It is always said that it’s never too late to go for your dreams. Aka Ramji, has set a good _______ for us. He realized his dream of _______ miniature (微型的) models at the age of 74.
In the 1950s, Ramji _______ at his grandparents’ house in a small village in India. Ramji always wanted to do something for fun, _______ there wasn’t too much to do for the young boy then. _______, Ramji’s father bought him a Meccano (模型拼装玩具) set when he was eight. Ramji soon fell in love with _______. Seeing Ramji showed great _______ in these models, his grandfather bought some wooden tools and blocks (积木) for him the next year. With these tools and blocks, the _______ started building model houses.
In 1968, he set up a woodworking business. He did interior design (室内设计) and made _______ for homes. After his business was closed in 2002 because of some difficulties, he started offering advice on interior design to people in need. But his heart ________ lay in model making. He would ________ himself at the end of the day by making his miniature models of trains and rockets at home. His hobby workshop (车间) became ________ with time and housed hundreds of models. The at 74, Ramji set up a space at his friend Moiz Vagh’s factory and received the first _________ from ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). “They wanted me to build rocket models for them. This was the beginning of my dream turning into a reality,” Ramji said.
“I just love to work on my models with music playing in the background. Age is ________on my mind and I would love to work all 365 days. I’m ________that I can realize my dream one day,” he added.
16. A.environment | B.example | C.excuse | D.experience |
17. A.building | B.collecting | C.fixing | D.recycling |
18. A.got up | B.grew up | C.stayed up | D.turned up |
19. 20. A.Actually | B.Unluckily | C.Finally | D.Suddenly |
21. 22. A.anger | B.disappointment | C.interest | D.pain |
23. A.seven-year-old | B.eight-year-old | C.nine-year-old | D.ten-year-old |
24. A.blocks | B.toys | C.rockets | D.furniture |
25. A.even | B.often | C.seldom | D.still |
26. A.enrich | B.help | C.lose | D.remind |
27. A.better | B.newer | C.quieter | D.smaller |
28. A.message | B.order | C.prize | D.letter |
29. A.anything | B.everything | C.nothing | D.something |
30. A.moved | B.sure | C.surprised | D.worried |