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問題詳情：

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids ___21___ “The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the ___22___ students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too ___23___.

Freddy was an average ___24___, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would ___25___ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s ___26___.

Before the school year ___27___, I gave the kids a special  ___28___, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your  ___29___” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（動詞）may seem dull ,most of the ___30___ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide ___31___ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his ___32___ from high school and remained the same ___33___ person I met forty years before , while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man ___34___ in his truck . Another time, he ___35___ a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was ___36___ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman ___37___ the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and ___38___ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a ___39___ 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 ___40___ something from Freddy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. A. Friends    B. Awards    C. Masters    D. Tasks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【回答】

BADBD  ADBAC  DACBC  DCACB

知識點：人物傳記 故事閲讀類

題型：完型填空