Mrs. Barrow, room 501, I repeated to myself as I was looking for the room number. It was my first day of grade and I was really .
Stepping into the room, I felt . I tried to keep calm, but Mrs. Barrow saw through me. “Good morning, Courtni. You may pick your .”
I glanced round the room and took a(n) seat near a girl named Wendy. Soon, Wendy and I became good friends. I felt no closeness to Mrs. Barrow, .
Mrs. Barrow had us write a paper what we wanted to be when we grew up. She said that when her students graduated, she liked them to come back and their fifth-grade dreams together, as a memory of their childhood. I decided right then that I liked Mrs. Barrow.
A month later, my grandmother died of cancer. her was so painful for me that I __ some school.
At the funeral(葬礼), I was sitting feeling sorry for myself when I looked and saw Mrs. Barrow standing there. She my hand and comforted me by reminding me that Grandma had no more pain or . had never occurred to me that it was better for my grandma this way.
After the funeral, we went home to see the flowers that had been sent. My mom me a pretty ivy(常春藤) plant. The attached card :
Courtni,
I’m sorry about your grandma. Never forget, I love you.
With love,
Mrs. Barrow
I wanted to . I took the plant home, watered it and put it in my grandma’s old room. I am in eighth grade now and I have that plant. I never thought a teacher could that much about her students: now I know.
1.A. first B. third C. fifth D. eighth
2.A. nervous B. sad C. angry D. surprised
3.A. out of order B. out of mind C. out of control D. out of place
4.A. chair B. seat C. desk D. book
5.A. good B. clean C. empty D. pretty
6.A. though B. although C. if D. while
7.A. in B. with C. by D. on
8.A. perfect B. former C. slow D. ordinary
9.A. spare B. bring C. share D. handle
10.A. Thinking B. Having C. Attending D. Losing
11.A. missed B. forgot C. left D. lacked
12.A. around B. up C. down D. out
13.A. shook B. waved C. gave D. held
14.A. delight B. surprise C. suffering D. disappointment
15.A. It B. She C. They D. He
16.A. dropped B. handed C. presented D. provided
17.A. read B. told C. wrote D. informed
18.A. run B. smile C. cry D. wait
19.A. even B. yet C. also D. still
20.A. learn B. care C. serve D. offer
He _______ English for four years before he went abroad.
A. has studied B. was studying
C. has been studying D. had been studying
Carelessness always contributes _______ car accidents. Therefore, drivers are advised to concentrate their attention _______ driving.
A. for; to B. to; on C. with; on D. in; to
With a lot of difficulties _______, they went to the seashore and had a good rest.
A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled
The number of people present at the meeting _______ two hundred and a number of them _______ from the countryside.
A. is, are B. is, is C. are, are D. are, is
Giving up smoking is a slow and painful _______ for him.
A. pressure B. process C. motivation D. profession