Test 5

Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning. Though I knew who was calling, I ___1___ reached for the telephone. I was a new supply instructor struggling to support my young family. Each morning I waited for a(n) call that would take me to a different ___2___ that day. The last three of them had all been intended to ___3___ the teacher and see just how much bad ___4___ he/she could deal with. I had responded by being ___5___ and angry with the students. I didn’t really want to go to work that morning then, especially since it was my ___6___.

Still, I answered the phone and took the job. My family needed the money and I couldn’t afford to be ___7___. As I was driving to work, however, I decided that I was going to ___8___ again to be the best teacher I could be. ___9___ school started, the students treated me as their former teachers and once again were ready to see what they could ___10___. This time，though, I was still firm but ___11___ with them. I did my best to make the lessons fun. I shared smiles， ___12___ their hard work, and encouraged their efforts. The effect was amazing. My uncontrollable classroom was soon ___13___. Students were laughing and learning and I finally felt like I was doing my job ___14___. I went home happily and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

Every day we are given another ___15___ to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy，and to make this world a better place. Every morning arises and begins once again to be the best of you.

1.A. directly B. anxiously C. slowly D. carefully

2.A. city B. worldC. classroomD. factory

3.A. test B. spyC. promoteD. free

4.A. language B. teachingC. behaviorD. equipment

5.A. concerned B. annoyedC. familiarD. associated

6.A. birthday B. festivalC. dayD. holiday

7.A. ordinary B. stubbornC. modestD. picky

8.A. run B. startC. playD. conduct

9.A. Since B. AlthoughC. AsD. If

10.A. get away with B. add toC. make up forD. build up

11.A. upset B. strictC. contentD. fair

12.A. felt B. statedC. praisedD. understood

13.A. finished B. transformedC. occupiedD. calmed

14.A. alone B. firstC. everD. right

15.A. promise B. chanceC. confidenceD. success