There was a very special teacher who made a far-reaching difference in my life.

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just 1 and said something about my being in 2 . Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of 3 that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for 4 . The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 5 to the homework reading. We were 6 to write an in-class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would 7 the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called 8 to stand in front of the class and to 9 his/her essay. The class were required to criticize （评论） that essay, 10 the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.

The first time that I 11 her read-write-criticize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. 13 the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates, 14 myself. No one laughed at me; no one would be 15 enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from 16 and along with it came a strong 17 not to let it happen again.

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the 18 in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara 19 me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I 20 . Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

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1..A.nodded　　　　 B. laughed　　　　 　 C. apologized　　 　 D. shouted

2. A. trouble　　　　 　 B. sorrow　　　　 　 C. danger　　　　 　 D. anger

3. A. behaviour　　　 　 B. evaluation　　　 C. activity　　　　 D. thought

4. A. review　　　　 B. performance　　 　 C. practice　　　　 D. homework

5. A. added　　　　 B. related　　　　 C. contributed　　 D. compared

6. A. expected　　　　 B. persuaded　　　 C. allowed　　　　 　 D. advised

7. A. collect　　　　 　 B. return　　　　　 C. send　　　　　 　 D. receive

8. A. on purpose　　　 B. at first　　　　 　 C. by chance　　　 　 D. in turn

9. A. talk through　　 B. hand over　　　 C. read out　　　　 D. show off

10. A. so　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. or

11. A. tried　　　　　 B. adopted　　　　 C. examined　　　 D. experienced

12. A. undertaken　　　 B. attempted　　　 　 C. bothered　　　 　 D. hesitated

13. A. Remember　　 B. Predict　　　　 　 C. Bear　　　　 D. Imagine

14. A. playing jokes on B. making a fool of C. setting a trap for 　 D.taking advantage of

15. A. brave　　　　　 B. careless　　　　 C. proud　　　　　 　 D. selfish

16. A. above　　　　　 B. within　　　　 　 C. behind　　　　 　 D. below

17. A. tendency　　　 　 B. preference　　 　 C. determination　 D. sense

18. A. improvements　 B. pains 　　　　　 C. difficulties　　　 　 D. advantages

19. A. trusted　　　　 B. invited　　　　 C. forced　　　　　 D. permitted

20. A. did　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　 　 C. had　　　　　 D. would

Why do monkeys look like human beings? Many years ago the world was very 　1 of food, because there had not been any 　2 for several years and the crops 　3 not grown. At last the people decided all the 　4 food was to be stored in one place 　5 men on guard over it to keep thieves 　6 . The men who guarded the food were 　7 not to eat it.

It 　8 one day that some of the men who were 　9 to be looking after the food were found 　10 it. The people were very angry and brought them to the king to be 　11 .

The king said to them, “You all look 　12 and strong because you have been 　13 the food. I will give you a 　14 you will not forget. I will have you 　15 animals that look almost like men. But men 　16 you away from their homes because you will always be 　17 to steal. You will live in cold trees in the winter 　18 we have warm fires.” The thieves soon became monkeys and when they saw how 　19 they looked they were so 　20 that they ran away to hide in the bush.

1. A. short　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　 D. need

2. A. farms　　　　　　 B. crops　　　　　 C. rain　　　　　　　 D. seeds

3. A. had　　　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　 D. has

4. A. remained　　　　 B. remaining　　 　 C. left　　　　　　　 D. leaving

5. A. for　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　 D. with

6. A. stealing　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　 C. out of　　　　　　 D. away

7. A. trusted　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. wanted　　　　　　 D. kept

8. A. was happened　　 B. happened　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　 D. reported

9. A. supposed　　　　 B. thinking　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　 D. actually

10. A. to eat　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　 C. eating　　　　　　 D. steal

11. A. punish　　 　　　B. tried　　　　　　 C. beat　　　　　　　 D. taught

12. A. fit　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　 D. health

13. A. guarding　　　　 B. eating　　　　　 C. keeping　　　　　 D. growing

14. A. book　　　　　 B. word　　　　　 　C. beating　　　　　 D. lesson

15. A. to become　　　 B. became　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　 D. turned into

16. A. put　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　 D. take

17. A. ready　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　 D. nice

18. A. and　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. since

19. A. angry　　　　　 B. ugly　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　 D. pleased

20. A. ashamed　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 D. excited

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 20, has made a perfect season this year. She 36 the final and has become the fourth one at Wimbledon.

Ana became 37 in tennis when she was five after watching it on television. She 38 her parents to take her to a local tennis school. She was then 39 a racket（球拍）for her fifth birthday and immediately fell in love with the 40 .

But Serbia is a nation with very little tennis tradition. Young Ana experienced a hard time: she had to 41 in a swimming pool. The club where she trained could not 42 to heat its swimming pool in the winter. Club officials decided to let water out, make the 43 dry and lay down carpet, and that’s where Ana got her first 44 of indoor tennis.

Ana was lucky. The key moment in her life was when she 45 a Swiss businessman — Holzmann. He was told about Ana’s 46 . Surprisingly, it took him just two hours to 47 to be her manager after seeing her game. Within two years, Ana had paid him back， 48 in a series of matches.

Moreover, Holzmann wisely ended Ana’s early 49 with Nike, where Maria Sharapova, the world popular Russian tennis player, is the first. Ana now has a 50 to become the Sharapova of Adidas.

Ana is a 51 girl with a pleasing smile, 52 saying anything that could hurt someone. But don’t be fooled by her innocent manner. Her 53 is to become number one. In fact, she is doing so well at the moment.

On the other hand, 54 travels prevent her seeing her family much. “That’s what I miss the most, but I know that’s the price I must pay to 55 my dream of becoming number one.”

36.A. trusted　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　　　　　 C. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 D. covered

37.A. skilled　　　　　　　　 B. embarrassed　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

38.A. begged　　　　　　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　　　　 C. predicted　　　　　　　　 D. invited

39.A. lent　　　　　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　　　　 C. given　　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

40.A. game　　　　　　　　　 B. racket　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

41.A. swim　　　　　　　　　 B. compete　　　　　　　　　 C. practise　　　　　　　　　 D. perform

42.A. refuse　　　　　　　　 B. afford　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　 D. wait

43.A. tennis　　　　　　　　　 B. carpet　　　　　　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pool

44.A. prize　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　　　　 D. visit

45.A. met　　　　　　　　　　 B. married　　　　　　　　　　 C. excused　　　　　　　　　 D. found

46.A. study　　　　　　　　　 B. beauty　　　　　　　　　　 C. history　　　　　　　　　　 D. talent

47.A. decide　　　　　　　　 B. mention　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　 D. apply

48.A. loosing　　　　　　　　 B. winning　　　　　　　　　 C. missing　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

49.A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 B. struggle　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. relationship

50.A. post　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　　 D. reputation

51.A. good-looking　　　 B. hard-working　　　　　 C. well-known　　　　　　　 D. kind-hearted

52.A. never　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　　　 C. occasionally　　　　　　 D. politely

53.A. circle　　　　　　　　　 B. attack　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ambition　　　　　　　　　 D. feeling

54.A. long　　　　　　　　　　 B. frequent　　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　　 D. stressful

55.A. hide　　　　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　　　　 D. dream