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Section Ⅱ Lesson 1
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Mary was always dreaming of graduating from college in cap and gown, accepting her diploma and ready to start a career. Since Mary came from a lowincome family, her dream seemed out of __1__. There would never be enough money to send Mary to college. __2__, no member of her family had ever gone to college. But Mary __3__ that thought. In secondary school she studied hard, and spoke __4__ of her dream to teachers and friends. When her __5__ day at school came, her principal called her into his office.
“I have a(n) __6__ for you,” he said.
It contained a scholarship to a nearby college. The power of a thought had __7__ its first bonus. But the scholarship could cover only part of her college __8__. Mary took every parttime job she could find.
Mary's dream came true when she graduated from college. Then she took a course in insurance. When she __9__ herself to a local insurance company for a job, she was __10__. She applied again. The answer was no. She kept going back until the manager __11__ her.
Twentyfive years later Mary Crowe's colleagues in that company __12__ at a special dinner in her honor, recognizing her for her outstanding achievements as an insurance saleswoman.
“Each of us is constantly in a state of becoming,” she said, giving her secret to __13__. “Through __14__ and faith you can become what you think. Not that your life will be without problems, but along the way problems will be __15__. Ask and believe; dream and believe; work and believe.”
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了来自贫困家庭的Mary Crowe(玛丽·克罗)凭借着自己对梦想的坚持和努力上了大学,并且在25年后作为一名保险人员取得了杰出成就。Mary认为通过热情和信念,你可以成为你想成为的人。
1.A.control B.question
C.sight D.thought
答案 C 根据前文“Mary came from a lowincome family”以及后文“There would never be enough money to send Mary to college.”可知,Mary家里贫穷,无法支持她上学,所以她的梦想遥不可及,短语out of sight表示“看不见,遥不可及”。故选C。
答案 A hold on to “坚持”;take pride in “以……为傲”;make up for “补偿”;come up with “提出”。根据后文“that thought. In secondary school she studied hard”可知,