Unit 4 Sharing reading课时作业

第一节 完型填空

　　In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids 　1　 "The Thinking Laboratory". That was the 　2　students voted for after deciding that "Room 104" was too 　3　.

　　Freddy was an average 　4　, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情). He would 　5　 the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone's 　6　.

　　Before the school year 　7　, I gave the kids a special 　8　, T-shirts with the words "Verbs Are Your

　9　" on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词) may seem dull, most of the 　10　 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

　　Through the years, I'd run into former students who would provide 　11　 on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 　12　 from high school and remained the same 　13　 person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man 　14　 in his truck. Another time, he 　15　 a friend money to buy a house.

　　Just last year, I was 　16　 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman 　17　 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 　18　 it up. Inside were the "Verbs" shirt and a 　19　 from Freddy's mother. "Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this."

　　I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn't help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all 　20　 something from Freddy.

1.A.built B.entered C.decorated D.ran

2.A.name B.rule C.brand D.plan

3.A.small B.dark C.strange D.dull

4.A.scholar B.student C.citizen D.worker

5.A.speak B.sing C.question D.laugh