WhenIwastwelveyearsoldmyfamilywerethefirstblackpeopletomoveintoanall-whitepartofGrandRapidsMichigan.Manyofournew 1weren’tverywelcoming.Someoftheadultssaid 2thatweshouldreturnwherewecamefrom.The 3sometimesthrewstonesatmeor 4 mehomefromschool.
Mostofmyteachers 5ignoredmebutnotDorothyBeanmyhistoryteacher.MissBeanwasangryathowbadlyIwasbeing 6butshedidn’tsaythistome.MissBeanshowedher 7formebyteachingmejustlikeanyoneelse. 8beingunnoticedIwasgivena 9toshowthatIwassmart.MissBeanwasthefirstteacherwhoevermademe 10formyself.SheinsistedonknowingwhatIthoughtaboutdifficult 11.WasThomasJeffersonrighttobuyLouisianafromFrance?Why?She 12metohaveanopinionandtobeableto 13itup.MissBeanwasteachingmethatthinkingforoneselfwasthereal 14tosuccessinlearning.
OnedaywhenIwasnot 15inclassMissBeansuddenlythrewaneraseratme.Unbelievablytheeraserhitmerightonthehandand 16mypencilflying.Thewholeclasswas 17atfirstthenstartedlaughing.Thisincidentbecamefamousintheschooland 18ithappenedtomethestudentswantedtogetto 19me.Sothat’sthestoryofhowDorothyBeanmademehertargetandhowIbecamejustanother 20inschool.
1.A.friendsB.relativesC.fellowsD.neighbors
2.A.kindly B.pitifullyC.angrilyD.anxiously
3.A.seniorsB.childrenC.enemiesD.elders
4.A.drove B.tookC.helped D.carried
5.A.hardly B.simply C.suddenlyD.widely
6.A.taught B.fooled C.pickedD.treated
7.A.dislikeB.thanks C.respect D.gifts
8.A.InsteadofB.InmemoryofC.Incaseof D.Inspiteof
9.A.questionB.chance C.testD.place
10.A.care B.lookC.work D.think
11.A.exams B.historyC.questionsD.books
12.A.got B.forcedC.allowedD.expected
13.A.back B.setC.put D.give
14.A.noticeB.keyC.attentionD.attitude
15.A.lookingupB.payingattention C.readingaloud D.gettingalong
16.A.sent B.found C.sawD.kept
17.A.moved B.calmedC.worried D.shocked
18.A.when B.once C.becauseD.whether
19.A.askB.know C.punishD.admi