When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite
36 . The fourth grade even found him at the
37 of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not
38 —until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon,
39 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds
covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid,
40 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one
41 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it.
42 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for
43 . All children naturally drew
44 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started
45 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always
46 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most
47 possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I
48 my brightness.
| 小题1: | | A．unfair | B．boring | C．disappointing | D．dangerous |
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| 小题2: | | A．center | B．top | C．beginning | D．bottom |
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| 小题3: | | A．happen | B．work | C．finish | D．last |
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| 小题4: | | A．until | B．since | C．because | D．as |
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| 小题5: | | A．concentrate | B．change | C．hide | D．sit |
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| 小题6: | | A．challenged | B．grasped | C．doubted | D．admitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．Relieved | B．Surprised | C．Encouraged | D．Puzzled |
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| 小题8: | | A．class | B．sports | C．art | D．tea |
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| 小题9: | | A．great | B．dark | C．different | D．strange |
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| 小题10: | | A．improving | B．painting | C．recovering | D．studying |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．amazed | C．friendly | D．cautious |
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| 小题12: | | A．familiar | B．expensive | C．admirable | D．precious |
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| 小题13: | | A．woke up to | B．put up with | C．got on with | D．looked down upon |
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