Follow Every Rainbow

Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her _26  was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything __27___ when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors __28___ was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine __29 ___her to become ___30___ deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always___31___.

    Shirley would never give up playing the piano,___32___ she did decide to change __33___ .She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for _ 34__.She wanted to be __35__ and work full time .

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington,D.C.___36___ ,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).Shirley supervised young women who __37___ in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to ___38___ graduate school at Howard University in Washington,D.C. In 1972,Shirley received her M.A.degree.

Always ___39___ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which ___40___ deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.

This ___41 ___woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made __42___ in 1992,___43___ she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

    Dr.Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and ___44___ many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and ___45___,she never gave up.

26.A.job           B. interest        C. duty            D. dream

27. A. disappeared   B. changed       C. stopped          D. ended

28.A.said          B. agreed         C. found           D. thought

29.A.allowed       B. caused         C. encouraged      D. enabled

30.A.almost        B. actually        C. totally          D. gradually

31.A. loved         B. played        C. performed       D. remembered

32.A.and           B. so            C. but            D. even if

33.A.career         B. interest        C. life            D. attitude

34.A.information    B. help           C. an assistant      D. a job

35.A.happy         B. independent    C. free            D. confident

36.A.However       B. Then         C. Therefore        D. Besides

37.A.worked        B. studied        C. lived           D. played

38.A.attend         B. observe        C. describe        D. advertise

39.A.interested in    B. busy with      C. concerned about  D. ready for

40.A.teaches        B. offers         C. pays            D. promises

41.A.amazing       B. strict          C. wealthy         D. beautiful

42.A.progress       B. excuses        C. suggestions      D. history

43.A.after          B. while          C. until            D. when

44.A.found         B. watched        C. followed        D. appreciated

45.A. intelligence    B. determination   C. strength         D. pride

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  1.

helmet

I wanted to do something very  2for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  3all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  4it looked almost new. I was so  5of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could  6wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to  7the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  8:” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  9. It had been a log-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  10lessons. “ Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  11.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  12this expensive gift.

Of course, the  13awoke, and my son was thrilled（激动的）with my reaction. Many kisses were  14, and I immediately wanted him to  15my gift.

AS he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  16what I was expecting. Then I  17that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  18on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  19and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

keyboard

I thought you’d love to  20this story.

 Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. hope           B. advice           C. support              D. courage

2.A. polite             B. similar              C. special              D. private

3.A. played         B. studied              C. traveled             D. worked

4.A. after              B. before           C. unless           D. until

5.A. sure           B. fond             C. proud            D. confident

6.A. perhaps        B. really           C. almost           D. hardly

7.A. start              B. cook             C. set                  D. serve

8.A. note           B. notice           C. word             D. sign

9.A. disturbed          B. confused             C. astonished       D. inspired

10.A. give              B. take                 C. draw             D. teach

11.A. reason        B. request              C. comment              D. response

12.A. present       B. afford           C. find                 D. order

13.A. neighbor          B. building             C. home             D. house

14.A. exchanged         B. experienced          C. expected             D. exhibited

15.A. tear              B. open             C. check            D. receive

16.A. purely        B. basically            C. obviously        D. exactly

17.A. realized          B. remembered       C. imagined             D. supposed

18.A. only              B. still                C. ever                 D. even

19.A. works         B. exists           C. matters              D. counts

20.A. send              B. publish              C. share            D. write

Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.

Everything 37 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors  38  was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine  39 her to become  40 deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always  41.

Shirley would never give up playing the piano,  42  she did decide to change 43 . She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for  44 . She wanted to be 45 and work full-time.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. 46 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who 47 in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to 48 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

Always 49  a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.

This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made  52 in 1992,  53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 54 many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and 55, she never gave up.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  ___36___.

I wanted to do something very ___37___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ___38___ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___39___ it looked almost new. I was so ___40___ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could ___41___ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to ___42___ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ___43___:” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so ___44___. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ___45___ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s ___46___.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ___47___ this expensive gift.

Of course, the ___48___ awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were ___49___, and I immediately wanted him to ___50___ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ___51___ what I was expecting. Then I ___52___ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ___53___ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ___54___ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to ___55___ this story.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

36. A. hope    B. advice C. support      D. courage

37. A. polite   B. similar       C. special       D. private

38. A. played  B. studied       C. traveled      D. worked

39. A. after     B. before C. unless D. until

40. A. sure     B. fond   C. proud  D. confident

41. A. perhaps       B. really  C. almost D. hardly

42. A. start     B. cook   C. set      D. serve

43. A. note     B. notice C. word   D. sign

44. A. disturbed     B. confused    C. astonished  D. inspired

45. A. give     B. take    C. draw   D. teach

46. A. reason  B. request       C. comment    D. response

47. A. present B. afford C. find    D. order

48. A. neighbor      B. building     C. home  D. house

49. A. exchanged B. experienced  C. expected     D. exhibited

50. A. tear      B. open   C. check  D. receive

51. A. purely  B. basically     C. obviously   D. exactly

52. A. realized       B. remembered      C. imagined    D. supposed

53. A. only     B. still     C. ever    D. even

54. A. works   B. exists  C. matters       D. counts

55. A. send     B. publish       C. share   D. write