When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can  1  the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.

Ron never planned on being a teacher. After  2 , he travelled around the world, living a life  3  of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got  4  again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were  6  good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n)  6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”

Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to  7  with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any  8  with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special  9  of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them  10  lessons, and spent his time showing students  11  New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in  12 .

Because of his  13  in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than  14  else, has become very popular in the world.

Sold in over 25  15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!

1.                A．live            B．influence       C．make D．choose

2.                A．school         B．work           C．class D．college

3.                A．filled           B．fond           C．proud    D．full

4.                A．terrible         B．well            C．sick  D．pleased

5.                A．some          B．few            C．many D．more

6.                A．feeling         B．idea           C．view D．mind

7.                A．play           B．study           C．deal D．meet

8.                A．information     B．advice          C．task  D．trouble

9.                A．ways           B．goals           C．rules D．aims

10.               A．friendly        B．nicely          C．lively D．lovely

11.               A．across         B．along          C．around    D．at

12.               A．subject         B．lesson          C．return D．score

13.               A．effects         B．affects         C．works D．efforts

14.               A．anywhere       B．anyone         C．anything   D．nothing

15.               A．towns          B．cities          C．countries  D．universities

Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team   41   the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him   42  , but he was still unhappy with the result.

Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good   43  . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own   44   and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.

After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others   45   the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your   46   and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just   47   I want to say to you.   48   your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”

From then on, every time Sam   49   to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer   50   failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.

1.A. won               B. beat             C. lost           D. missed

2.A. play              B. smile            C. come           D. cry

3.A. idea              B. manner           C. game           D. ball

4.A. lesson            B. school           C. time           D. term

5.A. point at          B. think of         C. stick to       D. take away

6.A. money             B. love             C. material       D. time

7.A. why               B. what             C. who            D. how

8.A. Since             B. So               C. Though         D. Because

9.A. helps             B. wants            C. forgets        D. fails

10.A. crazy about   B. good at  C. afraid of    D. interested in

In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.

After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.

?? The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!

Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!

1.Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

A．the teacher blamed him from time to time?????

B．he was not a smart boy in his class

C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence???

D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies

2.The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.

A．completely unchanged????????? ????????????? B．severely punished

C．careless with the homework????????? D．lost in the test

3.It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.

A. his parents??????? ????????????? B．his classmates

C. the teacher????????? ????????????? D．failure in the test

4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.

B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.

C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.

D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.

5.Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?

A. Hardworking.????????????? ????????????? B. Caring.????????????? ????????????? C. Outstanding.????????????? ????????????? D. Strict.