Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero课时作业

language points

第一节 完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). __1__ being sent away, this boy was the __2__ student in his class. He was at the top in every __3__ always with high marks.

But the boy changed after __4__ home and attending the boarding school. His grades started __5 _. He hated being in a __6__. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he __7__ committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt __8__ and no one loved him.

His parents started __9 _about the boy. But they even did not know what was __10__ with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and __11__ him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and __12__. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To __13_- my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most __14_ person for me. I want to see you __15__. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words __16__ the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He __17__ his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had __18__ he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He __19_ the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him __20__!

1. A. After B. Before C. When D. While

2. A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest

3. A. exam B. activity C. game D. class