An18-year-oldstudentatStanfordUniversitywasstrugglingto...

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An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his knowing where to turn for money,he came up with a bright___21___ and a friend decided to host a musical conceit on campus to___22___money for their education.

They___23___out to the great pianist Ignacy manager___24___a guaranteed fee of $2,000 for the piano recital（独奏会）.A deal was___25___and the boys began to work to make the concert a___26___.

The big day ___27___,they had not managed to sell enough total___28___was only $ 1,600. Disappointed,they went to Paderewski and explained their plight (困境） gave him the entire $ 1,600,plus a___29___for the balance $ promised to honour the cheque at the___30___rewski tore up the cheque,___31___the $ 1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the boys were___32___,and thanked him heartedly.

It was a small act of___33___ it clearly marked out Paderewski___34___a great human being.___35___should he help two people he did not even know?We all___36___situations like these in our ___37___of us only think“If I help them,what will happen to me?”The truly___38___people think,“If I don’t help them,what will happen to them?” They don't do it___39___something in do it____40____they feel it’s the right thing to do.

21. A. time        B. task         C. idea             D. decision

22. A. receive          B. raise            C. borrow           D. donate

23. A. reached          B. turned       C. pointed          D. called

24. A. increased       B. covered       C. considered           D. demanded

25. A. rejected        B. struck           C. cancelled            D. attracted

26. A. success          B. career           C. background       D. performance

27. A. uncertainly      B. unbelievably     C. unfortunately        D. undoubtedly

28. A. cost        B. bill         C. collection           D. allowance

29. A. benefit          B. profit           C. charge               D. cheque

30. A. soonest      B. latest           C. longest          D. farthest

31. A. took        B. counted      C. deposited            D. returned

32. A. pleased          B. surprised        C. frightened           D. interested

33. A. devotion    B. kindness    C. sympathy         D. teamwork

34. A. like         B. for          C. as               D. to

35. A. How          B. Where            C. When             D. Why

36. A. come across B. deal with        C. adapt to         D. think of

37. A. both         B. few          C. none             D. most

38. A. able         B. rich         C. great                D. famous

39. A. taking           B. expecting        C. offering         D. Preparing

40. A. because          B. though           C. before               D. so

【回答】

CBADB  ACCDA  DBBCD  ADCBA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空