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My teacher Miss Benson was the kindest creature on the earth. I was going to marry her when I grew up—__1__she would wait. I couldn’t bear to miss one precious moment of her presence by 2  the classroom. I always raised my hands when she called for volunteers to gather  3  and bring them to her desk. That was the best chore of all. It made  4   getting near enough to her. I would arrange and rearrange the papers until they were in perfect order.

I started pestering my mother to put extra fruit 5  my lunch. I was never brave enough to hand it to Miss Benson directly, though. Each day the delicacy was put unobserved on her desk. And the   6 was always the same. She would come in and sit down. “How nice!” She would pick the fruit up, then   7 the room. “What thoughtful little child brought me this?” No one claimed the honor, least of all me. “ 8  it be that I have a secret admirer?” she would ask. I would feel the red rising in my face, and I would sigh with   9 when Miss Benson put the fruit away and started the lesson.

One morning, the class was excited. The next day was Miss Benson’s birthday. My heart beat fast---I could give her something 10  . That afternoon was spent combing for wild flowers.  I found several kinds.

The next morning I hung back as others presented their gifts.   11 I went to the desk and gave the flowers to Miss Benson. She was pleased, and held it to   12 cheek for a moment.

The next Monday, Miss Benson was not in class. Then I was   13  to go to the principal’s office. When I arrived, I saw my mother. On a table were my flowers.

“Do you know   14  Miss Benson is today?” the principal asked. “  15  , sir,” I answered.

“Miss Benson,” he said. “is in the hospital, and you sent her there!”  I sat,   16  , in my chair. “Do you know what you gave her?” he continued. I  17  , “some flowers.” “They were poisonous!” He was angry. “How did you protect   18  when you picked them?”

“I didn’t know they were poisonous.” I cried.I begged my mother to take me to the hospital. Miss Benson was in bed when we arrived. “I didn’t   19  to make you sick…” I said. Miss Benson smiled, “You wanted to give me something special, didn’t you?” I was filled with happiness. She was not mad at me.“And I’ll tell you a secret,” she continued. “When I am married, if I have a  20  , I would like him to grow up just like you.”

1. A. if                    B. when                         C. since                    D. before

2. A. entering           B. cleaning                      C. leaving                 D. arranging

3. A. classmates      B. papers                         C. blackboards          D. seats

4. A. possible           B. important                 C. necessary              D. difficult

5.A. as                          B. to                                 C. of                         D.  in

6. A. question          B. response                      C. courage                D. reason

7.A. look at              B. look for                        C. look around        D. look into

8. A. Must               B. Should                         C. Can                     D. Need

9. A. relief               B. regret                           C. refusal                  D. regard

10. A. secretly          B. immediately                  C. openly                  D. luckily

11. A. First                B. Finally                         C. Moreover              D. Meanwhile

12. A. my               B. our                              C. its                          D. her

13. A. asked               B. pulled                          C. begged                 D. forbidden

14. A. when               B. what                            C. where                  D. why

15. A. Of course        B. No                                      C. Sorry                   D. Thank you

16. A. stricken          B. thrilled                               C. disappointed         D. delighted

17. A. lied                B. shouted                       C. nodded                D. ignored

18. A. your mother     B. Miss Benson                 C. the leaves              D. yourself

19. A. adapt              B. stick                           C. mean                  D. bear

20. A. son              B. husband                            C. father                   D. teacher

參考答案：

1. A。2. C。3. B。4. A。5. D。  6. B。7. C。8. C。9. A。10. C。

11. B。12. D。13. A。14. C。15. B。  16. A。17. C。18. D。19. C。20. A。