English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my junior year, my   1  allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful   2  of this year. Mrs. Alexander   3  me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was   4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter.   5  English was still my subject.
I graduated from high school,  6  early and had children.   7  about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I   8  long articles and beautiful poetry for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I   9  an “A” student. I lived up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I   10  my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle (捆) of report cards   11  back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office, explaining that I had always been excellent at English and complaining that I did not   12  a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was   13  but unable to change a grade.
My old   14  cards showed something else too. I wanted to tear them up or   15  them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had convinced myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an   16  student with an occasional “A” or “B”, but mostly “C”s.
Had I lived up to those   17  and define (定义) myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently   18  my writing career. Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of   19  to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity.   20 , I regarded my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.

【小题1】
A.teacher B.headmasterC.classmateD.monitor
【小题2】
A.memoriesB.thoughts C.expectationsD. impressions
【小题3】
A.forcedB.appointedC.permittedD.begged
【小题4】
A.activeB.creativeC.interestingD. disappointing
【小题5】
A.SoB.ButC.AndD.Or
【小题6】
A.workedB.marriedC.succeededD. progressed
【小题7】
A.ConfidentB.HappyC.SorryD. Anxious
【小题8】
A.wroteB.editedC.readD. copied
【小题9】
A.metB.lostC.admiredD.remained
【小题10】
A. countedB.rememberedC.discoveredD.approached
【小题11】
A. turnedB.broughtC.heldD. put
【小题12】
A. deserveB. makeC.receiveD. learn
【小题13】
A. sympatheticB. energeticC.angryD. sad
【小题14】
A. birthdayB. postC.invitationD. report
【小题15】
A. keepB. correctC.hideD. send
【小题16】
A. silentB. brightC.averageD. outstanding
【小题17】
A. figuresB. gradesC.papersD. words
【小题18】
A. changedB. endedC.damagedD.sought
【小题19】
A. changeB. riskC. stressD. failure
【小题20】
A. OtherwiseB. BesidesC.InsteadD. Still

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my junior year, my   1  allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful   2  of this year. Mrs. Alexander   3  me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was   4 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter.   5  English was still my subject.

I graduated from high school,  6  early and had children.   7  about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I   8  long articles and beautiful poetry for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an “A” student, I   9  an “A” student. I lived up to my own expectations.

Yesterday, I   10  my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle (捆) of report cards   11  back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office, explaining that I had always been excellent at English and complaining that I did not   12  a “D” from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was   13  but unable to change a grade.

My old   14  cards showed something else too. I wanted to tear them up or   15  them. I was not an “A” student in high school English! Somehow, I had convinced myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an   16  student with an occasional “A” or “B”, but mostly “C”s.

Had I lived up to those   17  and define (定义) myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently   18  my writing career. Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of   19  to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity.   20 , I regarded my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.

1.                A.teacher         B.headmaster      C.classmate D.monitor

 

2.                A.memories       B.thoughts        C.expectations   D. impressions

 

3.                A.forced         B.appointed       C.permitted D.begged

 

4.                A.active          B.creative        C.interesting D. disappointing

 

5.                A.So             B.But            C.And D.Or

 

6.                A.worked         B.married         C.succeeded    D. progressed

 

7.                A.Confident       B.Happy          C.Sorry D. Anxious

 

8.                A.wrote          B.edited          C.read D. copied

 

9.                A.met           B.lost            C.admired  D.remained

 

10.               A. counted       B.remembered    C.discovered D.approached

 

11.               A. turned        B.brought        C.held  D. put

 

12.               A. deserve       B. make         C.receive   D. learn

 

13.               A. sympathetic    B. energetic      C.angry D. sad

 

14.               A. birthday       B. post          C.invitation  D. report

 

15.               A. keep          B. correct        C.hide  D. send

 

16.               A. silent         B. bright         C.average   D. outstanding

 

17.               A. figures        B. grades        C.papers    D. words

 

18.               A. changed       B. ended         C.damaged  D.sought

 

19.               A. change        B. risk           C. stress    D. failure

 

20.               A. Otherwise     B. Besides        C.Instead    D. Still

 

 

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