My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.
A．improve B．encourage C．push D．drive
A．advised B．promised C．allowed D．begged
A．bought B．agreed C．rejected D．met
A．standard B．Age C．budget D．basis
A．will B．cleverness C．generosity D．bravery
A．likes B．hates C．attends D．misses
A．annoyed B．excited C．surprised D．worried
A．remarkable B．favorable C．honorable D．entire
A．struggled B．intended C．failed D．continued
A．regret B．surprise C．frustration D．pleasure
A．interested B．concerned C．moved D．wrong
A．working B．caring C．rising D．beginning
A．lift up B．stay up C．sit up D．get up
A．cooperation B．relationship C．interaction D．discussion
A．precious B．interesting C．obvious D．primary
A．questions B．requests C．demands D．expectations
A．although B．or C．if D．so
A．marked B．accepted C．earned D．left
A．clearly B．strongly C．yet D．still
A．mass B．magic C．handwriting D．plan
I became lame (瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand 36 the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “ 37 ” .
I still remembered the first day at 38 . When I appeared at the door, 39 in the classroom stared (凝视) at me in 40 . My face turned 41 . I couldn’t help 42
back. It was the 43 and sympathy (同情) in their eyes that 44 me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.
Being lame, I didn’t dare to 45 in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be 46 at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking 47 .
One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really 48 . They encouraged me with a(n)49 smile and 50 me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was 51 to them for giving me a chance to see the 52 of our lovely school with my own eyes.
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always 53
to help me. It made me 54 I am handicapped (残疾的).
Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “ It is the 55 .”
A．with B．without C．under D．on
A．walk B．run C．sit D．stand
A．school B．wheelchair C．home D．hospital
A．he B．she C．everyone D．nobody
A．thought B．interest C．anger D．surprise
A．red B．brown C．white D．black
A．entering B．hiding C．coming D．turning
A．feeling B．kindness C．sorrow D．pain
A．made B．prevented C．kept D．let
A．walk B．study C．practice D．speak
A．laughed B．smiled C．stared D．looked
A．quickly B．slowly C．happily D．shyly
A．brave B．sad C．hurt D．excited
A．honest B．friendly C．luckily D．handsome
A．pushed B．placed C．drew D．pull
A．satisfied B．sorry C．loyal D．grateful
A．signs B．sights C．buildings D．students
A．ready B．smart C．wise D．unwilling
A．forget B．remember C．imagine D．think
A．teachers B．schoolyard C．classmates D．friendship
My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He 36 my mobile phone number when he was only four. 37 , he has called me every night.
He also 38 calls me at other times during the day just to 39 a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or 40 with a friend about something I don’t quite 41 , or crying about something. I just 42 and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in 43 of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the 44 with me. Many times I just listen to him 45 or listen while he does his homework aloud.
The 46 time I take control of the conversation is when he’s 47 to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One 48 I thought maybe he was 49 of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I 50 to say the sentence! Since then I have never 51 saying it again!
All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his 52 , I always excuse myself and 53 tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my 54 .
Every child needs at least one 55 in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.
A．memorized B．kept C．noticed D．wrote
A．Once again B．Since then C．Later on D．Shortly after
A．briefly B．directly C．instantly D．frequently
A．express B．discuss C．share D．mark
A．comparing B．laughing C．studying D．quarrelling
A．understand B．enjoy C．believe D．remember
A．look B．talk C．sit D．listen
A．charge B．need C．support D．face
A．conversation B．phone C．way D．game
A．play B．sleep C．lie D．act
A．last B．only C．perfect D．right
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．eager
A．day B．night C．weekend D．morning
A．afraid B．tired C．aware D．ashamed
A．decided B．learnt C．agreed D．forgot
A．escaped B．failed C．missed D．denied
A．invitation B．call C．help D．attention
A．naturally B．politely C．simply D．happily
A．work B．brain C．appointment D．heart
A．friend B．grandparent C．adult D．teacher
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One 1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely 2 .
But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his 3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the 4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no 5 of the lower part of his body at all.
Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a 6 . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.
Finally he returned from the 7 . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little 8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his 9 that he would walk was as strong as ever.
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white 11 .With great 12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and 13 that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. 14 through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did 15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
A．afternoon B．evening C．noon D．morning
A．die B．survive C．fail D．recover
A．mind B．heart C．idea D．view
A．disease B．disaster C．danger D．failure
A．effect B．use C．good D．work
A．cripple B．patient C．trouble D．winner
A．school B．home C．factory D．hospital
A．hands B．legs C．arms D．feet
A．decision B．dream C．promise D．determination
A．street B．school C．yard D．shop
A．fence B．wall C．houses D．door
A．job B．time C．effort D．success
A．promised B．decided C．insisted D．predicted
A．Frankly B．Finally C．Actually D．Secondly
A．build B．improve C．choose D．develop
A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he 36a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy 37 around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much 38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox, 39 , he found that he couldn’t 40 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 41 for his small body.
As he 42 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some 43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 44 again and again, but the only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father 47 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a 48 voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father. 49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the 50 that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I 51 all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,” 52 the father kindly. “You didn’t 53 me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and 54 it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to 55 you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.
A．hid B．left C．put D．discovered
A．walked B．jumped C．traveled D．dug
A．courage B．pride C．effort D．pleasure
A．however B．still C．thus D．even
A．put B．raise C．take D．break
A．large B．difficult C．hard D．much
A．decided B．refused C．agreed D．planned
A．inventions B．progress C．mistakes D．changes
A．tried B．failed C．thought D．started
A．success B．goal C．result D．wish
A．Gradually B．lately C．Properly D．Finally
A．watched B．helped C．followed D．taught
A．loud B．happy C．sweet D．strict
A．Angrily B．Movingly C．Suddenly D．Gently
A．knowledge B．strength C．tools D．ability
A．wasted B．brought C．used D．carried
A．replied B．corrected C．shouted D．praised
A．advise B．force C．ask D．want
A．collected B．threw C．chose D．broke
A．provide B．lend C．show D．pass
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 36 at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box 37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 38 .
All Saturday I waited 39 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 40 an enquiry（询问）about the box might 41 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 42 trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 43 of different kinds. A (n) 44 shoebox rested on top of it. 45 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 46 your project.”
In the next hour my father 47 the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 48 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 50 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much 51 to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 54 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 55 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
A．appeared B．announced C．served D．sat
A．and B．however C．so D．or
A．design B．project C．plan D．idea
A．sadly B．disappointedly C．anxiously D．patiently
A．knew B．found C．realized D．imagined
A．start B．mark C．cause D．produce
A．took B．invited C．saved D．had
A．boxes B．paper C．gifts D．food
A．new B．big C．empty D．attractive
A．Relief B．Relaxation C．Cheer D．Calm
A．by B．at C．on D．in
A．folded B．changed C．packed D．pressed
A．attached B．joined C．linked D．connected
A．slight B．broad C．brief D．confident
A．fun B．joy C．interest D．amusement
A．money B．support C．time D．hope
A．reached B．set C．came D．spent
A．accept B．admire C．respect D．recognize
A．carried B．kept C．spread D．lasted
A．even B．yet C．still D．ever