1 . William was one of my students. He adored plants but struggled with his reading. After the mid-term test, William’s ______ showed no sign of improvement. Until the last few weeks of the year, when we ______ the life cycle of plants, William excelled. I'd never seen him so ______ in the classroom.
As a class project, each child planted a sunflower seed in one of the containers and ______ its growth. I did this every year, with varying ______. Planting the seeds was exciting for many of the students, the ______ part much less so. It took too long to see results from daily watering, and most kids lost ______ and interest. As a result, they forgot to ______ their sunflowers-to-be.
But not William. Every afternoon, William made sure all the containers were ______ and nurtured (培育). By the last week of school, the ______ were about four inches tall, which really ______ me. In years past, few seeds successfully produced new shoots. And those that did had never gotten so tall. But these were ______. These were William’s sunflowers.
This is what it means to be a ______. At that moment, I knew I didn’t have to ______ William. I’d seen that special seed planted inside him. Others would too. And, one day, he’d start to ______, mature and shine —just like his sunflowers.
1. A.intelligence | B.image | C.condition | D.grade |
2. A.studied | B.changed | C.completed | D.disturbed |
3. A.realistic | B.invested | C.odd | D.embarrassed |
4. A.limited | B.forecast | C.maintained | D.admired |
5. A.results | B.achievements | C.ratings | D.methods |
6. A.best | B.growing | C.easy | D.picking |
7. A.chance | B.courage | C.patience | D.ability |
8. A.show off | B.sell out | C.carry away | D.care for |
9. A.filled | B.watered | C.cleaned | D.repaired |
10. A.plants | B.containers | C.shoots | D.seeds |
11. A.puzzled | B.bothered | C.benefited | D.amazed |
12. A.similar | B.different | C.natural | D.organic |
13. A.teacher | B.gardener | C.parent | D.teenager |
14. A.criticize | B.praise | C.evaluate | D.concern |
15. A.bend | B.explore | C.grow | D.respond |