One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．

During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41   suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．

    "Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"

I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45   even lower when I thought of how angry Mr．Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr．Johnson．

But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr．Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr．Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr．Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr．Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

1.A．heard          B．believed      C．confirmed       D．studied

2.A．due to           B．despite       C．in terms of     D．other than

3.A．reminded       B．warned        C．informed        D．convinced

4.A．pretended      B．asked         C．decided           D．promised

5.A．entered        B．found         C．examined          D．reached

6.A．as               B．when          C．while           D．since

7.A．angrily  B．patiently             C．silently       D．curiously

8.A．excuses  B．thoughts     C．words     D．feelings

9.A．help     B．hate          C．stop                    D．seize

10.A．flew    B．sank          C．beat                    D．moved

11.A．whistling      B．chatting      C．whispering      D．shaking

12.A．surprise       B．delight       C．regret           D．sorrow

13.A．However     B．Therefore     C．Otherwise           D．Instead

14.A．comfort  B．guilt         C．concern                D．complaint

15.A．frightened      B．puzzled       C．discouraged     D．disappointed

16.A．hurt       B．burnt         C．lost            D．blamed

17.A．consequences   B．destructions  C．influences      D．surroundings

18.A．shocked   B．shamed        C．bored                 D．confused

19.A．care           B．hope          C．desire           D．love

20.A．safety         B．freedom       C．dignity         D．behaviour

One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor that the science room was on fire over the weekend. Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher 26 it and explained that science class would be cancelled due to the 27 . He also warned us not to go near the room 28 it could be dangerous.

During the morning break, Kim and I 29 to check out the damage. A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch. We safely 30 the science room. We stood on tiptoes(脚尖) looking hard through the door window， 31 to see what was like inside when suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us.

“Where do you belong? Certainly not here!”

I turned around to find a teacher staring 32 at us, shouting. In those frozen seconds millions of 33 flashed through my mind. My father would kill me for disobeying teachers. 34 than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not stop him. My spirits 35 even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be. Soon the arresting teacher led Kim and me back to the 36 , leaving us trembling before Mr. Johnson .

But to our 37 , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson. 38 , he bent slowly to look me in the eye. I was met with a look of 39 rather than anger. He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was 40 in my decision to go where I might have got 41 . As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined consequences at home, tears 42 up in my eyes. The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson 43 me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson’s hand on my shoulder. I glanced up and he smiled. My 44 for Mr. Johnson grew greatly in the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I’d disappointed him. I could see that he cared more about my 45 than the fact that I’d broken a rule. It was the first time I had felt the power of forgiveness.

26. A. heard　 　　　 　 　　　 B. believed　　　　　　 C. confirmed　　 　　 D. studied

27. A. fire　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. rumor　　　 C. focus　　　　　 D. loss

28. A. unless　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. because　　 　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

29. A. pretended　　 　　　　　　 B. asked 　　　 　　 C. decided　　 　　　 　　　 D. hesitated

30. A. entered　　　 　　　 B. found 　　　 C. examined　 　　　　　　 D. reached　　

31. A. hanging　　　　　　　 B. trying　　　　 C. happening　　　　 D. waiting

32. A. angrily 　　　　　　　　　　 B. patiently　　 　　 C. silently　　　　　　 　 D. curiously

33. A. excuses　　　　　　　　　　 B. thoughts　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　 D. feelings

34. A. Easier　　　　　　　　 　 B. Less　　　　　　　　 C. Later　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Worse

35. A. flew　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　 　　　 C. changed　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

36. A. school　　　　 　　　 B. lab　　　　　　　　　 C. office 　　　　　　　　　　 D. classroom

37. A. surprise　　　　　　 　　　 B. delight　　　 C. regret　　　　　　　 　　　 D. sorrow

38. A. However　　 　　　　　　 B. Therefore　 　　　 C. Otherwise 　　　 D. Instead

39. A. concern　　　 　　　　　　 B. guilt　　　　　 　　　 C. comfort　　 　　　　　　 D. complaint

40. A. frightened　　　　　　　　 B. puzzled　　　　　　 C. discouraged　　　　　　 D. disappointed

41. A. hurt 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. burnt 　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. blamed

42. A. flooded　　　　　　 　 B. rushed　　 　　 C. welled　　　 　　　 D. rounded

43. A. shocked　　　　　　　　　　 B. shamed　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　 　　　　　　 D. confused

44. A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　 　　　 C. desire 　　　　　　 　　 D. love

45. A. safety 　　　　　　　 B. freedom 　　　　　 C. dignity 　　　　　 　　　 D. behavior

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ll never forget my first job interview. It was a  36  position at an elementary school in my hometown. I was very  37  and worried, but I thought I had an “in” 38  I knew many people in this district. I felt  39  that the interview would be a piece of cake. I had  40  well for my interview; I had been  41  interview questions in front of my mirror for days. I wore my navy blue suit and took my  42 of lessons I had taught during student teaching. There was  43  I would not face this interview.

After arriving at the school about half an hour early, I waited  44  in the office. The secretary told me not to be nervous.“ Just  45   ,”he advised. When the time for my interview  46  came, I was so nervous that I didn’t think I could 47 any questions. Inside the interview room,  48  people sat at a round table: two teachers, two principals(校长),and a member of the school board .I had been 49  there would only be three people at the interview, and was overwhelmed(不知所措的)by the presence of  50  interviewers.

Once the interviewers started asking questions,  51  ,I answered with ease. Everyone smiled and we even  52  .After they finished asking questions, the  53  told me they would call me in two weeks. Two years later ,I ‘m still waiting for the 54  ! I eventually found out that it was my lack of  55  that kept me from getting the job offer.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ll never forget my first job interview. It was a  36  position at an elementary school in my hometown. I was very  37  and worried, but I thought I had an “in”  38  I knew many people in this district. I felt  39  that the interview would be a piece of cake. I had  40  well for my interview; I had been  41  interview questions in front of my mirror for days. I wore my navy blue suit and took my  42  of lessons I had taught during student teaching. There was  43  I would not face this interview.

After arriving at the school about half an hour early, I waited  44  in the office. The secretary told me not to be nervous.“ Just  45   ,”he advised. When the time for my interview  46  came, I was so nervous that I didn’t think I could  47  any questions. Inside the interview room,  48  people sat at a round table: two teachers, two principals(校长),and a member of the school board .I had been  49  there would only be three people at the interview, and was overwhelmed(不知所措的)by the presence of  50  interviewers.

Once the interviewers started asking questions,  51  ,I answered with ease. Everyone smiled and we even  52  .After they finished asking questions, the  53  told me they would call me in two weeks. Two years later ,I ‘m still waiting for the  54  ! I eventually found out that it was my lack of  55  that kept me from getting the job offer.