the snow with every step I took. It was a beautiful day. I was climbing quickly. Soon I was going to reach the top. All of a sudden, I slipped(滑倒$). I moved down the mountain. I was going slowly at first \underline{8} then I started to slide very fast. I started to turn around and around quickly. After what felt like forever, I came to a stop. I had slid all the way to the bottom. I was \underline{9} (live). I couldn't believe it.$
$Three days later, I \underline{10} (make) it to the top. It was a beautiful day and I had a perfect view of everything around me.$
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

was covered
; to knock
; by
; the
; quieter
; will make
; myself
; but
; alive
; made