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1 Test Paper Four (Band 2 Units 7-8) Part I. Words and Structure Directions：There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (20 points, one point for each) 1. This problem is beyond his ability and he can not ________ it. A. slip B. pack C. gain D. solve 2. He is easily _______ so I do not like to talk with him. A. defended B. afforded C. created D. offended 3. This man has been proved _______ of murder. A. guilty B. spoil C. flash D. curious 4. We _______ that it will take another four months to finish this plan. A. grant B. estimate C. council D. check 5. You have greatly _______us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks ago. A. disappointed B. deserted C. clarified D. opposed 6. It is impossible for us to _______ such a difficult task within the limited time. A. fuel B. frown C. fulfill D. frost 7. When you study in the United States, usually you have to buy your own health _______. A. insurance B. expense C. evidence D. payment 8. In the class the teacher asked the students to _______ their bad habits. A. weaken B. omit C. overcome D. overtake 9. As a commander, you should not _______ the soldiers to unnecessary danger. A. express B. explode C. ecploit D. expose 10. Please _______ me for my rudeness. I really do not know the custom here. A. engage B. comfort C. execute D. forgive 11. My throat is _______. I cannot speak any more. A. sore B. purchase C. glow D. faint 12. Many English words are _______ from Latin. A. displayed B. spread C. lost D. derived 13. He said in his letter that he would _______ some photographs but I couldn’t find anything in the envelope. A. case B. double C. enclose D. nonsense 14. Many years ago, a lot of factories were _______ from big cities to the mountainous areas in case of war. A. transferred B. transformed C. transmitted D. transported 15. This is not what we asked you to do. You can not get more pay for the _______ work. A. owing B. device C. tired D. extra

16 Water and air are to human beings we can not live without them A.harbor B.functio C.definite D.ess ential 17.Please do no when somebody else is talking. A.intend B.interpret C.interupt D.invest 18.If your letter is over weight,you must pay for the A.excess B.exceed C.checked D.chased 19 The dos the rabbit but could not catch it A.ceased B.chained C.checked 20.This movie has a ending.You can not imagine who will be killed finally A.dramatic B.original C.considerable D.temple Part II Reading Comprehension (50 points,2 points for each) Section A Short Answer Questions Directions:In there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). As researchers leam more about how children's intelligence develops,they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents.The power of the school has beer replaced by the home To begin with,all the factors which are part of intellige the child's understanding of language.leaming pattems.curiosity-are established well before the child enters school at the age of six.Study after study has shown that even after school begins,children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers.This is particularly true about learning that is language-related.The school rat r than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science In view of their power,it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence.Until recently parents had been wared by educators who asked them not to educate their children.Many teachers now realize that children are being asked to contribute both e and after the child enters schoo Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home.Of course children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents,but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually-and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will co mpos single words of the ir own with the even before they have beer taught to read Questions: S1.What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the ncilren'snei? nclude about children's leaming pattems? S3.In which area may school play a more important role? S4.Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children's intelligence? S5.The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged 2

2 16. Water and air are _______ to human beings. We can not live without them. A. harbor B. function C. definite D. essential 17. Please do not _______ when somebody else is talking. A. intend B. interpret C. interupt D. invest 18. If your letter is over weight, you must pay for the _______. A. excess B. exceed C. checked D. chased 19. The dog _______ the rabbit but could not catch it. A. ceased B. chained C. checked D. chased 20. This movie has a _______ ending. You can not imagine who will be killed finally. A. dramatic B. original C. considerable D. temple Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (50 points, 2 points for each) Section A Short Answer Questions Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence – the child’s understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity – are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science. In view of their power, it’s sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school. Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually – and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four- and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read. Questions: S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence? S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns? S3. In which area may school play a more important role? S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children’s intelligence? S5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to ________________________________

