1 . Tianwu has climbed Huashan more than 3,000 times in the past decade. He is a ________, transporting goods up the slopes on his back, for a living. But he is most ________ for his disability: He has only one arm.
He ________ his left am in an accident in 1992 at the coal mine. With two young children and parents to ________, he was working overtime that day when a pulley brake ________ after that he opened a store, but it went bankrupt from too many ________ sales. ________ his hard work, he was left with nothing but debts. Then he heard about bearers for Huashan Mountain from a friend and thought it would be an ________ job.
His first job was to ________ 30 kilograms of goods to High Ladder: He had a companion who ________ mid-way, but he finished his job with ________ pain in his knees. But as he ________ experience through the years, he has developed his own ________ for climbing the mountain.
Now he carries 60 kilograms of goods up the mountain every day—1 kilogram more than his own body weight. ________, he makes three to four trip s each day to and from. “I ________ each step very carefully and have never had any accident in the past 10 years.” He said.
Being a bearer is a tiresome and dull job in many people's minds, but he enjoys himself. He appreciates and remembers the calligraphy ________ in the rocks and copies them. His favorite one is. “Though heavy snow falls down on verdant pines. the pines still stand ________.” He once said. “I'd like to stay here because the mountain pays my hard work ________.”
“I don't lament for my ________ days and will not fear the future,” He said. The painstaking job has given him a strong ________.
1. | A．carrier | B．guide | C．bearer | D．servant |
2. | A．noted | B．famous | C．well-known | D．pitied |
3. | A．destroyed | B．damaged | C．disabled | D．lost |
4. | A．stand for | B．live for | C．look for | D．care for |
5. | A．failed | B．fell | C．disappear | D．broke |
6. | A．casual | B．credit | C．chain | D．constant |
7. | A．Besides | B．Regardless | C．Except | D．Despite |
8. | A．ideal | B．satisfying | C．loose | D．outstanding |
9. | A．take | B．carry | C．fetch | D．road |
10. | A．stopped | B．paused | C．quitted | D．rested |
11. | A．hard | B．intense | C．severe | D．serious |
12. | A．received | B．gained | C．established | D．serious |
13. | A．way | B．technique | C．procedure | D．assistance |
14. | A．Nevertheless | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．thus |
15. | A．care | B．mind | C．follow | D．watch |
16. | A．painted | B．printed | C．written | D．carved |
17. | A．straight | B．still | C．high | D．verdant |
18. 19. 20. | A．body | B．health | C．heart | D．mind |
