Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children, that his clothes were torn and that very often he ___31____ a bath.
In his file, his first-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ___32____ smile. He does his work neatly and he is a ___33____ to be around.”
His second-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a well-liked boy __34____ he is troubled by his mother’s illness and life at home must be a _____35___. ”
His third-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy continues to work hard but his mother’s death has been ____36____ on him. ”
Teddy’s fourth-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and he sometimes sleep in class. He could become a ____37__. ”
On Christmas, Mrs. Thompson received presents from her class, ___38___ in beautiful ribbons and bright paper ____39___ Teddy’s which was in a brown shopping bag.
Mrs. Thompson opened the parcel in which was an old necklace ____40__ some of the stones ____41__, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume (香水). She stopped the children’s laughter, put the necklace on and dabbed some of the perfume behind her ears.
Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom __42____.”
On that __43____ day, Mrs. Thompson began to pay particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to become _____44__. The more she encouraged him, the faster she responded. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Every Christmas after Teddy graduated, she would receive a letter from Teddy. Then one day his letter was ____45___: Theodore F. Stoddard, Ph. D.(博士)
Another letter came on a beautiful spring day. Teddy said he’d met his girl and was to be ___46___. He was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the seat for his mother. She ____47__ on the wedding wearing the necklace Teddy gave her many years ago and using the perfume smelling just like the ___48____ Teddy remembered his mother smelling.
You can never ____49___ what type of effect you may make on another’s life by your actions or ___50__ of actions.
1. A. enjoyed B. avoided C. wanted D. needed
2. A. ready B. loud C. false D. crazy
3.A. joke B. joy C. cheer D. comedy
4. A. for B. but C. so D. and
5. A. shock B. damage C. struggle D. ruin
6. A. rude B. scary C. harmful D. hard
7.A. problem B. companion C. difficulty D. disadvantage
8.. A. none B. all C. many D. few
9. A. together with B. including C. except for D. besides
10. A. besides B. with C. without D. among
11. A. stolen B. dropping C. robbed D. missing
12. A. wished to B. preferred to C. used to D. had to
13. A. very B. last C. every D. extra
14.. A. light B. right C. fresh D. alive
15.. A. signed B. said C. copied D. written
16. A. graduated B. employed C. examined D. married
17. A. pretended B. appeared C. occurred D. practiced
18. A. way B. manner C. behavior D. fashion
19. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
20. A. disappearance B. shortage C. lack D. ignorance
---You haven’t lost the ticket, have you ?
---_____. I know it’s not easy to get another one at the moment .
A. Yes ,I’m afraid so B. Yes, I have C. I hope so D. I hope not
Dear Mom, I wonder if you ever knew how much I appreciated _____ you gave me even though I often simply said, “Thanks Mom.”
A. all which B. all that C. in that D. for that
He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation ________ it got worse.
A. until B. when C. before D. as
Was it during the Spring Break_______ you went on a trip to Suzhou?
A. when B. that C. in which D. then
A Belgian French-language daily has released _______ is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper —complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
A. which B. where C. that D. what
