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Many people, who lives are filled with one fortunate event after another, don’t understand how the other half, the_1_ half lives. Luis J. Rodriguez in his autobiography, Always Running, brings the___2___ into his world with in-depth descriptions of his__3__.
After moving from Mexico to America at the age of two, Rodriguez_4_ on the streets of Los Angeles. His youth is filled with drugs, gang violence, and racism against Mexicans. By his late teens, Rodriguez has already_5_ it all, and is trying to get away from it.
As Rodriguez took me through his life, I experienced many__6__: hatred as he describes the police; fear during gang wars;_7_ when he makes a difference in his community.
Rodriguez’s intention of telling his story is to help others avoid the pain and suffering he experienced, and to show kids they can__8__ that type of life. Becau that’s not a life I’ve ever known, the book didn’t have that_9_ on me, but I was able to understand his difficulties.
Rodriguez__10__ es a chance to leave and tries to bring his friends with him.___11___ for them, leaving that life is like derting their family, and they are still_12_ to get out of pain.
Reading this book is like a wake-up call: you e how__13__ others’ lives are and feel extremely lucky for what you have. His_14_ is that it’s always possible to extricate (解救) yourlf.
When Rodriguez is 16, he realizes gang wars, racism, and hatred must stop. If the world were able to_15_ this, future generations wouldn’t have to live that kind of life.
1．A．unlucky B．brave C．homeless D．poor
2．A．runner B．reader C．victim D．friend
3．A．youth B．country C．family D．change
4．A．runs business B．goes shopping C．looks around D．grows up
5．A．done B．defeated C．experienced D．described
6．A．struggles B．pains C．emotions D．wonders
7．A．pride B．gratitude C．disbelief D．uncertainty
8．A．treasure B．rebuild C．sacrifice D．escape
9．A．value B．effect C．stress D．control
10．A．instantly B．probably C．eventually D．effortlessly
11．A．Uninterestingly B．Unfortunately C．Amazingly D．Naturally
12．A．likely B．ready C．unwilling D．unable
13．A．different B．meaningless C．plain D．adventurous
14．A．promi B．achievement C．message D．story
15．A．study B．recognize C．predict D．rerve
Graduation day is one of the most important milestones in many peopled lives.
Timothy was ____16____ to make some money before officially graduating from high school, so he ____17____ a job. About a week before his graduation ceremony, Timothy asked his manager Cedric for the day off. ____18____, on graduation day, Cedric was ____19____ when Timothy showed up for his shift anyway. Timothy ____20____ that he couldn’t get a ____21____ across town.
Cedric and the other employees ____22____ formed a plan to get Timothy to his graduation no matter what! The ____23____ made a list of what needed to be done to get Timothy there and divided it all up. Once they had ____24____ what they needed, everyone took turns helping Timothy until he felt like Cinderella (灰姑娘) _____25_____ the ball! An employee, Shantana, _____26_____ Timothy to the ceremony, patiently _____27_____ outside the whole time until he was finished taking pictures and celebrating with his friends.
Cedric said they were happy to _____28_____ Timothy becau he’s a good kid — and b
ecau it was the right thing to do! Their wonderful _____29_____ even inspired Lawson State Community College to offer Timothy free tuition and books if he wants to continue his education beyond high school!
Kindness truly made an unforgettable _____30_____ on this young man’s life.
16．A．eager B．able C．content D．sure
17．A．offered B．took C．lected D．abandoned
18．A．Yet B．Plus C．Instead D．Also
19．A．excited B．confud C．angry D．nervous
20．A．claimed B．insisted C．realized D．explained
21．A．tour B．ride C．map D．view
22．A．casually B．wildly C．quickly D．cautiously
23．A．community B．family C．class D．staff
24．A．estimated B．discovered C．gathered D．assigned
25．A．putting off B．heading for C．returning from D．arriving at
26．A．showed B．invited C．introduced D．drove
27．A．standing B．wandering C．queuing D．waiting
28．A．help B．greet C．comfort D．plea
29．A．ceremony B．vision C．gesture D．culture
30．A．impact B．comment C．concept D．record
The fourth-graders walk up to a mirror — one after another — at a school in southwest Atlanta.
“I’m a good person!” a boy ___31___ a face mask adds.
Another boy follows, “I’m strong and ___32___,” before hurriedly walking away. In the background, their teacher, Acker, holds up the mirror in front of the kids and ___33___ them on. “Yes! Louder! Love it!” she calls out.
Acker teaches science at Gideons Elementary School, and she’s on a ___34___ to boost her students’ confidence and ___35___. The kids returned to school this month after a year of virtual learning, and said their ___36___ words every morning before class starts.
Acker ___37___ this with her 5-year-old daughter since she developed verbal language skills, and loved how they both felt ___38___. “The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them,” Acker says. “And the feeling I e my students feel or that they ___39___ after they do it. Their attitude is better, their lf-confidence is ____40____ and we have a better day.”
