题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new ________， and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting._ _____ he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his ______.

So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely _______ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you，” she said, surprising me beyond speech.__ ______ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ______ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _______ spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the _______ I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour，_____ what had just happened. How did I make such a life­changing difference to that boy without ______  knowing it? What I finally came to _______ was one day, several months before, when some students were ______ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke  _____， and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the _______ one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the ______ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ________ more, and became happy. And it was all because he ______ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed  ______  was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most  _______  lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came _______  and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.A．cleaner B．reporter C．monitor D．teacher

2.A．Or B．And C．But D．So

3.A．courage B．abilities C．feelings  D.dream

4.A．desperate B．responsible C．unprepared D．unsuitable

5.A．Because ofB．In spite of C．Apart fromD．As for

6.A．loved B．enviedC．pleased D．criticized

7.A．gradually B．constantlyC．recently D．obviously

8.A．self-respectB．self-doubt C．self-pity D．self-defence

9.A．imagining B．observing C．wondering D．regretting

10.A．also B．even C．always D．still

11.A．expect B．remember C．believe D．accept

12.A．writing B．reviewing C．editing D．giving

13.A．quietly B．repeatedly C．quickly D．firmly

14.A．lucky B．lonely C．only D．likely

15.A．entranceB．middle C．front D．back

16.A．slept B．smiled C．shouted D．quarreled

17.A．intended B．pretended C．refused D．happened

18.A．change B．praiseC．thanks D．visits

19.A．difficult B．painful C．valuable D．enjoyable

20.A．early B．slowly C．frequentlyD．occasionally