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　　(2014·云南二模)

　　Mark was a great kid from a bad neighborhood.Crime,drugs,fighting and poverty: You name the 　1　 and his neighborhood had it.A scholarship fund 　2　 his tuition to Catholic High School,where he was a great baseball player.

　　Mark 　3　 in the classroom,though.He was bright,but behind,perhaps due to a 　4　 home environment.But there were problems 　5　 the time for all he needed to do.Some felt Mark should give up sports and 　6　 schooling.But,in reality,if he was going to attend college,he would need his 　7　.

　　A fellow teacher,Mrs.Jones,　8　 to tutor Mark in math.I helped Mark with other areas of work.No one 　9　 us.Mrs.Jones 　10　 it up this way:“Payday doesn’t always come on Mondays.”

　　When we were not working with Mark to 　11　 his skills for the ACT,Mark’s dad took him to various 　12　 to talk with both baseball and football program coaches.He settled on the one college that offered him 　13　 to play both sports.But he 　14　 a good ACT score.

　　It took months to receive the 　15　 of college entrance exams.One afternoon after school,Mark rushed into my office and yelled,“I’m going to college! I’m going to college!”

　　“I guess you got your 　16　?” I asked.

　　“Well,yeah!” he laughed.“And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be 　17　.Thank you! Now,where’s Mrs.Jones? I’ve got to tell her too!”

　　Until that moment,I had 　18　 quite understood what the expression “Payday doesn’t always come on Mondays” 　19　.But it was clear to me the instant Mark came to 　20　 his news.No amount of money could ever reward us as much as the news of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.

　　1.A.problem B.condition

　　C.advantage D.environment

　　2.A.lent B.received C.provided D.donated

　　3.A.succeeded B.struggled C.played D.competed

　　4.A.difficult B.strange C.favorable D.sensible

　　5.A.spending B.keeping C.wasting D.finding

　　6.A.get on B.take on

　　C.concentrate on D.keep on

　　7.A.tuition B.sports

　　C.determination D.patience

　　8.A.ordered B.promised C.inspired D.offered

　　9.A.praised B.helped

　　C.paid D.comforted

　　10.A.summed B.made C.put D.picked

　　11.A.assess B.improve C.apply D.display

　　12.A.clubs B.stadiums

　　C.departments D.colleges

　　13.A.majors B.programs

　　C.scholarships D.resources

　　14.A.needed B.achieved C.kept D.took

　　15.A.papers B.messages C.fees D.results

　　16.A.scores B.arrangements

　　C.courses D.applications

　　17.A.dismissed B.accepted

　　C.delayed D.supported

　　18.A.never B.ever C.even D.already

　　19.A.changed B.overlooked C.affected D.meant

　　20.A.learn B.explain C.announce D.carry