二.完形填空(共10分,每小题1分) When I was in the third grade, I wanted to be just like Mrs. Abshere. She always had a smile for her students. She made us feel both special and wanted. I truly felt that Mrs. Abshere cared about me. Her patience and kindness helped me through many hard times. One day, after I got home, the police suddenly came and arrested ( 逮捕 ) my parents. I was 13 to death! I held on to my brother and sister as we were 14 to a children’s home. As my parents waited for their 15 , my brother, sister and I waited in the children’s home. Soon days turned into weeks. When I was told that they would be in prison for six months, I 16 on my bed and cried for hours. I was mad at the world and no longer saw any future for myself. Just at this very moment one of the girls came running up to me. “Hey, there’s a lady here to see you. I think it’s your mom.” Could it be true? When I got to the end of the hallway, there stood Mrs. Abshere! She held her arms out to me. “Honey, I know 17 is better than your mom, but I love you, too!” I hugged her and 18 4 thanked God for bringing this angel thirty miles out of her way to see me. As I 19 Mrs. Abshere around the grounds, I began to feel 20 a gain. I was so excited to show her off to all my new friends. Two weeks later, I said good-bye to all my friends and moved across the state to live in another city with my grandparents. Sixteen years later, I 21 Abshere, so that I could tell her how grateful ( 感激的 ) I was. When I found her, we had the most wonderful conversation. I felt so much 22 t elling her that I was only a year away from becoming a teacher myself. “Oh! That’s great. You can teach students in my room!” So, perhaps I will be returning to Mrs. Abshere’s classroom soon, only this time as a peer ( 同行 ) and a very grateful friend. 13. A. lonely B. bored C. frightened D. sorry 14. A. invited B. pushed C. found D. driven 15. A. news B. reply C. letters D. sentence 16. A. jumped B. fell C. spread D. slept 17. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody 18. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. silently 19. A. walked B. helped C. talked D. saw 20. A. wonderful B. hopeful C. interested D. relaxed 21. A. searched for B. rang up C. called on D. bumped into 22. A. patience B. shame C. pride D. hope