When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．

There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom 33 let that happen.

Mr．Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35

to have him for a second year!

He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he 36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him 37 , so we listened to him attentively.

　38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he'd won, he said he would 39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the 40 with those students．But 41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You're all going."

He got 42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were 43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can 44

most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.

On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to 45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46 in our class once again．He's been a 47 in our lives.

In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to 48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing 49 of my life．It's now my 50 to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.

31．A．common　 　　　 B．normal　　 　　　　 C．real　　　 　　　　　　 D．unusual

32．A．comfort　 　　　 B. encourage　 　　　　 C．watch　　　　 　　 D．tolerate

33．A．couldn’t 　　　　 B．wouldn’t　 　　　　 C．shouldn’t　 　　　　 D．mustn’t

34．A．local　　　 　　 B．general　 　　　　　 C．gifted　　 　　　　　 D．scared

35．A．sudden　　 　　　 B．lucky　 　　　　　　 C．annoyed　　 　　　　 D．anxious

36．A．treated　　 　　　 B．directed　 　　　　　 C．showed　　 　　　　　 D．swapped

37．A．off　　　　 　　 B．out　　　 　　　　　 C．up　　　 　　　　　　 D．down

38．A．Some　 　　　　　 B．Any　　 　　　　　 C．None　　 　　　　　　 D．Many

39．A．give　　 　　　　　 B．enter　　 　　　　 C．draw　 　　　　　　　 D．register

40．A．reward　 　　　　 B．bonus　　 　　　　 C．diploma　 　　　　　　 D．award

41．A．after　　　 　　　 B．when　　 　　　　　 C．before　　 　　　　　　 D．since

42．A．donations 　　　　 B．suggestions 　　　　 C．requests　 　　　　　　 D．messages

43．A．excited　 　　　　　 B．satisfied　 　　　　　 C．ashamed　 　　　　　　 D．amazed

44．A．suggest　 　　　　 B．advocate　 　　　 C．imagine　 　　　　　　 D．complain

45．A．end　　　 　　　　 B．start　　 　　　　　 C．continue 　　　　　　　 D．last

46．A．picked up　 　　　 B．showed up 　　　　 C．rang up　 　　　　　　 D．packed up

47．A．colleague　 　　 B．sponsor　 　　　　　 C．success　　 　　　　 D．constant

48．A．deliver　　 　　　 B．collect　 　　　　　 C．display　　　 　　　 D．recommend

49．A．adventure　 　　　 B．experience 　　　　 C．vacation　　 　　　　 D．interview

50．A．dream　　 　　　　 B．conclusion　 　　　 C．turn　　　 　　　　　 D．demand

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics（杂技）all year round.

　　Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists. The program features trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions.

　　Time: 7∶15 p. m. Daily

　　Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu. Chaoyang District

　　Tel: 65072421, 65071818

　　Use your head: “Green Hat” is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors. It's a reworking of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous novel “The Scarlet Letter”. It describes the heroine's great courage in finding the true love against a backdrop of disapproval.

　　Time: 7∶15 p. m. until March 5, except Mondays

　　Place: China Children's Theater

　　Tel: 66037255, 66037265

　　Mix and match: “Story of Puppets” tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for love in the human world. After watching a puppet play “Peony Pavilion”, she thinks must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet opera hero. But things don't go as she planned...

　　Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to merge different traditional Operas in one play. This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju and an orchestral accompaniment, using the structure of modern drama.

　　Time: 7∶30 p. m. until March 10, except Mondays

　　Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People's Art Theater

　　Tel: 65250123

　　Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang'an Grand Theater.

　　Each performance consists of two classical excerpts（选段）. One is Wenxi（a play focusing on singing and dancing）; the other is Wuxi（a play full of acrobatic dancing）.

　　The first night will be “The Crossroad” and “Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge”. And the second night will see the performance of “The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers” and “Havoc in Heaven”.

　　Time: 7∶30 p. m. February 27, 28

　　Place: Chang'an Grand Theater

　　Tel: 86531043

（1）From the ads we can learn that ________.

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A. “Story of Puppets” is a play held in China Children's Theater

B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C. on March 5 there will be three plays for us to choose

D. the artists in the Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

（2）If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call ________ to book a ticket.

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（3）Which of the following statements is true according to the ads?

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A. The director of the “Story of Puppets” combines different operas in it.

B. “Green Hat” is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.

C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.

D. The Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.

　　When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr Clark wouldn't let that happen.

　　Mr Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.

　　Mr Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr Clark said, "You're all going."

　　On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn't want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a best-selling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It's now my dream to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.

(1) Without Mr Clark, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．might have been put into prison

B．might not have won the prize

C．might have joined a women's club

D．might not have moved to Atlanta

(2) The Essential 55 is ________.

[　　]

(3) How many students' names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr Clark?

[　　]

(4) In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ________.

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A．Mr Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling

B．Mr Clark helped to set up a group of women's clubs

C．a good teacher can help raise his or her students' scores

D．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students