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In my living room, there is a plaque(匾) that advises me to “Bloom(開花) where you are planted.” It ___21___ me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s，when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the ___22___ of each teacher in the program. Dorothy ___23___ in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road ___24___ around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting ___25___ by the same train five times. Rather than feeling ___26___ by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The ___27___ level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of ___28___ .

From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(憂鬱)   ___29___ . Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was ___30___ with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were ___31___ poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t ___32___ , poke greens are a weed type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.

Dorothy never ___33___ reports of exciting activities of her students. Her ___34___ never cooled down. When it came time to ___35___ for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ___36___ . She came to the assessment(評價) and ___37___ in all areas. Afterward, she ___38___ me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to ___39___ her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (傳家寶), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be ___40___ with things.

21. A. convinces    B. reminds    C. informs    D. warns

22. A. classroom    B. family    C. office    D. dormitry

23. A. hangs out    B. moves out    C. stands out    D. turns out

24. A. winding    B. hiding    C. jumping    D. swinging

25. A. forgotten    B. abandoned    C. picked    D. caught

26. A. tired    B. excited    C. scared    D. regretted

27. A. education    B. wealth    C. health    D. poverty

28. A. happiness    B. shame    C. hopelessness    D. regret

29. A. disappeared    B. deepened    C. increased    D. flooded

30. A. comforted    B. satisfied    C. greeted    D. encouraged

31. A. serving    B. smelling    C. stealing    D. tasting

32. A. care    B. know    C. eat    D. like

33. A. kept a record of    B. complained of    C. took notice of    D. ran out of

34. A. anxiety    B. enthusiasm    C. sympathy    D. depression

35. A. search    B. sit    C. pay    D. look

36. A. nervous    B. shy    C. ready    D. careful

37. A. passed    B. failed    C. picked    D. falled

38. A. attracted    B. forced    C. invited    D. introduced

39. A. show    B. celebrate    C. declare    D. decide

40. A. packed    B. made    C. broken    D. matched

【回答】

BACAD  BDCAC  ABDBB  CACBD

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