阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year. It was because of Ms Vacirca that I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem like a big deal to some, but to me it is.

I never really wanted to work for good grades in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom before Ms Vacirea caught me and yelled across the classroom, “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare―she would always catch me with one foot out of the door, it never failed. Even then I just thought of it as a thing I HAD to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would encourage everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in peace.

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag（有点唠叨）, but inside they knew that she was right and respected for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was caring as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my (and everyone else’s) life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of humor that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students scored high, and so she expected the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom reviewing problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head high. I knew that I was a success and Ms. Vacirca had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would miss her.

[写作内容]

1.         以约30个词概括作者记忆中的Ms. Vacirca 是一个怎样的老师;

2.         以约为120词就“教师节和尊敬教师”这个主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

a. 向老师表达节日祝贺；

b. 从一件小事来回忆老师的教诲和无私奉献；

c. 我将如何回报老师的关爱。

[写作要求]

1.         作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2.         文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year, It was because of Ms. Pam  21    I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem  22     a big deal to some，but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  23  .

I never really wanted to work for good   24   in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak (偷偷溜出) the classroom    25    Ms. Pam caught me and yelled across the   26   ," Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?" It was a nightmare… She would always  27  me with one foot out of the door; it never   28  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would  29  everyone to come every day，just so we could do our homework in  30  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag (唠叨)，but  31  they knew that she was right and   32   for it. Many of her tests were hard at first，but as the year progressed，many students felt them easier，so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class，she was  33  as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my（and everyone else’s）life，and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

    Ms. Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of   34   that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching，she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students   35  high，and so she  36  the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom   37   problems. When it was time for our big test，I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head  38 . I knew that I was a  39  and Ms. Pam had made me that way, I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would  40  her.

21. A. how                     B. what                   C. that                        D. why

22. A. like                           B. as                        C. so                           D. as if

23. A. students               B. children         C. classmates            D. family

24. A. life                         B. salary                C grades             D. subjects

25. A. while                              B. unless                  C. before                         D. until

26. A. seat                  B. classroom         C. yard                 D. kitchen

27. A. see                                 B. catch                  C. help                              D. beat

28. A. succeeded               B. stopped              C. worked             D. failed

29. A. encourage            B. let                         C. forbid                   D. hope

30. A. confusion                      B. peace                             C. surprise                      D. home

31. A. inside                             B. outside              C. almost                       D. hardly

32. A. praised              B. scolded               C. respected                   D. blamed

33. A. frightened            B. caring                  C. hard                 D. right

34. A. duty                  B. time                  C. foolishness              D. humour

35. A. jumped                          B. scored            C. grew                           D. drank

36. A. hoped                      B. received              C. wished                    D. expected

37. A. previewing                 B. making                 C. learning                      D. reviewing

38. A. low                                    B. hanging         C. high                        D. down

39. A. failure                            B. student              C. success                       D. hero

40. A. hate                           B. miss                C. forget                         D. marry

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year. It was because of Ms. Vacirca 1   I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem   2   a big deal to some, but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her   3  .

I never really wanted to work for good   4   in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom   5   Ms. Vacirca caught me and yelled across the   6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare – she would always   7   me with one foot out of the door, it never   8  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would   9   everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in   10  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but   11   they knew that she was right and   12   for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the years progressed, so did I. I know that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was   13   as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my (and everyone else’s) life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of   14   that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students   15   high, and so she   16   the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom   17   problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready, I walked out of that test with my head   18  . I knew that I was a   19   and Ms. Vacirca had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would   20   her.

1．A．how                     B．what                   C．why                    D．That

3．A．students                B．children               C．classmates           D．family

4．A．grades                  B．salary                  C．life                      D．subjects

5．A．while                    B．until                    C．before                 D．unless

6．A．seat                      B．classroom            C．yard                    D．kitchen

7．A．see                       B．help                    C．catch                  D．beat

8．A．succeeded             B．stopped               C．helped                 D．failed

9．A．forbid                   B．let                       C．encourage           D．hope

10．A．peace                  B．confusion            C．surprise               D．home

11．A．inside                  B．outside                C．almost                 D．hardly

12．A．praised                B．scolded               C．blamed                D．respected

13．A．frightened            B．caring                 C．hard                    D．right

14．A．duty                    B．time                    C．foolishness          D．humor

15．A．jumped                B．grew                   C．scored                D．drank

16．A．expected             B．received              C．wished                D．hoped

17．A．previewing          B．reviewing            C．learning               D．making

18．A．high                    B．hanging               C．low                     D．down

19．A．failure                 B．student                C．success               D．hero

20．A．hate                   B．miss                    C．forget                     D．marry