三、随后 Mary 讲述了“感动中国”人物庞众望的故事，他用实践证明生命的意义从来不是被境遇定义，而是在与苦难的抗争中活出属于自己的价值与光芒。阅读下面短文，共同学习一下吧。
Pang Zhongwang was born in 1999 in a small village in Hebei Province. His family was very poor. His father had a serious
1
and could not work. His mother had to use a wheelchair because she could not
2
. Despite all these difficulties, Pang's mother always
3
a smile and taught him to look forward with hope.
When Pang was six years old, he was
4
with a serious heart disease. The family had no money for the surgery(外科手术). Many people
5
his mother to give up, but she refused. She went out in her wheelchair to
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money from every house in the village.
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, with the help of kind villagers, Pang had the surgery and became healthy.
As a child, while other kids
8
after school, Pang went home to help his mother. He cooked, cleaned, and took care of the house. When he was in middle school, he started
9
and selling scrap metal to help his family. Life was hard,
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he never complained. He studied very hard, and the walls of his home were covered with his
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.
His hard work
12
. In 2017, he took the college entrance exam and got an excellent
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of 684 points. He was admitted to Tsinghua University, one of the best universities in China. At Tsinghua, he worked hard in his studies and research. He is now a PhD student there. He once said, "Our mission(使命) is to contribute to our country through scientific research." In 2024, his inspiring story
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him one of the "People Who Moved China".
Pang Zhongwang's story teaches us that no matter how
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life is, we should never lose hope. With perseverance(坚持) and a positive attitude, we can overcome any obstacle(障碍).
(
A
)1. A. illness
B. matter
C. regret
D. pain
(
B
)2. A. run
B. walk
C. speak
D. see
(
A
)3. A. wore
B. made
C. appeared
D. put
(
C
)4. A. imagined
B. considered
C. diagnosed
D. thought
(
C
)5. A. wanted
B. had
C. advised
D. ordered
(
B
)6. A. make
B. borrow
C. collect
D. save
(
B
)7. A. Unluckily
B. Finally
C. Suddenly
D. Recently
(
C
)8. A. enjoyed
B. worked
C. played
D. slept
(
B
)9. A. buying
B. collecting
C. stealing
D. producing
(
C
)10. A. and
B. so
C. but
D. or
(
A
)11. A. awards
B. pictures
C. photos
D. books
(
A
)12. A. paid off
B. went on
C. set off
D. took off
(
A
)13. A. score
B. name
C. position
D. course
(
D
)14. A. added
B. stuck
C. suggested
D. made
(
C
)15. A. easy
B. different
C. difficult
D. busy
