she told the children a lie.Like most teachers,she looked at her students and said that she
loved them all the same.
But that was impossible,because there in the front row,slumped in his seat,was a little
boy named Teddy Stoddard.Mrs Thompson noticed that he didn"t play well with the other
children,that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath.And Teddy could
be unpleasant.It got to the point where Mrs Thompson would actually take delight in marking
his papers with a broad red pen,making bold X"s and then putting a big "F" at the top of his
papers.
However,when she reviewed his file,she got a surprise.
Teddy"s first grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh.He does his
work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around."
His second grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is an excellent student,well liked by his classmates
,but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
His third grade teacher wrote,"His mother"s death has been hard on him.He tries to do his
best but his father doesn"t show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some
steps aren"t taken."
Teddy"s fourth grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is withdrawn and doesn"t show much interest
in school.He doesn"t have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class."
Now,Mrs Thompson was ashamed of herself and felt worse when her students brought
her beautifully wrapped Christmas presents.Teddy"s present,however,was clumsily wrapped
in rough brown grocery paper.Taking her time she opened it to reveal Teddy"s gifts,a rhinestone
bracelet with stones missing and a quarter full perfume bottle.How the children laughed!"What
a pretty bracelet!Mm,lovely perfume!Perfect on my wrist." The children were silent.
Alone together,after school,Teddy told Mrs Thompson,"Today you smelled just like my
Mom used to..." His teacher cried all night and,from that day,she stopped teaching reading,
writing,and arithmetic and began to teach children instead.
B.How To Be a Good Student
C.The Story of a Good Teacher
D.A Teacher"s Lesson
B.He had no friends at school.
C.His clothes were usually untidy.
D.He was the worst student in the class.
B.He became closer to his father.
C.He paid less attention to school.
D.He stopped doing his homework.
B.She was being unpleasant to Teddy.
C.She took delight in failing Teddy in the exam.
D.She disliked Teddy for all his problems.
B.Teddy missed his mother and desired love very much
C.Mrs Thompson realised it useless to teach knowledge
D.Mrs Thompson cried because she lied to Teddy about his parents
So off we went to the Humane Society where there were a lot of animals for __1__.
I noticed there was not a lot of __2__ for the animals and not a lot of supplies to care
for them.__3__ they didn"t have much,the people who worked there did their best for
them.__4__,it seemed they had just barely (几乎没有) enough food and medicine to
keep the animals__5__.
When we started looking around,I saw a lot of animals and fell in__6__with each
of them.But my mother and I __7__ settled on adopting two kittens we __8__ Sox and
Sierra.We went up to the front desk to __9__the papers for them,and that"s when I
noticed a __10__on the counter (柜台).The Humane Society was hoping to get
enough __11__to buy more supplies for the animals and also __12__a new building to
help even more abandoned animals.
We took our new kittens home,where they were __13__to get a lot of love.Later
that day,my mom and I went __14__,and as we were walking through the parking lot at
the store,I __15__ a green piece of paper not far away from our car.So I walked over
and __16__ it up.It was a twenty-dollar bill!
When I got home,I thought about what to __17__it.Right then,Sox climbed up into my lap,
and I knew the answer.I __18__my mom to take me back to the Humane Society so that
I could put the __19__in the donation box.The lady at the counter smiled and thanked me,
and I felt really __20__about what I did.
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( )17.A.care for
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B.room
B.As if
B.Therefore
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B.gradually
B.chose
B.sign
B.toy
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B.occupy
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B.received
B.showed
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B.service
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C.time
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C.Then
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C.reminded
C.newspaper
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D.Still
D.awake
D.pride
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D.send
D.box
D.papers
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D.deal with
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were staring down at something. Then the truth __2 _ me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers
seeing was his daughter being born. Then the whole world went __3_ .
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had
to __4_ 11-year-old David to the __5_ of the state.
