1 . A young Mexican-born girl _________ for what was right and achieved the unexpected. Her name is Erica Fernandez. Erica was born and _________ in Michoacan. Mexico until the age of 12. At that time, her family _________ to an American agriculture city. Oxnand, California to make a fortune. One of the biggest _________ at the time was that neither her parents nor herself could speak English. Therefore, she worked hard at English for several years and _________ from Chicago University with good grades._________, a light life and racial prejudice (歧视) forced them to _________ Mexico, where she started her new career.
One day Erica was invited to attend a meeting as a translator. She _________ got news that the richest mining company in the world would build a chemical factory in her hometown. The reason why they chose Michoacan was that this _________ was refused in those developed areas. It would cause 280 tens of air __________ each year, not only affecting the __________ of Oxnard settlers, but also their harvests. Some local people were __________ to celebrate for more chances of making money because they didn’t know the truth. Seeing that her hometown was going to be __________, Erica decided to do something about it. Erica joined forces with __________ environmental protection organizations, and reached out to the media to report this unfairness to __________ this programme from going through. She also __________ more than 250 high school students marching on the street. All her efforts became __________ after her exciting speech. The project didn’t go through. It was Erica’s courage and determination that __________ their success.
Erica saved her hometown from a bad __________ at her young age, but most __________ she is teaching us how to live life in the right way: Care about our homeland and we can make a difference!
1. A.put up | B.came up | C.got up | D.stood up |
2. A.raised | B.taken | C.buried | D.brought |
3. A.reached | B.turned | C.moved | D.staved |
4. A.adventures | B.sufferings | C.dreams | D.problems |
5. A.came | B.left | C.graduated | D.kept |
6. A.Besides | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Moreover |
7. A.lead | B.return | C.live | D.want |
8. A.widely | B.formally | C.accidentally | D.uniquely |
9. A.activity | B.campaign | C.programme | D.statement |
10. A.Pollution | B.harm | C.damage | D.hurt |
11. A.disease | B.emotion | C.health | D.freedom |
12. A.astonished | B.excited | C.depressed | D.satisfied |
13. A.taken advantage of | B.taken care of | C.taken charge of | D.taken hold of |
14. A.foreign | B.downtown | C.religious | D.local |
15. A.protect | B.break | C.fight | D.prevent |
16. A.gathered | B.commanded | C.forced | D.collected |
17. A.successful | B.worthwhile | C.hopeful | D.true |
18. A.came to | B.referred to | C.added to | D.contributed to |
19. A.association | B.situation | C.occasion | D.emergency |
20. A.importantly | B.curiously | C.fortunately | D.simply |