for.Today is not wasted.If you desire more from__34__，then you can use today as training.For you will experience only what you are prepared to__35__.Something wonderful can happen.And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.

16．A.desk B．wall C．chalkboard D．door

答案　C　[结合前面的"Sixth­grade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton"和"began writing words"可知老师在教室里，应该是在黑板(chalkboard)上写字。]

17．A.duty B．desk C．mind D．level

答案　D　[由前面的"Sixth­grade schoolteacher"及"writing words of eighth­grade"可知这些词超出了他们的水平。故选D项。]

18．A.words B．grammars C．pronunciations D．sentences

答案　A　[根据第一段中的"writing words of eighth­grade"可知此处表示老师认为学生们能够并且将学会这些单词。]

19．A.started B．ended C．warned D．reminded

答案　B　[结合上下文可知此处是老师总结性的话，即老师最后说......故选end。]

20．A.greatness B．wealth C．honor D．failure

答案　A　[从后面的"maybe even be president someday"可知此处指将来某一天这个班中的某一个学生会成为伟大的人物(greatness)。wealth财富；honor荣誉；failure失败，均不符合语境。]

21．A.Seldom B．Little C．Hardly D．Totally

答案　B　[从后面的"did she know that someday one of her students-Jesse Jackson-would take them"可知当时这个老师并没有意识到自己的话对学生的影响，其中有一个学生杰克逊很认真地对待了她说的话。seldom很少，不常，表示否定意义，指频率，可以排除；little不多，稍微；hardly几乎不；totally全部地；只有little符合语境。]

22．A.nervously B．eagerly C．seriously D．simply

答案　C　[take sth seriously认真地对待某事，是固定搭配。]

23．A.keep B．have C．set D．achieve

答案　D　[根据前面的"She believed that if they were well prepared"可知她认为学生们只要做好准备，就一定会实现(achieve)他们的目标。keep保持；have拥有；set使处于。]