When I received my grade on my first writing assignment, I was very disappointed. I met with Dr. Caldwell to discuss my   1  and my work. She gave me lots of   2  and allowed me to rewrite my paper. My grade improved but I still was not completely  3  . Dr. Caldwell decided to help me and  4  me into a capable writer. Before each paper was due, I turned in a  5  draft and she corrected it for me. Her dedication to my successfulness was very encouraging because she   6  the time to personally help me time and again.

Dr. Caldwell is behind my dedication to the learning process. Not only did she help me, but also Dr. Caldwell has   7  me to become a teacher and dedicate my life to helping children who struggle through school. My most memorable   8  as a teacher was when I tutored a fourth-grade boy, Darnell, in math. He was unable to add, minus, multiply, or divide. He was far  9  his classmates and needed personal  10  to help him work at the same level.

11   we first began our sessions, Darnell was very quiet and   12  in learning. I was becoming frustrated because after two weeks, it seemed as if we had not  13  a goal. Happily, Darnell finally  14  up to me and became absorbed in his work. His progress began to show through and his teacher told me his grades in class had  15  greatly. I was very happy with the progress that we had made and became even more dedicated to Darnell’s success. We had a lot of  16  learning math; we created many games and played them to make learning more  17  for Darnell. All that Darnell needed was the one-on-one attention that I was able to give him and once he  18  it, his improvement was evident almost  19   . I was able to work with Darnell and encourage him to learn the   20  Dr. Caldwell worked with me to become a better writer.

1．A．grade                    B．study                  C．paper                  D．essay

2．A．solutions               B．approaches          C．means                 D．suggestions

3．A．satisfied                B．interested             C．absorbed             D．excited

4．A．talk                       B．put                      C．turn                    D．persuade

5．A．tough                    B．detailed                C．rough                  D．general

6．A．spent                    B．took                    C．cost                    D．paid

7．A．encouraged           B．forced                 C．prevented            D．begged

8．A．experiment            B．experience           C．example              D．moment

9．A．behind                  B．before                 C．beyond                D．ahead

10．A．wealth                 B．sympathy            C．comfort              D．attention

11．A．When                  B．Before                 C．While                  D．Once

12．A．uninterested         B．involved              C．concerned           D．interested

13．A．owned                B．finished               C．learned                D．achieved

14．A．looked                 B．opened                C．walked                D．came

15．A．obtained              B．raised                  C．improved             D．decreased

16．A．trouble                B．time                    C．fun                     D．difficulty

17．A．difficult               B．important             C．reasonable           D．enjoyable

18．A．learned                B．received              C．afforded              D．failed

19．A．instantly              B．punctually            C．slowly                 D．gradually

20． A．skill                 B．means                 C．knowledge         D．way

When I received my grade on my first writing assignment, I was very disappointed．I met with Dr．Caldwell to discuss my    41 and my work．She gave me lots of _42 and allowed me to rewrite my paper．My grade improved but I was   43 not completely satisfied．Dr．Caldwell decided to help me and  44  me into a good writer, Before each paper was due, I turned in a   45 draft and she corrected it for me, Her dedication to my success was very encouraging because she 46 _ the time to personally help me time and time again．

Dr．Caldwell was behind my dedication to the learning process．Not only did she help me, but also Dr．Caldwell  47 me to become a teacher and dedicate my life to helping children who struggle through school. My most memorable   48  as a teacher was when I tutored a fourth-grade boy, Darnell, in math．He was unable to add, minus, multiply, or divide．He was far 49  his classmates and needed personal  50  to help him work at the same level．

51  we first began our sessions, Darnell was very quiet and  52 _ in learning．I was becoming annoyed and impatient because after two weeks, it seemed as if we had not   53  a thing．To my surprise, Darnell finally _54  __ up to me and began to work hard at his lessons．His progress began to show through and his teacher told me his grades in class had 55  greatly, I was very happy with the progress that we had made and． became even more dedicated to Darnell's success, We had a lot of   56   learning math; we created  many games and played them to make learning more  57  for Darnell． All that Darnell needed was the one-on-one attention that I was able to give him and once he 58   it, his improvement was evident almost  59 . I was able to work with Darnell and encourage him to learn the 60 Dr. Caldwell worked with me to become a better writer．

