题目内容：

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids _________“The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the ___________ students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too _________.

Freddy was an average ___________, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would _________ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s _________.

Before the school year___________,I gave the kids a special _____________, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your_________ ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull, most of the________ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide __________ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his ________ from high school and remained the same ________ person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man ________in his truck. Another time, he ________a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was __________ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman __________ the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and __________ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a __________ from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all__________something from Freddy.

1.A. built    B. entered    C. decorated    D. ran

2.A. name    B. rule    C. brand    D. plan

3.A. small    B. dark    C. strange    D. dull

4.A. scholar    B. student    C. citizen    D. worker

5.A. speak    B. sing    C. question    D. laugh

6.A. misfortune    B. disbelief    C. dishonesty    D. mistake

7.A. changed    B. approached    C. returned    D. ended

8.A. lesson    B. gift    C. report    D. message

9.A. friends    B. Awards    C. Masters    D. Tasks

10.A. simple    B. unique    C. fun    D. clever

11.A. assessments    B. comments    C. instructions    D. updates

12.A. graduation    B. retirement    C. separation    D. resignation

13.A. daring    B. modest    C. caring    D. smart

14.A. wait    B. sleep    C. study    D. live

15.A. paid    B. charged    C. lent    D. owed

16.A. observing    B. preparing    C. designing    D. conducting

17.A. regretted    B. avoided    C. excused    D. ignored

18.A. opened    B. packed    C. gave    D. held

19.A. picture    B. bill    C. note    D. diary

20.A. chose    B. took    C. expected    D. borrowed