One day I was doing
an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came,
“Nice shirt”. Then another 1 said, “That shirt belonged
to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt
away, but gave 2 to her instead.” Hearing the words, I
was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was
silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 3 work
for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s 4 was
something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she 5 with the headmaster
of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a
proper education. So Mom decided to 6 a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said,
“You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 7 for
you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally
disabled children with little or 8 chance of learning.”
Mom accepted the opportunity very 9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on
the children and 0 , feeling upset. Then one day,
the headmaster 11 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12 the children over the last
three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be
the 13 of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her 14
she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 15
situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
1.
A. shout B.
noise C.
sound D. voice
2.
A. it B.
them C. one D.
this
3.
A. even so B. in
reality C. no longer D.
more than
4.
A. goal B.
trick C.
problem D. routine
5.
A. ran B.
met C. stayed D.
worked
6.
A. visit B.
design
C. attend D. start
7.
A. condition B. function C.
promotion D. position
8.
A. no B.
much C.
big D. great
9.
A. angrily B. bitterly
C. eagerly
D. strangely
10.
A. come B.
leave C.
return D. succeed
11.
A. went up B. took
up C. handed up D.
turned up
12.
A. accuse B. blame C.
treat D. cheat
13.
A. monitor B. teacher
C. headmaster D. librarian
14.
A. because B. once C.
unless D. if
15.
A. pleasing B.
challenging C. exciting
D. amazing