Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the     in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t    , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who    , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,     just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was     about her. She went to bed too    . The night before the first exam, Barbara     that she have an early night and take a     pill. She promised to wake     up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her     kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of    , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination    , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions.     around her was writing pages and pages.     she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write    . She kept looking at her    . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences,     and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started    . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she     up. She was still in bed and it had all been a     dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling     【小題1】     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again.     【小題2】     with customers who complain about their
food and where they are    【小題3】   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  【小題4】    
a lot of us     【小題5】     but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   【小題6】    
near where I keep the dirty      【小題7】    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and    【小題8】   running all over the house, it was crazy.  【小題9】   
these elderly women were watching   【小題10】    I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they    【小題11】    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what  【小題12】     I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
    【小題13】    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    【小題14】   
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    【小題15】    and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me    【小題16】    to believe in myself. They    【小題17】    my spirit from
being down and gave me a    【小題18】    to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   【小題19】   until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(聯(lián)合支持人)of a student-produced television     【小題20】     . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1  to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   2 __ the mother would not return to her eggs and she   3  to take them home. There she carefully   4   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   5  the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   6 ___.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   7   , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they  8 ,  the girl was able to   9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to  10.  The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   11   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   12 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   13   . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（組裝）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about   14    safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not  15  or follow him, and   16   slept in the grass.
One day, the girl  17   into the plane, started it and soon left the   18 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   19  flapped（拍打）their wings and    20 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.  

In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __【小題1】_, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __【小題2】__ response that there was an earthquake! He __【小題3】__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, 【小題4】 the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 【小題5】 even more dramatically (劇烈地)．
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __【小題6】__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __【小題7】__ along the wall to help Nicole.__【小題8】__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __【小題9】_____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 【小題10】 .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but  【小題11】  .
A few minutes later, the land was __【小題12】.Nicole heard the sound of short __【小題13】_ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __【小題14】__！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __【小題15】__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to   【小題16】 .
Slim found that they were close and were   【小題17】  by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __【小題18】__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the __【小題19】__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __【小題20】__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   【小題1】  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    【小題2】   me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  【小題3】  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  【小題4】  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  【小題5】   at me, which made me blush(臉紅) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    【小題6】  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   【小題7】   known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   【小題8】   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整潔的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  【小題9】   , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   【小題10】  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   【小題11】  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   【小題12】   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __【小題1】__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __【小題2】__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __【小題3】__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __【小題4】__ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __【小題5】__. He realized that he still had partial __【小題6】__ of his right hand and could write with __【小題7】__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He __【小題8】__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __【小題9】__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __【小題10】__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __【小題11】__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __【小題12】__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
__【小題13】__ with the intention, the man began sending __【小題14】__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, __【小題15】__ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __【小題16】__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__【小題17】__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __【小題18】__ read his letters. However, this was his __【小題19】__  chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __【小題20】__!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ____【小題1】____; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ____【小題2】____ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ____【小題3】____ the school?
On my ____【小題4】____ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ____【小題5】____. "There’s a problem ____【小題6】____ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ____【小題7】____ me down the hall. "I'm going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.
It was ____【小題8】____! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students' desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I____【小題9】____. Most of them were so poor that they ____【小題10】____ the school assistance program for some ____【小題11】____ and enough meals.
I started to cry, and all my students ____【小題12】____ me.
Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ____【小題13】____ shop on weekends, had seen ____【小題14】____ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " ____【小題15】_____ ", Mark ____【小題16】____ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殯儀館) and ____【小題17】____ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ____【小題18】____ to give him bouquets saved ____【小題19】____ each funeral.
That was not the only present they gave me, ____【小題20】____. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  【小題1】  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   【小題2】 , what I considered ordinary became very  【小題3】 .
As I was leaving the Sunday  【小題4】 , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   【小題5】 this?” I said as I  【小題6】 to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  【小題7】  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  【小題8】 last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  【小題9】 me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  【小題10】 to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  【小題11】 me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   【小題12】 . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   【小題13】 of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  【小題14】 heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  【小題15】 . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道講壇）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  【小題16】 each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  【小題17】 the very best.”
【小題18】 I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  【小題19】 and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  【小題20】 one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   【小題1】  his humble origin（卑微的出身）. 
While his   【小題2】  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   【小題3】 . They had just sat down at the table when his father   【小題4】  to drop in on him. When the guard   【小題5】  it to the general, he   【小題6】  rose and told his guests that his father had   【小題7】 .
He said that he knew the   【小題8】  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   【小題9】  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   【小題10】  with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present   【小題11】  that the father should be introduced to them, 【小題12】  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   【小題13】  to him. But to their 【小題14】 , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   【小題15】  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   【小題16】  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   【小題17】 , it would deprive(剝奪) us both of the only pleasure of the   【小題18】  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then   【小題19】  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   【小題20】 , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.

When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor   【小題1】  me to do so. She said, “Now it is the time for you to travel around the world,   【小題2】  your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun?” I   【小題3】  her.
Since I started to work for a   【小題4】  company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the  【小題5】  of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business   【小題6】, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got   【小題7】  about food in different countries.
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were   【小題8】  necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's (廚師) comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the
 【小題9】  around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian   【小題10】? “Those words reminded me of my  【小題11】 advice. As information technology   【小題12】 , you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various   【小題13】  you can get from traveling.
Today there are people who   【小題14】  direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 【小題15】 not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are  【小題16】 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to  【小題17】  and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily   【小題18】  more fruitful. However, we should never let it   【小題19】  our time for face to -face communication. Let's make use of information technology more   【小題20】 , and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.