“I'm too old and it's too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was   41  and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time.   42  my ambition to become a writer, I   43  my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going   44  the wrong goals?   
I was at a low point   45  the voice on the radio began   46  the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who   47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to   48  a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became   49  awkward to hold a needle.   50  give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to   51 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold   52  a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the   53  world—and the rest is   54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings,   55  her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
  56  I listened to the radio, my mood(心情)   57 . If Grandma Moses   58  begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still   59  for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly   60 .   
It was published eight months later.

【小题1】
A.depressedB.disappointedC.encouragedD.inspired
【小题2】
A.In spite ofB.In need ofC.In hope ofD.In favor of
【小题3】
A.believedB.convinced C.regrettedD.doubted
【小题4】
A.by B.after C.againstD.over
【小题5】
A.unlessB.becauseC.whenD.while
【小题6】
A.telling B.reminding C.saying D.translating
【小题7】
A.succeededB.commentedC.survivedD.entertained
【小题8】
A.noticeB.offerC.directD.provide
【小题9】
A.soB.too C.suchD.that
【小题10】
A.Other thanB.More thanC.Rather thanD.Less than
【小题11】
A.paintB.write C.thinkD.change
【小题12】
A.offB.at C.by D.for
【小题13】
A.artificialB.art C.advanced D.major
【小题14】
A.storyB.fortuneC.history D.fact
【小题15】
A.butB.and C.so D.therefore
【小题16】
A.WithB.Until C.As D.Unless
【小题17】
A.changedB.cheeredC.failedD.amused
【小题18】
A.shouldB.must C.might D.could
【小题19】
A.associationB.consideration C.freedom D.hope
【小题20】
A.finishedB.abandoned C.published D.misunderstood

Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class determined never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by example as words that it was my duty to achieve and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would develop over the years. When I came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him were like graduate seminars(研究生讨论课) in adolescent development, classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship shifted(变化) again. I thought that it might be terrible chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt supported me through. He knew when to give me advice about curriculum(课程), texts and personnel(人事), and when to let me plan my own course.

In 1997, I needed his opinion about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. Instead, he encouraged me to catch the chance.

Five years ago, I became the principal(校长) of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could depend on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible wealth of lessons to teach.

1.After graduating from DeMatha, the writer was _____.

A.quite confident     B.rather unconfident  C.really famous       D.very infamous

2.When the writer first taught in DeMatha, Dr. Offutt was _____.

A.a post-graduate                         B.the school principal

C.a professor in university                  D.the department chair

3.In 1997, _____ to become principal at another school.

A.the writer encouraged Dr. Offutt            B.Dr. Offutt encouraged the writer

C.Dr. Offutt won the competition             D.the writer won the competition

4.The word which is similar to “inexhaustible” in meaning can be _____.

A.unselfish          B.endless           C.unfair            D.unusual

5.The best title for this passage can be _____.

A.My ambition       B.My duty           C.My teacher        D.My schooling

 

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