Things seemed always to go for _6_ . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the
path of a truck. David was not __7_ . The dog died.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles(障碍困难) you have to _ 8_ in your life," he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place-the X-ray department of an __9_ room. It was a hard job to _10_ by. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the
Lighthouse, an organization _ 11_ to helping blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, a
job _12_ everyone, not just he, must work in the dark, including those with __13_ eyesight. The
Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, __14__they offered to pay his first three months" salary.
David works alone in a dark room that _ 15_ of chemicals. He doesn"t wear gloves. Otherwise, he could not feel. _16_ this is an emergency room, lives can be put either _17_ or out of danger. His director
says he trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes 18_ money. "By working I can realize my own
19_ . That"s what really counts!" he said.
What a shining example for us to 20 !
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B. came out
B. darkness
B. look after
B. care
B. worst
B. wound
B. get over
B. information
B. pass
B. aimed
B. where
B. common
B. as if
B. smells
B. Although
B. in need
B. beyond
B. blindness
B. take
C. struck
C. wrongly
C. leave
C. worry
C. the better
C. damaged
C. do with
C. emergency
C. go
C. offered
C. which
C. normal
C. in case
C. tastes
C. Since
C. at ease
C. for
C. purpose
C. give
D. occurred
D. emptiness
D. remain
D. control
D. the worse
D. ruined
D. go over
D. underground
D. stand
D. devoted
D. how
D. poor
D. even though
D. makes
D. When
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D. value
D. follow
In 1941 when Anti-Japanese War was still going on, Xiamen University that Ma Zuzhao aimed to
enter moved to the west of Fujian Province.He had to hurry there to__1__the 2-day entrance
examinations. The last__2__was a test in the Chinese language and literature.__3__ Ma fell victim to
malaria (患疟疾) and ran a fever when he was__4__the requiredcomposition, then he broke into sweat
__5__with fingers darkened.He was about to collapse when a__6__voice showed him concern, "Boy, it
__7__you are ill. Keep calm. If you can bring your fever down, I"ll delay the time__8__for you.It was the
slender proctor(监考老师) in blue silk robe who had found his situation and came__9__to him.He told a
servant to fetch a towel and a glass of warm water for Ma, and he said again, "__10__you can resist the
fever, you"ll __11__hold out." __12__by those remarks, Ma got his spirits__13__. Wiping off sweat from
his brows, he took two or three pills of quinine (硅宁药片) from his__14__and swallowed them. A few
minutes later he succeeded in shaking off the fever and continued his work. At that time the classroom was
left__35__except Ma and the proctor, who__16__him, "Keep on your work__17__I"ll be with you."
Time went on without anybody noticing it.Eventually Ma handed in his paper. He gave a deep__18__to
the proctor to show his heartfelt gratitude. The latter smiled accepting his thanks, "You"re strong-minded,
young man. You"ve proved to be able to be get over__19__". Not until he was admitted to the university
did he get to__20__the proctor was none other than Prof. Liu Tianyu, dean of the college of arts, a very
learned scholar.
