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As a kid I loved everything about school. I loved books,1 ，tests and homework. Most of all I longed to someday march down the aisle (通道) to receive my 2 . That seemed more appealing even than getting married. But at 15 ,I had to 3 because my parents 4 afford tuition. My hope of getting a diploma was dead.
Pretty soon,I married. I had three children,and I thought, "There 5 my diploma."
Even so,I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda,our youngest child,had juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) in her 6 and knees,which made it 7 for her to function (活动) in a normal classroom.
One day,I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses.
"That's the answer," I said to myself. Linda always felt8 in the evening,so I would just sign her up for night school.
Linda was busy9 out enrolment (人学) forms when the secretary said: "Mrs Schantz,why don't you come back to10 ？”
I 11 ，"There's no way!I'm55!"
12 he insisted,and before I knew what I had done,1 was enrolled for classes in English and crafts."This is only an experiment,"I13 him,but he just smiled. To my surprise,both Linda and I thrived (苗壮成长) in evening school. I went back again the next semester,and my grades 14 improved.
It was15 going to school again,but it was no game. Sitting in a class full of kids was awkward,16 most of them were respectful and encouraging. Dur?ing the day,I still had loads of housework to do. But when I was down,Linda en?couraged me, "Mum,you can't 17 now!" And when she was down,I18 her. Together we saw it through. At last,I got my diploma.19 ,my classmates voted unanimously (—致地) for me to be class speaker,and I got a $ 3,000 college scholarship.
Yes,Mum,I was late for school,but I got there 20 .
1. A. parents B. teachers C. trees D. flowers
2. A. job B. present C. certification D. diploma
3. A. drop out B. watch out C. keep out D. find out
4. A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. shouldn't D. needn't
5. A. goes B. comes C. exists D. breaks
6. A. hands B. head C. eyes D. stomach
7. A. likely B. frequent C. easy D. impossible
8. A. worse B. excited C. better D. annoyed
9. A. giving B. taking C. filling D. sending
10. A. work B. school C. home D. office
11. A. laughed B. told C. argued D. shouted
12. A. And B. But C. Although D. So
13. A. informed B. asked C. warned D. convinced
14. A. regularly B. happily C. steadily D. naturally
15. A. interesting B. disappointing C. concerned D. exciting
16. A. as if B. even if C. in case D. if only
17. A. continue B. rest C. quit D. hesitate
18. A. raised B. discouraged C. cheered D. defeated
19. A. To my surprise B. To my satisfaction C. To my relief D. To my credit
20. A. naturally B. frequently C. constantly D. eventually
[文章大意]文章讲述了Schantz夫人小时候很喜欢上学，因为父母负担不起学费而辍学。她55岁时和女儿一起上夜校并获得了大学奖学金，最终实现了自己小时候的梦想。
1. B 根据第一句"...I loved everything about school."可知，
"我"喜欢的是和学校有关的一切，故选择B项。
2. D结合下文中"My hope of getting a diploma was dead."可知选择D项。
3. A drop out辍学;watch out当心，小心;keep out阻止进人; find out找到，发现。下文说"我"获得毕业文凭的梦想破灭了，又提到学费，可推断出父母付不起学费，"我"辍学了。
4. B can't/couldn't afford负担不起。
5. A作者辍学后，结婚生子，没有拿到文凭。
6. A根据"…juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) …"可知选A项。
7. D琳达因为有幼年型关节炎，所以在正常学校的教室里活动是不可能的，应选择D项。
8. C根据下文"…so I would just sign her up for night school." 可知，琳达在晚上感觉要好很多。
9. C fill out forms填写表格。
10. B根据上下文可知，此处是说"你为什么不来学校呢？"
11. A laugh笑;tell告诉;argue争论;shout大喊。结合语境可知这里指笑着说。
12. B从上文可知，"我"一开始拒绝了夜校秘书的提议，但是他坚持让"我"报名。
13. C inform通知;ask问;warn提醒;convince说服。"我"提醒他"我"只是尝试一下。
14. C regularly有规律地;happily开心地;steadily稳定地;natumlly自然地。"我"的成绩稳步提高。
15. D interesting有趣的;disappointing令人失望的;concerned 关心的;excking令人激动的。再次去上学是令人激动的事情。
16. B as if似乎，好像;even if尽管;in case以防;if only要是……就好了。和一群孩子坐在一起很尴尬，尽管他们中大多数人都尊重和鼓励"我"。
17. C continue继续;rest休息;quit放弃;hesitate犹豫。琳达鼓励"我"不能放弃。
18. C raise养育;discourage劝阻;cheer鼓励;defeat击败。-当她情绪低落时，"我"鼓励她。
19. A to one's surprise令某人惊讶的是；to one's satisfaction 令某人满意的是；to one's relief令某人松了一口气；to one's credk使某人值得表扬的是。令"我"惊讶的是，全班同学一致同意选"我"作班级发言人。
20. D naturally自然地;frequently经常地;constantly不断地; eventually最终。"我"最终实现了自己的梦想。
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