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完型填空（每小题1分，共15分）
Growing up, I lived with my parents in Rugby. Going back to the beginning, my first impressions of the island city were how ____1_____ it was. I loved walking around and was ____2_____ by rich life patterns.
My parents were very hard-working but we were always on a tight ____3_____ . I started working at the age of 16. When I left for university, my sisters took the ____4_____. We all agreed my parents were lucky to have such ____5_____ children.
Unfortunately, these financial ____6_____ continued at university. I rented a private flat as I couldn’t afford student _____7____. Asking my parents for money was out of the question so I____8_____ extra work as a Healthcare Support Worker and Receptionist to pay the rent.
This was good financially but it did_____9____ the trouble, not only with my physical health but it was impacting my studies too. I didn’t get very good_____10_____ in the first year. I knew I had to go into my second year with an action plan.
I first heard about the_____11_____ when my classmates told me about it so I applied. I had forgotten about it, _____12_____ I didn’t get it. Three months later, I received the good news that I was _____13_____. These days were a time when I really needed financial help.
It might seem like small money to some but for me, it was a _____14_____. It meant I could stop working extra jobs so I could focus on my academic work. I finally felt like a _____15_____ !
1.A.strange B.tolerant C.diverse D.concrete
2.A.fascinated B.restored C.identified D.disturbed
3.A.schedule B.relation C.measure D.budget
4.A.blame B.responsibility C.lead D.chance
5.A.trustful B.careful C.graceful D.helpful
6.A.struggles B.strategies C.benefits D.policies
7.A.equipment B.clothes C.accommodation D.trips
8.A.gave up B.weighed up C.picked up D.polished up
9.A.spell B.reduce C.save D.relieve
10.A.comments B.grades C.chances D.bonuses
11.A.scholarship B.competition C.promotion D.membership
12.A.hoping B.admitting C.promising D.assuming
13.A.guaranteed B.qualified C.persuaded D.rejected
14.A.dignity B.blessing C.saving D.motive
15.A.worker B.survivor C.student D.teacher
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