1.                A．grade          B．study           C．future    D．essay

 

2.                A．solutions        B．approaches      C．assessments   D．suggestions

 

3.                A．still            B．also            C．again D．even

 

4.                A．talk            B．put            C．turn D．build

 

5.                A．tough          B．similar          C．rough    D．general

 

6.                A．spent          B．took           C．cost D．paid

 

7.                A．encouraged     B．forced          C．expected D．begged

 

8.                A．experiment     B．experience      C．example  D．moment

 

9.                A．behind         B．below          C．out of    D．ahead of

 

10.               A．influence       B．sympathy       C．comfort   D．attention

 

11.               A．When          B．Before         C．While D．Once

 

12.               A．absorbed       B．delighted       C．concerned D．uninterested

 

13.               A．conveyed       B．submitted       C．learned   D．accomplished

 

14.               A．looked         B．opened        C．walked    D．came

 

15.               A．obtained       B．raised          C．improved  D．decreased

 

16.               A．trouble         B．patience        C．fun   D．difficulty

 

17.               A．difficult        B．important       C．reasonable D．enjoyable

 

18.               A．learned        B．received        C．afforded   D．failed

 

19.               A．instantly        B．punctually      C．slowly D．gradually

 

20.               A．skill           B．means         C．knowledge D．way

 

 

When I was 13 years old, I used to babysit (当临时保姆）for the lady next door. Every two 36  ____ she would pay me 80 dollars. I always looked forward to getting 37 ____  so I could go to the supermarket with my friends on Saturday and spend my money that 38 ____  me a fortnight to earn.

One Friday evening I heard my mom on the phone with our neighbor and I heard her say a few words, “Oh ，that is 39 ____  . ” After my mom 40 ____  off the phone, I asked what was wrong. She said that the neighbors had no 41 ____  in their house and that the lady didn't know what she was going to 42  ____ her daughter on. That night, her husband had spent all their money on gambling (赌博）and got 43 ____  after he came home 44 his wife asked for money to buy groceries. He began to 45 dishes out of the cupboards and threw them at the wall. So on top of not having any groceries, the lady had no dishes.

I had a(n) 46 ____  . I asked my mom to drive me to McDonald's and I bought the lady and her daughter 47 ____  with the babysitting money she had given to me. After that, I asked my mom to take me to the store, 48 I bought the lady dishes and groceries with the 49 ____  of the babysitting money.

When I knocked on the front door the lady gave me a big 50  ____ and told me how 51 ____ she was that I helped her. When Saturday came around, I didn't have any 52 ____  to go to the supermarket and do the shopping with my friends but I didn't 53 ____  because I felt great that I was able to 54 ____  this family.

Since then we have moved away from the area. On three different occasions I have seen our neighbor and she 55 ____  tells me how thankful she is to me for doing so.

36. A. hours         B. days                   C. weeks                 D. months 37. A. charged     B. paid                    C. praised                D. changed 38. K afforded      B. took                   C. spared                D. left 39. A. impossible  B. simple                C. horrible               D. wonderful 40. A. got            B. turned                C. showed               D. went 41. A. food          B. electricity            C. clothes                D. drinks 42. A. give           B. feed                   C. support               D. raise 43. A. tired          B. hungry               C. angry                  D. anxious 44. A. before        B. because              C .if                        D. though 45. A. store          B. keep                   C. push                   D. pull 46. A. idea           B. trick                   C. result                  D  gift 47. A. shoes         B. books                 C. toys                    D. dinner 48. A. where        B. which                 C. when                  D. why 49. A. amount      B. rest                    C. number               D. total 50. A. surprise     B. hug                    C. challenge             D. blow 51. A. generous    B. curious               C. puzzled               D. grateful 52. A. money       B. time                   C. energy                D. interest 53. A. miss          B. worry                 C. care                    D. panic 54. A. understand B. help                    C. meet                   D. remember 55. A. hardly        B. sometimes          C. always                D. never