Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surp

Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents,was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,

 yet,   ____   his readingskills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a

 big boy, yet, he went unnoticed…____    Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. Forthe first time in his    ____   life, Steve couldn'ttake his eyes off his teacher;  yet,    ____   hefailed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh gradewas    ____   for basic skills. Steve hurried throughhis tests, and   ____   to dream of other things, as theday passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____    voice brokeinto his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he   ____   to look at her. “Pay attention！” She beganto  ____   the test results. “You all didpretty well，” she told the class, “   ____    one boy, and itbreaks my    ____   to tell you this, but…” Shehesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp   ____.“…The smartestboy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”

After that, Steve still   ____  do his homework. “Just try it，” MissWhite said one day. “Steve!

Please! I care about you！” Wow!Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect,cared about him! Steve went home from school,   ____    that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived atschool on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walkedin, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a  ____   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____   his paper. With a look of   ____，Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, hisheart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was intotal   ____   ! Suddenly, her face broke into a brightsmile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just  ____    his first test! From that moment  ____  was the same for Steve.

1.A. in honor of       B．in spite of      C．in addition to     D．in case of

2.A.to             B．before        C．until           D．upon

3.A.rich             B．young        C．fresh           D．simple

4.A.still             B．even          C．also            D．forever

5.A.observed         B．corrected      C．selected         D．tested

6.A.struggled        B．agreed        C．continued        D．declared

7.A.cheerful         B．impatient       C．enthusiastic       D．shy

8.A. decided         B．managed       C．turned          D．forgot

9.A. goover          B．run over       C．turnover         D．hand over

10.A. except for      B．due to        C．asfor            D．up to

11.A.will            B．record        C．heart             D．back

12.A.pain            B．stare         C．sense           D．contrast

13.A.wouldn't        B．couldn't        C．mustn't          D．shouldn't

14.A. embarrassed     B．discouraged     C．approved        D．thoughtful

15.A. survey          B．speech        C．report           D．quiz

16.A. giveup         B．handin         C．turndown         D．come across

17.A.respect          B．curiosity        C．surprise         D．fear

18.A.victory          B．shock         C．sadness           D.confidence

19.A.escaped         B．taken          C．missed          D．passed

20.A.nothing         B．something       C．anything         D．everything

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【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A

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