“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 　1 he had walked away from her. They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 　2　 moment, perhaps, 　3　 small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words—though they mean 　4　 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 　5　 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 　6　 . Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 　7　 . He had few 　8　 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）. The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 　9　 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 　10　 . Today he can not recall anything 　11 about the chapter he wrote, or what 12　 Mrs. Branch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 　13　 writing.”

　　 Four words. They 　14　 his life.

　　 “ 　15　 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 　16　 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 　17　 of doing but never believed I could do.”

　 Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate. She was 　18　 , tough and honest.“She was just what I 19 ,”Dalkoff said.

　 His confidence 　20 　 . Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1．A．where　　　　 B．why　　　　 C．because　　　 D．when

2．A．wonderful　　 B．difficult　　　 C．funny　　 D．big

3．A．yet　　　　　 B．although　　 C．for　　　 D．therefore

4．A．much　　　　 B．little　　　　 C．more　　　 D．most

5．A．meaning　　　 B．power　　　 C．force　　　 D．sense

6．A．writer　　　　 B．player　　　 C．poet　　　 D．singer

7．A．sorry　　　　　 B．proud　　　 C．sick　　　 D．shy

8．A．books　　　　 B．ideas　　　　 C．friends　　 D．chances

9．A．follow　　　　 B．match　　　 C．decide　　 D．improve

10．A．on　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　 C．out　　　　 D．down

11．A．more　　　　 B．again　　　　 C．special　　　 D．different

12．A．honors　　　　 B．remarks　　 C．prizes　　　 D．grade

13．A．poor　　　　　 B．serious　　　 C．good　　　　 D．silly

14．A．changed　　　 B．damaged　　 C．affected　　 D．improved

15．A．Unless　　　　 B．Until　　　 C．When　　　 D．While

16．A．what　　　　　 B．how　　　　 C．where　　　 D．which

17．A．tired　　　　　 B．fond　　　　 C．proud　　　 D．dreaming

18．A．strict　　　　　 B．kind　　　　 C．encouraging　 D．praising

19. A．feared　　　　 B．needed　　　 C．expected　　 D．loved

20．A．grew　　　 　B．lifted　　　　 C．appeared　　 D．returned

 

The doctor has ________a new idea on the treatment, which is well thought of by his companions.

A. come about 　 B. put forward 　 C. spoken up D. regarded as

 

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　　Many people are tidy both at home and at the office. Nowhere have I seen a 1 untidy office than my friend James’ . Everywhere there are 2 and books. Not only does it seem never to be cleaned out, but also I do not think it is ever aired, for at 3 time have I seen any of the windows 4 . Often I have 5 James that he should open one, but each time he answered,“Not just now, Henry Later.”Luckily I 6 to go there very often, nor do I stay there longer than I have to. Strangely enough, James is quite 7 outside his office. Only once have I seen him with a dirty collar, for example. He is usually well 8 .Nor is he careless about things like 9 .At no time has he been 10 to forget a party, and no sooner does he receive an invitation 11 he answers it. Unfortunately, his office is quite 12 run. Perhaps he does not like 13 work. In his garden in the evening and 14 weekends, James is happy. As soon as he 15 home from the office, he begins to work in the garden. Always he seems to have some work to do there, and nowhere in his garden 16 a corner which is not tidy or well 17 .Seldom have I seen prettier flowers, or healthier vegetables, or smoother, greener grass than in his 18 .Really I 19 he ought to have been a farmer, so 20 is he at such work. Dear friends, have you ever met a person like James? or do you find him lovely?

　　

（1）A.more	B.less	C.so	D.such
（2）A.paper	B.papers	C.newspaper	D.evening paper
（3）A.every	B.each	C.that	D.no
（4）A.cleaned	B.closed	C.open	D.repaired
（5）A.told	B.suggested	C.said	D.spoken
（6）A.do not have	B.neither	C.haven’t	D.not have
（7）A.untidy	B.noisy	C.tidy	D.shy
（8）A.dressed	B.worn	C.put on	D.had on
（9）A.dinners	B.trips	C.invitations	D.visits
（10）A.told	B.known	C.warned	D.talked
（11）A.when	B.and	C.that	D.than
（12）A.different	B.differently	C.hardly	D.easily
（13）A.such	B.too much	C.so much	D.hard
（14）A.in	B.for	C.at	D.by
（15）A.goes	B.gets	C.comes	D.arrives at
（16）A.there is	B.has	C.there has	D.is there
（17）A.looked out	B.looked after	C.looked at	D.looked for
（18）A.garden	B.house	C.field	D.home
（19）A.guess	B.think	C.promise	D.advise
（20）A.good	B.well	C.careful	D.bad

Xiao Ming practises his spoken English once there is a chance and that is_________ it takes to live his dream to be a good guide.

　　 A. what　　　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. how　　　　　 D. why