Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable   36   when I was teaching the second   37 , 10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother's Day tea. We had put our heads together to   38   ideas of how to   39  our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother's Day. I was surprised and   40   to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I   41   invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child   42   up at our Classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.   43   it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking   44    .

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "I have a bit of problem here and l was   45   if you could keep my mother    46    while I'm busy."

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy    47    my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had   48   the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep    49   .

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day's   50   and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students' booklets and checked them to see if  51   was completed. When I came   52   Jimmy's page, he had written "Remember our Mother's Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Matra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too."

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and   53   his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. "Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn't   54   it."

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had  55   stopped hugging teachers years ago.

36. A. lasted          B. happened         C. experienced      D. described

37. A. school         B. class             C. grade                   D. lesson

38. A. pay attention to  B. look forward to    C. get on with              D. come up with

39. A. love           B. please           C. respect                   D. admire

40. A. astonished      B. worried          C. relieved                  D. interested

41. A. even           B. ever             C. still                    D. once

42. A. followed        B. held             C. kept                   D. lined

43. A. As             B. Although        C. While                   D. Because

44. A. wild           B. curious          C. strange                  D. upset

45. A. considering      B. wondering       C. asking                  D. doubting

46. A. connection      B. care            C. company                  D. concern

47 A. served           B. supplied        C. assigned                  D. applied

48. A. taught          B. studied            C. practiced            D. told

49. A. mind           B. thought            C. agreement          D. conversation

50. A. feeling          B. behavior           C. event              D. performance

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

52. A. by              B. to                C. on                D. over

53. A. announced       B. delivered          C. stated              D. whispered

54. A. make           B. get                C. do                        D. take

55. A. probably         B. exactly           C. rarely                      D. eagerly

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable   1   when I was teaching the second   2 , 10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother's Day tea. We had put our heads together to   3   ideas of how to   4 our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother's Day. I was surprised and   5   to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I   6   invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child   7   up at our Classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.   8   it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking   9  .

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "I have a bit of problem here and l was   10   if you could keep my mother    11    while I'm busy."

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy    12    my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had   13   the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep    14   .

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day's   15   and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students' booklets and checked them to see if  16   was completed. When I came   17   Jimmy's page, he had written "Remember our Mother's Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Matra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too."

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and   18   his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. "Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn't   19   it."

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had  20   stopped hugging teachers years ago.

1. A．lasted                        B．happened            C．experienced                 D．described

2. A．school                 B．class              C．grade                D．lesson

3. A．pay attention to          B．look forward to      C．get on with           D．come up with

4. A．love                   B．please             C．respect                     D．admire

5. A．astonished              B．worried           C．relieved              D．interested

6. A．even                  B．ever              C．still                  D．once

7. A．followed               B．held              C．kept                 D．lined

8. A．As                   B．Although           C．While               D．Because

9. A．wild                   B．curious            C．strange              D．upset

10. A．considering          B．wondering         C．asking              D．doubting

11. A．connection           B．care               C．company             D．concern

12 A．served               B．supplied            C．assigned             D．applied

13. A．taught               B．studied             C．practiced            D．told

14. A．mind                B．thought             C．agreement           D．conversation

15. A．feeling              B．behavior           C．event               D．performance

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

17. A．by                 B．to                 C．on                  D．over

18. A．announced           B．delivered            C．stated              D．whispered

19. A．make               B．get                C．do                  D．take

20. A．probably            B．exactly             C．rarely                      D．eagerly