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Part One Banked Cloze (20%)Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.?? Bill Johnsons path to Olympic gold was different than that of most. In fact, even though he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event, many_1__him as a true Olympic hero. He was a rebellious kid who came from a troubled background, and he boasted too much. Moreover, heonly became _2__ in skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17. There was no lifelong ___3__to the sport. He did not ___4__the Olympic spirit. He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event. ?? Still, few failed to__5__ his marvelous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He was just a natural skier and his technique was __6__for the course. And so even before the race began, he was __7__victory. This course was made for me. Nothing can stop me, he had boasted. He also caused some comments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won the race. This made many skiers __8__toward him. That just __9__him even more. Then on the day of the event, he turned out the fastest. It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain, Bill Johnson __10__proudly after he won a gold medal for the United States. Not many can do that. A. remarked B. respect C. encouraged D. appreciate E. benefit F. involved G. commitment H. regarded I. perfect J. claiming K. reluctant L. declining M. hostile N. rejected O. exemplify Part Two Passage Reading (30%)There are 2 passages in this section . Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best one.?? Passage 1?? Google, the Internet search-engine company, has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor.