Today I’m known for my voice. No one believes that I used to stuttered (口吃) badly when I was young. It is Professor Crouch’s trick that my life completely. One day. after giving my poem to him, I waited for his comment. It didn't come. Instead, as the students gathered together, he challenged me. "Jim, I don't think you wrote this."
I him in disbelief. "Why," I started, anger flooding me, "of course I ! "Well, then," he said, "you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it memory."
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and me to read other writers' poetry publicly.
Before long I discovered I did have a(n) and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
1.A. destroyed B. turned C. helped D. changed
2.A. replied to B. laughed at C. pointed to D. stared at
3.A. could B. did C. should D. had
4.A. with B. of C. from D. in
5.A. changeless B. hopeless C. useless D. breathless
6.A. let B. made C. encouraged D. supported
7.A. voice B. sound C. appearance D. interest
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
On this day I learned the true lesson of and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __ ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close. the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.
I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.
1.A. take in B. try on C. set about D. set up
2.A. waiting B. offering C. watering D. raining
3.A. when B. while C. until D. before
4.A. fields B. house C. woods D. garden
5.A. jumped B. climbed C. fell D. disappeared
6.A. though B. besides C. however D. therefore
7.A. sign B. scenery C. view D. scene
8.A. shouted B. shot C. looked D. spoke
9.A. And B. Otherwise C. Thus D. But
10.A. thirst B. illness C. heat D. pain
11.A. lost B. missing C. gone D. missed
12.A. kind B. clever C. smart D. honest
13.A. raining B. appearing C. singing D. crying
---Your accent is great. You sound like an American native.
--- ________. I still have trouble expressing myself.
A. Yes, you are right. B. I don’t care
C. Well, not really D. I’m glad you like it.
Jim took this course, _________ improve his spoken English.
A. aimed to B. aiming at C. aiming to D. aimed at
You had better drink this , for it _______ vitamin C and it is good to your health.
A. includes B. including C. contains D. containing
______ this village was extremely poor, they felt it was still important to keep the school going.
A. So long as B. Though C. Even as D. As if