( )1. A. attend ( )2. A. meeting ( )3. A. Unconsciously ( )4. A. doing ( )5. A. smiling ( )6. A. cold ( )7. A. happens ( )8. A. game ( )9. A. downwards ( )10. A. Unless ( )11. A. hardly ( )12. A. Encouraged ( )13. A. raised ( )14. A. paper ( )15. A. silent ( )16. A. satisfied ( )17. A. so ( )18. A. sense ( )19. A. happiness ( )20. A. plan | B. go B. session B. Unwillingly B. speaking B. trembling B. loud B. looks B. limit B. over B. Now that B. surely B. Discovered B. risen B. pocket B. empty B. supported B. but B. smile B. feelings B. know | C. get C. place C. Uninterestingly C. writing C. pointing C. warm C. sounds C. permit C. back C. So long as C. easily C. Persuaded C. sunk C. stomach C. cold C. comforted C. then C. bow C. failure C. study | D. catch D. moment D. Unfortunately D. asking D. whistling D. low D. seems D. movement D. down D. Even though D. gently D. Supposed D. arisen D. work D. friendly D. scolded D. and D. impress D. sufferings D. meet |
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Several years ago,while attending a communications course,I experienced a most unusual process.The instructor asked us to list__1__in our past that we felt ashamed of.The next week he invited participants to read their lists aloud.Then he suggested that we__2__ways to apologize to people,or take some action to__3__any wrongdoing. The next week,the man next to me raised his hand and__4__the following story: While making my list,I remembered an__5__from high school.I grew up in a small town in Iowa.There was a sheriff (治安官)in town that__6__of us kids liked.One night,my two followers and I decided to__7__Sheriff Brown.We found a can of red paint,climbed the tall water tank in the middle of town,and wrote,on the tank,__8__ bright red letters: Sheriff Brown is a beast.The next day the town arose to see our glorious sign. Within two hours,Sheriff Brown__9__my two friends and me in his office.My friends admitted and I__10__,denying the truth. Nearly 20yearslaterSheriffBrown"sname appears on my list.I didn"t even know if he was still__11__.Last weekend,I dialed information in my hometown back in Iowa.__12__, there was a Roger Brown still__13__.I dialed his number.After a few rings,I heard," Hello?" I said,"Sheriff Brown?"Pause."Yes.""Well,this is Jimmy Calkins.And I want you to know that I__14__it.""I knew it!"he yelled back.We had a good__15__and a lively discussion.His closing words were,"Jimmy,I always felt badly for you because your __16__got it off their chest,and I knew you were__17__it around all these years.I want to thank you for calling me...for your__18__." Jimmy"s story inspired me to__19__all the items on my list.No matter how difficult the situation is,I always remember that it"s never__20__to clear up the past and begin resolution. | |||
( )1.A.what ( )2.A.make ( )3.A.right ( )4.A.interviewed ( )5.A.accident ( )6.A.none ( )7.A.have a joke with ( )8.A.for ( )9.A.had ( )10.A.discussed ( )11.A.active ( )12.A.Enough sure ( )13.A.checked ( )14.A.did ( )15.A.party ( )16.A.family ( )17.A.carrying ( )18.A.advantage ( )19.A.take up ( )20.A.too early | B.anything B.get B.support B.said B.incident B.neither B.play a role in B.by B.asked B.spoke B.alive B.Unexpected enough B.listed B.said B.meeting B.followers B.fetching B.profit B.bring up B.too late | C.someone C.consult C.find C.volunteered C.event C.both C.pay a visit to C.in C.took C.said C.dead C.Sure enough C.tested C.took C.laugh C.relatives C.catching C.interest C.clear up C.early enough | D.something D.find D.do D.made D.affair D.all D.play a trick on D.with D.caught D.lied D.alike D.Enough strange D.witnessed D.had D.get-together D.parents D.moving D.sake D.break up D.late enough |
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Yesterday, our teacher asked us when people could be considered old. David said that when people got wrinkles (皱纹). However, Mary didn"t__1__. She thought people might gain wrinkles at an earlier age because of their__2__work. Then Lily said that those__3__ their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her doubt. She said that some old people might__4__be full of energy and working on their dreams, which made them appear__5__ .The class was over and the teacher asked me to continue to__6__it after class. The question__7__me of a saying of J.Barrymore: a man isn"t old__8__ he is pursuing (追求 ) something. My grandma is such a woman who__9__her dream even when she"s 70 now. She has kept her dream of being a painter since she was a little child__10__, because her family was poor, she had to__11__ her dream. She had to work to raise money so as to__12__ her family. Although she had never forgotten her dream, she could hardly find any__13__to make it come true because of the tough work. Fortunately, a(n)__14__ came when she retired from her work. She__15__taking painting lessons even though she was already old. At first, I was __16__ her idea of attending school at such an old age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I began feeling it a good__17__.She looks fine and seems__18__. So if we have our dreams and try to__19__ them, we aren"t old. If we don"t know what we want and let regrets be the__20__point of our lives, then we can be considered old. | |||
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