Question

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class, I was an underachieving student. But I left that class
1never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by examples as words, that it was my 2obligation to do so and to serve others.
Neither of us could know how our relationship would 3over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him as he mentored me were like graduate seminars in adolescent (青少年)4 , classroom management and school leadership.
After several years, I was5 department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be6to chair the department, since all of my former English teachers were7there, but Dr. Offutt supported me8 . He knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me9my own course.
In 1997, I needed his10 about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school.11 he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have.12 , he encouraged me to seize the new opportunity.
Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha.13, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could14him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible wealth of lessons to teach. Even if his students don’t know it yet, I know how15they are: I’m still one of them.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      anxious
   2. B.
      eager
   3. C.
      determined
   4. D.
      worried
2. 2.
   1. A.
      family
   2. B.
      legal
   3. C.
      academic
   4. D.
      moral
3. 3.
   1. A.
      evolve
   2. B.
      stay
   3. C.
      remain
   4. D.
      worsen
4. 4.
   1. A.
      process
   2. B.
      procedure
   3. C.
      development
   4. D.
      movement
5. 5.
   1. A.
      called
   2. B.
      appointed
   3. C.
      entitled
   4. D.
      offered
6. 6.
   1. A.
      awkward
   2. B.
      uneasy
   3. C.
      unnatural
   4. D.
      insensitive
7. 7.
   1. A.
      once
   2. B.
      already
   3. C.
      still
   4. D.
      never
8. 8.
   1. A.
      through
   2. B.
      throughout
   3. C.
      at the beginning
   4. D.
      in the end
9. 9.
   1. A.
      chart
   2. B.
      head
   3. C.
      describe
   4. D.
      manage
10. 10.
    1. A.
       opinion
    2. B.
       request
    3. C.
       permission
    4. D.
       promise
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Even if
    2. B.
       Although
    3. C.
       If
    4. D.
       When
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Naturally
    2. B.
       Instead
    3. C.
       Consequently
    4. D.
       Peacefully
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Once again
    2. B.
       Now and then
    3. C.
       Hopefully
    4. D.
       Surprisingly
14. 14.
    1. A.
       count on
    2. B.
       account for
    3. C.
       call on
    4. D.
       appeal to
15. 15.
    1. A.
       earnest
    2. B.
       worried
    3. C.
       fortunate
    4. D.
       desperate

Answer 1

CDACB ACBAA CBAAC