Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21   his 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.

A. in honor of         B. in spite of       C. in addition to         D. in case of

A. to                   B. before          C. until                D. upon

A. rich                B. young          C. fresh                D. simple

A. still               B. even           C. also                 D. forever

A. observed            B. corrected        C. selected              D. tested

A. struggled           B. agreed        C. continued             D. declared

A. cheerful            B. impatient       C. enthusiastic           D. shy

A. decided             B. managed      C. turned                D. forgot

A. go over           B. run over      C. turn over              D. hand over

A. except for               B. due to          C. as for                 D. up to

A. will                B. record          C. heart                  D. back

A. pain               B. stare           C. sense                  D. contrast

A. wouldn’t            B. couldn’t        C. mustn’t                D. shouldn’t

A. amused             B. doubtful         C. approved              D. thoughtful

A. survey          B. speech        C. report                 D. quiz

A. give up          B. hand in       C. turn down         D. come across

A. respect          B. curiosity        C. surprise               D. fear

A. victory             B. shock         C. sadness               D. confidence

A. escaped             B. taken           C. missed                 D. passed

A. nothing           B. something     C. anything               D. everything  

I will teach you everything you need to know on How To Repair Your Sewing Machine Admittedly, the book is mainly about sewing machines with just four of the 70 pages, including the copy clear, sharp pictures of many different sewing machines, cleaning, and timing, etc., so there is no need to turn pages back and forth in order to find the picture that goes with the text. It’s clear, and it’s simple instructions to teach you How To Repair Your Sewing Machine.

I will teach you how to thread all the different styles of sewing machines, plus winding the bobbin and selecting the correct needle.

I will show you how to properly clean all the different sewing machines, plus how to check the virious parts for wear and breakage. I will show you how to check for problems such as noisiness,thread breakage, needle breakage,etc.

I will show you how to straighten the needle and presser（壓腳桿）bars and level the presser foot on all sewing machines.

I will show you how to check motors, lights, controls and wiring（線路）for various problems. I will show you how to properly time the needle bar, the hoor or shuttle, etc., so the sewing machine will sew perfectly on all tyes of material and satisfy customers.

I will show you how to set the tensions on all the different sewing machines by having an actual gauge（計(jì)量器）to use in this setting.

And I will show you where to purchase wholesale parts and new sewing machines, including where industrial machines can be purchased wholesale.   

1.The purpose of the writer is to      .

A.teach you how to repair your sewing machine

B.draw your attention to his book

C.show you where to repair your sewing your machine

D.show off his advantage over others

2.The underlined word in the third paragraph means ______.

A.use      B.part     C.breaking      D.repair

3.In order to get a picture matching the text, you      .

A.have to turn over the book      B.don’t have to turn over the book

C.should read the whole book carefully       D.need read the tips as follows

4.If you want to buy a lot of industrial machines, you can     .

A.tell the writer of the book  B.order them directly from the factory

C.find the detailed information in the book  D.order according to the picture

 

—Firstly,you should turn over the wet earth.

—                  ?

—Take your time.Secondly you will have to make it completely flat.

A.If then

B.If so

C.And then

D.What’s up

.With no one to ____in such a frightening place ,she felt helpless.

   A. turn to   B. turn in   C. turn off    D. turn over

 

 To get a better grade, you should ______ the notes again before the test.

A. go over                   B. get over

C. turn over                  D. take over