When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan．Many of our new __36 　weren’t very welcoming．Some of the neighbors said __37 　　that we should return where we came __38　 ．Some students sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from __39　 ．

Most of my teachers __40　 　took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being __41　 ,but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean __42　 　her respect for me by teaching me just like __43　 　else．Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a __24　 　to show that I was smart．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me __45? myself．She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions．__46　 Thomas Jefferson (美国总统名) right to buy Louisiana (地名) from France? __47　 ? She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to __48　 　it．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key __49 　education．

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly __50　 　an eraser at me．Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and __51　 　my pencil flying．The whole class was __52　 　at first, then started laughing．This incident became famous in the school and,__53　 　it happened to me, the students wanted to get to __54 　　me and I was no longer neglected(忽视)．So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and __55 　I became just another kid in school．

36．A．friends 　　　 B．schoolmates　　　 　 C. teachers 　　　　　　 D．neighbors

37．A．kindly　　　 　 B．surprisingly　　　 　 C. angrily　　　　 　　　 D．happily

38．A．to　　　　　 B．from　　　　　　 　 C．for　　　 　　D．in

39．A．school　　　 B．street　　　　　　 C. office　　　　 　　　 D．downtown

40．A．hardly　　　 　 B．simply　　　　　 C．never　　 　　D．only

41．A．taught　　　 　 B．considered　　　　 　　　 C. welcomed　　 D．treated

42．A．kept　　　　 　 B．expected　　　　 　 C. showed　　　 D．refused

43．A．anyone　　　 　 B．anywhere　　　　 　 C someone　　　 　 D．wherever

44．A．question　　 　 B．chance　　　　　 　　　 C．test　　　　 　 D．place

45．A．worry about　 　 B．look about　　　　 C．work for　　 　 D．think for

46．A．Did　　 　　 　　B．Does　　　 　 　　C．Was　　　　 D．Is

47．A．How　　　　 　 B．Where　　　　　 C．When　　　　 D．Why

48．A．answer　　　 　B．answer for　　　　 C．reply　　　　 　 D．reply for

49．A．of　　 　　 　　B．to　　　 　　　　C．with　　　 　　 D．about

50．A．aimed　　　 　　 B．threw　　　　　 　　 C．passed　　　 D．found

51．A．made　　　　 B．left　　　　　　 　　 C．caught　　　 D．cut

52．A．excited　　　 　 B．frightened　　　 　 C moved　　　　 　D．shocked

53．A．so　　　　 　　 B．then　　　　 　　C because　　 　　　D．whether

54．A．ask　　　　 　　 B．know　　　　　 　 C praise　　　　 　 D．understand

55．A．how　　　　 　 B．what　　　　 　　　 C．where　　　 D．when

15. -I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr. Smith, 201

-　　　 .

　　 A．Oh, no. Let’s not　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I’d rather stay at home

　　 C．I’m very sorry, but I have other plans　　 D．Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble

14. With no one to _______ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.

　 A. turn to　　　　　　 B. turn on　　　　 C. turn off　　　　　 D. turn over

13. Nothing _________ after the terrible fire caused by the careless doorkeeper.

　 A. left　　　　　　　 B. continued　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　 D. remained

12. –Is that the small town you often refer to？

　-Right, just the one ____ you know I used to work for years.

A. that　 　　　　　B. which 　　　　 　C. where 　 　　D. what

11. I was too young to understand why, __________ there had been no bombs then.

　 A. except for　　　　 B. except when　　　 C. except that　　　 D. besides

10. Not until midnight ________ home after the experiment.

　 A. did he go back　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he went back

　 C. does he go back　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when he went

9. With more forest being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ________ each year.

　 A. is washing away　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is being washed away

　 C. are washing away　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away

8. I’m not the person to recommend how the job__________.

　 A. be done　　　　　　 B. is done　　　　　 C. done　　　　　　 D. should do

7. Usually Mr. Jones eats _________ that his wife eats. It’s not surprising that he’s overweight.

　 A. twice the amount　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the amount twice　　

C. the twice amount　　　　　　　　　　　 D. twice as much amount