Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項.

The Write Feeling

Growing up in a military family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to ______ with other kids whose parents were also in the military. But when my dad ______ from the Marines after twenty years of

service, I found myself ______ a civilian school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.

I was a stranger in a strange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no

room to ______ for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an

accent. I ______ for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no ______ of a

bright future. To deal with it all, I began ______ in my diary every day---stories of adventure, of old

friends, of feelings that I could not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen ______ I wrote down words.

One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead

of playing with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and ______ writing to playing. She smiled at me

and walked away. About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was ______

that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.

That night I worked and worked on the essay. I wrote with great ______. It was my one chance

to feel important and ______ by the class.

A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the ______ of the

classroom. I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got ______. Was I in trouble? Did

I do something wrong?

Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she ______ all the work that went into the essay and

everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood ______ as an excellent writer, one

with imagination, creativity, and word mastery. That student was me!

The class clapped politely and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following ______ on it:

"Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. Please

keep on writing and share your ______ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you

are in my class."

Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of ______, a place of purpose, and a way to survive a transition in life. She helped me gain ______ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.

1.A. church B. school C. war D. work

2.A. separated B. withdrew C. quit D. retired

3.A. visiting B. attending C. running D. leaving

4.A. build B. preserve C. take D. spare

5.A. struggled B. played C. fought D. exercised

6.A. memory B. control C. promise D. need

7.A. reading B. drawing C. writing D. copying

8.A. unless B. once C. while D. after

9.A. compared B. applied C. turned D. preferred

10.A. astonished B. satisfied C. excited D. embarrassed

11.A. anxiety B. curiosity C. wonder D. passion

12.A. impressed B. accepted C. challenged D. envied

13.A. front B. corner C. door D. outside

14.A. annoyed B. disappointed C. worried D. surprised

15.A. appreciated B. expected C. recognized D. enjoyed

16.A. out B. up C. by D. off

17.A. descriptions B. remarks C. suggestions D. accounts

18.A. advantage B. purpose C. gift D. idea

19.A. responsibility B. belonging C. devotion D. relief

20.A. interest B. imagination C. creativity D. confidence

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