The Power of Fresh Starts

Thirty years ago, I began my first year of teaching in Grade 2. One of the most 35　 　 students was a little boy who had a serious ADD(多动症). I had no 36 in dealing with such a case, and I 　37 the year studying how to help him become a successful 　38 . There were many disappointing moments, but there was something pleasant about the boy who moved excitedly around my classroom.

　39 the end of the school year came near, I heard a talk. The Grade 3 teachers were 　40 of having Stephen the following year. I considered it a lot, and I 　41 that I would be the best person to follow Stephen into Grade 3. My headmaster looked at me in 42 , but he agreed to my plan.

I will never forget that day when Stephen came to ask 　43 he was in my class again. I looked at him in the eye and said, “Well, Stephen, you’re in my class because I asked for you.” The little boy looked surprised. “You did? Why? ” he asked. “Because I like you and want to keep 　44 you,” I answered.

Stephen just stared at me. After a few moments, he 　45 and walked back to his seat with satisfaction. We never spoke of it again, but the two of us had many surprising learning breakthroughs(突破) that year. I believe those 　46 were more of a result of Stephen’s knowing that I had put his previous year’s mistakes behind him.

Now I come to know that when I 　47 for one, I can improve his soul. Each season is a new beginning, a new way of thinking. Many students 　48 a new start and are determined to act upon it. We need to pay attention to even the 　49 sign that students are looking for help.

35．A．unforgettable　 B．lovely　 　　　　　 C．common　　 　　 D．friendly

36．A．time　　 　　　　　 B．experience　 　　 　　　 C．power 　　　　　　　 D．energy

37．A．wasted　　　　 B．took　　　　　 　 C．cost　　　　 　　　　　　 D．spent

38．A．adventurer　　 B．actor　　　　 　　 C．learner　　 　　　 　　　 D．worker

39．A．As　　　　　 　 B．While　　　　 　 C．With　　　 　　　 D．For

40．A．excited　　　　 B．afraid　　　 　　 　　　 C．pleased　　 　　 　　　 D．angry

41．A．remembered　　 　　　 B．imagined　　　 　 C．realized　　 　　　 D．dreamed

42．A．surprise　　　　 　　　 B．anger　　 　　　 　　　 C．doubt　　　 　　 　　　 D．wonder

43．A．how　　　　　 B．why　　　　 　　 C．when　　　 　　　　　　 D．what

44．A．playing　　　　 B．talking　　 　　　 　　　 C．staying　　 　　　 D．teaching

45．A．sighed　　　　　 　　 B．smiled　　　　 　 C．agreed　　　 　　 　　　 D．refused

46．A．prizes　　　　 　 B．troubles　　　 　 C．failures　　 　　　 D．successes

47．A．care　　　　　 　 B．hunt　　　　　 　 C．prepare　　　 　 D．wait

48．A．dislike at　　　 　 B．hope for　　　 C．accept　　　 　　 D．avoid in

49．A．biggest　　　　 　　　 B．smallest　　　　 C．largest　　　 　　　　　 D．most

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the   1   and have made up their minds to   2   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run   3   through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it   4   to sleep at night, but they are  5   damage to our houses and shops of historical   6   ,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.

　　 “   7   we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town？ Burlington isn't much more than a   8   village. Its streets were never   9   for heavy traffic.

　　 Harry Fields also studying   10   said they wanted to make as much   11   possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to   12   . “Most of them don't   13   here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't   14  . It's high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Lisa Vernum, said she thought the public were  15   on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.

　　 I asked if they were   16   that the police might come to   17   them.

　　 “Not really,” she said, “actually we are   18   bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no    19   against practicing.”

　　 I    20   the church, with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college   　　  B. village　　　　    C. town　　　　  D. church

2. A. change　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　 C. ring　　　　   D. shake

3. A. now and then    B. day and night　　  C. up and down　　 D. over and over

4.A. terrible　　　　 B. difficult　　　　   C. uncomfortable    D. unpleasant

5. A. doing　　　　  B. raising　　　　    C. putting　　　　  D. producing

6.A. scene　　　　   B. period　　　　    C. interest　　　　  D. sense

7.A. If　　　　　　  B. Although　　　　  C. When　　　　   D. Unless

8.A. pretty　　　　   B. quite　　　　　　 C. large　　　　    D. modem

9.A. tested　　　　   B. meant　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　    D. used

