Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could r

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet,    21  his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26    to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 ,  that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.
【小题1】A．in honor ofB．in spite ofC．in addition toD．in case of【小题2】A．toB．beforeC．untilD．upon【小题3】A．richB．youngC．freshD．simple【小题4】A．stillB．evenC．alsoD．forever【小题5】A．observedB．correctedC．selectedD．tested【小题6】A．struggledB．agreedC．continuedD．declared【小题7】A．cheerfulB．impatientC．enthusiasticD．shy【小题8】A．decidedB．managedC．turnedD．forgot【小题9】A．go overB．run overC．turn overD．hand over【小题10】A．except forB．due toC．as forD．up to【小题11】A．willB．recordC．heartD．back【小题12】A．painB．stareC．senseD．contrast【小题13】A．wouldn’tB．couldn’tC．mustn’tD．shouldn’t【小题14】A．amusedB．doubtfulC．approvedD．thoughtful【小题15】A．surveyB．speechC．reportD．quiz【小题16】A．give upB．hand inC．turn downD．e across【小题17】A．respectB．curiosityC．surpriseD．fear【小题18】A．victoryB．shockC．sadnessD．confidence【小题19】A．escapedB．takenC．missedD．passed【小题20】A．nothingB．somethingC．anythingD．everythingB