On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 16 at the door. She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were  17 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get  18 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “In fact,” she went on, “I always    19 of having a college education, and now I’m getting  20 !”

After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good  21 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.

At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a  22 . When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated（沮丧的） and said, “I'm sorry. I’m so nervous that I can’t get my ready talk    23 , so I have to tell you  24 I know .”

In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying  25 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something  26 every day. I think there is a great  27 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I  28 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy – one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided(避免的), growing up can be  29 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possible.”

During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends  30 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.

As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the  1. for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the   2.  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and   3.  , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   4. of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was   5. humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   6. . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict 7. students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get   8.  with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without  9. our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his  10. . I was moved and was   11.  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would  12. me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have   13. met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am   14.    to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even   15.Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

16.A. replies  B. reasons                C. rewards                      D. results

17.A. moon             B. earth                   C. star                D. sun

18.A. advised      B. announced    C. added                     D. answered

19.A. distance          B. weight                     C. size                      D. height

20.A. very      B. too                        C. really                            D. so

21.A. at present   B. at once                      C. at times                        D. at first

22.A. with            B. to                         C. in                               D. for

23.A. away            B. together            C. angry                 D. along

24.A. thinking           B. caring               C. considering                  D. supposing

25.A. money  B. blood                      C. clothes                        D. time

26.A. taught    B. given                      C. taken                            D. had

27.A. remembers  B. represents      C. warns                           D. reminds

28.A. just                  B. never                     C. ever                           D. yet

29.A. able      B. about                      C. allowed              D. available

30.A. well       B. good                       C. better                         D. best

“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”

         That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were   16  , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of   17  ?” Daddy’s face looked   18  . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand,   19  ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”

         The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how   20   I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years   21  , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully   22   it away.

         Now here   23   this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   24  , walked to the telephone and called by the   25 .

         Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would  26  my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so  27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”

         I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked,   28   he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I   29   and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it   30   I did.”

I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.

1.A. easy                             B. hard                                 C. late                                  D. long

2. A. my                               B. mine                                C. myself                             D. me

3.A. angry                           B. happy                              C. sad                                   D. funny

4.A. answering                  B. saying                             C. asking                             D. telling

5.A. surprised                    B. excited                            C. interested             D. embarrassed

6. A. past                   B. was passed                    C. passing                      D. passed

7.A. carried                         B. put                                   C. took                                 D. threw

8.A. about                           B. by                                     C. in                                      D. for

9.A. advertisement          B. violin                                C. case                        D. newspaper

10. A. date                          B. name                               C. number                           D. address

11.A. offer                                    B. answer                                     C. receive                            D. find

12.A. badly                          B. easily                               C. quickly                   D. luckily

13. A. though                     B. when                               C. as if                                  D. until

14. A. repeated                          B. continued                       C. reminded              D. suggested

15.A. which                         B. when                               C. what                                D. as

Dear grandma,

How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a    21  last week. I hope you are in    22  health.

Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year  23  last week, and got my report card today. I always    24  nervous when I see the envelope   25  school in the mail, but luckily I did OK this time. I   26  a really hard time with science this semester , and I wasn’t surprised to find that my    27  report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true .It’s just that I find   28  really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that  29  math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good. Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad    30  their love.

Love,

Alan

1.A. cold    B. lesson   C. picnic

2.A. pity    B. good C. bad

3.A. exercise    B. homework C. exams

4.A. get B. do   C. take

5.A. on  B. from C. about

6.A. made    B. had  C. put

7.A. longest B. easiest  C. worst

8.A. Chinese B. science  C. P.E

9.A. his B. your C. my

10.A. send   B. bring    C. start