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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

 

 

He was ________ of having asked such a simple question.

A．ashamed 　　 B．shameful 　　　　 C．sorry 　　　 D．shameless

 

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that __1______ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with __2______.

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __3______. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing __4______ the challenge isn’t worth the __5______ and call it quits. Although there are __6______ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __7______ all that is needed is __8______ and communication.

When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how __9______ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __10_____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __11______ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” rather than “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much __12______.

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is __13______ to get over, and hurt only __14_______ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it __15______ to everyone, and some day you will look back to all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

1．A．design 　　  B．promote 　    C．direct 　　　 D．shape

2．A．confidence   B．friendship      C．pressure 　　      D．difficulty

3．A．opportunities       B．expectations   C．choices 　　　     D．aspects

4．A．demanding   B．deserving      C．predicting 　　     D．presenting

5．A．comment 　 B．loss 　　　    C．trouble 　　　      D．expense

6．A．seriously 　　     B．certainly　      C．scarcely 　　　    D．closely

7．A．cases 　　   B．fields 　　     C．parts 　　　　     D．areas

8．A．assessment        B．commitment    C．encouragement    D．adjustment

9．A．doubtful　            B．shameful 　   C．harmful 　　　     D．painful

10．A．keep　　　 B．control 　　   C．face 　　　　       D．catch

11．A．space 　　 B．plan 　　　   C．topic 　　　　      D．rate

12．A．faster          B．worse             C．further                   D．slower

13．A．unnecessary     B．important　    C．impossible　　      D．illegal

14．A．serves　　　     B．means　　     C．aims　　　　　    D．attempts

15．A．opens 　　       B．appeals　　   C．turns　　　　　    D．happens

Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we come to realize that those challenges to the very things can __1___us and make us who we are ,it is the same with the challenges that come with _2__．

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ___3_ ．we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing _4__ the challenge isn’t worth the __5_ and call it quits．Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _6__, all that is needed is commitment and communication．

When we are communed to something, it means that no matter how___7__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __8___ it instead of running away from it．Communication is making space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．___9___ you can say to a friend,“I got my feelings hurt”____10___“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able solve the problem much faster．

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ___11___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is ___12___ to get over, and hurt only __13__ to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up, it ___14___to everyone, and some day you will __15___ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”

1．A．design 　　　      B．promote 　　     C．direct 　　　　                          D．shape

2．A．confidence 　      B．pressure 　　     C．friendship 　       D．difficulty

3．A．opportunities        B．expectations        C．choices 　　      D．aspects

4．A．demanding 　　    B．deserving 　       C．predicting 　       D．presenting

5．A．comment 　　     B．loss 　　　　     C．trouble 　　       D．expense

6．A．cases 　　　　    B．fields 　　　      C．parts 　　　       D．occasions

7．A．doubtful　　　     B．shameful 　　     C．harmful 　         D．painful

8．A．keep　　　　      B．control 　　       C．face 　　　        D．catch

9．A．If　　　　　      B．As 　　　　　   C．While 　　         D．Unless

10．A．other than 　     B．rather than　       C．or rather 　        D．or else

11．A．what 　　　　   B．who　　　　　  C．where 　　        D．which

12．A．unnecessary 　   B．necessary　　    C．impossible　        D．possible

13．A．serves　　　　   B．means　　　　   C．aims　                D．attempts

14．A．opens 　　　     B．appeals　　　     C．goes                   D．happens

15．A．lock down on　 B．look back to        C．look forward to   D．look up to

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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my 1 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 2 .

　　At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 6 . The coach was replaced.

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 7 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10 . Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-old.

　　I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14 .

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 16 , because they /had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.

　　I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

1．

[　　]

A．class	B．club
C．team	D．board

2．

[　　]

A．playing	B．living
C．learning	D．working

3．

[　　]

A．great	B．equal
C．right	D．extra

4．

[　　]

A．business	B．struggle
C．attempt	D．pressure

5．

[　　]

A．free	B．private
C．good	D．basic

6．

[　　]

A．matches	B．courses
C．lessons	D．programs

7．

[　　]

A．jump	B．play
C．run	D．shoot

8．

[　　]

A．duty	B．meeting
C．operation	D．training

9．

[　　]

A．necessary	B．boring
C．scientific	D．practical

10．

[　　]

A．speaking	B．moving
C．sleeping	D．breathing

11．

[　　]

A．used	B．intended
C．made	D．described

12．

[　　]

A．till	B．since
C．before	D．because

13．

[　　]

A．full	B．tired
C．lazy	D．big

14．

[　　]

A．size	B．share
C．space	D．state

15．

[　　]

A．gave	B．kept
C．ended	D．picked

16．

[　　]

A．sad	B．shameful
C．silly	D．serious

17．

[　　]

A．received	B．suffered
C．brought	D．felt

18．

[　　]

A．reconsidered	B．rediscovered
C．reformed	D．replaced

19．

[　　]

A．at	B．by
C．for	D．around

20．

[　　]

A．fell	B．stepped
C．slowed	D．calmed