题目内容：

完形填空，通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立)can be more useful than crying for help. That’s what’s the story I’ve heard recently tells me .

The young man was born in 1982 in a  _________  family in a small town .When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby (弃儿) girl .A year later, his_________  left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t  _________  hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to_________  his whole family: he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. _________  ,he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and _________ her education by doing part-time jobs.

After the young man’s story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior.

_________  his life was hard, he didn’t abandon his father and his sister because_________ needed his help very much. And he _________ donations from others. He said he felt  _________  because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own work. With his hard –won money, he _________ helped other students in trouble .

Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually _________ : love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live _________ these .

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a _________ . So when facing difficulties, don’t _________ bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you’ll find the world smiling back .

1.A. rich      B. happy      C. poor        D. sad

2.A. father      B. mother       C. sister      D. brother

3.A. understand  B. stand        C. believe      D. think

4.A.support      B. organize     C. hate        D. like

5.A.At times    B. Sometimes   C. At the same time D. For the first time

6.A.planted      B. afforded   C. ended        D. went

7.A.Since       B. Unless     C. If          D. Although

8.A. they       B. he          C. she          D. you

9.A.received    B. expected   C. refused      D. got

10.A. sorry     B. worried      C. encouraged  D. sad

11.A. even       B. hardly       C. still        D. too

12.A. get used to B. worry about C. pay attention to D. look forward to

13.A. with       B. without      C. by          D. for

14.A.fool      B. volunteer    C. hero         D. boy

15.A.knock into B. dream about  C. talk about  D. complain about