The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a____relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be____Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less____people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of____,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season____donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that____everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets____he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he____two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said____For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our____to the school principal. I couldn’t____sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is____for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him____a bit of his world with us. I just received a____of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class B. school C. world D. home

2.A. equal B. simple C. friendly D. common

3.A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered

4.A. poor B. good C. sad D. rich

5.A. giving B. getting C. buying D. receiving

6.A. By B. With C. For D. On

7.A. mostly B. hardly C. almost D. simply

8.A. while B. after C. before D. as

9.A. threw B. dropped C. brought D. changed

10.A. angrily B. quietly C. patiently D. sadly

11.A. students B. classmates C. teachers D. donations

12.A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. finish

13.A. hopeless B. hopeful C. difficult D. impossible

14.A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share

15.A. list B. note C. message D. letter

“If Mom finds that I’m going to the beach, I’ll be in trouble,” I said to myself.

I walked slowly and tried not to make any __. A few minutes later, I got out of the house and started __ to the bus stop quickly. After half an hour, I was at the __ with my friends, Jimmy and Bobby. We began to play volleyball __. Suddenly, Bobby __ the ball too hard and it flew into the sea. I thought my __ skill was good, so I decided to __ the ball.

I jumped into the water and started swimming __ the ball. However, after about ten minutes, I got cramp(抽筋)in my legs and I__ swim. I tried hard to control my __ and began to swim back to the beach. But soon I felt too __ to swim any further.

Luckily, a boat soon reached and __ me. When I __, I was in a hospital. After a few minutes, my parents walked in with angry and __ faces. They were angry with me for my going out of the house, but they soon glad because the doctor said I was not badly___.

I will never forget that terrible experience and never want to do it again.

1.A. trouble B. decision C. voice D. noise

2.A. walking B. driving C. running D. riding

3.A. house B. beach C. station D. school

4.A. angrily B. sadly C. quietly D. happily

5.A. held B. got C. hit D. caught

6.A. swimming B. writing C. reading D. learning

7.A. get B. catch C. find D. win

8.A. for B. towards C. with D. by

9.A. needn’t B. must C. couldn’t D. could

10.A. feet B. head C. arms D. body

11.A. lazy B. tired C. relax D. free

12.A. saved B. missed C. followed D. drove

13.A. brought out B. dressed up C. found out D. woke up

14.A. worried B. friendly C. happy D. bored

15.A. lost B. hurt C. behaved D. affected

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