I have never learned as much maths in my life as I did last year．It was because of Ms．Vacirca  1 I truly understood what I was learning．It might not seem   2 a big deal to some, but to me it is．I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  3  ．I never really wanted to work for good  4 in maths class．I never knew how to study maths and never understood some of the concepts（概念）．I can remember trying to slip out of the classroom  5 Ms．Vacirca caught me and yelled across the  6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare—she would always  7 me with one foot out of the door, it never failed． 8 then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do．It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school．She would  9  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  10 ．Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag（愛嘮叨的人）,but  11 they knew that she was right and respected for it．Many of her tests were  12 at first, but as the year progressed they became easier．I knew that it was because of her．

Even outside class, she was  13 as ever．She always wanted to know what was going on in my （and everyone else’s） life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest．

Ms．Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of  14  that you just have to laugh at．When regents（評議員）were coming, she was more careful than ever about everyone doing well．Many of the students she had taught before  15 high, and so she  16 the same from us．Day after day there were students in the classroom  17 problems．When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready．I walked out of that test with my head  18 ．

I knew that I was a  19 and Ms．Vacirca had made me that way．I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students．I knew that I would  20 her．

1．A．how                  B．what                C．why                D．that

2．A．a(chǎn)s                     B．like                  C．a(chǎn)s though         D．a(chǎn)s if

3．A．students            B．children           C．classmates              D．family

4．A．grades            B．salary              C．life                  D．subjects

5．A．a(chǎn)fter                  B．until                 C．before             D．unless

6．A．seat                   B．classroom        C．yard                D．kitchen

7．A．see                    B．help                 C．catch               D．beat

8．A．And                  B．So                   C．Ever                D．Even

10．A．peace                  B．disorder           C．surprise           D．home

11．A．inside        B．outside             C．a(chǎn)lmost             D．hardly

12．A．different          B．simple              C．easy                D．hard

13．A．frightened        B．caring              C．careful             D．right

14．A．duty                B．time                 C．foolishness       D．humor

15．A．jumped            B．grew               C．scored             D．drank

16．A．expected          B．received           C．wished            D．hoped

17．A．previewing       B．reviewing         C．learning           D．making

18．A．high                B．tall                   C．low                 D．down

19．A．failure              B．student            C．success           D．hero

20．A．miss                B．hate                 C．forget              D．find

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year. It was because of Ms. Pam 1  I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem  2  a big deal to some, but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  3  .

I never really wanted to work for good  4  in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom  5  Ms. Pam caught me and yelled across the  6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare…she would always  7  me with one foot out of the door, it never  8  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would  9  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  10  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but  11  they knew that she was right and  12  for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was  13  as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else’s)life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of  14  that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students  15  high, and so she  16  the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom  17  problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head  18  . I knew that I was a  19  and Ms. Pam had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would  20  her.

1．A．how                  B．what                C．why                   D．that

2．A．a(chǎn)s                      B．like                  C．so                      D．a(chǎn)s if

3．A．students             B．children            C．classmates          D．family

4．A．grades               B．salary                C．life                     D．subjects

5．A．while                 B．until                 C．before                D．unless

6．A．seat                   B．classroom         C．yard                   D．kitchen

7．A．see                    B．help                 C．catch                 D．beat

8．A．succeeded           B．stopped            C．worked              D．failed

9．A．forbid                B．let                    C．encourage           D．hope

10．A．peace               B．confusion         C．surprise              D．home

11．A．inside               B．outside             C．a(chǎn)lmost                D．hardly

12．A．praised             B．scolded            C．blamed               D．respected

13．A．frightened         B．caring              C．hard                   D．right

14．A．duty                 B．time                 C．foolishness         D．humor

15．A．jumped             B．grew                C．scored                D．drank

16. A．expected            B．received           C．wished               D．hoped

17．A．previewing         B．reviewing         C．learning              D．making

18．A．high                    B．hanging               C．low                     D．down

19．A．failure                 B．student                C．success               D．hero

20．A．hate                    B．miss                    C．forget                 D．marry

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year. It was because of Ms. Vacirca 1   I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem   2   a big deal to some, but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her   3  .

