A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment,she said she would go. This   16   be the first time that his classmates and teacher   17   his mother and he felt ashamed of her   18  . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(疤痕)that   19  nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   20  why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still  21 and hid himself from everyone,  22   a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
The teacher asked   23 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother answered,“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was   24  afraid to go in because the fire was   25   ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but   26  , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched（摸着） the   27  side of her face. “This scar will be  28 ,but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in his arms and   29   a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the   30  of the day.

B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Be a potato, but be the best
A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t study at all. He b  1   more and more discouraged.
But he was never a  2   from Professor Yang’s biology (生物) class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang’s class was so i  3   that he always listened carefully, never caring about w  4   the other students were paying attention or not in class.
Once he put a note in the homework he handed in, saying: “Professor, it is said that today’s college students are c  5   than potatoes. Do you agree?”
That day Professor Yang sent for him after class. When he came, he f  6  the professor at a table with food on it. They drank happily over their meal.
When they became half drunk, the professor took out a small potato that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this c  7 ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous. N  8  will take it even if it’s free. ” He then threw the potato away.
The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the s  9  of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution. People are in need of such k  10   of potatoes and they’re quite expensive.”
The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be such a potato,” said the professor.

B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Be a potato, but be the best

A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t study at all. He b  1    more and more discouraged.

But he was never a  2    from Professor Yang’s biology (生物) class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang’s class was so i  3    that he always listened carefully, never caring about w  4    the other students were paying attention or not in class.

    Once he put a note in the homework he handed in, saying: “Professor, it is said that today’s college students are c  5    than potatoes. Do you agree?”

That day Professor Yang sent for him after class. When he came, he f  6   the professor at a table with food on it. They drank happily over their meal.

When they became half drunk, the professor took out a small potato that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this c  7  ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous. N  8   will take it even if it’s free. ” He then threw the potato away.

The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the s  9   of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution. People are in need of such k  10    of potatoes and they’re quite expensive.”

The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be such a potato,” said the professor.

A famous foreign company in China wanted a clerk for its public relation department(公关部).

A beautiful girl with a master’s degree(硕士学位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was o  67  1. the list. In the final stage she had an i  68   2.together with another girl. B  69   3.of them were excellent, not only in looks but also in education.

The girl was s  70  4.in the interview. It seemed that she would get the c 71  .5.At last the examiner asked her, “Can you come to the office n  72   6.Monday?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn’t make a d  73   7.

at the moment, so she said, “ I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. “ The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, “ If so, let’s wait u  74  8. you are ready.”

The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had a  75  9. to let her begin work next Monday. But the examine said regretfully(遗憾地), “Sorry, another suitable candidate(候选人) has got the job. You had b  76  10. try another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”

That was how a good chance right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.

A famous foreign company in China wanted a clerk for its public relation department(公关部).

A beautiful girl with a master’s degree(硕士学位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was o  67  1. the list. In the final stage she had an i  68   2.together with another girl. B  69   3.of them were excellent, not only in looks but also in education.

The girl was s  70  4.in the interview. It seemed that she would get the c 71  .5.At last the examiner asked her, “Can you come to the office n  72   6.Monday?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn’t make a d  73   7.

at the moment, so she said, “ I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. “ The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, “ If so, let’s wait u  74  8. you are ready.”

The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had a  75  9. to let her begin work next Monday. But the examine said regretfully(遗憾地), “Sorry, another suitable candidate(候选人) has got the job. You had b  76  10. try another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”

That was how a good chance right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.