The day before the speech contest(比赛)English teacher　　　　　　　　　　　　1.________

talked to me.She said that she and my schoolmate all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2.________

wished me success,but it didn't matter that I would　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3.________

win or not.When I was on the stage the next day,I felt so　　　　　　　　　　　　4.________

nervous as I shook like a leaf.There were so many people　　　　　　　　　　 5.________

present!Suddenly,I caught a sight of my English teacher in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6.________

the crowd.She was smiling but nodding at me.I remembered　　　　　　　　 7.________

her words and calm down,I did a good job and won the first　　　　　　　　　　　　 8.________

prize.Now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library.　　　　　　　　　　9.________

Whenever I see it I will often think of my English teacher.　　　　　　　　　　 10.________

Sometimes life makes more sense when you look at it in reverse (相反). That's certainly been true for me.
Last Christmas, at 39, I caught a disease which attacked my knees and eyes. At its worst I could hardly walk or see. For months I' d have to crawl (爬) across the floor to use the bathroom or get a drink of water when my husband wasn't home. For a while I could only see shapes and colors so I couldn't drive.
My parents kept begging me to let them come out to stay with me in Los Angeles, but our apartment is small and I knew there was nothing they could really do to help me. For the excellent health insurance my husband had through his job, I was receiving the best medical care possible.
My only problem was that I couldn't drive to my doctors' appointments and I didn't want my husband to keep missing work to drive me. Three days after I explained this to my parents, a check came from them with a note saying this was "taxi money". Several months later another check showed up from my brother to help make up our income since I wasn't able to work. It probably goes without saying that I was extremely grateful to have family members who could and would support me during the hard time.
In terms of my day-to-day existence, I live in a village within Los Angeles called Brentwood so I was able to walk to the local post office, market, bank, and library. But once there, I had to depend on the kindness of strangers to help me. Los Angeles is a big city, but I lived in a village with a wonderful community (社区) of people who were kind and patient.
Slowly I became well. Life was good again and I thought I had a clear understanding of the blessings (恩惠) this illness has provided.
【小题1】When the author's husband was at home, he __________.

A．was still busy working

B．often had a good rest

C．often helped her a lot

D．taught her to drive a car

【小题2】Why did the author not want her husband to drive her to her doctors' appointments?

A．Her husband didn't drive well.

B．Her husband was too busy.

C．She didn't want to affect his work.

D．Her doctor was far away from her.

【小题3】What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The help that the author received from her family members.

B．The influence of the author's disease on her family.

C．The author's thanks to her family members.

D．The way the author saw her doctors.

【小题4】What did the author feel about Brentwood?

A．She thought it was small but convenient.

B．She felt it was hard to live there.

C．She thought it was small and strange.

D．She felt warm and comfortable there.

此题要求改正所给文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的橫线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正。此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉，在该行右边的橫线上写出该词，并也用橫线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行的右橫线上写出该词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一橫线，在该行右边橫线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

They day before the speech contest（比赛） English teacher   1.____________

　　talked to me . She said that she and my schoolmate all       2.____________

　　wished me success , but it didn't matter that I would         3.____________

　　win or not . When I was on the stage the next day , I felt so   4.___________

　　nervous as I shook like a leaf . There were so many people    5.___________

　　present! Suddenly , I caught a sight of my English teacher in   6.___________

　　the crowd . She was smiling but nodding at me. I remembered  7.__________

　　her words and calm down . I did a good job and won the first    8.__________

　　prize . Now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library.   9.___________

　　Whenever I see them I will seldom think of my English teacher. 10.__________

 

I caught a bad cold last month and it took a whole week for me to ________ from it.　　

   A. gain     B. recover        C. treat         D. cure

 

I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

　　A. glance  B. glimpse  C. glare  D. gleam