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inspiration, then more dreams and a few more. Then one morning you wake up and the dream has come true. My dreams have taken me to so many beautiful places; I've been below the surface of the ocean watching the beauty of coral and fish as I swim by. I've flown an
airplane with pontoon floats from a lake in northern Maine and another different plane on a flight over the Grand Canyon. I've also ridden under my own wind blown sails. The pictures in my head are priceless and better than any I've taken. Some of the best times I've had were listening to older people talk about their dreams and what their dreams did for their lives. When I hear some of their dreams it inspires me to think and dream how I might do that too. I interviewed a man some years ago who was 80-something years young. He was a sturdy man with the hands to match the story he told me. Hands still strong enough to crack the shells of the walnuts he offered me and munched on. He had outlived his wife but still lived in their neat home with bookcases near the fireplace he no doubt built. I asked one question and I didn
move for hours. His story of leaving home to explore the world and learn a new trade was fascinating to my young mind. But it was after hearing his tale that I realized what he was really saying to me - not as an aspiring journalist but as a person. He told me he dreamed that he would have a great life and he had one, so, I could dream about having a great life and get one too. Just as my father had said to me
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earlier, here was another confirmation. I did just what they said to do, because I could do anything I wanted. Therefore, I say dream... dream big dreams about your great life to come. I
？ heading out toward my
next one, how about you?
11. (单选题 ) According to the author, people keep dreams to themselves because ________.
A. they don B. they don
’ t think their dreams will come true ’ t have time to realize their dreams
’ t support them
C. their parents don
D. they fear what others might say
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： D
问题解析：
12. (单选题 ) In Paragraph 2,
“ We would go to the boat shows ” because ________.
whenever they came to town
A. I like to play in the boat
B. father likes to talk to the sales people C. father hopes to buy a sailboat one day D. I want to become a skipper in the future
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： C
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问题解析：
13. (单选题 ) Which statement .can best describe the saying
” dream
can wonders for you
” in Para 3 ？
A. Our dream will come true one morning we wake up. B. Dreams can inspire us to make them a reality. C. We will live a better life once we have a dream. D. The more dreams you have, the greater you will be.
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： B
问题解析：
14. (单选题 ) The author has done the following explorations except
________.
A. swimming
B. flying a plane from a lake C. flying over a canyon D. sailing across an ocean
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： D
问题解析：
15. (单选题 ) We can infer from Paragraph 6 that the old man ________.
A. is rather pleased with his life now
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B. was a writer when he was young C. live a happy life with his wife
D. used to be businessman for some time
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： A
问题解析：
Unit Two
1.(单选题 ) Her _______ for writing was a desire for women to get the
right to higher education.
A ． motivation
B．qualification
C ． talent D ． technique
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： A
问题解析：
2.(单选题 ) Don ’ t lend them the car
--- they are taking _______ of you.
D． control
A ． advantage
B．notice C ．photo
答题：
A. B. C. D. （已提交）
参考答案： A
问题解析：
3.(单选题 ) The question which will be discussed next week has
something _______ our salary.
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