Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.
21 his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...
22 Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his
23 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,
24 he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was
25 for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and
26 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s
27 voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (嚇了一跳), he
28 to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to
29 the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “
30 one boy, and it breaks my
31 to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp
32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still
33 do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,
34 , that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a
35 on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to
36 his paper. With a look of
37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total
38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just
39 his first test! From that moment
40 was the same for Steve.
小題1: | A.In honor of | B.In spite of | C.In addition to | D.In case of |
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小題2: | A.to | B.before | C.until | D.upon |
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小題3: | A.rich | B.young | C.fresh | D.simple |
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小題4: | A.still | B.even | C.a(chǎn)lso | D.forever |
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小題5: | A.observed | B.corrected | C.selected | D.tested |
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小題6: | A.struggled | B.a(chǎn)greed | C.continued | D.declared |
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小題7: | A.cheerful | B.impatient | C.enthusiastic | D.shy |
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小題8: | A.decided | B.managed | C.turned | D.forgot |
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小題9: | A.go over | B.run over | C.turn over | D.hand over |
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小題10: | A.except | B.due to | C.a(chǎn)s for | D.up to |
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小題11: | A.will | B.record | C.heart | D.back |
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小題12: | A.pain | B.stare | C.sense | D.contrast |
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小題13: | A.wouldn’t | B.needn’t | C.mustn’t | D.shouldn’t |
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小題14: | A.a(chǎn)mused | B.doubtful | C.a(chǎn)pproved | D.thoughtful |
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小題15: | A.survey | B.speech | C.report | D.quiz |
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小題16: | A.give up | B.hand in | C.turn down | D.come across |
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小題17: | A.respect | B.curiosity | C.surprise | D.fear |
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小題18: | A.victory | B.shock | C.sadness | D.confidence |
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小題19: | A.escaped | B.taken | C.missed | D.passed |
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小題20: | A.nothing | B.something | C.a(chǎn)nything | D.everything |
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