原文作者：佚名

　（一）
　　i climbed the stairs slowly， carrying a big suitcase， my father following with two more. by the time i got to the third floor， i was ___1___ and at the same time feeling lonely. worse still， dad ___2___ a step and fell， sending my new suitcases ___3___ down the stairs. “damn！” he screamed， his face turning red. i knew ___4___ was ahead. whenever dad’s face turns red， ___5___！
 　　how could i ever___6___ him to finish unloading the car ___7___ screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls， girls i would have to spend the ___8___ of the year with？ doors were opening and faces peering out[探出]， as dad walked ___9___ close behind. i felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a（n） ___10___ start.
 　　“___11___ the room quickly，” i thought. “get him into a chair and calmed down.” but___12___， would there be a chair in room 316？ or would it be a（n） ___13___ room？
 　　___14___ i turned the key in the lock and ___15___ the door open， with dad ___16___ complaining[抱怨] about a hurting knee or something. i put my head in， expecting the ___17___. but to my ___18___， the room wasn’t empty at all！ it had furniture， curtains， a tv， and even paintings on the walls.
 　　and there on a well-made bed sat amy， my new ___19___， dressed neatly. greeting me with a nod， she said in a soft voice， “hi， you must be cori.” then， she ___20___ the music and looked over at ___21___. “and of course， you’re mr. faber，” she said， ___22___. “would you like a glass of iced tea？” dad’s face turned decidedly ___23___ before he could bring out a “yes”.
 　　i knew ___24___ that amy and i would be ___25___ and my first year of college would be a success.
 　　1. a. helpless b. lazy c. anxious d. tired [论文网]
　　2. a. took b. minded c. missed d. picked
　　3. a. rolling b. passing c. dropping d. turning
　　4. a. suffering b. difficulty c. trouble d. danger
　　5. a. go ahead b. look out c. hold on d. give up
　　6. a. lead b. help c. encourage d. get
　　7. a. after b. without c. while d. besides
　　8. a. best b. beginning c. end d. rest
　　9. a. with difficulty b. in a hurry
　　c. with firm steps d. in wonder
　　10. a. fresh b. late c. bad d. unfair
　　11. a. search b. find c. enter d. book
　　12. a. in fact b. by chance c. once more d. then again
　　13. a. small b. empty c. new d. neat
　　14. a. finally b. meanwhile
　　c. sooner or later d. at the moment
　　15. a. knocked b. forced c. pushed d. tried

　　16. a. yet b. only c. even d. still
　　17. a. worst b. chair c. best d. tea
　　18. a. regret b. disappointment c. surprise d. knowledge
　　19. a. roommate b. classmate c. neighbour d. companion
　　20. a. turned on b. turned down c. played d. enjoyed
　　21. a. dad b. me c. the door d. the floor
　　22. a. questioning b. wondering c. smiling

d. guessing
　　23. a. red b. less pale c. less red d. pale
　　24. a. soon b. there c. later d. then
　　25. a. sisters b. friends c. students d. fellows
　　（二）
　　he has been called the “missing link.” half-man， half-beast. he is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-mount everest.
 　　he is known as the abominable snowman. the ___1___ of the snowman has been around for ___2___. climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of mount everest. the native people said they ___3___ this creature and called it the “yeti，” and they said that they had ___4___ caught yetis on two occasions ___5___ none has ever been produced as evidence[证据].
 　　over the years， the story of the yetis has ___6___. in 1951， eric shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of everest. shipton believed that they were not ___7___ the tracks of a monkey or bear and ___8___ that the abominable snowman might really ___9___.
 　　further efforts have been made to find out about yetis. but the only things people have ever found were ___10___ footprints. most believe the footprints are nothing more than ___11___ animal tracks， which had been made ___12___ as they melted[融化] and refroze in the snow. ___13___， in 1964， a russian scientist said that the abominable snowman was ___14___ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. but， ___15___， no evidence has ever ___16___ been produced.
 　　these days， only a few people continue to take the story of the abominable snowman ___17___. but if they ever ___18___ catching one， they may face a real ___19 ___： would they put it in a ___20___ or give it a room in a hotel？
 　　1. a. event b. story c. adventure d. description
　　2. a. centuries b. too long c. some time d. many years
　　3. a. heard from b. cared for c. knew of d. read about
　　4. a. even b. hardly c. certainly d. probably
　　5. a. as b. though c. when d. until
　　6. a. developed b. changed c. occurred d. continued
　　7. a. entirely b. naturally c. clearly d. simply
　　8. a. found b. declared c. felt d. doubted

　　9. a. exist b. escape c. disappear d. return
　　10. a. clearer b. more c. possible d. rare
　　11. a. huge b. recent c. ordinary d. frightening
　　12. a. strange b. large c. deep d. rough
　　13. a. in the end b. therefore c. after all d. however
　　14. a. imagined b. real c. special d. familiar
　　15. a. so b. besides c. again d. instead
　　16. a. rightly b. actually c. normally d. particularly
　　17. a. lightly b. jokingly c. seriously d. properly
　　18. a. succeed in b. insist on c. depend on d. join in
　　19. a. decision b. situation c. subject d. problem
　　20. a. zoo b. mountain c. museum d. laboratory
　　（三）
　　daniel henney had a tough childhood growing up as a mixed-race child in a small us town. he ___1___ with other children twice a week because they make fun of his fa

mily. his mum is korean and his father， british-american.
 　　today， ___2___， his cross-cultural appeal is sending him to the ___3___ of asian pop culture. that’s ___4___ he appeared in hit korean dramas like “my name is kim sam soon”， a romantic comedy film “seducing mr. perfect”， and many ___5___.
 　　“the childhood knocks and wounds helps ___6___ my character，” said henney， 27， from carson city， michigan.
 　　___7___ becoming a model， henney said he was a quiet boy who loved basketball. his passion for sport and his ___8___ got him a basketball schorlarship at the uniersity of illinois in chicago. he also got a degree in business ___9___ and a minor in theatre.
 　　“i used to be ___10___ to speak in front of people， so i decided to ___11___ communication as a major，” he said.
 　　henney’s modeling ___12___ started in the us in the summer of 2002 by accident. an agent saw him in a parking lot， where he was waiting in a car for his friend to come out of an audition.
 　　henney has found being a korean-american star in ___13___ is， in fact， a double-edged sword.
 　　his cross-cultural appeal， good looks and education are a big plus. but the language ___14___ often leaves him with minor roles despite his working knowledge of korean.
 　　“it’s very ___15___. because no matter how confident you are as a person， how strong， language is one thing that can ___16___ you，” he said.
 　　“i have no problem speaking korean with my friends on the phone， but… when i speak korean on tv or film， the entire nation is watching and listening ___17___. it makes me
 　　___18___.”
　　he doesn’t hesitate to share his ___19___ childhood despite the risk of hurting his mr. perfect ___20___.