I ________ the room to be empty but found it occupied.

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The teachers________themselves with marking the students’ papers after the monthly examination.

A．involved　　 B．devoted

C．occupied　 　D．absorbed

________herself with routine office tasks，she had no time to attend to her children.

A．Occupying B．Occupied

C．Being occupied　 D．To be occupied

 

When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After consulting with many doctors, they made a 　21 that would forever change my future. 　22 sending me to a private school for the deaf, they decided to “mainstream” me. All of my schoolmates and teachers would have 　23 hearing.

I experienced great 　24 throughout primary school because, besides the efforts of “ 25 ” with the other students, I also 　26 with most of my schoolwork. But, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a 　27 three-word phrase.

One morning, she asked the class a question. I 　28 her lips and immediately raised my hand. Although I feared, I felt unusually 　29 because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and 　30 answered Mrs. Jordan’s question.

Her response 　31 all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically 　32 her right foot on the floor and waved her right finger in a full circle 　33 it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, “THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN!”

For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with 　34 and I sat a little 　35 in my chair and puffed out my chest. My confidence 　36 like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a 　37 for myself in this world. The very three-word phrase had totally 　38 my young life.

From that day forward, my 　39 improved fantastically. My view on life 　40 a complete turnabout. And it all started with Mrs. Jordan. “THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN!”

21. A. plan B. choice　　　　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　 D. decision

22. A. Instead of B. Apart from　　　　　　　 C. Regardless of　　　　　 D. Far from

23. A. weak B. sharp　　　　　　　　　　　 C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. different

24. A. anxiety B. honour　　　　　　　　　　 C. sympathy　　　　　　　　 D. excitement

25. A. getting away B. putting up　　　　　　　　 C. fitting in　　　　　　　　　 D. coming up

26. A. handled B. struggled　　　　　　　　 C. disagreed　　　　　　　　 D. engaged

27. A. regular B. polite　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　 D. formal

28. A. found B. understood　　　　　　　 C. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

29. A. embarrassed B. frightened　　　　　　　　 C. confident　　　　　　　　 D. jealous

30. A. gently B. luckily　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　 D. carelessly

31. A. enjoyed B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. delighted　　　　　　　　 D. fooled

32. A. stamped B. placed　　　　　　　　　　 C. stepped　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked

33. A. if B. unless　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

34. A. pride B. regret　　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　 D. envy

35. A. taller B. shorter　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. longer　　　　　　　　　　 D. wider

36. A. declined B. sank　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. acted

37. A. home B. fortune 　　　　　　　　　 C. place　　　　　　　　　　　 D. name

38. A. devoted B. surrounded　　　　　　　 C. occupied　　　　　　　　 D. transformed

39. A. grades B. health　　　　　　　　　　　 C. characters　　　　　　　 D. growth

40. A. set B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　 D. got

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.

The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.

36.　 A. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cloud 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sunshine　　　　　　　　 D. mist

37. 　 A. helpful B. wonderful　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful D. successful

38.　 A. disaster B. environment　　　　　　 C. incident D. wonder

39. 　 A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. want 　　　　　　　　　 D. prefer

40. 　 A. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. used 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cared

41.　 A. purpose B. potential 　　　　　　　　 C. pressure D. preparation

42.　 A. energy B. happiness　　　　　　　　 C. luck D. blindness

43.　 A. hardest　　　　　　　　　　 B. dullest 　　　　　　　　　 C. simplest　　　　　　　　 D. easiest

44.　 A. self-respect B. self-control C. self-confidence D. self-defence

45.　 A. think 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. consider 　　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　　　　 D. mean

46.　 A. imperfect　　　　　　　　　 B. perfect　　　　　　　　　　 C. unfair　　　　　　　　　　 D. fair

47.　 A. Later 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Soon 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Once　　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

48.　 A. worried 　　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged 　　　　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. hurt

49.　 A. stuck 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. impressed 　　　　　　　 C. occupied 　　　　　　 D. held

50.　 A. see 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hear 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　　　　 D. observe

51.　 A. important B. unimportant 　　　　　 C. possible D. impossible

52.　 A. invented 　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered 　　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　　　　 D. directed

53.　 A. experience B. advantages　　　　　　　 C. knowledge D. limitation

54.　 A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wildly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. highly　　　　　　　　　 D. deeply

55. 　 A. so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and