1.I joined class five at the South Eastern Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School in Kharagpur,West Bengal.As the (23)B girl in class,it took a while to make friends,but I found a kindred spirit (志趣相投的人) right away:my class teacher,Miss Rafique,who also taught English.
The first assignment she gave the class was to write a letter to a friend about any recent (24)C.
I'd never written a letter before but I used my(25)D and wrote in great detail about my visit to Delhi,a place I had (26)A been to.I wrote about all its tourist spots,which included a (27)D When Miss Rafique returned our assignments to us,she made a(n) (28)D in front of our class of 60girls and boys."Annapurna has written the best letter,"she said.
I stood (29)A by Miss Rafique's desk as she read out my letter to the class (30)B handing my notebook to me.Reaching my seat,I opened my notebook and was (31)C to see many red marks-all spelling and grammatical (32)B.I thought a best letter would be one with no mistakes.There were also two little(33)D in the margins (空白處)."Delhi doesn't have a beach,"and"Very good!"
When I looked at a(34)B notebook,her letter was error-free.Later,I realized that my classmates had memorized and reproduced sample letters from High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin.In spite of the mistakes,it was my originality that Miss Rafique actually (35)A.Soon,my teacher made me realize that math and science weren't my only (36)
C subjects; I could do well in English too.
Thanks to her timely (37)C,I now write articles on nutrition for magazines and I enjoy my job.
23.A.mild | B.new | C.tough | D.single |
24.A.lesson | B.game | C.trip | D.book |
25.A.experience | B.patience | C.computer | D.imagination |
26.A.never | B.just | C.a(chǎn)lso | D.a(chǎn)lready |
27.A.gallery | B.temple | C.cottage | D.beach |
28.A.a(chǎn)ttempt | B.questionnaire | C.presentation | D.a(chǎn)nnouncement |
29.A.nervously | B.shyly | C.faithfully | D.breathlessly |
30.A.when | B.before | C.a(chǎn)fter | D.since |
31.A.a(chǎn)nxious | B.disappointed | C.surprised | D.desperate |
32.A.mistakes | B.corrections | C.faults | D.diagrams |
33.A.dots | B.words | C.notices | D.notes |
34.A.teacher's | B.classmate's | C.colleague's | D.relative's |
35.A.a(chǎn)ppreciated | B.opposed | C.evaluated | D.a(chǎn)dopted |
36.A.casual | B.a(chǎn)verage | C.strong | D.potential |
37.A.conclusion | B.explanation | C.encouragement | D.improvement |