A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua, China’s most famous university, after an eight-year      . Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province. He first       going to college in the year 2000       he was admitted by a local school after
     from a secondary technical school at age 17.
As a       art student, he passed the exam again next year but ____
school due to economic pressures in September 2002. Life seemed       but Li didn’t give up. He earned a       by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students. But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of       the Academy of Arts ＆ Design of Tsinghua University. Li
     the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003.    , he missed making the cut one mark last year.
In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts      . he finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University. Every year, Li took art       in Beijing and took exams from December to March. He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on       work. Li said he hadn’t       any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school. Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his       through knowledge.
      by his contribution, Li Jun’s university       him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11,450 yuan. An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new       has now begun. Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present. He wants to study well and       more scholarships.

A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation

A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of

A．where B．when C．that D．since

A．learning B．seperating C．dating D．graduating

A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy going

A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to

A．unfair B．hard C．practical D．busy

A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living

A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing

A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to

A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides

A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off

A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses

A．full-time B．part-time C．out of door D．all

A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D．waited for

A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion

A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed

A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost

A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship

A．spend B．win C．care D．use