中考英语专项突破—完形填空
My life, as it really is, is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face__35__bravely.
In July, last year, I couldn’t believe the__36__that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem as excited as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help crying.
What I saw didn’t make me surprise. I knew very well what my family was__37__. My mum had been in bed for two years because of her disease. I knew my family lived a__38__life and couldn’t afford my tuition fee. I felt so upset at that moment but I could say__39__to my parents.
I decided to help my father with his work to support my family instead of__40__my study.
To my surprise, things completely__41__just three days before the beginning of the new term. My head teacher who had taught me three years came to my family with some money, which had been__42__by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.”
At the same time, my father also earned some extra money__43__he could afford part of my tuition fee.
I knew I was such a lucky dog and decided to study harder__44_return. With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school that I had dreamed of.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always__45__my teacher and schoolmates, and I can always get enough courage to go on. Because I have a college dream and must work hard for it no matter how hard life is. Just as a philosopher’s saying goes, “When one door shuts, __46_opens in life.”
35. A. they B. them C. those D. it
36. A. idea B. story C. news D. plan
37. A. about B. like C. against D. for
38. A. strange B. happy C. pleasant D. hard
39. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
40. A. stopping B. continuing C. enjoying D. starting
41. A. appeared B. happened C. changed D. settled
42. A. raised B. spent C. planned D. made
43. A. so that B. even though C. what if D. but
44. A. on B. in C. at D. for
45. A. dream of B. thank for C. hear of D. think of
46. A. the other B. other C. another D. others