阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A ___1___ came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___2___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___3___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I ___4___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her ___5___, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___6___ was something greater.
The next morning she ___7___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to ___8___ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___9___, aren’t you? I think I have a ___10___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___11___.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___12___.
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling ___13___. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ___14___ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___15___ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___16___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ___17___ be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___18___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___19___ comment made in the classroom that day when I was in my high school. Mom showed me how to handle ___20___ situations and never give up.
1.A. noise B. voice C. sound D. tune
2.A. get B. take C. carry D. throw
3.A. otherwise B. anyhow C. instead D. actually
4.A. settled B. pushed C. picked D. put
5.A. teacher B. employer C. director D. adviser
6.A. purpose B. encouragement C. process D. victory
7.A. went B. met C. worked D. stayed
8.A. visit B. continue C. attend D. prepare
9.A. serious B. fortunate C. careful D. responsible
10.A. career B. duty C. position D. part
11.A. learning B. judging C. obeying D. imagining
12.A. patiently B. eagerly C. successfully D. skillfully
13.A. upset B. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed
14.A. looked up B went up C. took up D. showed up
15.A. believe B. protect C. treat D. receive
16.A. spirit B. intention C. idea D. attempt
17.A. must B. would C. might D. should
18.A. At B. During C. On D. With
19.A. worthless B. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless
20.A. challenging B. different C. dangerous D. strange
— Who do you think ______ the book here?
— It may be John. He was sitting here all the morning.
A. was leaving B. leaves C. had left D. has left
Being an experienced teacher, he is good at ______ the mind of his students.
A. seeing B. reading C. realizing D. recognizing
In my opinion, the beauty of a person should be measured ______ one’s personality rather than one’s appearance.
A. on account of B. in favor of C. in terms of D. by means of
— Are you coming to my wedding ceremony?
— _____ I can’t miss your prettiest and happiest moment.
A. I’m afraid I can’t. B. You’re welcome. C. No way! D. You bet!
— What’s the matter with you?
— After the long walk, my legs _______ and I couldn’t even take one more step.
A. gave out B. wore out C. ran out D. tired out
