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Even before my father left us， my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen， complaining， “Mom， I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes，” she told me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again！”

In the second grade， our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars， swinging from one high steel bar to the next. When it was my turn， I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed， and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me， and I saw her “well see about that” look. The next afternoon， she took me back to school. At the deserted playground， Mom looked carefully at the bars.

“Now， pull up with your right arm，” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm. Day after day we practiced， and she praised me for every rung （橫檔） I reached. Id never forget the moment when I was crossing the rungs. I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night， after a dance at my new junior high， I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom，” I said， weeping， “none of the girls would dance with me.”

For a long time， I didnt hear anything. Then she said， “Oh， honey， someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was soft and weak. I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

1. How did Mom appear when she made the writer peel potatoes？

A. Cruel. B. Serious.

C. Strict. D. Cold.

2. From the passage， we know monkey bars can help a child train ___ .

A. the skill to circle round a bar

B. the skill to throw and catch things

C. the speed of ones hand movement

D. the strength and skill to hang and swing

3. What does the underlined sentence imply？

A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

B. Mom was determined to prove herself better than the teacher.

C. What the writer had said attracted Mom greatly with curiosity.

D. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a kid to give up.

4. Why were the kids standing with mouths open when the writer was crossing the rungs？

A. They felt sorry for what they had done before.

B. They were astonished to find the writers progress.

C. They were afraid the writer might fall off and get hurt.

D. They enjoyed watching what the writer was doing on the bars.

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用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一詞，有兩個詞是多余的。

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1. His forceful ____ put his opponent to silence.

2. He is one of the ____ to the President.

3. The American flag stands for ____ and justice.

4. Doctors say there is no change in the patients physical ____ .

5. Edison was considered to be one of the greatest ____ in the world.

6. Many small plants in that country closed down for lack of ____ .

7. The disease is ____ ， and all children under 5 are at risk.

8. I remembered the lady I was half in ____ with， only for her dancing.

句子翻譯

1. 總之，我要感謝你為我所做的一切。

2. 他六歲時第一次乘坐飛機(jī)，從那以后便對飛行產(chǎn)生了興趣。

3. 我為成為一個發(fā)明家感到驕傲。

4. 他以前住的那棟房子現(xiàn)在是工廠了。

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1. 必要性；

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Building a Good Relationship with Our Teachers