I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his .
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without knowing it? What I finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, more, and became happy. And it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
A．cleaner B．reporter C．teacher D．monitor
A．Or B．And C．So D．But
A．abilities B．courage C．feelings D．dream
A．desperate B．responsible C．unsuitable D．unprepared
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Apart from D．As for
A．envied B．loved C．pleased D．criticized
A．gradually B．constantly C．obviously D．recently
A．self-doubt B．self-respect C．self-pity D．self-defence
A．imagining B．observing C．regretting D．wondering
A．even B．also C．always D．still
A．remember B．expect C．believe D．accept
A．writing B．reviewing C．giving D．editing
A．repeatedly B．quietly C．quickly D．firmly
A．lucky B．lonely C．likely D．only
A．entrance B．middle C．back D．front
A．smiled B．slept C．shouted D．quarreled
A．intended B．pretended C．happened D．refused
A．praise B．change C．thanks D．visits
A．difficult B．painful C．enjoyable D．valuable
A．slowly B．early C．frequently D．occasionally
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce that she nearly died. She ________ but the fever left its mark一she could no longer see and ________ . Because she could not hear，she also found it very ________to speak.
So how did this child，blinded and deafened at 19 months old，grow up to________ a world-famous author and public speaker?
The fever cut her ________from the outside world， depriving (剥夺）her of sight and sound. It was ________ she had been thrown into a dark prison room from which there could be no ________ .
Luckily Helen was not someone who 48 easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other ________ . She followed her mother wherever she went， ________ onto her skirts. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She 51 their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself，like milking the 52 or kneading dough (揉面）.She even learnt to ________ people by feeling their faces or their clothes. She could also________ where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the ________ of the ground under her feet.
By the age of 7 she had invented over 60 different ________by which she could talk to her family. ff she wanted bread for example，she would pretend to ________a loaf and butter into slices (片）.If she wanted ice cream， she ________ herself with her arms and pretended to shake.
Helen was unusual in that she was extremely ________ and also very sensitive. By her own ________ she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world. But even so she had limitations.
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What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the ________ just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him ________ . At first he seemed ________ . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was ________ .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of ________ . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started ________ flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the ________ like a space shuttle! I was amazed and ________ . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been ________ until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico ________ . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his ________ and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him ________ every day the weather was nice if he did come back. ________ , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The ________ lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became ________ . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The ________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what ________ is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for ________ on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a ________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t ________, what will be the purpose of your life?
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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ________ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ________ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She ________ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ________ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ________ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ________ . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ________ .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ________ that his mistrees(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ________ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ________ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ________ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ________ into the air, the dog ________ through the woods until he found the ________ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ________ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ________ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was________ .
When she opened her eyes and ________ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you ________ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of________ .That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
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Abraham Lincoln was one of the few great men who really were great. ________ he became president, Lincoln spent twenty years as a(n) ________ lawyer – at least in financial terms. But when you ________ the good he did, he was very rich ________ .
For example, Lincoln didn’t like to ________ people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man gave him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln ________ him back ten of it, saying he was being too ________.
Lincoln won a case for an old woman in________poverty. He didn’t charge(收费) her for his ________ and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!
He once ________a cheater(骗子) from gaining possession of some land ________ by a mentally ill girl. After he case, Lincoln’s assosciate(同事) came to ________ their fee, but Lincoln reprimanded(训斥) him. His associate ________ that her brother had agreed on the fee ________ , and that he was ________ satisfied.
“That may be,” said Lincoln, “but I’m not satisfied. That money comes out of the ________ of a poor, mad girl; and I would rather ________ than take it. You return half the money at least, or I’ll not take a cent of it as my ________ .”
He was a fool, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ________ . But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards.
Lincoln didn’t talk much about religion. But he once said, “When I do________ , I feel good, and when I do bad, I feel bad, and that’s my religion.”
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Growing older is unavoidable while growing up is optional. These words have been passed on in the loving ____ of Rose.
On the first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know someone, so I ____ to find a little old lady looking at me with a smile. She said, "Hi,handsome! My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a ___? " I laughed and ____ responded, then followed a giant squeeze. “____ come that are you in college at such an innocent age?” I asked. "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids..." I was ____ what it was that motivated her to be taking on this ____ at her age. “ I always dreamed of having a college education and now I ____ it!” Later, we became friends.
Rose became a campus celebrity and she easily made friends ____ she went. On one ____ Rose was invited to speak at our football banquet. Her prepared cards dropped before she ____ the speech. A little ____ , she simply ____ her throat and began," We do not stop playing ____ we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are certain secrets to stay ____ , being happy and achieving success. You've got to have a dream. When you ____ your dreams, you die.”…
At the end of the year Rose finished her college education. One week after graduation Rose died ____ in her sleep. Over two thousand college students ____ her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by ____ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
Anybody can grow older, which doesn't ____ any talent or ability. The key is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change.
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