My family was quite poor when I was at college, so I had to ________ for my life as a tutor.

1. A.
   live
2. B.
   make
3. C.
   struggle
4. D.
   earn

My family was quite poor when I was at college, so I had to ______ for my life as a tutor．

A．fight           B．make          C．struggle          D．survive

My family was quite poor when I was at college, so I had to ________ for my life as a tutor.

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Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (農(nóng)場工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he1to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social2with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was3because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his4. In his words, he5thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came6into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt 7 . She told Dad that they must make a 8 .
My mother had9of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and 10 . And she11that I would some day become a great leader12men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she13Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 14a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 15education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I16what we have today. Dad runs a big international17and I am a successful lawyer18great fame in my country,19not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.20he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      rode
   2. B.
      walked
   3. C.
      ran
   4. D.
      drove
2. 2.
   1. A.
      conversations
   2. B.
      games
   3. C.
      relationships
   4. D.
      activities
3. 3.
   1. A.
      cold
   2. B.
      crowded
   3. C.
      quiet
   4. D.
      dirty
4. 4.
   1. A.
      horse
   2. B.
      entertainment
   3. C.
      life
   4. D.
      beer
5. 5.
   1. A.
      often
   2. B.
      ever
   3. C.
      never
   4. D.
      sometimes
6. 6.
   1. A.
      laughing
   2. B.
      singing
   3. C.
      sleeping
   4. D.
      crying
7. 7.
   1. A.
      unimportant
   2. B.
      busy
   3. C.
      unsatisfied
   4. D.
      tired
8. 8.
   1. A.
      living
   2. B.
      change
   3. C.
      decision
   4. D.
      house
9. 9.
   1. A.
      dreamed
   2. B.
      heard
   3. C.
      thought
   4. D.
      spoken
10. 10.
    1. A.
       honesty
    2. B.
       money
    3. C.
       fame
    4. D.
       energy
11. 11.
    1. A.
       cared
    2. B.
       knew
    3. C.
       forgot
    4. D.
       hoped
12. 12.
    1. A.
       training
    2. B.
       ruling
    3. C.
       helping
    4. D.
       protecting
13. 13.
    1. A.
       warned
    2. B.
       wanted
    3. C.
       allowed
    4. D.
       persuaded
14. 14.
    1. A.
       start
    2. B.
       find
    3. C.
       design
    4. D.
       sell
15. 15.
    1. A.
       farther
    2. B.
       higher
    3. C.
       easier
    4. D.
       closer
16. 16.
    1. A.
       showed
    2. B.
       kept
    3. C.
       lost
    4. D.
       achieved
17. 17.
    1. A.
       company
    2. B.
       school
    3. C.
       farm
    4. D.
       café
18. 18.
    1. A.
       suffering
    2. B.
       sharing
    3. C.
       enjoying
    4. D.
       following
19. 19.
    1. A.
       though
    2. B.
       if
    3. C.
       and
    4. D.
       since
20. 20.
    1. A.
       So
    2. B.
       However
    3. C.
       Or
    4. D.
       Because

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because her thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

A. She had seven brothers.     B. She felt herself a nobody.

C. She was too shy to go to school.

D. She did not have any good teachers.

The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.

   A. work for a school magazine        B. run away from her family

   C. make a lot of friends              D. develop her writing style

According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?

   A. Her early years in college.           B. Her training in the Workshop.

   C. Her feeling of being different.        D. Her childhood experience.

What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

   A. It is quite popular among students.

   B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.

   C. It wasn’t success as it was written in Spanish.

   D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

A．She had seven brothers.                  B．She felt herself a nobody.

C．She was too shy to go to school.            D．She did not have any good teachers.

2.The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.

A．work for a school magazine                B．run away from her family

C．make a lot of friends                     D．develop her writing style

3.According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?

A．Her early years in college.                 B．Her training in the Workshop.

C．Her feeling of being different.              D．Her childhood experience.

4.What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

A．It is quite popular among students.

B．It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.

C．It wasn’t success as it was written in Spanish.

D．It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.