Steve，a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents，was about to drop out of school．He had been  1  since his first grade．He was 2    until he met Miss White

3   he liked this beautiful teacher，he still failed and never did his   4 ．So he was often punished．

    One Friday，Miss white went  5  the test results of the seventh grade．“You all did pretty well，”she told the class，“except for one boy，and it  6  my heart to tell you this，but…”She  7  ，staring at Steve．“The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!’’ All the other children looked at him．Steve  8  his eyes and carefully examined his   9  ．

    After that，things were not better．Steve still   10  do his homework．Even as the  11

became more severe，he remained stubborn （固执的）．

    “Just  12  it! One week!” He was   13  ．

    “You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” It didn’t matter to him．

    “Give yourself a chance! Don’t   14  up on your life!”  15 happened

    “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Someone cared about him?  16  Steve got it!

    From that moment on，  17 at home remained the same，but life still  18  ． He discovered that not only could he  19  ，but he was good at it! Steve began to excel（突出）!And he continued this course throughout his school life．

    Steve graduated from college Magna Cum Laude and had a successful career．In his following days，he inspired many young people，who without him，might not have believed in themselves．Miss White left him great treasure．She  20  one boy who has changed many lives．A change took place within the heart of one boy，all because of a teacher's care．

1．A．failing            B．joking                C．studying             D．applying

2．A．worried       B．cautious              C．unnoticed              D．anxious

3．A．In ease           B．Even though           C．As if                 D．Ever since

4．A．exam              B．cleaning             C．experiment             D．homework

5．A．along         B．over                  C．for                    D．with

6．A．moves             B．stops                C．opens                 D．breaks

7．A．complained       B．whispered           C．hesitated             D．concluded

8．A．dropped         B．shut                   C．opened                D．raised

9．A．marks          B．classmates           C．experiences          D．fingers

10．A．wouldn’t       B．couldn’t              C．needn’t              D．shouldn’t

11．A．attack          B．pain                    C．difficulty             D．punishment

12．A．forget         B．try                     C．make                D．bear

13．A．embarrassed    B．scared               C．unmoved             D．ashamed

14．A．give           B．check                         C．1et                   D．pick

15．A．Something       B．Nothing               C．Everything           D．Anything

16．A．Simply          B．Suddenly               C．Certainly             D．Naturally

17．A．study           B．work                  C．1ife                  D．1abor

18．A．lived            B．continued           C．enjoyed              D．changed

19．A．help             B care                     C．1earn                 D．inspire

20．A．saved                  B．found               C．comforted          D．appreciated