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All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris，Minnesota were dear to me，but Mark was one in a million. His happy­to­be­alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness_16_.

Mark 17consantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was18 What 19 me so much，though，was his sincere response every time I had to_20_him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me，Madam！” I didn’t know what to make of it at first，but before long I became_21_hearing it many times a day.

One morning my_22_was growing thin when Mark talked once too often.I_23_Mark. “If you say one more word，I am going to tape your mouth shut！”

It wasn’t ten seconds later_24_Chuck blurted out，“Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me_25_Mark，but since I had stated the_26_in front of the class，I had to act on it.

Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk，I_27_to Mark’s desk，_28_two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his_29_.I then returned to the_30_of the room.

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing，he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily！I started_31_.The entire class_32_as I walked back to Mark’s desk，_33_the tape，and shrugged my shoulders. His first_34_were，“Thank you for correcting me, Madam！”

Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father_35_the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war，I broke down and cried in my heart，“Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me！”

1.                A．attractive       B．delightful       C．striking　 D．annoying

 

2.                A．talked          B．argue          C．quarreled D．disrupted

 

3.                A．troublesome     B．shameful        C．irresponsible   D．unacceptable

 

4.                A．annoyed        B．impressed       C．puzzled   D．delighted

 

5.                A．punish         B．blame          C．correct   D．scold

 

6.                A．accustomed to   B．unbearable of    C．fond of   D．curious about

 

7.                A．body           B．patience        C．confidence    D．spirit

 

8.                A．warned         B．advised         C．asked    D．frightened

 

9.                A．then           B．when          C．after D．until

 

10.               A．criticize        B．report         C．watch D．inform

 

11.               A．opinion        B．view           C．punishment    D．evidence

 

12.               A．threw          B．flew           C．walked    D．pointed

 

13.               A．tore off        B．put up         C．cut into   D．took out

 

14.               A．face           B．mouth         C．hand D．head

 

15.               A．back           B．center         C．front D．entrance

 

16.               A．screaming       B．laughing        C．complaining    D．criticizing

 

17.               A．cheered        B．protested       C．froze D．disturbed

 

18.               A．stuck          B．fastened        C．recovered D．removed

 

19.               A．expectations    B．actions         C．movements D．words

 

20.               A．indicated       B．brought        C．presented D．unfolded

 

 

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36  experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .

We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38  into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40  so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42  paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43  there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44   the car into the garage.

Evelyn, who we later  45  was one of the top motor technicians, took  46  of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_     the car.

Early the next morning (the shop was  48  closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .

Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50  that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52  a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53   them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54  try and help when they are met with politeness.

The pleasant experience I had shows that  55  for other people can always help.

1. A．bad B．pleasant C．wonderful D．terrible
2. A．policemen B．firemen C．workmen D．repairmen
3. A．exit B．turning C．crossing D．entrance
4. A．difficulty B．examination C．trouble D．disaster
5. A．destroyed B．damaged C．harmed D．injured
6. A．highest B．easiest C．luckiest D．worst
7. A．at B．on C．with D．by
8. A．As B．For C．Even D．Although
9. A．pull B．push C．make D．get
10. A．learned B．understood C．recognized D．thought
11. A．care B．control C．charge D．pride
12. A．building B．examining C．repairing D．driving
13. A．officially B．completely C．really D．mainly
14. A．days B．hours C．months D．minutes
15. A．cleverness B．attitude C．kindness D．appreciation
16.A. understanding	Bmisunderstanding	C. appreciation	D. awareness
17. A．calls B．tries C．decides D．means
18. A．comfort B．protect C．serve D．rescue
19. A．at least B．at last C．above all D．at most
20. A．kindness B．respect C．patience D．mercy

 

The people living in these apartments have free ______ to that swimming pool.

A．charge

B．access

C．time

D．entrance

 

According to the new government plans, peasants’ children have equal     to schooling.

A．access

B．approach

C．method

D．entrance

 

I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while．Yet, I  36   myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway．I had never seen so many people there on a weekday．It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many      37   as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package   38  ．The queue moved very slowly．My patience ran out and I got    39  ．The longer it took,  the angrier I became．When I got to the counter finally, I finished my  40   quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door．

         "Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy．Several people had to move   41  to make room for me to get to the   42  ．

         I stepped out, complaining about the   43   conditions．Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．

    A woman was coming across the lot in my   44   ．She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy．I   45  that she looked as if she could breathe fire．It stopped me in my tracks．I    46 _ myself and it wasn't pretty．Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a _47    day．My anger melted away．I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a   48  ．So I did what I could in a minute  49   she hurried past me－I smiled．In a second everything changed．She was astonished, then somewhat   50  ．Then her face softened and her shoulders   51  ．I saw her take a deep breath．Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．

    I continued to smile all the way to my _52  ．Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do．

    From then on, I became aware of people's   53  and my own, the way we show our feelings．Now I use that _54  every day to let it  55  me that when facing the world, I can try a smile．

1.A．found       B．helped         C．troubled      D．enjoyed

2.A．things       B．packages     C．chances       D．dollars

3.A．lifted        B．cashed         C．weighed      D．carried

4.A．pleased    B．disappointed       C．delighted    D．annoyed

5.A．business  B．choice         C．situation      D．attitude

6.A．away         B．about  C．along  D．aside

7.A．counter   B．cashier        C．exit     D．entrance

8.A．weather   B．service        C．work   D．shopping

9.A．satisfaction       B．decision      C．direction     D．imagination

10.A．announced    B．discovered C．proved        D．noticed

11.A．trusted  B．recognized C．hid      D．persuaded

12.A．rough     B．bright C．big       D．nice

13.A．gentleman      B．stranger      C．customer    D．passenger

14.A．until       B．though         C．before         D．since

15.A．attracted        B．frightened  C．cheered      D．confused

16.A．trembled        B．raised C．relaxed        D．tightened

17.A．car          B．office  C．home  D．doctor

18.A．appearances  B．reactions     C．behaviors    D．expressions

19.A．treatment       B．awareness  C．conclusion  D．achievement

20.A．remind  B．show   C．give     D．tell