Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn 1 for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. The worst thing was that Lewis 2 her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn’t 3 but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.
One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous 4 . The children were walking towards the caves when Lewis 5 . While falling, he got 6 of Susannah, who walked next to him, and both 7 down the hole.
They landed in a dark cave. Susannah and Lewis shouted for 8 , but no one came. The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no 9 and he started feeling 10 .
It must have been noontime, because Susannah 11 that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her. 12 , she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the 13 . Now they had a torch. Lewis watched with surprise and 14 and off they went to explore the cave.
It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. On top of hugs and cries of 15 , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.
1. A．glasses B．necklaces C．earrings D．watches
2. A．teased B．laughed C．warned D．called
3. A．care B．mind C．object D．offend
4. A．villages B．hills C．caves D．parks
5. A．wandered B．waved C．smiled D．slipped
6. A．hold B．touch C．support D．place
7. A．walked B．moved C．fell D．flew
8. A．praise B．water C．food D．help
9. A．feedback B．response C．reaction D．effect
10. A．scared B．shocked C．disturbed D．annoyed
11. A．doubted B．concluded C．admitted D．noticed
12. A．Slowly B．Quickly C．Unexpectedly D．Obviously
13. A．glass B．torch C．wood D．floor
14. A．sorrow B．trouble C．excitement D．curiosity
15. A．loss B．relief C．justice D．return
—I can’t find my e-dictionary.
—I saw Mary going with ________. However, I am not certain if it is yours.
A．one B．it C．that D．another
How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt＇s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1.How did the author get to know America?
A．From her relatives B．From her mother
C．From Books and pictures D．From radio programs
2.Upon leaving for America the author felt .
A．confused B．excited C．worried D．amazed
3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A．She worked as a translator
B．She attended a lot of job interviews
C．She paid telephone bills for her family
D．She helped her family with her English
4.The author believes that .
A．her future will be free from troubles
B．it is difficult to learn to become patient
C．there are more good things than bad things
D．good things will happen if one keeps trying
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
1. A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment
2. A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully
3. A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor
4. A．argued B．realized C．decided D．understood
5.A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.
6. A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully
7. A．poor B．good C．average D．standard
8. A．in B．about C．of D．for
9. A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered
10. A．allowed B．described C．required D．offered
11. A．missed B．held C．delayed D．attended
12. A．high B．same C．low D．different
13. A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly
14. A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight
15. A．looked for B．asked for C．waited for D．prepared for
16. A．received B．accepted C．organized D．discussed
17. A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory
18. A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely
19. A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak
20. A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid
A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which ____ will promote its economic development.
A．in nature B．in return C．in turn D．in fact
– How do you know he will lend us money?
- __________. He’s a generous person.
A．That’s settled B．That depends C．It’s my guess D．It’s up to you.
