“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school, early and had children. about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office, explaining that I had always be at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a '"D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was but unable to change a(an) . Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an "A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades and myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".
1.A. scolded B. allowedC. ordered D. reminded
2.A. badB. complexC. terribleD. wonderful
3.A. approved B. appointed C. expected D. urged
4.A. flexible B. creativeC. disappointing D. controversial
5.A. college-level B. basedC. difficultD. easy
6.A. married B. workedC. succeeded D. progressed
7.A. Sad B. Confident C. AnxiousD. Curious
8.A. added B. lived C. grew D. went
9.A. counted B. remembered C. approachedD. discovered
10.A. brought B. turned C. heldD. kept
11.A. nervous B. excelled C. poorD. terrible
12.A. impolite B. impatientC. inexperienced D. sympathetic
13.A. grade B. figureC. paperD. entry
14.A. tearB. fire C. cryD. escape
15.A. warned B. reminded C. informedD. convinced
16.A. average B. enthusiastic C. outstanding D. occasional
17.A. considered B. definedC. reflected D. described
18.A. abandoned B. given C. believed inD. doubted
19.A. change B. riskC. defeat D. reminded
20.A. looked B. viewedC. sang D. criticized
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Our power came back for a while. So, my mother began cooking everything she could and it away, to the neighbors, to friends without power, to anyone with . I was hoping that the fried chicken was going to find its way to our . But, it didn’t. And, just as the last of the food was sent out and she began to work on our dinner, yes, we lost our . It was time for 20 minutes’ eggs on the grill.
Oh, the white metal cabinet. No. We never it. We weren’t “that bad off” as I understand it. And, for years I how bad off we would have to be to eat out of that cabinet. Perhaps it was just the of it, the thought that it was there watching our backs we wanted a can of beans or some potted meat. I don’t know if that was what was in there. Anyway, I never looked inside.
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2.A. said B. meantC. showedD. presented
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7.A. round B. downC. farD. close
8.A. by B. withC. forD. to
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10.A. YetB. OtherwiseC. NeverthelessD. So
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15.A. cupboardB. roomC. bedD. table
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17.A. openedB. lockedC. fixedD. cleaned
18.A. examinedB. analyzedC. wonderedD. imagined
19.A. purposeB. problemC. thoughtD. conclusion
20.A. whereverB. wheneverC. howeverD. whatever
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6.I’m going to show you just a few examples of how common these _________(现象) are.
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6.A.adulthood B.childhood C.parenthood D.neighborhood
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8.A.thinner B.greener C.yellow D.colorful
9.A.researchers B.adults C.teenagers D.elders
10.A.decide B.wish C.return D.stop
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13.A.breakfast B.school C.work D.exercise
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18.A.stopped B.imagined C.enjoyed D.tried
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20.A.When B.If C.Unless D.Before
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