Section b reading in depth Dire es in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or are four marked A).B). C) and D.Yo de on the st choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin (was walking around the shining car."Is this your car.Paul?he asked. Paul answered "Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas ."The boy was surprised."You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything?Boy. I wish...."He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.But what the boy wish,”the bo at went hat."Paul looked at the boy in surprise,then he said again,"Would you like to take a ride in my car? “Oh yes.I'd love that. After a short ride.the boy turned and with his eves shining.said."Paul.would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little He ht he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?"the boy asked. He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled (brother.He sat him There she is Buddy just you His brother fo Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent.And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about." Paul got out nd lifted the boy to the front seat of his car The shining-eyedoer brother imbed in beside e him and the three of t them began an unforgettable holiday ride 21.The street urchin was very surprised when A)Paul received an expensive car B)Paul told him about the car C)he saw the shining ca D)he was walking around the car 22.From the story we can see the urchin A)wished to give his brother a car B)wanted Paul's brother to give him a car c)wished he could have a brother like paul's D)wished Paul could be a brother like that 23.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house A)to show his neighbors the big car B)to show he had a rich friend C)to let his brother ride in the car D)to tell his brother about his wish

3 Section B Reading in Depth Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet (机读卡) with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish .…” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it … then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 21. The street urchin was very surprised when ________. A) Paul received an expensive car B) Paul told him about the car C) he saw the shining car D) he was walking around the car 22. From the story we can see the urchin ________. A) wished to give his brother a car B) wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C) wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D) wished Paul could be a brother like that 23. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________. A) to show his neighbors the big car B) to show he had a rich friend C) to let his brother ride in the car D) to tell his brother about his wish

24.We can infer(推断)from the story that C)the urchin wished to have a rich brother D)the urchin's wish came true in the end 25.Paul gave the brothers a ride probably because A)he was free du ring the Chri mas holiday B)he thought he uld hel pled D)he wanted to take them to buy Christmas gifts Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage o you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful?This might b iness.but Dr.Kleitman has a new explanation.He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work,you may say that you're hot”.That's true.The time of day when you feel most energetic(精力充沛)is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak.For some people the peak comes before noon.For others it come in the afteroon or evening.No one has discovered v why this is so,but it leads to such familiar sayings as:"Get up,John!You're late for work again!"The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening.Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean,and which cycle each member of the family has You can't change your energy cycle,but you can leam to make your life fit it better.Habit can help,Dr.Kleitman believes.If your energy is low in the moming but you have an important job to do early in the day,rise before your usual hour.This won't change your cycle.but vou'll work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves nerg Whe get up,sit on the edge of the bed ute before putting your feet on the flo or. void the troubl som search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.Whenever possible,do routine work in the aftemoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours. 26.According to the new findings of Dr.Kleitman,if a person finds getting up early a problem.most probably A)he is a lazy person B)he refuses to follow his own energy cycle C)he is not sure when his energy is low D)he is at his energy peak in the aftemoon or evening 27.Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage? C)A change in a family member's energy cycle D)Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members 4

4 24. We can infer（推断）from the story that ________. A) Paul couldn’t understand the urchin B) the urchin had a deep love for his brother C) the urchin wished to have a rich brother D) the urchin’s wish came true in the end 25. Paul gave the brothers a ride probably because _________. A) he was free during the Christmas holiday B) he thought he should help all crippled people C) he was moved by the older brother’s wish D) he wanted to take them to buy Christmas gifts Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work, you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic (精力充沛) is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes before noon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar sayings as: “Get up, John! You’re late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. When you get up, sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours. 26. According to the new findings of Dr. Kleitman, if a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably___________. A) he is a lazy person B) he refuses to follow his own energy cycle C) he is not sure when his energy is low D) he is at his energy peak in the afternoon or evening 27. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage? A) Unawareness of energy cycles. B) Familiar saying. C) A change in a family member’s energy cycle. D) Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members

28.Ifone wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning,he should A)change his energy cycle B)overcome his laziness C)get up earlier than usual D)go to bed earlier 29.You are advised to act slow when you rise in the moming because it will A)help to keep your energy for the day's work B)help you to control your mood early in the day C)enable you to concentrate on your routine work D)Keep your ene rgy cycle under control all day 30.Which of the following statements is N I true A)Getting off to w a minimum effort helps save one's energy. B)Dr.K y people reach the peak at different hours of day. C)Ha h s one adapt to own energy cycle. D)Children have energy cycles,too. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa,He from a very early age has been looking after cattle.At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you.However,he has never been to school.Has this boy ever had any education? ation is dis overing about ourseves and about the people an hings around us.All the people who care about us our parents,brothers,sisters,friends are our teachers.In fact,we learn something from everyone we meet.We start learning on the day we are bomn,not on the first day we go to school.Every day we have new experiences,like finding a bird's nest,discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with s didn't like before.New experience more fun when we share them with other people. Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as many as possible.As we grow up.we begin to find out what we are capable of doing.You may be good at cooking.or singing or playing football.You find this out by doing these things.Just thinkin about ooking doesn't tell you ifyou are good at it. We leam so much from day to day.Sowhy is 00 importan Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school,like how to do the shopping,and how to help old or disabled people who can't do everything for themselves.At school. teachers help us to read and write.With their guidance.we begin to see things in different ways. 31.The write takes the African boy as an example to show that A)Afriean children are very poor B)some children are unlucky C)education takes many ways D)schools are of great importance 32.In the eves of the writer A)we have to learn from the people around us B)school is not important at all C)only the people caring for us can teach us D)education takes place everywhere 33.One can find out what he is good at by