10. A. well　　　　  B. hard　　　　　　  C. biology　　　　    D. education

11.A. effort　　　　  B. time　　　　　　  C. trouble　　　　    D. noise

12.A. stand　　　　  B. accept　　　　     C. know　　　　　　 D. share

13.A. shop　　　　   B. live　　　　　　   C. come　　　　　　 D. study

14.A. notice　　　　  B. mention　　　　   C. ear　　　　　　   D. control

15.A. hardly　　　　  B. unwillingly　　    C. mostly　　　　    D. usually

16.A. surprised　　    B. afraid　　　　    C. pleased　　　　    D. determined

17.A. seize　　　　   B. right　　　　　　 C. search　　　　     D. stop

18.A. proper　　　　  B. experienced 　　  C. hopeful　　　　    D. serious

19.A. point　　　　   B. cause　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　  D. law

20.A. left　　　　    B. found　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　    D. pass

　　 “   7   we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town？ Burlington isn't much more than a   8   village. Its streets were never   9   for heavy traffic.

　　 Harry Fields also studying   10   said they wanted to make as much   11   possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to   12   . “Most of them don't   13   here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't   14  . It's high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Lisa Vernum, said she thought the public were  15   on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.

　　 I asked if they were   16   that the police might come to   17   them.

　　 “Not really,” she said, “actually we are   18   bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no    19   against practicing.”

　　 I    20   the church, with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college   　　  B. village　　　　    C. town　　　　  D. church

2. A. change　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　 C. ring　　　　   D. shake

3. A. now and then    B. day and night　　  C. up and down　　 D. over and over

4.A. terrible　　　　 B. difficult　　　　   C. uncomfortable    D. unpleasant

5. A. doing　　　　  B. raising　　　　    C. putting　　　　  D. producing

6.A. scene　　　　   B. period　　　　    C. interest　　　　  D. sense

7.A. If　　　　　　  B. Although　　　　  C. When　　　　   D. Unless

8.A. pretty　　　　   B. quite　　　　　　 C. large　　　　    D. modem

9.A. tested　　　　   B. meant　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　    D. used

10. A. well　　　　  B. hard　　　　　　  C. biology　　　　    D. education

11.A. effort　　　　  B. time　　　　　　  C. trouble　　　　    D. noise

12.A. stand　　　　  B. accept　　　　     C. know　　　　　　 D. share

13.A. shop　　　　   B. live　　　　　　   C. come　　　　　　 D. study

14.A. notice　　　　  B. mention　　　　   C. ear　　　　　　   D. control

15.A. hardly　　　　  B. unwillingly　　    C. mostly　　　　    D. usually

16.A. surprised　　    B. afraid　　　　    C. pleased　　　　    D. determined

17.A. seize　　　　   B. right　　　　　　 C. search　　　　     D. stop

18.A. proper　　　　  B. experienced 　　  C. hopeful　　　　    D. serious

19.A. point　　　　   B. cause　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　  D. law

20.A. left　　　　    B. found　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　    D. pass

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the  1  and have made up their minds to  2  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run   3  through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it  4  to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical  5  , ”said John Norris, one of the protestors.

“If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town?  Burlington isn’t much more than a  6  village. Its streets were never  7  for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying  8  said they wanted to make as much  9  as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to  10  . “Most of them don’t  11  here anyway, ” he said, “they come for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t  12  . It is high time they realized the problem. ” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

 I asked if they were  13  that the police might come to stop them.

“Not really, ” she said, “actually we are  14  bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising. ”

I  15   the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college       B. village      C. town     D. church

2. A. change        B. repair       C. ring        D. shake

3. A. now and then              B. day and night

C. up and down                  D. over and over

4. A. terrible                      B. difficult

C. uncomfortable                    D. unpleasant

5. A. scene                        B. period

C. interest                         D. sense

6. A. pretty                           B. quite

C. large                            D. modern

7. A. tested            B. meant        C. kept        D. used

8. A. chemistry                 B. geography

C. biology                          D. education

9. A. effort            B. time        C. trouble       D. noise

10. A. stand   B. accept       C. know     D. share

11. A. shop     B. live         C. come     D. study

12. A. notice                       B. mention

C. fear                             D. control

13. A. surprised                    B. afraid

C. pleased                          D. determined

14. A. proper                       B. experienced

C. hopeful                          D. serious

15. A. left         B. found        C. reached      D. passed