A.was a sparrow B.felt surprised C.turned red D.is too late E.became very angry F.a(chǎn)re always kind and patient G.is really a lovely boy H.got a little angry I.kept silent J.was a nice day
Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came.She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was.Mike(1)
,but he told her it was a sparrow(麻雀) and got back into reading. Several minutes later,his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again.Mike(2)
but still answered her question.After a little while,his mother did the same thing once more.This time Mike(3)
.He shouted at her for disturbing him again and again. The old lady(4)
for a while.Then she took out an old diary,turned to a page and showed it to Mike.Though a little impatient,Mike began to read it. "It(5)
today.I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a bird on the grass and asked me what it was.I smiled at him,said it(6)
and kissed him.After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same.Pointing to the same sparrow,little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I kept on answering his questions and kissing him every time.He(7)
8.I had never noticed her.She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention.She was not tall(1)
looked ordinary.In class,she liked sitting at the back,reading or taking notes.One day I asked her(2)
aloud the text.When I heard her standard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) American pronunciation,I looked at her with new eyes.And I remember her name-Kelly.Later on,the National College Speech Competition would be held.One student in our school(3)
to attend.I thought it over and filled in her name.Kelly practised (4)
for the competition.However,I was a little worried(5)
she was always too quiet.Could she really(6)
well in the competition? (7)
the night of the competition,I sat in the front row of the hall very early.I told her to take it easy.Her face turned red and she said nothing.(8)
seemed she was really nervous.I felt upset,but I just patted her on(9)
shoulder and let her go to draw lots(抽簽).As a result,she drew No.9 while No.8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches. Sure enough,No.8 was very(10)
.The whole audience made a warm applause.While they(11)
about his speech with excitement,Kelly appeared on the stage.I sat there with no courage to look at her.It was her(12)
time to go up the stage,so I couldn't be angry with her for any small mistakes.But at that moment,I found(13)
I was so afraid of her failure. The strong spotlight and large hall made(14)
so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage.I felt hopeless. But the moment that surprised me came.I clearly heard a voice,a very loud voice, "Now,please focus on me." Three times in all,louder and louder. The whole audience fell silent.I could hardly believe that loud voice came(15)
the girl,who was usually soft-voiced and didn't catch attention at all.She gave a perfect speech. I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me - never underestimate(低估)the power of the silent people.