It amazed me—every time I saw Joe,he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light,or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank,and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people,I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing,and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting,he had __7__ for him and kind words,and offered to ____ in any way he could.

It made me think...What if I tried to smile more?A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____!The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and,you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him,and he ____me.

As I drove home,I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned,and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____,I smiled at him.He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing,but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day?I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed,____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits,but those around me as well.

1.A.work? B.happen

C.matter? D.last

2.A.order B.debt

C.hand? D.line

3.A.always B.eventually

C.immediately? D.still

4.A.naughty? B.happy

C.active? D.humourous

5.A.decided B.judged

C.noticed? D.considered

6.A.answers? B.complaints

C.excuses D.comments

7.A.guidance? B.respect

C.sympathy? D.protection

8.A.perform? B.attempt

C.bother? D.help

9.A.experiment? B.life

C.project? D.program

10..A.meet? B.touch

C.know? D.contact

11.A.glared? B.greeted

C.approached? D.escaped

12.A.spare? B.long

C.hard? D.great

13.A.stopped? B.tried

C.kept? D.enjoyed

14.A.persuaded? B.accepted

C.supported? D.needed

15.A.thanked? B.changed

C.encouraged? D.invited

16.A.worried about? B.thought about

C.talked over? D.looked over

17.A.gesture? B.address

C.call? D.ticket

18.A.normal? B.great

C.reasonable? D.complicated

19.A.so B.for

C.but? D.till

20.A.release? B.admire

C.display? D.lift

 

Tyler was a troubled student.He was in my senior class last year.It was __1__ to his former teachers that he had made it to his senior year.

He sat in the back row.Every time I spoke in the front of the class,I would ask students questions,__2__ them by name.This helped me learn their names while getting the kids __3__.Unfortunately,every time I asked him a question,he would __4__ with a flip(轻率的) answer.He knew the answers when he listened __5__ he didn’t want to be asked.If he got a wrong answer,he would get very angry.

One day,Tyler was talking while I was teaching.In the __6__ of teaching I said,“Tyler,why are you having your own discussion instead of __7__ ours?” With that,he __8__ from his chair,pushed it over,and yelled.I sent him to the office with a discipline referral,and he __9__ a week’s out of school suspension.

The week’s out of school suspension was wonderful.However,the week soon came to a(n) __10__,and I began to worry about his __11__.I knew from talking with his other teachers that he would be back even angrier.

I made a(n) __12__.On the day that he came back,I stood at the door __13__ him.As soon as I saw him,I asked him to talk for a moment.He seemed __14__ to do it but agreed.I told him that I wanted to start over(重新开始) with him.Furthermore,I gave him permission that if he felt he was going to lose __15__ in class he could step right outside the door for a moment to collect himself.

From that point on,Tyler was a(n) __16__ student in my classroom.He listened and participated.He was __17__ a smart child and I could finally get to see this in him.He even __18__ a fight between two other students one day.I __19__ that giving him the power to decide for himself made all the __20__.

1.A.surprising? B.interesting

C.disappointing? D.upsetting

2.A.visiting? B.watching

C.interviewing? D.calling

3.A.defeated? B.addicted

C.involved? D.impressed

4.A.exchange? B.respond

C.share? D.connect

5.A.until B.if

C.unless? D.but

6.A.case? B.matter

C.middle? D.presence

7.A.joining? B.starting

C.hearing? D.learning

8.A.fell down? B.got up

C.jumped in? D.fell off

9.A.suggested? B.refused

C.received? D.requested

10.A.end? B.decision

C.head D.agreement

11.A.study? B.return

C.family? D.health

12.A.plan B.mistake

C.face D.noise

13.A.looking after? B.escaping from

C.waiting for? D.staring at

14.A.excited? B.unhappy

C.calm? D.crazy

15.A.touch B.courage

C.heart? D.control

16.A.changed? B.similar

C.confused? D.proud

17.A.rarely? B.actually

C.usually? D.hardly

18.A.led? B.missed

C.reported? D.stopped

19.A.believe B.doubt

C.expect? D.recommend

20.A.effort? B.difference

C.point D.way

 

Joe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in the beautiful south of England, and he  31  in it for many years while his father was there. Then when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop, and Joe was alone in it, so he had to work  32 .

   Joe worked five and a half days a week. His shop  33  at one o’clock on Thursday, and it was closed the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the  34  days.

   Most of Joe’s  35  came to his shop from the nearest town, but sometimes he got up earlier than usual in the morning and  36  into the city to choose meat. It was  37  there.

   Joe had a big  38  in his shop, but he tried not to buy too  39  meat at a time, and to  40  it before he bought more.

   One  41  a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. “Sorry I’m late,” she said, “but some friends have just telephoned to say that they are coming to  42  tonight, and I need more  43 .”

   Joe only had one piece of meat in the shop. He had sold all the others  44  in the day. He took the piece  45  and said to the woman, “This is 6.5 pounds.”

   “That piece is too  46 .” the woman said. “Haven’t you got anything bigger?”

   Joe went  47  the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out  48  and shut the door of the refrigerator  49 , then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, “This piece is bigger and more expensive. It’s 8.75 pounds.”

   “Good,” the woman answered with a smile, “give me  50  of them, please.”

1.A. lived          B. studied          C. worked           D. played.

2.A. more          B. harder           C. later             D. again

3.A. shut           B. started           C. opened           D. served

4.A. hardest        B. easiest           C. quietest           D. busiest

5.A. customers      B. meat            C. buyers            D. friends

6.A. walked        B. flew             C. drove             D. ran

7.A. easier         B. fresher           C. nearer            D. cheaper

8.A. refrigerator     B. room            C. kitchen           D. cupboard

9.A. much         B. expensive         C. fresh             D. adequate

10.A. eat           B. cook             C. sell              D. freeze

11.A. Thursday      B. Sunday           C. Monday          D. Saturday

12.A. party         B. dinner            C. lunch            D. dance

13.A. food          B. vegetable         C. meat             D. fruit

14.A. later          B. earlier            C. quicker           D. cheaper

15.A. in            B. up               C. away             D. out

16.A. small         B. large             C. cheap            D. bad

17.A. outside        B. from             C. into             D. through

18.A. still          B. again             C. even             D. back

19.A. carefully      B. quickly           C. lightly            D. heavily

20.A. both          B. none             C. each             D. all

 

As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.

My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.

When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up(露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray(祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.

1.With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.

A.became the best student in his class

B.was interested in singing songs

C.quickly finished his 4th grade lessons

D.improved his grades greatly

2.Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?

A.She regarded the students as members of a family.

B.She had special ways to help students study.

C.She was good at teaching football and music.

D.She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.

3.The underlined phrases “focus on” in Paragraph 2 means ______.

A.look forward to                         B.pay attention to

C.get away from                          D.take care of

4.We can learn from the text that ______.

A.Miss Green was the best teacher at the school

B.all the students in the school liked Miss Green

C.Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade

D.the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green

5.In the text, the writer mainly tells us ______.

A.what his son studied at school

B.his son once had a good teacher

C.how to be a good and popular teacher

D.a teacher who liked playing with students

 

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