1．To everyone's surprise, the girl who no one thinks will succeed has set a(n) ________ (ambition) goal to be admitted to Cornell University.
解析：句意：让每个人都感到吃惊的是，没有人认为会成功的女孩竟然设定了一个雄心勃勃的目标，要考上康奈尔大学。ambitious“有雄心的，有雄心壮志的”。根据句意可知，应填ambitious。
答案：ambitious
2．She said she had never gone abroad, but ________ (actual) she had ever been to three countries at least.
解析：句意：她说她从未出过国，但实际上她至少去过三个国家。空格处前后表达的是相反的含义，空格后介绍的是真实情况，故用actually。
答案：actually
