The brown bear was walking quietly behind the pink duck, ready to put his paws around her neck and throw her into a pot of boiling soup.
We turned the _________. While I laughed quietly at the _________ of a bear boiling water to _________ a duck, I lifted my head to find little Victoria sat huddled (蜷缩的) next to my arm, honestly _________ to turn the page and find her favorite pink creature in a bear’s _________.
My mind began to wander. I _________ the Thursday when Victoria ran into the reading room showing a golden certificate from her _________. “Best reader,” it glistened (闪光). A smile came across my face as I looked into the eyes of the7-year-old who just last year had been _________ in first grade _________ her reading was not up to standard.
It was the same __________ that had filled my face six months before, when Victoria joined the __________ program. After spending the first session responding to a stream of questions, I __________ that Victoria’s talkative nature and __________ for answers overshadowed her desire to __________ and read. I __________ her energy and great curiosity and fueled it with my own enthusiasm. For every __________ she presented, I took her to scan the library shelves __________ a related book. I watched her eyes grow with excitement as I __________ helped her press through the stories, a journey in search of her __________.
Though I go in the library each week to be these kids’ __________, I come out, having been their student. They have introduced me to a side of me I never realized existed.
16. A.key | B.light | C.subject | D.page |
17. A.impracticality | B.cause | C.consequence | D.result |
18. A.eat | B.wash | C.drown | D.catch |
19. A.amused | B.afraid | C.delighted | D.excited |
20. A.home | B.story | C.stomach | D.mind |
21. A.imagined | B.remembered | C.regretted | D.accepted |
22. A.family | B.community | C.school | D.library |
23. A.held back | B.cheered for | C.looked after | D.depended on |
24. A.if | B.unless | C.until | D.because |
25. A.surprise | B.relief | C.smile | D.sweat |
26. A.performing | B.writing | C.cooking | D.reading |
27. A.agreed | B.recognized | C.recalled | D.complained |
28. A.memory | B.impatience | C.pressure | D.motivation |
29. A.sit down | B.move around | C.look forward | D.go back |
30. A.shared | B.aroused | C.treasured | D.studied |
31. A.interest | B.achievement | C.design | D.challenge |
32. A.in praise of | B.in place of | C.in support of | D.in search of |
33. A.finally | B.carelessly | C.tirelessly | D.luckily |
34. A.identities | B.chances | C.prizes | D.answers |
35. A.friend | B.teacher | C.listener | D.author |