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When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(热情) for writing poetry(诗). I gave up all my other hobbies, such as ________ stamps and spent all my ________ time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible time soon got me ________ trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest me, I ________ take out my notebook and ________ poems in class. Of course I ________ this very cautiously(小心地), but it was not ________ I got caught. One day while I was ________ writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up ________ the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger (=" getting" very angry) because I was not ________ attention. He tore the poem up, with a________ not to waste time in his lesson.________ I felt certain that I had written a good poem,________ that evening I wrote it out again from ________ . Not long after, I read ________ a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up ________ , I got a letter informing me I had won first________. Everyone at school was very impressed,________ the geography teacher, who ________ me more carefully than ever. He ________ that I not write poetry in his class!
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Teaching second grade is always a challenge.Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties.One year a student called Billy___me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements.He struggled daily with his ____emotions and often became angry or violent.I knew that，to make____progress，his emotions needed controlling.
One ____I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school.Billy's mom would____me to alert me to a particularly emotional morning at home.Then，I would focus on____his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying____.I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal.I was preparing activities focused on dog themes____I was told that Billy had a ____morning at home and I might need to get him____.As I was talking to his mom，Billy____into the classroom.To Billy's____，Rocky immediately ran up to his new____，wagging his tail and licking Billy's face with doggy affection.Billy couldn't ____Rocky's charm(魅力)and began laughing as his anger melted away.
Throughout the day，Billy never left Rocky's side，feeding him，being gentle with him and even ____the other students while Rocky was sleeping.
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid____，but on this day he found a good dog story，“ Clifford's Puppy Days”，and read it to Rocky.How ____I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to____Billy's day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter，gentleness and ____.
That day Rocky more than helped me with my____；he helped to change the life of a child！After that Billy's behavior definitely improved.
A．challenged B．cheated C．benefited D．betrayed
A．unforgettable B．uncontrollable C．unconscious D．unfortunate
A．physical B．mental C．academic D．authentic
A．advantage B．agenda C．reason D．way
A．awake B．call C．visit D．sign
A．tolerating B．observing C．relieving D．ignoring
A．emotions B．pets C．botany D．diet
A．after B．as C．when D．before
A．boring B．fantastic C．busy D．rough
A．settled B．punished C．treated D．excited
A．fled B．stormed C．jogged D．floated
A．surprise B．delight C．shame D．fear
A．protector B．trainer C．friend D．owner
A．resist B．describe C．reduce D．forget
A．educating B．envying C．comforting D．quieting
A．exploding B．reading C．arguing D．apologizing
A．surprised B．disappointed C．amused D．confused
A．urge B．shorten C．transform D．expand
A．admiration B．curiosity C．anxiety D．love
A．family B．teaching C．housework D．performance
One of the warmest Christmas memories that I have was the year that I was Santa Claus.I was a young substitute(替代者)for a ____with a new family just starting out in life.I was ____ to work at the local grade school on the last day ____ the Christmas holidays.
I can still ____ going from classroom to classroom and doing my best to____both old and joyful at the same time.I was about 50 pounds heavier then，____I had the round little belly part down fine.My beard，however，was another ____as it kept sliding halfway down my face.I thought that more than a few of the kids ____me，but it didn't matter.They still enjoyed ____ Santa.They still laughed and delighted in their__45__gifts and candy canes.They still felt joyous and happy.They still knew that they were____and that was all that mattered to them.
If there is one____that I could give to each of you at Christmas time and____day of the year，it would be that knowledge that you are loved.You are loved and ____by a greater love than you could ever imagine.You are loved by God who____you.In all the difficulties，problems，and heartaches this world ____，you are loved.In all the obstacles you must overcome，challenges you must ____，and pains you must go through，you are loved.In all the mistakes you make，times you stumble(绊倒)，and___ paths you take，you are loved.You are loved every second in your life with a glorious love that will ____end.
Know that you are loved.Know that God loves you always.Rejoice(欣喜)in this love with the ____heart of a child.And then，like a jolly(欢乐的)laughing Santa，go out and share it with the world.
A．worker B．farmer C．student D．teacher
A．called in B．called on C．called down D．called at
A．after B．before C．during D．over
A．regret B．stop C．remember D．consider
A．taste B．sound C．smell D．feel
A．but B．and C．so D．still
A．matter B．pound C．gift D．knowledge
A．recognized B．welcomed C．visited D．memorized
A．buying B．selling C．writing D．seeing
A．big B．small C．old D．ugly
A．hated B．thrown C．loved D．forgotten
A．thing B．man C．woman D．school
A．another B．every C．one D．either
A．looked out B．looked for C．watched over D．watched out
A．kept B．made C．liked D．removed
A．takes B．fetches C．carries D．brings
A．face B．hand C．break D．please
A．right B．wrong C．real D．busy
A．seldom B．often C．never D．almost
A．joyous B．angry C．jealous D．pitiful
Tracy Wong is a wellknown ChineseAmerican writer.But her writing ____ was something she picked up by herself.After her first ____， teaching disabled children, she became a parttime writer for IBM.____， writing stories was simply a ____ interest.Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher.____， they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ____ and paid Tracy a $50,000 advance.“A pretty money，” said the publisher, “for ____ writer.”
