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    I was not a lucky boy at school. My classmates called me “the alien”， and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy I __31__ from a serious skin disease which filled my arms with scars. The true   __32__   of my condition however was social: I lived a life of loneliness.

    What’s worse doctors predicted that I would never fully recover but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an   __33__   role in fighting against my disease trying many medications and herbs and my health   __34__   greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal   __35__  had led to this improvement. I regained self－confidence and made many friends at school.

    Years later   __36__  my personal battle against disease I learned a great deal about  __37__  by overcoming difficulties.

    I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I   __38__   a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my   __39__， while preparing for our first presentation I was __40__  with my team members and often rejected their   __41__ . I performed most of their tasks myself allowing them to   __42__  me only with small details. As a result the presentation was not very successful. The setback   __43__ me and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she   __44__  my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with   __45__ for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.   __46__  they were weak in English they had many valuable talents. I immediately  __47__  my policy allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program we had many meetings which gave  __48__   to many good ideas. Most importantly the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were   __49__ and eager to devote time to the program and I learned what true leadership is.

My experiences   __50__  improved my ability to handle challenging situations.

 

31. A. judged	B. suffered	C. prevented	D. separated
32. A. pain	B. sign	C. value	D. meaning
33. A. important	B. different	C. leading	D. active
34. A. developed	B. improved	C. increased	D. removed
35. A. joy	B. goal	C. will	D. life
36. A. over	B. like	C. for	D. in
37. A. ability	B. quality	C. leadership	D. friendship
38. A. taught	B. found	C. managed	D. followed
39. A. mistake	B. method	C. effort	D. right
40. A. satisfied	B. familiar	C. patient	D. strict
41. A. desires	B. talents	C. ideas	D. tasks
42. A. remind	B. guide	C. show	D. help
43. A. discouraged	B. disturbed	C. encouraged	D. educated
44. A. adopted	B. admired	C. trusted	D. tested
45. A. surprise	B. delight	C. pride	D. hope
46. A. As	B. If	C. Because	D. Although
47. A. deleted	B. changed	C. regretted	D. considered
48. A. birth	B. hand	C. gift	D. rise
49. A. crazy	B. happy	C. successful	D. independent
50. A. instantly	B. indirectly	C. unusually	D. undoubtedly

Answer 1

31―35：BADBC        36―40:  BCCAD         41―45: CDACA            46―50:  DBABD