The day I met Hani Irmawati, she was a shy, 17-year-old girl standing alone in the parking lot of the international school in Indonesia, where I teach English. She asked if I could help her improve her English. I could _________ it took immense courage for the young Indonesian girl to _________ me and ask for help.
“I want to go to a US university,” she said with _________. I was surprised.
I agreed to work with her _________ a volunteer basis. For several months, Hani woke each morning at five and caught the city bus to her public high school. During the one-hour _________, she studied for her regular classes and finished the English _________ I had given her. At four o’clock in the afternoon, she arrived at my classroom, _________ but ready to work.
When I met Hani’s family at their _________ little house, I realized they would never be able to _________ the expenses of a US university. Hani’s enthusiasm was __________ with her language ability, __________ I was becoming more and more discouraged.
One day I received the announcement of a(n) __________ opportunity for a major US university. After reading the requirements, I knew Hani couldn’t meet the __________. I told her that there was only a __________ chance of her getting the scholarship and encouraged her to be more “realistic” about her dream. But she remained __________.
“Will you send in my name?” she asked.
I couldn’t __________ her down. I completed the application, with the painful truth about her academic life, but also with my __________ of her courage and perseverance.
Three weeks later, just before Hani went to Jakarta to take the Test of English Fluency, she received a letter from the scholarship association. She had been __________.
I leaped around the room, overjoyed and shocked. Hani stood by, __________. I realized that it was I who had learned something Hani had known from the beginning: It is not intelligence alone that brings success, but also the __________ to succeed, the commitment to work hard and the courage to believe in yourself.
21. A.believe | B.expect | C.spot | D.tell |
22. A.turn | B.approach | C.excuse | D.convince |
23. A.anxiety | B.suspect | C.confidence | D.hesitation |
24. 25. A.class | B.ride | C.stay | D.break |
26. A.assignment | B.accent | C.journal | D.guideline |
27. A.bored | B.excited | C.confused | D.exhausted |
28. A.ugly | B.untidy | C.humble | D.comfortable |
29. A.save | B.afford | C.charge | D.avoid |
30. A.fading | B.showing | C.decreasing | D.increasing |
31. 32. A.investment | B.growth | C.promotion | D.scholarship |
33. A.qualifications | B.challenges | C.invitations | D.deadlines |
34. A.real | B.slim | C.fair | D.solid |
35. A.practical | B.subjective | C.determined | D.genuine |
36. 37. A.analysis | B.criticism | C.praise | D.concern |
38. A.accepted | B.rejected | C.confirmed | D.impressed |
39. A.whispering | B.smiling | C.assuming | D.inquiring |
40. A.secret | B.pressure | C.wisdom | D.drive |