___ Tracy's characters are interesting, her stories sometimes ____ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could ____ the afterlife world，”she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I? I don't think I can，” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have ____ when things come to me ____.” Once, she was wondering how to complete a ____ set in ancient China, ____ the doorbell rang.It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ____.It came without her having ____ it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained ____ by her fame.She lives in the same ___ she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home.There's more room for ____ in her life—and it wasn't just ____.
A．skill B．experience C．practice D．method
A．duty B．effort C．job D．task
A．Instead B．Normally C．Certainly D．Then
A．general B．deep C．personal D．lively
A．Interested B．Anxiously C．Seriously D．Encouraged
A．film B．story C．program D．article
A．a foreign B．a popular C．an unusual D．an unknown
A．Now that B．Even though C．Just because D．Except that
A．find B．turn C．leave D．hold
A．make up B．connect with C．control D．explain
A．events B．chances C．feelings D．moments
A．for no reason B．from a distance C．by accident D．as gifts
A．description B．pointing C．scene D．talk
A．surprisingly B．suddenly C．expectedly D．fortunately
A．cooking B．history C．play D．medicine
A．known B．sent C．realized D．ordered
A．unchanged B．excited C．determined D．unmoved
A．life B．city C．house D．way
A．success B．work C．joy D．variety
A．writing B．reporting C．luck D．fun
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed, read and ____.It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a ____with very little effort.
I will give___.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting____.We had been close as____but had grown apart.Our meetings were not____； our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ___our misunderstanding.Then he____a small island in the Caribbean and we___touch.One day he wrote me a letter.He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to____.Rereading the letter, I was____by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had____respected my older brother but____he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so____.And with that one letter we became friends____.
It might never have occurred to____to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no___.For him, writing was a necessity.It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of____communication(通讯), people often____ that they don't always have to phone or email.They have a____.And that is to write.
A．received B．rewritten C．returned D．reread
A．record B．promise C．friendship D．secret
A．an example B．a lesson C．an experience D．a talk
A．through B．together C．along D．away
A．brothers B．children C．fellows D．classmates
A．normal B．necessary C．pleasant D．possible
A．deepen B．start C．express D．settle
A．toured B．stopped C．reached D．moved to
A．lost B．kept in C．needed D．got in
A．think B．write C．enjoy D．read
A．driven B．beaten C．surprised D．honored
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．once
A．realized B．judged C．thought D．expected
A．well B．often C．much D．soon
A．later B．anyhow C．too D．again
A．us B．anyone C．someone D．my brother
A．mail services B．transport services C．phones D．relative
A．poor B．easy C．popular D．busy
A．believe B．decide C．argue D．forget
A．habit B．choice C．method D．plan
What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had ____ them a story and finally they were asleep.“Babysitting(照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ____，” she thought.
“Sleep，” she considered, “if only I could！” But she had difficult homework to complete.Leaning back, she ____ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable.Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ____ way to make money obviously hadn't met the three boys, she thought.The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim.Mary's ____ felt heavier and heavier.I mustn't sleep, she thought — which was ____ what she did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon ___ that she was a worldfamous chef(主厨)．She made a ____ and wore diamonds and designer clothes.Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ____ — her favorite hobby.She ____ took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too ____.“I am definitely the best in the world，” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish.But ___ seemed to go right.She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles, she ____ to get the chicken into the dove.Soon, smoke blanketed the room.The chicken was on fire.____ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ____ to the spot.She tried hard to move, but could not, ____ a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused — ____ was pouring from the kitchen.Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ____ little faces and some very burnt bread.“Sorry, we were hungry and you were ____， so we tried to make some bread，” explained a boy.Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed.She____ them never to fall asleep on the job again！
A．given B．written C．told D．taught
A．successful B．helpful C．tiring D．surprising
A．shook B．put C．bent D．kept
A．difficult B．boring C．important D．easy
A．eyes B．mind C．heart D．legs
A．nicely B．exactly C．curiously D．carelessly
A．realized B．reminded C．learnt D．dreamt
A．decision B．fortune C．business D．plan
A．cooking B．reading C．running D．babysitting
A．just B．ever C．even D．only
A．selfish B．proud C．stubborn D．sensitive
A．tried B．arranged C．managed D．prepared
A．Panic B．Pain C．Noise D．Stress
A．frozen B．dragged C．pushed D．brought
A．because B．until C．as D．unless
A．smoke B．light C．water D．fire
A．cheerful B．strange C．guilty D．confident
A．busy B．hungry C．worried D．asleep
A．promised B．allowed C．expected D．persuaded