5 28. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _________. A) change his energy cycle B) overcome his laziness C) get up earlier than usual D) go to bed earlier 29. You are advised to act slow when you rise in the morning because it will ____________. A) help to keep your energy for the day’s work B) help you to control your mood early in the day C) enable you to concentrate on your routine work D) keep your energy cycle under control all day 30. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy. B) Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peak at different hours of day. C) Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycle. D) Children have energy cycles, too. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa; He from a very early age has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has this boy ever had any education? Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us — our parents, brothers, sisters, friends — are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we are born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird's nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn't like before. New experiences are even of more fun when we share them with other people. Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as many as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn't tell you if you are good at it. We learn so much from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can' t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways. 31. The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that _______. A) African children are very poor B) some children are unlucky C) education takes many ways D) schools are of great importance 32. In the eyes of the writer . A) we have to learn from the people around us B) school is not important at all C) only the people caring for us can teach us D) education takes place everywhere 33. One can find out what he is good at by _

A)the encouragement of people around B)the of those lie or she meet C)thinking of it when growing up D)trying and practicing it 34.How the writer looks at the role of school is that a)school is not so important as our living places B)school enables us to understand the orld in other ways C)school teaches us something usel at home D)school cannot prepare us for our daily lives 35.The passage tells us that A)everyone gets education from the day he or she is borr B)different educationtrains different classes of people C)sho isabsolutely if or wants to understand the world D)everyone will find out what he or she is good at Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Are the British people Europeans?This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians who tend to think of all white men as E suropeans.But the British.when they are in Britain,do not regard themselves as Europeans. Europeans.to them.are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel,who have never learnt how to speak English.Europe is "the Continent:a place full of interest for English tourists.but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved.Thus,although g speaking Brita s a part of Eu 国性的They feel.ad in a separ and h as mad its people feel very,very insular( different from the rest of Europe,and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them,or even to understand them.in time of need. Where did the British people come from?This is an extraordinary interesting ques many diff ces,and all the Britain at various times from Europe.Nobody knows very much abou Britain before the Romans came during the first century B.C,but there had been at least three invasions before that.The first of these was by a dark-haired Mediterranean race called iberians.The other two were by Celtic tribes:first the Gaels,whose descendants()are the modern Scots and Irish,some of whom still speak the Gael and secondly the Britons,who gave their name to th whole island of Britain.These were the people whom the Romans conquered.The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of civilization,but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers,so the British race survived until the overthrow of the Roman Emp e by the"barbarians".i.e.the numerous Germanic tribes which overran the ole of We rope 36.The purpos of the passage is to A)talk about Europeans B)discuss the origin of British people 6

6 A) the encouragement of people around B) the teachings of those lie or she meets C) thinking of it when growing up D) trying and practicing it 34. How the writer looks at the role of school is that . A) school is not so important as our living places B) school enables us to understand the world in other ways C) school teaches us something useless at home D) school cannot prepare us for our daily lives 35. The passage tells us that _ . A) everyone gets education from the day he or she is born B) different education trains different classes of people C) school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world D) everyone will find out what he or she is good at Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Are the British people Europeans? This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians, who tend to think of all white men as Europeans. But the British, when they are in Britain, do not regard themselves as Europeans. The Europeans, to them, are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel, who have never learnt how to speak English. Europe is “the Continent”: a place full of interest for English tourists, but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved. Thus, although geographically speaking Britain is a part of Europe, yet the fact that it is a separate island has made its people feel very, very insular(具岛国性的). They feel, and in many ways are, different from the rest of Europe, and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them, or even to understand them, in time of need. Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinary interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century B.C, but there had been at least three invasions before that. The first of these was by a dark-haired Mediterranean race called Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes: first the Gaels, whose descendants(后裔) are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of civilization, but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers, so the British race survived until the overthrow of the Roman Empire by the “barbarians”, i.e. the numerous Germanic tribes which overran the whole of Western Europe. 36. The purpose of the passage is to _______. A) talk about Europeans B) discuss the origin of British people

