My mom is a teacher．She finds a lesson in everything．I was watching Sesame Street by my second birthday so I’d   16   my ABCs and 123s．Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was three．And my mom had me spotting （认出） the historical markers with childlike   17   on family vacations by the time I was six．For her, life was all about learning．But the biggest lesson she   18   me was never to let my   19   define who I am, and never forget what is   20   in life．

       I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, an extremely   21   genetic bone and muscular disorder．There are only about 100 reported   22  ．At birth, my knees were bent more than 90 degrees, and I had my first surgery to   23   them when I was just six weeks old．This surgery was the first of many in my   24  ．I’d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15．

       Strange as it   25  , I have good memories of my medical days．One of my   26   is about my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria（自助餐厅）．We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert．It was   27   fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was   28  ．

       My parents pushed me to be as   29   as possible — even when I didn’t want to be．My mom taught me that I could do anything and that I should   30   let my disability stop me．In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was editor-in-chief of my school newspaper．I wouldn’t have had the   31   to push myself if my parents hadn’t been there,   32   me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself．

       Every night before I go to bed, I   33   my mom for everything, for all the great help she’s given me．And   34   I get older, I know that “Thanks, Mom” is about so much more than the physical assistance．And that’s   35   matters the most．

A．speak         B．learn          C．say                 D．copy

A．stupidity      B．anxiety        C．enthusiasm           D．curiosity

A．gave         B．taught          C．had                D．took

A．knowledge    B．view         C．disappointment      D．disability

A．interesting     B．amusing        C．important            D．worthwhile

A．rare          B．common       C．regular             D．dangerous

A．cases          B．examples      C．affairs              D．articles

A．strengthen     B．build           C．enlarge             D．correct

A．adulthood      B．career          C．childhood           D．school

A．makes         B．sounds         C．looks               D．is

A．favorites           B．charms       C．regrets             D．worries

A．something     B．nothing         C．anything             D．everything

A．favored      B．encouraged   C．instructed         D．loved

A．normal       B．independent     C．comfortable         D．brilliant

A．never          B．ever           C．seldom              D．hardly

A．skill          B．requirement     C．confidence           D．energy

A．cheering       B．curing          C．keeping             D．turning

A．thank          B．blame          C．pray              D．ask

A．whenever      B．since           C．before              D．as

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

My mom is a teacher．She finds a lesson in everything．I was watching Sesame Street by my second birthday so I’d   16   my ABCs and 123s．Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was three．And my mom had me spotting （认出） the historical markers with childlike   17   on family vacations by the time I was six．For her, life was all about learning．But the biggest lesson she   18   me was never to let my   19   define who I am, and never forget what is   20   in life．

I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, an extremely   21   genetic bone and muscular disorder．There are only about 100 reported   22 ．At birth, my knees were bent more than 90 degrees, and I had my first surgery to   23   them when I was just six weeks old．This surgery was the first of many in my   24 ．I’d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15．

Strange as it   25  , I have good memories of my medical days．One of my   26   is about my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria（自助餐厅）．We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert．It was   27   fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was   28 ．

My parents pushed me to be as   29   as possible — even when I didn’t want to be．My mom taught me that I could do anything and that I should   30   let my disability stop me．In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was editor-in-chief of my school newspaper．I wouldn’t have had the   31   to push myself if my parents hadn’t been there,   32   me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself．

Every night before I go to bed, I   33   my mom for everything, for all the great help she’s given me．And   34   I get older, I know that “Thanks, Mom” is about so much more than the physical assistance．And that’s   35   matters the most．

Dear Ralph,

I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.

A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”

I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?

Cinderella

Cinderella,

First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?

To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.

__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.

Do __60__ you think is best.

Dear Ralph,

I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.

A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”

I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Cinderella

Cinderella,

First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?

To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.

__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.

Do __60__ you think is best.

41. A. meet　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. understand　　　　　　　 D. see

42. A. junior　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senior　　　　　　　　　　 D. super

43. A. trust　　　　　　　　　 B. realize　　　　　　　　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

44. A. always　　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes

45. A. satisfied　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

46. A. Never　　　　　　　　 B. Yes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. Almost

47. A. myself　　　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. herself　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. her

48. A. warm-hearted　　 B. open-hearted C. kind-hearted D. broken-hearted

49. A. warmly　　　　　　　 B. nervously　　　　　　　　 C. firmly　　　　　　　　　　 D. coldly

50. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 B. communicate　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sit

51. A. why　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. where

52. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

53. A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ceiling　　　　　　　　　　 D. front

54. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. even

55. A. classmate　　　　　 B. fellow　　　　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. mother

56. A. experience　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　 C. dream　　　　　　　　　　 D. regret

57. A. students　　　　　　　　　　 B. people　　　　　　　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

58. A. However　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. And

59. A. fast　　　　　　　　　 B. busily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effectively　　　　　　　 D. hard

60. A. all which　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. all what　　　　　　　　　 D. what