John Ross，the famous film star，died yesterday．At ten past two in the afternoon，there was a shot and John Ross was dead．Was it an accident or did somebody kill him？
When I arrived，John Ross was in the library．He was lying on the floor，dead．There was a gun next to him．The gun was clean and there were no fingerprints(指纹)on it．I saw the windows were open and there was an empty cup on the desk．There were fingerprints on the window，the cup and the handle(把手)of the library door．They were the fingerprints of John Ross and Wilson，the driver．
I checked the other rooms．There was some oil on the handle of the front door．In the living-room，the television was on．In the dinning room there was a broken plate on the floor．In the kitchen there were some potatoes．
There were three other people in the house that afternoon：Wilson，the driver; Mrs．Clare，the cook and Mr．Ross's daughter，Donna．Wilson was outside．He was repairing the car．Mrs．Clare was making some potato pies，and Miss Ross was watching television in the living room．
At two o'clock，Wilson took Mr．Ross a cup of tea in the library．Mr．Ross was sitting at his desk and cleaning his gun．Wilson put the cup of tea on the desk，then he opened the windows and left the room．At ten past two，Wilson was setting the table in the dining room while Mrs．Clare was cooking the last dish．When he heard the shot，Mr．Wilson dropped one of the plates and ran to the library．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
(1)
John was a famous ________．
[ ]
A．
film producer
B．
film star
C．
film director
D．
film fan
(2)
John died in the ________．
[ ]
A．
library
B．
dining-room
C．
kitchen
D．
office
(3)
There were ________ other people in the house that afternoon when Mr．Ross died．
In college, I wanted to be a math teacher．After completing four years of math courses, it was time to find a 1 ．I wanted to teach in a big city at a nice school．But I quickly discovered there was a lot of 2 for teaching jobs．Finally my father suggested that I interview at a school in a very small town．The position there was for an English teacher! I went to the interview to 3 my dad．To my surprise, the headmaster offered me the job immediately．I accepted it because I needed a job．
When I arrived at the school in the fall, there was a new headmaster．He didn’t know 4 I was! Then I learned that I had to create a curriculum(课程)for each of my five classes．I didn’t know where to start．I was also asked to coach basketball and be the school drama(戏剧)director．And I had 5 taken a drama class! This was a little school, but it was a 6 job．
During my first year, I almost lived at school．I worked hard creating lesson plans and holding basketball and play practices．Many students came from single-parent families．A lot of them didn’t 7 about school．Some of them were at our school because they had been kicked out of other schools．I felt very young and inexperienced．
Even though I didn’t have much experience, I was full of encouragement and ________ love．And that’s what I gave my students．I tried to make my classes fun and interesting．Once my students knew that I 8 teaching them, they behaved better．My students became so dear to me that I couldn’t imagine teaching 9 else．I remember one student couldn’t 10 breakfast．So I always gave him some bread on his way out of my class．He 11 all of his classes but mine．I think it was because I took the time to show him I 12 cared．
Now when I think of my first teaching job, I have many pleasant stories．And even though the job took a lot out of me, it was really an unforgettable experience in my life．
It was a Sunday afternoon．It was very 1 and nobody was glad to stay at home．Mike decided 2 and swim in the river．His brother,little Jim,wanted to go with him．“ 3 him with you,Mike,” said their father．
They both arrived 4 the river soon．A lot of people were 5 in it．Mike told Jim to play on the bank(岸) ,and then he jumped into the water．About an hour later(以后) ,Mike swam to the bank 6 a fish in his hands．Jim was very 7 ．He found a bottle and put the fish in it．
That evening little Jim did 8 except(除了) watching the fish．Suddenly(突然) Mike heard Jim 9 in the room．He ran to him and asked,“What is wrong with you,Jim?”
“The fish has died,” Jim said in tears(眼泪)．“I thought it was 10 ．So I brought it out of the bottle and put it on the chair．I only wanted it to have a rest．”