6. A. usually B. suddenly C. actually D. hardly

7. A. chance B. confidence C. courage D. importance

8. A. doubt B. respect C. miss D. remember

9. A. favorite B. terrible C. serious D. curious

10. A. wasted B. delayed C. needed D. planned

11. A. class B. family C. group D. grade

12. A. stupid B. comfortable C. pleasant D. troublesome

13. A. common B. special C. proud D. sad

14. A. graduation B. work C. youth D. sleep

15. A. nursery B. college C. school D. factory

16. A. point B. balance C. sense D. part

17. A. accepted B. employed C. honored D. punished

18. A. differences B. preparations C. charges D. decisions

19. A. passive B. small C. painful D. positive

20. A. interesting B. elegant C. easy D. important

【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章以从各个地方被选拔出来的教师参加每年的教师比赛开头，作者由这些模范教师想到了自己人生中比较重要的几位老师，并对这几位老师进行了简要的介绍，最后表达了对教师这个职业的尊重与赞美。

1. A. impressed 给人深刻印象；B. emphasised 强调；C. announced 宣布；D. understood理解。"The competition's winner will be___1___in the spring"，根据时间状语in the spring可知，本句为将来时，The competition's winner结果还不知道，根据语境分析，故选C。

2. A. blamed 指责；B. influenced 影响；C. considered 考虑；D. awarded奖励。"All those model teachers got me to think about some of my teachers through the years,and how they___2___me"，根据some of my teachers through the years，可知作者接下来讲述的是对自己影响比较大的几位老师。故选B。

3. A. education 教育；B. lecture 讲座；C. force 强制；D. effect 影响。"My college adviser,J.C.Casey,had a big___3___on my life"，根据on应选用与之能构成固定短语的单词，effect on对...有影响。故选D。