It was a sleepy Monday morning in the teachers’ office. The old copy machine made
a series of short noisy sounds. Its 1 rhythm only seemed to put everyone
deeper into “Monday
morning mode”.
Then, Jackie walked happily into the room, clapping her
hands 2 three
times.“Okay, wake up you guys. It’s Monday! Let’s hear some pep talks (鼓舞士气的讲话)!”
Her 3 voice raised heads and opened eyes. Even
the office assistant who was almost asleep at the copy machine 4
.
Maybe it was because Jackie always had a smile and said
something 5 that made people happy. Whatever the
magic was, she suddenly 6 the room completely on that
sleepy Monday morning.
New conversations mysteriously 7
. My colleague and I, who were only 8 the school to give a lecture, got up and
9 ourselves to Jackie.
I soon found out that Jackie was 10
respected for her work and 11 .When it came to her class,nothing was too good 12
her kids. She always made other people feel 13 -even on days when she was not 14
well.
You would never hear Jackie 15 or speak in a negative manner about others.
She would always look for and 16
the best within other people. People
liked to be around her 17 her respect for other people was true.Jackie
knew that what people wanted from her was simply for her to be herself, someone
who 18 her students. However, Jackie was more than
a 19 . She was a great model who could 20
a room and make smiles break loose, even on
sleepy Monday mornings.
1.A.quick B.dull C.normal
D.wonderful
2.A.angrily B.rapidly
C.gently D.weakly
3.A.disappointing B.anxious C.enthusiastic D.embarrassing
4.A.set up B.gave
up C.looked up D.went up
5.A.serious B.terrible C.direct D.pleasant
6.ged B.left
C.shook D.troubled
7.A.worked B.began C.continued D.stopped
8.A.leaving B.building
C.guarding D.visiting
9.A.interviewed B.introduced C.educated D.proved
10.A.badly B.well C.hard D.probably
11.A.shout
B.excitement C.enthusiasm D.anger
12.A.at
B.to C.for
D.of
13.A.nervous B.special C.disappointed D.depressed
14.A.doing B.teaching C.performing D.feeling
15.cern B.complain C.talk
D.sing
16.A.hope B.have C.find D.like
17.A.though B.because C.if
D.but
18.A.ran after B.cared
about C.thought out D.turned
down
19.A.teacher B.mother C.woman D.friend
20.A.clean B.damage C.brighten D.make