Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He ______32______ that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to ______33_______. Other letters, such as C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They ____34_______ with two-letter words such as at and on. Then they spelled ___35_______ words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that ___36_______ one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand, ___37___ the thumb to the chest, and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just ___38______with the hands. Expressions on the face are also ___39_____. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked ____40_______. But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful ____41_____!”

Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to  15  each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   16  to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were   17  to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were   18  , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   19  with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   20  for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   21 .

At last, the largest fish returned to the   22  by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   23   his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner   24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.

Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.

One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .

The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   

His   12  danced on the keys…

He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.                A．decision        B．conclusion      C．advice    D．dream

2.                A．considered      B．accepted        C．knew D．protected

3.                A．sense          B．education       C．information    D．thought

4.                A．got            B．gave           C．stood D．put

5.                A．sing           B．speak          C．play D．call

6.                A．cheerless       B．helpless        C．hopeless  D．meaningless

7.                A．listened        B．flew           C．came D．went

8.                A．asleep         B．deaf           C．well D．ill

9.                A．writing         B．practicing       C．singing   D．talking

10.               A．agreed         B．disliked         C．expected  D．decided

11.               A．satisfied        B．bored          C．crowded  D．familiar

12.               A．fingers         B．feet           C．arms  D．legs

13.               A．carefully        B．cheerfully       C．meaningfully   D．wonderfully

14.               A．took           B．passed         C．moved    D．ran

15.               A．party          B．concert        C．meeting   D．show

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

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Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 1_______ each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 2_________ to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were 3_________ to a shallow(浅滩) water by a big wave. A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 4________ and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 5________ with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 6_________ for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 7_________. At last, the largest fish returned to the 8_______ by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 9_________ his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the 10________ rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺少) of water.

1.                A．listen to        B．look after       C．talk with  D．worry about

2.                A．dared          B．hated          C．refused   D．stopped

3.                A．allowed        B．given           C．invited   D．taken

4.                A．in safety        B．in doubt        C．in danger D．in peace

5.                A．agreed         B．talked          C．compared D．discussed

6.                A．money         B．food           C．water    D．air

7.                A．slowly          B．sadly           C．luckily    D．happily

8.                A．sea            B．river           C．lake D．pond

9.                A．catching        B．joining          C．taking    D．telling

10.               A．storm          B．stars           C．moon D．sun