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　　All kinds of people came in to have their shoes shined. Most folks were friendly. But this man was different.

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me. I felt he was __1__ at me.

　　He kept giving a sharp __2__ around every now and then. All the time I kept __3__ where I'd seen his face. Suddenly I knew. I'd seen his __4__ in the post office many times. He was the big robber: __5__ by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying,“it's imagination people __6__. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy.”

　　I kept brushing on his shoes as __7__ as I could. The sooner I finished, the better. He said,“When I was sixteen, I had __8__ $ 2 500 of my own.”

　　That reminded me of something. Was it $ 2 500 or $ 5 000 or $ 25 000? I wasn't __9__. I knew a big reward was __10__ for him.

　　But what could I do about it? __11__ him with a can of shoe polish（擦亮剂）? A man his __12__ could grind（压碎）me into the floor. If only someone would come in! He kept talking away（喋喋不休）.“Along with __13__, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. Start something on a shoestring（鞋带）.”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey __14__ across the street. Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings.

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, __15__! This man's a robber.”

　　“__16__,”the man shouted angrily. He started to jump off the stand. But he didn't go the __17__ he planned. He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold.

　　“That was __18__ clever of you,”the officer said. “You'll get a reward of $ 7 500 for him.”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my __19__,”I said.“It was his. He told me that __20__ you had courage and imagination, you could start something big on a shoestring.”

His manner is _____ of a gentleman.

A. it 　 　B. one　 C. that 　 　D. this

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 　16 and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t 　17 the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my 　18 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 　19 home. It was the last time I felt 　20 to him.

After that, I realized that he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this 　21 . I was proud of it, for I felt 　22 and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 　23 from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 　24 me scratching (乱涂) the paper quickly. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 　25 . Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I followed his 　26 for the next two weeks, but 　27 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method—— the 　28 way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our 　29 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 　30 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 　31 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 　32 to improve you anything for your future. You have to get 　33 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 　34 , I have 　35 it through high school and through college.

16. A. graduation　　　　　 B. employment　　　　　　 C. college　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

17. A. form　　　　　　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　　　　 D. break

18. A. dormitory　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. desk　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

19. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　 D. halfway

20. A. close　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

21. A. gap　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　　　　 D. accident

22. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. depressed　　　　　　　　 C. independent　　　　　　 D. comfortable

23. A. comfort　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. explanation

24. A. helping　　　　　　　 B. directing　　　　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　　 D. blaming

25. A. skill　　　　　　　　　 B. patience　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

26. A. introduction　　　　 B. manner　　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advice

27. A. even if　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

28. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. efficient　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

29. A. relationship　　　　 B. friendship　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. life

30. A. schooling　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expectation

31. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. scholar　　　　　　　　　　 C. scientist　　　　　　　　　 D. specialist

32. A. tired　　　　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready

33. A. an education　　　 B. a rich boyfriend　　　　 C. a well-paid job　　　　 D. a good writing

34. A. help　　　　　　　　　 B. expectations　　　　　　 C. examination　　　　　　 D. watch

35. A. succeeded　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 1 and it was raining heavily. I could not 2 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 4 home. It was the last time I felt 5 to him.

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 6 . I was proud of it, for I felt 7 and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 8 from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 9 me scratching (乱吐，勾抹) the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs 10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I follow his 11 for the next two words, but 12 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the 13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 14 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 15 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 16 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 17 to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get 18 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 19 , I have 20 it through high school and through college.

1. A. graduation　　　 B. employment　　　 C. college　　　　 D. school

2. A. from　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　 D. break

3. A. dormitory　　 B. door　　　　　　 C. desk　　　　　　 D. bed

4 A. at　　　　　　 B. already　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　 D. halfway

5. A. close　　　　 B. near　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

6. A. gap　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　 D. accident

7. A. lonely　　　　　 B. depressed　　　　　 C. independent　　 D. comfortable

8. A. comfort　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　 C. support　　　　 D. explanation

9. A. helping　　　　　 B. directing　　　　　 C. watching　　　　 D. blaming

10. A. skill　　　　　 B. patience　　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. practice

11. A. introduction　　 B. manner　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　 D. advice

12. A. even if　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. though

13. A. difficult　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　 C. efficient　　　　　 D. fast

14. A. relationship　　 B. friendship　　　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. life

15. A. schooling　　　 B. life　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　 D. expectation

16. A. writer　　　　　 B. scholar　　　　 C. scientist　　　　　 D. specialist

17. A. tired　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　 D. ready

18. A. an education　　 B. a rich boyfriend　　 C. a well-paid job　　 D. a good writing

19. A. help　　　　 B. expectations　　 C. examination　　 D. watch

20. A. succeeded　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found