One day I came home from school,changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local res?taurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

  I went to work feeling 1       .And to make mat?ters worse,I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again,2       with customers who complain about their food and where they are 3        is too big or too small.  Little things like that tend to 4       a lot of us 5        but we manage to deal with them.

  Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the win?dows. It happened to be the very 6        near where I keep the dirty 7        in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,customers leaving and coming in and 8        running all over the house,it was crazy.9       these elderly women were watching 10        I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

  When they 11        their meals,I took their plates back to the kitchen.  They talked to me for a while about school,how I was doing,what 12       I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

  13       they were leaving,they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 14       and gentle voice, "You are going places. " And that was it. They left the 15        and I had tears in my eyes,because they gave me 16        to believe in myself. They 17       my spirit from being down and gave me a 18       to keep on working hard.

  People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in 19        until I had a degree.  I'm now a coanchor (联合主持人) of a studentproduced television 20       . And the best thing is : I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

1. A. tired   B. excited   C. up   D. down

2. A. dealing   B. helping   C. talking   D. meeting

3. A. sat   B. seated   C. laid   D. dressed

4. A. attract   B. avoid   C. adjust   D. annoy

5. A. employees   B. customers   C. bosses   D. employers

6. A. table   B. box

   C. spot   D. kitchen

7. A. dishes   B. rooms   C. clothes   D. chairs

8. A. men   B. women   C. servers   D. bosses

9. A. And   B. Otherwise   C. But   D. So

10. A. what   B. how   C. where   D. why

11. A. finished   B. completed   C. ordered   D. got

12. A. place   B. grade   C. mark   D. position

13. A. Before   B. While   C. As   D. After

14. A. confident   B. loud

  C. low   D. pleasant

15. A. kitchen   B. house   C. restaurant   D. table

16. A. ability   B. courage   C. imagination   D. time

17. A. put down   B. picked up   C. took over   D. pointed out

18. A. cause   B. reason

  C. present   D. permission

19. A. television   B. government   C. school   D. restaurant

20. A. company   B. station .

  C. show   D. advertisement 


  Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communi?cation challenges—a speech impediment (口吃,结巴) , dyslexia(诵读困难) ,and auditory(听觉的) problems.

1       today he is walking confidently,standing tall to make an acceptance 2        for having been chosen as one of " the Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County,New Jersey 3        his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.

  As I listened* I closed my eyes. I found myself 4        those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving,caring youth,a gen?tle soul,5       his challenges. And now,as he stood at the platform,I knew his heart 6        be racing. As Russ continued to speak,I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments (损伤) and how 7        his tutors (家庭教师) would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twentynine,being honoured for ten years of service as a vol?unteer 8       .     Russ was 9        for organizing clothing for the homeless,teaching preschool children about fire safety,and for playing Santa Claus for very sick chil?dren by driving up in a fire truck.

Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and teaching him about morals. Then,pausing for a few seconds,he 10       us by surprise by touch?ing lovingly on the 11        of his nephew,Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment,I had to close my eyes again 12       a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence 13        the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He 14       his address by lifting the audience up with these words , "Austin taught me how to love."

  I have never thought of this day. 15      ,no one had ever thought that Russ would make 16        as the star of the football team,and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed", but he 17        to be a true "star" in his community. Russ became a man of strong character 18        his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments,Russ now sees and acts 19        with his heart.  His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ,our        son,who has shown us what 20        is.

1. A. And   B. When   C. As   D. But

2. A. point   B. speech   C. call   D. appeal

3. A. in spite of   B. regardless of   C. because of   D. in face of

4. A. recalling   B. recording   C. seizing   D. expecting

5. A. putting up with   B. concerning about   

  C. escaping from   D. facing up to

6. A. could   B. must   C. would   D. might

7. A. nervous   B. excited

  C. proud   D. surprised -

8. A. policeman   B. tailor   C. fireman   D. tutor

9. A. grateful   B. responsible   C. anxious   D. fit

10. A. took   B. got

  C. shocked   D. moved

11. A. birth   B. achievement   C. loss   D. disease

12. A. since   B. after   C. when   D. before

13. A. dropped down   B. fell over   C. took off   D. got up

14. A. concluded   B. wrote   C. delivered   D. started

15. A. Generally   B. Surprisingly   C. Actually   D. However

16. A. it   B. him   C. one   D. that

17. A. happened   B. rose

  C. appeared   D. reduced

18. A. at   B. on   C. by   D. in

19. A. cautiously   B. generously   C. closely   D. clearly

20. A. sharing   B. love

  C. sacrifice   D. confidence

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