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“ What is potential ?” you may ask.     1     simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will    2    , what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! The possibilities are    3    , and I have    4     in your ability to make a    5     to your family, to your community and to your country. Over the next three years, you’ll discover your potential while you develop as a student and a person.

2 . I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to_______him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and_______. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too_______for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were_______over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes_______large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop_______. Later he said_______. “I wish I could speak French.” I was_______-this from a boy who hated and_______French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he________Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
________, the moment that really took________breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was________a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in________. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and________to become part of the leadership of the________.
Learning her story, Barrett was as________as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a________of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay________as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This________achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.1.

A．comfort

B．please

C．attract

D．educate

2.

A．rough

B．dangerous

C．troublesome

D．violent

3.

A．little

B．much

C．fast

D．slow

4.

A．moving

B．running

C．climbing

D．looking

5.

A．too

B．very

C．even

D．so

6.

A．joking

B．crying

C．shouting

D．smiling

7.

A．patiently

B．regretfully

C．lightly

D．cheerfully

8.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．determined

D．surprised

9.

A．took up

B．went in for

C．fought against

D．called off

10.

A．befriended

B．disregarded

C．avoided

D．recognized

11.

A．Thus

B．Even

C．Meanwhile

D．However

12.

A．our

B．his

C．my

D．her

13.

A．asking

B．interviewing

C．arranging

D．describing

14.

A．brain

B．wish

C．will

D．health

15.

A．appeared

B．struggled

C．hesitated

D．failed

16.

A．village

B．city

C．organization

D．state

17.

A．pleased

B．bored

C．touched

D．puzzled

18.

A．combination

B．composition

C．connection

D．satisfaction

19.

A．in

B．behind

C．out

D．away

20.

A．interview

B．flight

C．article

D．trip

3 . “Mama，when I grow up，I’m going to be one of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was______to more，my interests in the world of dance______varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a______in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18，I received the phone call which made that dream a______； I became a member of the company______back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now，it surely______any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief______I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually______to get the job.After being offered the position，I was completely______.I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change，it did not come without its fair share of______.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week，I found it vital to______up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme______to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us______.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals______a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day，I discovered a new______of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical______were pushed much further than I thought______.I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today，when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great______of being a part of，not only as a member，but as a dance captain，I see a______that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.

A．hobby

B．plan

C．dream

D．word

2.

A．connected

B．expanded

C．exposed

D．extended

3.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．probably

D．consistently

4.

A．director

B．trainer

C．leader

D．dancer

5.

A．symbol

B．memory

C．truth

D．reality

6.

A．bouncing

B．dating

C．turning

D．tracking

7.

A．lacks

B．adds

C．makes

D．brings

8.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．when

9.

A．cared

B．expected

C．asked

D．decided

10.

A．motivated

B．relaxed

C．convinced

D．astonished

11.

A．challenges

B．profits

C．advantages

D．adventures

12.

A．put

B．mix

C．build

D．pick

13.

A．attention

B．association

C．attraction

D．adaptation

14.

A．apart

B．aside

C．off

D．back

15.

A．over

B．by

C．with

D．beyond

16.

A．function

B．meaning

C．expression

D．usage

17.

A．boundaries

B．problems

C．barriers

D．efforts

18.

A．necessary

B．perfect

C．proper

D．possible

19.

A．talent

B．honor

C．potential

D．responsibility

20.

A．victory

B．trend

C．tradition

D．desire