“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I   36   asked my father.

“I have to work late tonight. I doubt I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.

    My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be   42  .

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  . I told myself he would not be   50  .      

However, a tall and strong figure suddenly greeted me as I  51   backward casually. I saw my father seated on the bench   52   at me among the audience! At that very moment I could feel my tears   53   . I showed my   54   to him, tears rolling down my face at last. I wondered  55  anybody else in the world could ever be any happier than I.

 1.A. confidently       B. eagerly      C. proudly      D. urgently

 2. A. reach                B. keep         C. take         D. make

 3. A. follow           B. support      C. appreciate       D. accept

 4.A. join              B. avoid            C. attend           D. afford

 5.A. excuse            B. reason           C. promise      D. trick

 6. A. Besides          B. Thus         C. Otherwise        D. However

 7. A. active           B. formal           C. different        D. serious

  8.A. recognized       B. greeted      C. introduced       D. welcomed

 9. A. air              B. hall         C. office           D. gym

  10.A. as well         B. other than       C. out of           D. along with

  11.A. stage               B. position     C. room         D. exit

  12. A. classmate’s    B. teacher’s    C. mother’s     D. father’s

  13.A. fixed               B. touched      C. hurt         D. inserted

  14.A. successfully        B. disappointedly   C. delightedly      D. hopefully

  15.A. loved               B. disturbed        C. forgiven     D. respected

16.A. stepped           B. noticed      C. examined     D. glanced

 17.A. smiling          B. staring          C. laughing     D. crying

  18.A. getting off         B. taking down  C. building up      D. turning around

 19.A. pride                B. award            C. reward           D. congratulations

  20.A. when                B. how          C. whether      D. that

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to     have a   21   the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22  . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23  . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24   Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25   child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26   him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27   or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28   I was to take the job when my mother   29  , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30  .”

Then I told her I was   31   for the job.

The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32  , he was quite a mix.

In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33   up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34   to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35   and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he   36   it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37   him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38   and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39   for granted.  This   40   child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

1.A. grade      B. course          C. project        D. relaxation

2.A. service    B. favour      C. business        D. trade

3.A. nurse      B. waitress      C. guard        D. guide

4.A. protect    B. defend       C. attend        D. comfort

5.A. normal     B. naughty      C. clever        D. happy

6.A. admit      B. receive     C. accept          D. adopt

7.A. speak      B. play        C. stand          D. walk

8.A. if        B. what         C. why                D. where

9.A. suggested  B. argued     C. challenged         D. commented

10.A. energy     B. courage      C. faith                 D. time

11.A. eager      B. sorry        C. grateful        D. ready

12.A. awareness  B. balance      C. knowledge      D. control

13.A. delighted  B. cheered      C. lit                 D. shut

14.A. difficult  B. simple        C. interesting       D. terrible

15.A. fears      B. worries     C. chances        D. situations

16.A. climbed    B. got        C. managed        D. made

17.A. taking     B. holding    C. bringing        D. greeting

18.A. kiss       B. clap        C. welcome          D. surprise

19.A. play       B. do                     C. take                  D. enjoy

20.A. miserable  B. smart       C. brave           D. special

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to    have a   21  the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24  Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25  child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26  him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27  or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28  I was to take the job when my mother   29 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30 .”
Then I told her I was   31  for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32 , he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33  up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34  to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35  and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he   36  it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37  him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38  and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39  for granted.  This   40  child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

We've all heard the old saying，“Sticks and stones can break my bones，but words can never hurt me.” Don't you believe it？Words are powerful，and they can hurt—a lot. In fact，if you're not careful，you can even hurt yourself，by using the wrong word in your writing.
Recently a friend sent me a copy of an e-mail she received from the customer service department of her credit card company，after she contacted them with a question about her account. She was happy with their positive response. But as I read the e-mail，one line jumped out at me：“In lieu of good customer service...”
Did they really mean they were offering her a few extra reward points instead of good customer service？I doubt it. More likely，what the customer service department meant to say was，“Because good customer service is important to us...” followed by the details of what they were doing to make sure she remained a happy customer.
So why didn't the writer say that？I can only guess that perhaps the writer liked the phrase “in lieu of”，thought it sounded more interesting than saying “because”，and so used it—without bothering to check the true meaning.
Have you ever done that？Try to impress others with a big word，only to find out you've used the word incorrectly？It's just the opposite effect，isn't it？You may impress people all right，but it's not the impression you were going for.
When you write，remember to choose your words carefully. People may still disagree with what you say，but they won't be able to dismiss you because you made careless mistakes in how you said it.
【小题1】What's the writer's purpose in giving the saying?

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

3. 修改时如有格式错误不得分！

There’s a old man in our village calling Old Joe, who is said to be 110 years old. I don’t know whether it is true because of he doesn’t have a birth certificate. All his personal papers are destroyed during World WarⅡ. Sometimes I doubt if he is really that old, and it doesn’t matter. He certainly looks very old, and of course, he is often asked question by people who want to know the secret of long life. Old Joe always answers them like this, “If you offered a cigarette, never accept it; if you are annoyed by someone, never lose his temper; and if you are asked foolishly questions, never answer it!”