I sat in my seat, as my new grade six classmates found theirs. “OK, class. Welcome to a new school year. I’m Mr. Stevens and I’m sure I will learn all your names in no time.” He walked around the class _______ math books. When he had done it, he _______ to the front of the class and looked at us. We stared (注视) back. “What are you _______ for? Get started!” He said.
We looked at him —_______. Wasn’t he going to teach us?
“Is there something wrong with your ______? You are not all deaf, are you?”
One ______ boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. “Mr. Stevens, aren’t you going to teach us?”
“Rubbish!” Mr. Stevens ______. “You are smart kids. Open your books and get down to it. If you have any ______, raise your hands and I will help you.”
Mr. Stevens helped anyone who was ______ in a problem. He would stop us to teach all the students ______ when we all had the same question. It was a ______ method of teaching, but it was very useful.
It was a ______ point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me ______ I was good at math and also able to reach the ______ of any class I attended. I studied with his help until I graduated from middle school.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a popular television show back then. Mr. Stevens would often act out one of their plays in front of the class. Some ______ he was strange, and I guessed he was, ______ he knew how to make a math lesson interesting.
I’ve carried his ______ with me all my life. Whenever I’m faced with a new ______, I think of my first day in grade six math. ______ sitting and staring at the challenge, I just get started. ______ I know it, the challenge has been settled.
【小题1】A.picking out | B.handing out | C.handing in | D.selling out |
【小题2】A.returned | B.pointed | C.ran | D.waved |
【小题3】A.looking | B.searching | C.preparing | D.waiting |
【小题4】A.happy | B.excited | C.puzzled | D.tired |
【小题5】A.ears | B.legs | C.eyes | D.hearts |
【小题6】A.clever | B.healthy | C.lucky | D.brave |
【小题7】A.doubted | B.replied | C.explained | D.agreed |
【小题8】A.promise | B.secret | C.change | D.trouble |
【小题9】A.stuck | B.dropped | C.experienced | D.skilled |
【小题10】A.even | B.still | C.only | D.ever |
【小题11】A.popular | B.difficult | C.strange | D.famous |
【小题12】A.disappointing | B.boring | C.moving | D.turning |
【小题13】A.decide | B.realize | C.wonder | D.remember |
【小题14】A.busiest | B.best | C.kindest | D.strongest |
【小题15】A.thought | B.reported | C.watched | D.warned |
【小题16】【小题17】A.dream | B.honor | C.lesson | D.interest |
【小题18】A.chance | B.job | C.art | D.challenge |
【小题19】A.Besides | B.By | C.Instead of | D.Along with |
【小题20】A.After | B.Before | C.If | D.Unless |