---Why were you late for school today?

----It was ________ I help catch a thief on the bus.

A girl on the bus begin to sing a pop song and soon all the other students _________.

Scientists study ___________ human brains work to make computer.

 The government requested that all the people ___________ in any indoor public area.

Today,_________ rapid transportation and communication , the whole world seems to be smaller.

The film _________ a novel by Sinclair Lewis.

 What a wonder! They have finished _______  half of the project in such a short time.

I will not go to her birthday party ___________ I am invited.

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16  grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she 17  that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 18 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20   believed me , and my 21 started to improve(提高) in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my 22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would  24 __my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25_ second in my class.

Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远） 26 _still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路） 31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 32 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree  33 on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35  a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .

13.A oldest       B. strongest   C. best         D. cleverest

Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.

If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

1.Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

2.Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _________.

3.Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

4.The underlined phrase “on the contrary” means ________.