Question

My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classrooms, but I wasn’t there to learn to write, read or even ______. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to ______. I was 13 years old, ______ I already hated being who I was.

I had a(n) ______ teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age ______ six had to stand up. I felt so ______. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn’t ______ again. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I ______ gave up practicing reading.

Now I was 41 years old. One day, I planned to ______ back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech ______ himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my ______ to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered ______. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the ______ he’d once encouraged.

“I’m so ______ I had a chance to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great ______ to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published ______ and an active speaker. “The ______ time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your ______, please encourage him to read as well," I added.

The experts say what once ______ me has a name: dyslexia(诵读困难症). But I can tell you it was a lack of ______ for education.

1.A. dance B. paint C. speak D. act

2.A. jump B. hide C. sleep D. succeed

3.A. but B. or C. therefore D. still

4.A. Chinese B. history C. geography D. English

5.A. above B. at the end of C. below D. at the beginning of

6.A. embarrassed B. desperate C. unwise D. happy

7.A. pick up B. work C. come back D. happen

8.A. always B. ever C. never D. hardly

9.A. drive B. fly C. walk D. ride

10.A. buying B. making C. fetching D. sending

11.A. pocket B. car C. clothes D. arms

12.A. shyly B. proudly C. excitedly D. angrily

13.A. girl B. man C. woman D. boy

14.A. upset B. glad C. regretful D. grateful

15.A. news B. jobs C. chances D. ideas

16.A. author B. assistant C. teacher D. doctor

17.A. first B. last C. next D. every

18.A. company B. factory C. house D. classroom

19.A. hurt B. worried C. hit D. confused

20.A. excuse B. ability C. desire D. help

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