On July 2,1937,Amelia Earhart ( an American pilot) and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was the longest and most dangerous part of their t 1  a-round the world. Earhart had trouble soon after the plane took off.The weather was very bad,so she had to f 2  at 3,000 metres.Going this high,the plane used fuel quickly.

   After about 20 h 3  , Earhart and Noonan got close to Howland Island. The island was o 4  about 65 miles (英里) away,but the bright sun was shining in their faces so they couldn’t see it.Near Howland,a ship was w 5   for the plane.Earhart contacted the ship :“We don't have enough fuel, 'she said.The ship tried to stay in touch with her b 6   got no answer.Finally,the ship called for help.People looked for Earhart and Noonan for days. However,they found nothing

   What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure.D 7   the flight,she probably moved in the wrong direction ( 方向 ) because the sun was bright and it was d 8   to see.So she got lost; soon after,her plane ran out of fuel,and she died at sea. Another idea is that she survived (幸存) the plane crash (飞机失事) ,s 9   to a lonely island,and later died there.Still others think she survived the crash and secretly returned to the U.S. with a new identity (身份) .

   Till now,none of these i 10   has been proved.People are still wondering about them. ( Noonan's body has never been found either.) No matter what happened,Earhart probably died as she wished. “When I go”’she said ,“I'd like best to go in my plane."

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  Each of us fails from time to time.If we are wise,having enough experience and knowledge,we regard these failures (失败) as a necessary and l   part of learning. But often as parents and teachers,we don't 2  this right (权利) to our children.

   Donnie was a third grader in my class. His 3   about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 4   answered my questions—he was afraid of making mistakes.

   I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed 5  midterm,when Mary,a new teacher,came.She was young and pretty,and she was loved by every student 6  Donnie.lt was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning,they were doing math problems at the blackboard.Donnie had copied the problems clearly and 7  .But heM missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms.

   I didn't know what to do. Suddenly,a smile 8  on Mary's face. From the desk she got a box 9  pencils. “ Look,Donnie”’ she said gently,kneeling (蹲在) beside him.‘‘I've got something to 10  you. ”She removed the pencils,one at a time,and placed them on his desk.

  “ See these pencils,Donnie”. she continued. “They 11  Mrs Landon and me.See how the erasers are worn (磨损) ? That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again.That's what you 12  learn to do,too.”

   She kissed him and stood up ,“Here”’she said, “I'll leave one of these pencils on 13  desk,so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes,even teachers." Donnie looked up with 14  in his eyes and a smile.

   The pencil became Donnie's prize. That,together with Mary's encouragement,gradually made him understand 15 the meaning of making mistakes is—it's all right to make mistakes,as long as you erase them and try again.

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2. A. offer   B. pass   C. send

3. A. puzzle   B. worry   C. complaint

4. A. always   B. usually   C. seldom

5. A. since   B. after   C. until

6. A. including   B. except   C. without

7. A. simply   B. carefully   C. casually

8. A. appeared   B. froze   C. disappeared

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10. A. tell   B. show   C. ask

11. A. come to   B. refer to   C. belong to

12. A. might   B. could   C. must

13. A. your   B. his   C. her

14. A. hate   B. love   C. fear

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