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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.

As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the  1. for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the   2.  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and   3.  , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   4. of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was   5. humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   6. . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict 7. students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get   8.  with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without  9. our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his  10. . I was moved and was   11.  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would  12. me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have   13. met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am   14.    to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even   15.Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

16.A. replies  B. reasons                C. rewards                      D. results

17.A. moon             B. earth                   C. star                D. sun

18.A. advised      B. announced    C. added                     D. answered

19.A. distance          B. weight                     C. size                      D. height

20.A. very      B. too                        C. really                            D. so

21.A. at present   B. at once                      C. at times                        D. at first

22.A. with            B. to                         C. in                               D. for

23.A. away            B. together            C. angry                 D. along

24.A. thinking           B. caring               C. considering                  D. supposing

25.A. money  B. blood                      C. clothes                        D. time

26.A. taught    B. given                      C. taken                            D. had

27.A. remembers  B. represents      C. warns                           D. reminds

28.A. just                  B. never                     C. ever                           D. yet

29.A. able      B. about                      C. allowed              D. available

30.A. well       B. good                       C. better                         D. best

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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”
I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”
My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”
“But they’re my __4___.”
“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”
At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.
We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.

Mrs. Ball has a son. His name is Mick. She __1__ him very much and as he is not a __2 __ child, she is always __3__ that he may be ill, __4__ she takes him to see the best __5__ in the town four times a year and the doctor always looks him over__6__.
During one of these __7__, the doctor gives Mick all kinds of tests and then says to him, “Do you have any __8__ with your nose or ears these days?” Mick __9__ for a second and then answers, “Yes, I __10__.”
Mrs. Ball is very __11__. “But I’m sure you don’t tell me about__12__, Mick!” She says worriedly. “Oh, really?” Says the doctor seriously(严肃地). “And what trouble do you have __13__ your nose and ears, my boy?”“Well,” answers Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m _14_ my sweater off, because the _15_ is very tight（紧）.”