第四节完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） A group of

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第四节完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A group of dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problems with  26  . He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from a teacher? You know what people say about teachers: those who can, do---those who can't,  27  ."

To stress his point he turned to another guest, "You're a teacher, Bonnie. What do you  28  ?"

Bonnie, who had a reputation for  29  and frankness, replied, "You want to know what I make?” She  30  for a second and then began.

"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of  31  time while their parents can't make them  32  for 5 minutes without an iPod. You want to know what I make?"

She paused again and looked at each and every person sitting at the table  33  .

"I make kids wonder and question. I make them  34  for what they do  35  . I make them have  36  for the old and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write. I make them read. I make them learn everything they  37  to know in English while they’re preserving their own unique  38  identity. I make my classroom a place where all of my students feel  39  without fearing any danger.

Finally I make them understand that if they use the  40  they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can  41  in life."

Bonnie paused one last time and then continued. "Then when people try to  42   me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are  43  . You want to know what I make? I make a  44  !What do you make? "

There is much truth in this  45  : teachers make other professions possible.

26.A. business               B. education                 C. literature                  D. food

27.A. listen                   B. wait                         C. watch                       D. teach

28.A. make                   B. get                           C. win                          D. possess

29.A. beauty                 B. honesty                    C. humor                      D. generosity

30.A. ate                      B. thought                    C. paused                     D. frowned

31.A. practice               B. rest                          C. class                        D. work

32.A. sit                       B. play                         C. learn                        D. sleep

33.A. nervously            B. calmly                     C. coldly                      D. curiously

34.A. prepare                B. apply                       C. apologize                 D. seek

35.A. importantly          B. wrongly                   C. valuably                   D. meaningfully

36.A. fear                     B. concern                    C. sympathy                 D. respect

37.A. need                    B. have                        C. desire                       D. mean

38.A. national               B. cultural                    C. mental                     D. social

39.A. comfortable         B. happy                      C. safe                         D. fair

40.A. tools                   B. supplies                    C. chances                    D. gifts

41.A. succeed               B. struggle                    C. survive                     D. live

42.A. pay                     B. judge                       C. admire                     D. accuse

43.A. rude                    B. foolish                     C. critical                     D. mean

44.A. decision               B. promise                    C. difference                 D. mistake

45.A. account               B. declaration               C. explanation               D. statement