C)argue forthe superiority of British people D)compare the Europeans with Africans and Asians 37.It can be known from the passage that A)most people think white people are Europeans B)there are many Africans and Asians living in Europe D)the British peoplet 38.It can be inferred from the passage that A)Europeans are those who are unable to speak English B)those who invaded Britain came from the other side of the English Channel C)Britain is a place full of interest for those excitable foreigners D)Britain is the source of almost all the wars in Europe 39.Why dothe British people feel insular A)They are different from those people in the Continent. B)They sometimes fail to support the continent countries in time of need. C)They are separated geographically from the Continent. D)They are considered difficult to understand. 40.Whicl of the follo wing is most likel be discussed after this passage? A)The Germanic tribes which invaded Britain B)The civilization the Romans gave Britain. C)The Romans who did not settle in Britain. D)The survival of the British people in the first century B.C. Part ICloze (10 points,0.5 point for each) Directi Th are 20 hlan For each blank there ar our choices mark A).B).C)and D)on the right sid of the paper.You shoul choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet (i F)with a single line thmough the center There is 41 hard in this world for people who 42 a strong will.A task,no matter can provided that one makes 4d one's mir nd to do it.Many a great 45excellent service to his country and is deservedly 46 by his countrymen,simply because he possesses47iron will and steady effort.We 48 that Rome was not built in a day.49 she was built, her founders had suffered a great deal 50 severe and almost unendurable distress, but they never lost their faith. example is sthat a persor of great reputation,Columbus.52 discovered American,owed his success 53 his singleness,of purpose and perseverance 54,on the ocean,hundreds of times he suffered the affliction of storms and tempests.55,instead of admitting defeat,he went 56.A student who has no resolution will 57 succeed 58 his studies.We must always remember the old 59 that"Where there is a will,there is a 60 41.A)not thing B)anything C)nothing D)something

7 C) argue for the superiority of British people D) compare the Europeans with Africans and Asians 37. It can be known from the passage that ______. A) most people think white people are Europeans B) there are many Africans and Asians living in Europe C) white men are Europeans in the eyes of Africans and Asians D) the British people think of themselves as Europeans 38. It can be inferred from the passage that ______. A) Europeans are those who are unable to speak English B) those who invaded Britain came from the other side of the English Channel C) Britain is a place full of interest for those excitable foreigners D) Britain is the source of almost all the wars in Europe 39. Why do the British people feel insular? A) They are different from those people in the Continent. B) They sometimes fail to support the continent countries in time of need. C) They are separated geographically from the Continent. D) They are considered difficult to understand. 40. Which of the following is most likely to be discussed after this passage? A) The Germanic tribes which invaded Britain. B) The civilization the Romans gave Britain. C) The Romans who did not settle in Britain. D) The survival of the British people in the first century B.C. Part Ⅲ Cloze (10 points, 0.5 point for each) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet (机读卡) with a single line through the center. There is 41 hard in this world for people who 42 a strong will. A task, no matter 43 difficult it is, can be accomplished, provided that one makes 44 one’s mind to do it. Many a great 45 excellent service to his country and is deservedly 46 by his countrymen, simply because he possesses 47 iron will and steady effort. We 48 that Rome was not built in a day. 49 she was built, her founders had suffered a great deal 50 severe and almost unendurable distress, but they never lost their faith. 51 example is that a person of great reputation, Columbus, 52 discovered American, owed his success 53 his singleness, of purpose and perseverance. 54 , on the ocean, hundreds of times he suffered the affliction of storms and tempests. 55 , instead of admitting defeat, he went 56 . A student who has no resolution will 57 succeed 58 his studies. We must always remember the old 59 that “Where there is a will, there is a 60 ”. 41. A) not thing B) anything C) nothing D) something