When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era，two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist．
  According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post，the tragedy（悲劇） occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water．
 More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children．Two children were quickly rescued，but the third died．The child's body was not found for three hours．Two of the rescuers，Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao，also died of cold and exhaustion．The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day．
  A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake．When they heard the children's cries for help，they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children．But the ice kept breaking，causing most of them to fall into the icy water．
Local residents held mourning ceremonies（祭奠儀式）at the lake．
Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation，but their lives were no longer in danger．
56．When the three students fell into water，the university students were _______．
A．skating on the ice                          B．taking photos at the lake
C．having a picnic                              D．walking along the lake
57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Three students died on the same day in all．
B．Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002．
C．The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake．
D．Local residents were not brave in face of danger．
58．It can be inferred that _______．
A．people think little of the two university students' death
B．the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on
C．some students regretted for what they had done
D．heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times    

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a sprit of independence can be more useful than crying for __36___! That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of__37__ boy to man with family hardships tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County , Henan Province. When he was ___38___ 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both ___39__home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father.

Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to ___40___ the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Hong didn’t __41___ . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen , he worked hard to___42__a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, people were ___43___to tears by his unselfishness. Hard __44__ his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted ___45__, because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even helped other students fight___46__misfortunes.

Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds ___47__ us of what we usually neglect: Love and care for others. Without these,___48___ of us could survive.

Hong ___49__donations from others. He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could ___50__ his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to ___51__ around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed ___52___ to fight against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.

Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower , no hardship can ___53__ a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ___54__ about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society ___55___ you’ll find the world smiling back.

36. A. money         B. food         C. clothes       D. help

37. A changing        B. growing     C. moving       D. turning

38. A. only           B. already      C. ever         D. still

39. A. stayed         B. went        C. sold         D. left

40. A. bring up      B. turn to       C. stick to       D. insist on

41. A. go away       B. give up       C. run out       D. turn down

42. A. build          B. rent         C. buy          D. paint

43. A. encouraged     B. moved        C. inspired      D. made

44. A. though        B. because      C. unless         D. while

45. A. brother        B. daughter     C. sister         D. uncle

46. A. against        B. for          C. towards      D. on

47. A. left          B. remembered   C. reminded     D. asked

48. A. anyone       B. everyone      C. none         D. no one

49. A. threw away    B. turned out    C. gave off       D. turned down

50. A. depend on      B. take in      C. refer to        D. turn to

51. A. show        B. eat          C. sell           D. share

52. A. a chance     B. an ability      C. a possibility    D. a belief

53. A. bury        B. defeat         C. win           D. knock

54. A. worry         B. care         C. complain      D. joke

55. A. and         B. when        C. while           D. until

---Thank you ever so much for your timely help.

---___________.

A.Glad to hear that.　 B. My pleasure　　　 C. With pleasure　　 D. All right

 A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, _____ in turn will promote its economy.

 A. what               B. which                C. that                 D. as

 A friend of mine advised me to take the job, ____ that once_____,an opportunity will never be regained.

A. saying;missed     B. saying;missing      C.to say;to miss       D. said;missing

 The holiday we are looking forward to _________soon.

A. coming             B. came             C. will come                D. be coming

 I was absent-minded while taking the exam. _______,I failed.

A. As a result        B. Besides            C. However          D. At the same time

In my personal opinion,it is what you do rather than what you say _______matters.

A. this               B. what                 C. which                  D. that

Yesterday he got up earlier than________,for it was not a(n) ______day.

A. common;usual        B. usual;ordinary      C. usual;average   D. common;ordinary

---“If you want a necklace, I’ll buy one for you at once”

---“Oh,no,A necklace is not________that I need most.”

A.anything       B. something    C.nothing            D. everything