Minnie is an l 8-year-old girl who came to the English corner hoping to improve her English．She believes that English is her best __1__ to have a bright future．Minnie had only finished the 9th grade level in school．__2__ her parents could not afford to send her to high school or college．Minnie and her family had moved to Beijing nearly 2 years ago __3__ finding work．

During the English corners，Minnie is quite __4__．Sometimes it takes her a while to speak a few words，and many times it's hard to hear her soft-spoken voice over the __5__ of people．When Minnie would try to speak to me，most of the time she would be __6__ by other students that were eager to talk．Sometimes l would have to tell the other students to __7__ down，telling them Minnie is trying to say something．

As weeks had gone by，I realized that Minnie wasn't __8__．I kind of felt __9__ that I didn’t have much chance to talk to her，with other students always getting in the __10__．So I told her to meet me after she got off __11__．I would practice English with just only her．__12__ I can tell Minnie has had a long day at work，she hasn't complained during the busy 2-hour English __13__ I put her through．I wonder if she is willing to __14__ herself to studying English after a long day's work，and if it is __15__ it for me to teach her．

Minnie has told me quite __16__ how lucky she is to have a teacher like me，and that she doesn't know how she will __17__ me．I could tell by her voice she is quite __18__，and at times it brings a __19__ to my eyes．Sometimes I wish I could do more for her．I told Minnie I don't want any money from her．I just hope that she could have a better chance in her life．__20__，I told her，“I am not your teacher，I am your friend!”

1．A．hobby                B．subject                 C．chance                   D．habit

2．A．Unfortunately           B．Honestly            C．Generally            D．Surprisingly

3．A．in hopes of              B．in case of          C．in terms of         D．in the course of

4．A．active              B．shy                C．pretty                   D．cool

5．A．eyes                  B．hearts              C．fights               D．crowds

6．A．put off                B．shut up             C．taken in            D．cut off

7．A．look                 B．set                 C．sit                  D．quiet

8．A．learning                B．speaking           C．listening            D．coming

9．A．angry                 B．happy             C．bad                D．strange

10．A．office               B．way             C．mind               D．corner

11．A．bus                 B．work              C．school             D．day

12．A．Even though           B．As if               C．Now that           D．Ever since

13．A．exercise                    B．test               C．speech            D．party

14．A．adjust               B．promise            C．devote             D．persuade

15．A．worthy              B．useful              C．valuable            D．worth

16．A．soon                B．ever               C．often               D．late

17．A．miss                B．leave              C．repay              D．care

18．A．curious              B．embarrassed      C．upset              D．sincere

19．A．hurt                  B．tear               C．hit              D．spot

20．A．However             B．Besides            C．Whereas           D．Anyhow