“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   22     moment, perhaps,   23     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27    ．He had few   28    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30   ．Today he can not recall anything   31 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   32    Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33   writing.”

    Four words．They   34     his life.

    “   35     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36   I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37    of doing but never believed I could do.”

       Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38     , tough and honest.“She was just what I

   39   .”Dalkoff said.

       His confidence   40   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

A．where           B．why              C．because             D．when

A．wonderful          B．difficult            C．funny               D．big

A．yet             B．although           C．for                 D．therefore

A．much          B．little               C．more               D．most

A．meaning           B．power           C．force               D．sense

A．writer           B．player               C．poet               D．singer

A．sorry           B．proud               C．sick                D．shy

A．books            B．ideas                C．friends              D．chances

A．follow           B．match               C．decide              D．improve

A．on               B．in                C．out                D．down

A．more                 B．again               C．special           D．different

A．honors            B．remarks             C．prizes               D．grade

A．poor          B．serious              C．good                D．silly

A．changed          B．damaged            C．affected            D．improved

A．Unless          B．Until               C．When               D．While

A．what             B．how                C．where               D．which

A．tired             B．fond               C．proud               D．dreaming

A．strict                 B．kind                C．encouraging          D．praising

A．feared          B．needed            C．expected             D．loved

A．grew                 B．lifted               C．appeared            D．returned

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21   he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.
Not a   22    moment, perhaps,   23    small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24   at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25   .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26   ．Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27   ．He had few   28   and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29    the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30  ．Today he can not recall anything   31 
about the chapter he wrote, or what   32   Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33  writing.”
Four words．They   34    his life.
“   35    I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36  I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37   of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38    , tough and honest.“She was just what I
  39  .”Dalkoff said.
His confidence   40  ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

【小题9】

A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   22     moment, perhaps,   23     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27    ．He had few   28    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30   ．Today he can not recall anything   31 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   32    Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33   writing.”

    Four words．They   34     his life.

    “   35     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36   I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37    of doing but never believed I could do.”

         Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38     , tough and honest.“She was just what I

   39   .”Dalkoff said.

         His confidence   40   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1.A．where            B．why                C．because              D．when

2.A．wonderful             B．difficult               C．funny        D．big

3.A．yet              B．although            C．for                   D．therefore

4.A．much            B．little                 C．more                 D．most

5.A．meaning             B．power             C．force                  D．sense

6.A．writer            B．player                 C．poet                D．singer

7.A．sorry           B．proud        C．sick                   D．shy

8.A．books             B．ideas                 C．friends                D．chances

9.A．follow              B．match                 C．decide                D．improve

10.A．on                 B．in                 C．out                 D．down

11.A．more                   B．again                 C．special           D．different

12.A．honors              B．remarks              C．prizes                 D．grade

13.A．poor          B．serious                C．good                  D．silly

14.A．changed            B．damaged              C．affected             D．improved

15.A．Unless          B．Until                  C．When                  D．While

16.A．what              B．how                  C．where                 D．which

17.A．tired               B．fond                  C．proud                  D．dreaming

18.A．strict                   B．kind                  C．encouraging            D．praising

19.A．feared          B．needed            C．expected              D．loved

20.A．grew                    B．lifted                  C．appeared             D．returned

“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 　1 he had walked away from her. They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 　2　 moment, perhaps, 　3　 small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words—though they mean 　4　 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 　5　 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 　6　 . Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 　7　 . He had few 　8　 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）. The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 　9　 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 　10　 . Today he can not recall anything 　11 about the chapter he wrote, or what 12　 Mrs. Branch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 　13　 writing.”

　　 Four words. They 　14　 his life.

　　 “ 　15　 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 　16　 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 　17　 of doing but never believed I could do.”

　 Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate. She was 　18　 , tough and honest.“She was just what I 19 ,”Dalkoff said.

　 His confidence 　20 　 . Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1．A．where　　　　 B．why　　　　 C．because　　　 D．when

2．A．wonderful　　 B．difficult　　　 C．funny　　 D．big

3．A．yet　　　　　 B．although　　 C．for　　　 D．therefore

4．A．much　　　　 B．little　　　　 C．more　　　 D．most

5．A．meaning　　　 B．power　　　 C．force　　　 D．sense

6．A．writer　　　　 B．player　　　 C．poet　　　 D．singer

7．A．sorry　　　　　 B．proud　　　 C．sick　　　 D．shy

8．A．books　　　　 B．ideas　　　　 C．friends　　 D．chances

9．A．follow　　　　 B．match　　　 C．decide　　 D．improve

10．A．on　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　 C．out　　　　 D．down

11．A．more　　　　 B．again　　　　 C．special　　　 D．different

12．A．honors　　　　 B．remarks　　 C．prizes　　　 D．grade

13．A．poor　　　　　 B．serious　　　 C．good　　　　 D．silly

14．A．changed　　　 B．damaged　　 C．affected　　 D．improved

15．A．Unless　　　　 B．Until　　　 C．When　　　 D．While

16．A．what　　　　　 B．how　　　　 C．where　　　 D．which

17．A．tired　　　　　 B．fond　　　　 C．proud　　　 D．dreaming

18．A．strict　　　　　 B．kind　　　　 C．encouraging　 D．praising

19. A．feared　　　　 B．needed　　　 C．expected　　 D．loved

20．A．grew　　　 　B．lifted　　　　 C．appeared　　 D．returned

“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   1    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   2     moment, perhaps,   3     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   4    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   5    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   6    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   7    ．He had few   8    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   9     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   10   ．Today he can not recall anything   11 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   12    Mrs. Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   13   writing.”

    Four words．They   14     his life.

    “   15     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   16   I was going to be.” he said“ After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   17    of doing but never believed I could do.”

       Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate．She was  18     , tough and honest. “She was just what I

   19   .” Dalkoff said.

       His confidence   20   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1．A．where            B．why              C．because         D．when

2．A．wonderful           B．difficult         C．funny            D．big

3．A．yet              B．although           C．for             D．therefore

4．A．much            B．little             C．more             D．most

5．A．meaning            B．power            C．force            D．sense

6．A．writer            B．player            C．poet             D．singer

7．A．sorry           B．proud             C．sick              D．shy

8．A．books            B．ideas            C．friends            D．chances

9．A．follow             B．match           C．decide            D．improve

10．A．on                B．in                C．out               D．down

11．A．more          B．again            C．special              D．different

12．A．honors            B．remarks            C．prizes            D．grade

13．A．poor            B．serious           C．good            D．silly

14．A．changed           B．damaged         C．affected            D．improved

15．A．Unless           B．Until              C．When            D．While

16．A．what              B．how             C．where           D．which

17．A．tired              B．fond             C．proud            D．dreaming

18．A．strict          B．kind              C．encouraging      D．praising

19．A．feared           B．needed               C．expected         D．loved

20．A．grew          B．lifted            C．appeared         D．returned