加餐练(一)　完形阅读组合练

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　 "You are never too old to start something new！" says Englishtown __1__ Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50. In a few years, she has made __2__ progress!

　　 Ellen studied at Englishtown because no evening classes were __3__ in her hometown. At Englishtown, she joins __4__ classes online and speaks with native Englishspeaking teachers.

　　 "Englishtown is a wonderful place to __5__，" she says. "My son always says, 'Mom, you are a bit __6__.' He can't understand why I spend so many hours studying, __7__ love it."

　　 Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly __8__. She said，"I finished all my __9__ after 2 years, but noticed I still had __10__ difficulties."

　　 Instead of __11__， she chose to press on. Four years later, she's still studying in the online classroom, but to perfect her already __12__ English, she has set new __13__ and __14__ understanding grammar points.

　　 "Studying online is never __15__， but you need selfdiscipline and self­motivation."she says. "If you really want to learn, never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no __16__. Practice, practice！"

　　 "Studying English isn't all about hard work. It is also __17__！" she says. "I like the online conversation classrooms. I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions. I'm open for all __18__"．

　　 Ellen has been able to __19__ her English to use. "I am very __20__ for Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，" Ellen says.

　　语篇解读：有志者，事竟成。本文介绍了一位50岁才开始学英语的老学生，凭借顽强的毅力，取得了可喜的成绩。

　　1．A.professor　　　　　　　　　　 B．friend

　　 C．student D．reporter

　　解析：选C　由第二段的第一句"Ellen studied at Englishtown ..."可知Ellen是Englishtown的一名"学生"。

　　2．A.amazing B．challenging

C．discouraging D．disturbing