the 1967 Sox meant 14 to his son. 15 taking the time to explain, however, he 16 told the boy they could not use the ball "because it had 17 all over it".

A few days later, the boy once again asked his father to play catch. When his father reminded him that they could not 18 the ball with the writing, his little boy informed him that he had solved the problem: He had 19 all the writing!

Of course the father was ready to 20 him. On second 21 , however, he realized his boy had done nothing 22 . And from that day 23 , the teacher carried the unsigned baseball with him everywhere he went. It reminded him that, when teaching or 24 , you must always try to see things from the child's point of view and never use 25 as a shortcut for education.

6. A. public B. panic C. time D. order

7. A. sadly B. foolishly C. hopelessly D. selflessly

8. A. school B. office C. classroom D. building

9. A. priceless B. useless C. meaningless D. valueless

10. A. played B. signed C .thrown D. left

11. A. convinced B. persuaded C. showed D. warned

12. A. who B. when C. why D. where

13. A. regretted B. realized C. reported D. retold

14. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing

15. A. Instead of B. In spite of C. Regardless of D. In regard to

16. A. frequently B. hardly C. simply D. naturally

17. A. writing B. reading C. drawing D. spelling

18. A. break B. kick C. catch D. use

19. A. copied B. marked C. erased D. rewritten

20. A. praise B. kill C. touch D. help

21. A. thought B. round C. lesson D. game

22. A. better B. worse C. wrong D. right

23. A. forward B. backward C. upward D. downward

24. A. competing B. parenting C. shopping D. resting

25. A. sorrow B. surprise C. disappointment D. fear

四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

　　On my first day of Kindergarten, I was both excited and a little 26 (scare). The large classroom was full of books and toys, two things 27 I loved. But it was also full of 28 (kid) all larger than me. Because my birthday was in late September, I was allowed in at only 4 years old, and this meant that I was bound to be the 29 (small) kid in my class.

I think that my Mom sensed I was a little afraid. That was 30 she was