My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.

Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”

1.                A．However       B．Thus           C．Otherwise D．Besides

 

2.                A．devoted        B．spent          C．taken D．wasted

 

3.                A．In that case      B．In this way       C．On the other hand  D．On the contrary

 

4.                A．pleased        B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．forced   D．a(chǎn)dvised

 

5.                A．demanded      B．concluded       C．promised D．mentioned

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)t             B．for            C．from D．a(chǎn)fter

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)nnouncing     B．reading         C．knowing  D．saying

 

8.                A．shame         B．challenge       C．pride D．honor

 

9.                A．experiment     B．research        C．conflict   D．trial

 

10.               A．though         B．while          C．a(chǎn)s    D．unless

 

11.               A．determined     B．a(chǎn)stonished      C．satisfied   D．concerned

 

12.               A．predict         B．imagine        C．guess D．feel

 

13.               A．Environment    B．Society         C．Circumstances  D．Impressions

 

14.               A．quickly         B．extremely       C．smoothly  D．gradually

 

15.               A．made up        B．paid off         C．took on   D．burst out

 

16.               A．a(chǎn)ttended       B．received        C．passed    D．failed

 

17.               A．a(chǎn)ccepted       B．a(chǎn)llowed        C．a(chǎn)dmitted  D．permitted

 

18.               A．questioned      B．convinced      C．persuaded D．called

 

19.               A．nodded        B．laughed        C．shouted   D．joked

 

20.               A．matter         B．period         C．waste D．length

 

 

On his way to the airport one afternoon，Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．

    The plane was to  1  at 5：30．From the bank，there was still a  2  journey to the airport3  Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving，he began  4  the things he would need for the  5 ：tickets，money，the address of his hotel，traveler’s checks…Just a moment! How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets．He suddenly  6  that He must have left his passport  7  ．

    What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 8 to return for the passport．This was the 9 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 10  the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning Without a passport he would be 11  to board the plane At that moment，the taxi  12  outside the air terminal（候機(jī)樓）．Phillip got 13 ，took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then  14 a good deal of confusion（混亂）in the building．A  15  could be heard over the loudspeaker，“We very much  16  that because of a twenty—four—hour strike（罷工）of the airport staff，all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off” Passengers are  17  to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for

18on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip was very glad to hear that．He would let his company know about this  19 and，thank goodness．he would have the opportunity of calling at the bank the next morning to  20 his passport．

1．A．check in               B．1ead off        C．take off        D．go up

2．A．1ong                  B．short          C．pleasant         D．rough

3．A．a(chǎn)s                     B．so             C．but             D．because

4．A．buying                 B．taking          C．putting          D．checking

5．A．plane                  B．trip           C．company      D．flight

6．A．realized                B．promised     C．recognized     D．suggested

7．A．a(chǎn)t home                B．a(chǎn)t the bank     C．a(chǎn)t the office    D．in the taxi

8．A．time                  B．chance        C．possibility      D．use

9．A．golden                B．1ast            C．only          D．first

10．A．in                    B．to               C．a(chǎn)t             D．with

11．A．sad                   B．unable          C．nervous        D．difficult

12．A．stopped                  B．ran            C．went            D．opened

13．A．off                     B．back             C．out             D．a(chǎn)way

14．A．started                  B．caught            C．noticed          D．1eft

15．A speech                   B．signal            C．call            D．voice

16．A．a(chǎn)pologize               B．a(chǎn)nnounce        C．worry          D．regret

17．A．a(chǎn)dvised                B．forced         C．a(chǎn)llowed         D．persuaded

18．A ideas                     B． plans         C．information     D．time

19．A．person                 B．situation        C．place          D airport

20．A．return                 B．show           C．recover      D．change

There was a very special teacher who made far –reaching difference in my life

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher? ” He just __1_and said something about my being in __2__Soon, I understood what he meant Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ___3___that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for_4__The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard  5  to the homework reading. We were___6__to write an in –class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would ___7__the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called __8__to stand in front of the class and to__9___his\her essay The class were required to criticize（評論）that essay,___10__the grade of everyone in class would be reduced

The first time that I_  11__her read–write–criticize method, I had not __12 _to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant ___13___the extreme embarrassment I suffered ,standing before my classmates ___14__myself, No one laughed at me ,no one would be __15___enorgh ,or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from __16__and along with it came a strong ___17__not to let it happen again.

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files. it was easy to see the __18____in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar___19__me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I ___20__. Thank you Mrs. McNamara

1．A．nodded               B．laughed              C．a(chǎn)pologized           D．shouted

2．A．trouble            B．sorrow                 C．danger              D．a(chǎn)nger

3．A．behaviour             B．evaluation             C．a(chǎn)ctivity            D．thought

4．A．review               B．performance         C．practice             D．homework

5．A．a(chǎn)dded               B．related               C．contributed       D．a(chǎn)dvised

6．A．expected             B．persuaded        C．a(chǎn)llowed          D．a(chǎn)dvised

7．A．collect               B．return                C．send                   D．receive

8．A．on purpose           B．a(chǎn)t first              C．by chance            D．in turn

9．A．talk through          B．hand over           C．read out                D．show off

10．A．so                       B．a(chǎn)nd                    C．but                           D．or

11．A．tried                     B．a(chǎn)dopted          C．examined           D．experienced

12．A．undertaken         B．a(chǎn)ttempted         C．bothered           D．hesitated

13．A．Remember        B．Predict           C．Bear              D．Imagine

14．A．playing jokes on                           B．making a fool of

     C．setting a trap for                        D．taking advantage of

15．A．brave                   B．careless               C．proud                D．selfish

16．A．a(chǎn)bove                  B．within                 C．behind                D．below

17．A．tendency               B．preference            C．determination        D．sense

18．A．improvements       B．pains                     C．difficulties           D．a(chǎn)dvantages

19．A．trusted                   B．invited                    C．forced                   D．permitted

20．A．did                      B．could                   C．had                     D．would