Question

In my living room, there is a plaque(匾) that advises me to “Bloom(开花) where you are planted.” It ____ me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s，when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the ____ of each teacher in the program. Dorothy ____ in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road ____ around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting ____ by the same train five times. Rather than feeling ____ by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The ____ level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of ____ .

From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(忧郁) ____ . Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was ____ with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were ____ poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t ____ , poke greens are a weed type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.

Dorothy never ____ reports of exciting activities of her students. Her ____ never cooled down. When it came time to ____ for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ____ . She came to the assessment(评价) and ____ in all areas. Afterward, she ____ me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to ____ her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be ____ with things.

1.A. convinces B. reminds C. informs D. warns

2.A. classroom B. family C. office D. dormitry

3.A. hangs out B. moves out C. stands out D. turns out

4.A. winding B. hiding C. jumping D. swinging

5.A. forgotten B. abandoned C. picked D. caught

6.A. tired B. excited C. scared D. regretted

7.A. education B. wealth C. health D. poverty

8.A. happiness B. shame C. hopelessness D. regret

9.A. disappeared B. deepened C. increased D. flooded

10.A. comforted B. satisfied C. greeted D. encouraged

11.A. serving B. smelling C. stealing D. tasting

12.A. care B. know C. eat D. like

13.A. kept a record of B. complained of C. took notice of D. ran out of

14.A. anxiety B. enthusiasm C. sympathy D. depression

15.A. search B. sit C. pay D. look

16.A. nervous B. shy C. ready D. careful

17.A. passed B. failed C. picked D. falled

18.A. attracted B. forced C. invited D. introduced

19.A. show B. celebrate C. declare D. decide

20.A. packed B. made C. broken D. matched

Answer 1