Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __1__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __2__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.
At high school, Ware was always making __3__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __4__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.
I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __5__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __6__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.
In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __7__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __8__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __9__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __10__ vote.
Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __11__. They collected a school __12__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __13__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.
Ware’s change __14__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __15__, it can fly higher than the rest.
1.A. sometimes B. always C. never D. still
2.A. cold B. stealing C. lying D. spitting
3.A. known B. mistake C. fun D. trouble
4.A. absent B. different C. present D. free
5.A. take up B. make up C. sign up D. put up
6.A. contained B. included C. concluded D. increased
7.A. took B. caught C. pulled D. drew
8.A. poverty B. fighting C. robbery D. courage
9.A. disappointed B. surprised C. impressed D. bored
10.A. quantity B. majority C. minimum D. quality
11.A. food B. money C. clothes D. furniture
12.A. rule B. mark C. foundation D. record
13.A. spread B. covered C. printed D. wrote
14.A. requests B. decides C. reminds D. requires
15.A. repaired B. realized C. protected D. healed
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. academic |
B. disabilities |
C. techniques |
D. individualized |
E. structured |
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F. approach |
G. suitable |
H. initially |
I. provide |
J. specifically |
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EBL Coaching specializes in providing individualized one-on-one home tutoring for students in grades preK-12. All students are __1.__ assessed to determine their strengths and weaknesses and __2.__ levels, and are then matched with a specialist who is __3.__ trained in the types of methods that are most __4.__ for that student. EBL Coaching uses research-based, multi-sensory __5.__, including the Orton Gillingham methodology, to __6.__ tutorial support at their Upper East Side location and at students’ homes. They also offer specific programs for students with learning __7.__ and ADHD, and specialize in helping students develop skills in reading comprehension, writing, math and study skills. EBL Coaching specialists also teach strategies（策略） for note-taking, test-taking, organization, active text-book reading and writing. They use research-based techniques that are __8.__ according to each student’s needs. All programs follow a structured, multi-sensory __9.__.
The strange man asked me to hand the letter to _____ I met in the police station, saying it was very important.
A. whoever B. whatever C. whichever D. whomever
He told us whether _____ a picnic was still under discussion.
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _____, but students became more interested in the lessons.
A. saved was teachers’ energy B. was teachers’ energy saved
C. teachers’ energy was saved D. was saved teachers’ energy
Please do me a favor —_____ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.
A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. invited
