As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the  1. for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the   2.  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and   3.  , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   4. of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was   5. humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   6. . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict 7. students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get   8.  with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without  9. our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his  10. . I was moved and was   11.  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would  12. me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have   13. met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am   14.    to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even   15.Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

16.A. replies  B. reasons                C. rewards                      D. results

17.A. moon             B. earth                   C. star                D. sun

18.A. advised      B. announced    C. added                     D. answered

19.A. distance          B. weight                     C. size                      D. height

20.A. very      B. too                        C. really                            D. so

21.A. at present   B. at once                      C. at times                        D. at first

22.A. with            B. to                         C. in                               D. for

23.A. away            B. together            C. angry                 D. along

24.A. thinking           B. caring               C. considering                  D. supposing

25.A. money  B. blood                      C. clothes                        D. time

26.A. taught    B. given                      C. taken                            D. had

27.A. remembers  B. represents      C. warns                           D. reminds

28.A. just                  B. never                     C. ever                           D. yet

29.A. able      B. about                      C. allowed              D. available

30.A. well       B. good                       C. better                         D. best

Mrs Black got a new job as a teacher in an international school, but the school was in London. After she discussed with Mr Black, they decided to move to London from New York.

When Mr and Mrs Black told their son, Mike, the decision, the boy felt sad. He didn’t want to leave his school here. Then one day in August, Mr and Mrs Black couldn’t find their son. They were worried and called Mike’s friends, but they didn’t know where Mike was. In fact, Mike was on the street. When he passed a park, he remembered his father and they often played tennis in it. And he often went shopping with his mother in the supermarket beside it. Suddenly he realized his family was the most important. Mike quickly returned home and said sorry to his parents. He told them he decided to live in London with them and make new friends there.

(　 ) 11. Mike’s family planned to move to London because 　　 .

A. Mike’s father was born there

B. Mike’s mother found a new job there

C. Mike’s father must work there

D. Mike’s school was in London

(　 ) 12. Mike felt 　　 when his parents told him about moving to London.

A. happy　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 13. At first, Mike didn’t want to move to London because 　　 .

A. he liked working in New York

B. he liked living with his grandparents

C. he didn’t want to leave his school

D. he didn’t want to live with his parents

(　 ) 14. Mike often 　　 in the park.

A. took his dog for a walk

B. played tennis with his father

C. played basketball with his friends

D. played games with his mother

(　 ) 15. At last, 　　 .

A. Mike’s parents found him in his friend’s house

B. Mike discussed his problem with his parents

C. Mike left his home in London

D. Mike agreed to move to London with his parents

In our city, ____ middle school students want to work as a teacher in the future.

   A. thousand   B. thousand of   C. thousands of  

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Many people have heard of Barack Obama—the first African-American president. While Obama （1）_____________ in high school, he showed much talent in study. After graduating from university, he worked as a teacher. And he  (2) ______________ some books since 1995. These books help him earn millions of dollars. He gives away some of the money to charities. He (3) ____________ the President of the USA in the year 2008.
Most of the American people (4) _____________ confidence in Obama. They believe that a bright future (5) ____________ to them soon.