When I was 7, my mom taught me Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech for a black history
play at my church. We’d watch a video of him giving the __36__, pause it, and
then I’d recite(背诵). Away from home, we’d __37__ index cards(索引卡). And finally, I ___38__ the speech. Everyone in the
family loved it. They were crying! At the end, I’d __39__ my hands in the air,
walk __40__, and I really projected(生动地说出), “Free
at last! Free at last!”
After that, my mom would drive me all over
the community to __41__ to give the speech. I even visited mosques(清真寺) and Buddhist __42__. I’d ask my mom. “Why are they
__43__ like that?” And she’d say, “Baby, that’s just __44__ they do it.” Then I
asked, “Are they all praying for the __45__ thing?” And she said, “Well, __46__
they’re praying for love, then yes.
Love is the same all over the world.”
I __47__ around until I was almost 10. And
it made me feel good, because __48__ I gave the speech, I’d make somebody __49__.
Back then, I didn’t understand __50__ they’d cry. Now I see. I also understood
why it was so important at that __51__ when Dr. King gave that speech. He was
fighting for __52__ and spreading love. My grandma actually went to the march in
Washington
where Dr. King __53__. Even though there was a time when we didn’t have our
rights, my mom __54__ told me to be racist(种族主义的) or
to stick to my own _55__. When it
comes down to it, we all bleed red blood.
36. A. lesson B.
speech C.
pleasure D.
money
37. A. give B.
equip C.
use D.
play
38. A. recited B.
learned C.
heard D.
made
39. A. put B.
show C.
throw D.
shake
40. A. again and again B.
back and forth C.
down and up D.
in and out
41. A. squares B.
hotels C.
schools D.
churches
42. A. temples B.
palaces C.
offices D.
towers
43. A. eating B.
shouting C.
praying D.
sitting
44. A. what B.
how C.
which D.
when
45. A. good B.
important C.
real D.
same
46. A. if B.
whether C.
as D.
since
47. A. looked B.
traveled C.
turned D.
drove
48. A. as long as B.
as soon as C.
every time D.
ever since
49. A. understand B.
leave C.
laugh D.
cry
50. A. why B.
where C.
while D.
that
51. A. age B.
moment C.
place D.
beginning
52. A. people B.
jobs C.
power D.
rights
53. A. worked B.
stood C.
spoke D.
lived
54. A. never B.
often C.
once D.
ever
55. A. opinion B.
language C.
kind D.
belief