It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A __41 _ came.“Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad.Greg's mother works for my family.We were going to __42__ that shirt away, but gave it to her __43__.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I __44__ my shirt into the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened. She then dialed her __45__, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him.That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's __46__ was something greater.
The next morning she __47__with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to __48__ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager.He said, “You are __49__ , aren't you? I think I have a __50__for you as a teacher's assistant.This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of__51__.” Mom accepted the opportunity very __52__.
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling __53__.Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal __54__ in her classroom.The principal said,“We have watched how you __55__ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hardworking __56__ over the last five years.We are all in __57__ that you should be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. __58__ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year.All of this came about because of the __59__ comment made in my classroom that day.Mom showed me how to handle __60__ situations and never give up.
41.A.noise B.voice C.sound D.tune
42.A. get B.take C.carry D.throw
43.A.otherwise B.anyhow C.instead D.actually
44.A.settled B.pushed C.sent D.put
45.A.teacher B.employer C.director D.adviser
46.A.support B.encouragement C.purpose D.victory
47.A.went B.stayed C.worked D.met
48.A.visit B.continue C.attend D.prepare
49.A.serious B.cautious C.careful D.responsible
50.A.career B.duty C.position D.part
51.A.learning B.judging C.obeying D.imagining
52.A.patiently B.eagerly C.successfully D.skillfully
53.A.upset B.frightened C.guilty D.ashamed
54.A.looked up B.went up C.took up D.showed up
55.A.believe B.protect C.treat D.receive
56.A.spirit B.intention C.action D.attempt
57.A.discussion B.argument C.disagreement D.agreement
58.A.At B.During C.On D.With
59.A.worthless B.thoughtless C.hopeless D.helpless
60.A.challenging B.different C.dangerous D.strange
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