题目内容
I became a teacher of English in 1980. After that, I 31 (feel)something I was not quite used to. That is, there was no one to correct my mistakes any more. Instead, I became the one__32___ corrected others' mistakes although I knew there was still much to be desired in my own English.
Five years later, through my efforts, I started to teach English 33 the radio. By then, I had become an experienced teacher and had somewhat improved my English. I received a number of __34__ (encourage) letters from the listeners. One day one of my colleagues came up to me and asked me how I pronounced the word “eighth”. I told __35__ about it. My colleague thanked me and left. But as he went away, I __36__ (sudden) felt not sure of myself. As soon as I returned to my room, I looked the word up 37 a dictionary. Good heavens! I was wrong. I found myself in an embarrassing situation. I had always been considered as 38 living dictionary by my colleagues. If I didn't go to tell my colleague the right answer, maybe he would never know the fact, though I would feel a little ashamed of myself. But 39 I went to tell him I was wrong, what would they think of me?
After careful thoughts, I went to my colleague.
I find there is nothing that leaves me a 40 (deep) impression than the correction of my mistake.
31. felt 32. who 33．on 34. encouraging 35. him
36．suddenly 37．In 38．a 39．if 40．deeper
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.