I never really wanted to work for good   4   in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom   5   Ms. Vacirca caught me and yelled across the   6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare – she would always   7   me with one foot out of the door, it never   8  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would   9   everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in   10  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but   11   they knew that she was right and   12   for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the years progressed, so did I. I know that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was   13   as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my (and everyone else’s) life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of   14   that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students   15   high, and so she   16   the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom   17   problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready, I walked out of that test with my head   18  . I knew that I was a   19   and Ms. Vacirca had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would   20   her.

1．A．how                     B．what                   C．why                    D．That

1,3,5

2．A．a(chǎn)s                         B．like                     C．that                     D．a(chǎn)s if

3．A．students                B．children               C．classmates           D．family

4．A．grades                  B．salary                  C．life                      D．subjects

5．A．while                    B．until                    C．before                 D．unless

6．A．seat                      B．classroom            C．yard                    D．kitchen

7．A．see                       B．help                    C．catch                  D．beat

8．A．succeeded             B．stopped               C．helped                 D．failed

9．A．forbid                   B．let                       C．encourage           D．hope

10．A．peace                  B．confusion            C．surprise               D．home

11．A．inside                  B．outside                C．a(chǎn)lmost                 D．hardly

12．A．praised                B．scolded               C．blamed                D．respected

13．A．frightened            B．caring                 C．hard                    D．right

14．A．duty                    B．time                    C．foolishness          D．humor

15．A．jumped                B．grew                   C．scored                D．drank

16．A．expected             B．received              C．wished                D．hoped

17．A．previewing          B．reviewing            C．learning               D．making

18．A．high                    B．hanging               C．low                     D．down

19．A．failure                 B．student                C．success               D．hero

20．A．hate                   B．miss                    C．forget                     D．marry

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year, It was because of Ms. Pam  21    I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem  22     a big deal to some，but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  23  .

I never really wanted to work for good   24   in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak (偷偷溜出) the classroom    25    Ms. Pam caught me and yelled across the   26   ," Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?" It was a nightmare… She would always  27  me with one foot out of the door; it never   28  . Even then I just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would  29  everyone to come every day，just so we could do our homework in  30  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag (嘮叨)，but  31  they knew that she was right and   32   for it. Many of her tests were hard at first，but as the year progressed，many students felt them easier，so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class，she was  33  as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my（and everyone else’s）life，and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

    Ms. Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of   34   that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching，she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students   35  high，and so she  36  the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom   37   problems. When it was time for our big test，I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head  38 . I knew that I was a  39  and Ms. Pam had made me that way, I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would  40  her.

21. A. how                     B. what                   C. that                        D. why

22. A. like                           B. as                        C. so                           D. as if

23. A. students               B. children         C. classmates            D. family

24. A. life                         B. salary                C grades             D. subjects

25. A. while                              B. unless                  C. before                         D. until

26. A. seat                  B. classroom         C. yard                 D. kitchen

27. A. see                                 B. catch                  C. help                              D. beat

28. A. succeeded               B. stopped              C. worked             D. failed

29. A. encourage            B. let                         C. forbid                   D. hope

30. A. confusion                      B. peace                             C. surprise                      D. home

31. A. inside                             B. outside              C. almost                       D. hardly

32. A. praised              B. scolded               C. respected                   D. blamed

33. A. frightened            B. caring                  C. hard                 D. right

34. A. duty                  B. time                  C. foolishness              D. humour

35. A. jumped                          B. scored            C. grew                           D. drank

36. A. hoped                      B. received              C. wished                    D. expected

37. A. previewing                 B. making                 C. learning                      D. reviewing

38. A. low                                    B. hanging         C. high                        D. down

39. A. failure                            B. student              C. success                       D. hero

40. A. hate                           B. miss                C. forget                         D. marry