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 (吓了一跳), 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 se
at 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 wee
kend 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.
| 小题1: | | A．in honor of | B．in spite of | C．in addition to | D．in case of |
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| 小题2: | | A．to | B．before | C．until | D．upon |
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| 小题3: | | A．rich | B．young | C．fresh | D．simple |
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| 小题4: | | A．still | B．even | C．also | D．forever |
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| 小题5: | | A．observed | B．corrected | C．selected | D．tested |
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| 小题6: | | A．struggled | B．agreed | C．continued | D．declared |
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| 小题7: | | A．cheerful | B．impatient | C．enthusiastic | D．shy |
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| 小题8: | | A．decided | B．managed | C．turned | D．forgot |
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| 小题9: | | A．go over | B．run over | C．turn over | D．hand over |
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| 小题10: | | A．except for | B．due to | C．as for | D．up to |
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| 小题11: | | A．will | B．record | C．heart | D．back |
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| 小题12: | | A．pain | B．stare | C．sense | D．contrast |
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| 小题13: | | A．wouldn’t | B．couldn’t | C．mustn’t | D．shouldn’t |
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| 小题14: | | A．amused | B．doubtful | C．approved | D．thoughtful |
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| 小题15: | | A．survey | B．speech | C．report | D．quiz |
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| 小题16: | | A．give up | B．hand in | C．turn down | D．come across |
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| 小题17: | | A．respect | B．curiosity | C．surprise | D．fear |
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| 小题18: | | A．victory | B．shock | C．sadness | D．confidence |
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| 小题19: | | A．escaped | B．taken | C．missed | D．passed |
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| 小题20: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed... 22 Miss White. 
kend 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.