Cloze Test
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Jumoke Orisaguna is a mother of two who used to walk the streets of Lagos, Nigeria selling bread. Working from 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm selling the
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, Jumoke would make less than $20 each day. Now she’s about to become a top
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, who has signed for a modeling agency and is gaining international
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and prominence(名声).
Famous photographer Bello is the man who changed Jumoke’s
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. A few days ago, Bello was photographing UK popstar Tinie Tempah
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Jumoke walked into the shot(镜头). “She seemed a little
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,” says Bello. “Some people were asking her to walk past quickly; others were asking her to
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. So she just didn’t know what to do. I said ‘Is it OK to take your
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?’ And with a hesitation she
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. I didn’t think I made a great image,” Bello says, “but once she
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the photographs on social media, interest in Jumoke
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.” “When the photographs appeared on social media, everyone
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thought she was a model,” Bello explains. “No one
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she was just a bread seller. It occurred to me that if everyone thought she should be a model then maybe she should be one, then the search for her began.”
Jumoke
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a contract(合同) with Few Models. Her face will appear on billboards(广告牌) after landing a contract. She becomes famous in the world. “I
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expected this would ever happen to me,” says Jumoke Orisaguna. 揗y friends have told me they saw me otn TV and they are really
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. My parents can’t believe their own child can become so
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. They are all so happy.”
Now the mum of two has been given a scholarship to complete her
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, and a bank has offered to pay for schooling for her two children until university age. “Everyone connected with the story because everybody has dreams,” says Bello. “Everyone is
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the magical break of their life ... I think this is very
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because the way people have connected with it is extraordinary. It’s an extraordinary story.”
1. A. clothing B. food
C. drinks
D. flowers
2. A. model
B. cook
C. student
D. artist
3. A. wealth
B. knowledge
C. confidence
D. reputation
4. A. nature B. mind
C. fate
D. attitude
5. A. when
B. because
C. until
D. though
6. A. disappointed
B. confused
C. worried
D. funny
7. A. leave
B. perform
C. escape
D. stay
8. A. luggage
B. bag
C. photograph D. bread
9. A. refused
B. agreed
C. continued
D. responded
10. A. started B. avoided
C. called
D. posted
11. A. exploded
B. spread
C. disappeared
D. decreased
12. A. gradually
B. hurriedly
C. immediately
D. finally
13. A. expected
B. believed
C. imagined
D. noticed
14. A. prepared
B. found
C. changed
D. signed
15. A. hardly
B. only
C. never
D. also
16. A. excited
B. upset
C. annoyed
D. content
17. A. powerful
B. mysterious
C. independent
D. successful
18. A. education
B. challenge
C. request
D. chance
19. A. getting to
B. giving up
C. looking for
D. talking about
20. A. important
B. wonderful
C. crazy
D. worthwhile
B
Liao Yifeng is a police officer who works in a remote village in Wuhan, Hubei Province. He is a
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to 39 left-behind children, whose parents are working far away from home and
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spend time with them.
Wan Tianle, an 8-year-old boy, was the first to call Liao Dad. Wan’s parents
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when he was only 6 months old. He was raised by his uncle after his parents’ death, whose family was
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. Upon learning the boy couldn’t even
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the 100 yuan monthly school living fees, Liao felt
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and began going to his home every
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, bringing 100 yuan. During last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Liao
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the boy to his home. After dinner, the boy put his arm around Liao’s neck and
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shyly, “Uncle Liao, can I call you daddy?” Liao was deeply
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with tears in his eyes. He made up his mind to be a good father.
Liao has built a special room named “family love room”, which is
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with children’s books, tables and desks for doing homework. A
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in the “family love room” plays an important role
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it offers an opportunity for Liao to help children whose parents are working far away to
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them online. It made them very happy to talk with their parents. One of the children said this was the
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chance to see their parents and they all valued this time.
Liao saw a child GPS watch on TV and immediately got the idea to let children wear the watches so he could ensure their safety. “I
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where each kid is when they go out. This high-tech invention may help to
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some tragedies.” Liao spent some money
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39 watches for the left-behind children.
Liao said, “My only
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is to keep each child safe. Those children who get watches are very delighted and often phone me. And I’m glad to receive their
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.” “Police Dad” can now keep watch wherever a child is.
1. A. teacher B. doctor
C. father
D. leader
2. A. rarely
B. never
C. often
D. regularly
3. A. divorced
B. disappeared
C. struggled
D. died
4. A. traditional
B. complex
C. poor
D. wealthy
5. A. afford B. earn
C. collect
D. reduce
6. A. grateful
B. curious
C. nervous
D. sympathetic
7. A. week
B. month
C. year
D. day
8. A. forced
B. demanded
C. invited
D. ordered
9. A. apologized
B. asked
C. suggested
D. begged
10. A. moved
B. inspired
C. disappointed
D. annoyed
11. A. seen
B. covered
C. supplied
D. furnished
12. A. telephone
B. television
C. radio
D. computer
13. A. though
B. because
C. unless
D. while
14. A. look after
B. deal with
C. chat with
D. argue with
15. A. public
B. precious
C. limited
D. only
16. A. wonder
B. determine
C. plan
D. find
17. A. show
B. avoid
C. predict
D. survive
18. A. booking
B. designing
C. repairing
D. buying
19. A. success
B. habit
C. wish
D. challenge
20. A. call
B. respect
C. money
D. support