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I finished my dinner and went into a shop in the hope of finding some last-minute Christmas gifts. There was a lot to see. Every shelf and wall was ___1___ with different handiwork (手工制品).
Walking around, I ___2___ a wooden plaque (匾牌) on a wall. As I moved on, I enjoyed looking at other ___3___ in the store, but found myself drawn back to the plaque finally. I felt a little like a child who, when ___4___ through the sandbox, finds some unexpected treasure. Here, I found a simple___5___ precious treasure hidden in a message.
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass,” the plaque ___6___. “it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Looking at the plaque, I thought back to a hot summer day before, when I ___7___ lived the plaque’s message. Dark clouds had ___8___ in and soon rain began falling down, building to a downpour that soon filled the gutters (排水沟) with rushing water. When I walked out to get
my mail, I didn’t know what came over me, but I suddenly felt a ___9___ to do something a little crazy for my fifty-plus years.
I slipped off my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was pleasantly warm, heated by the pavement that had been ____10____ by the summer heat. I’m sure my neighbors thought that I was ____11____, but I didn’t care. At that moment, I wasn’t ____12____ about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was experiencing a moment of ____13____ joy!
The plaque now hangs in my living room, which ____14____ me to take time to pause and recognize the ____15____that are all around me but too often going unnoticed in my rush to future happiness.
One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain.
1．A．connected    B．blocked    C．loaded    D．wrapped
2．A．struck    B．spotted    C．recovered    D．followed
3．A．items    B．brochures    C．candies    D．contents
4．A．getting    B．looking    C．running    D．digging
5．A．and    B．yet    C．though    D．still
6．A．read    B．announced    C．wrote    D．recorded
7．A．continuously    B．abnormally    C．unknowingly    D．undoubtedly
8．A．floated    B．rolled    C．squeezed    D．kicked
9．A．choice    B．dream    C．mission    D．desire
10．A．baked    B．boiled    C．hurt    D．stroked
11．A．nervous    B．ridiculous    C．desperate    D．upset
12．A．worried    B．curious    C．doubtful    D．cautious
13．A．gentle    B．temporary    C．pure    D．serious
14．A．reminds    B．expects    C．promises    D．commands
15．A．distinctions    B．conditions    C．experiences    D．blessings
I was a special education teacher. After ____16____ in a school for some time, I realized that my children, who had dyslexia (诵读困难), needed more ____17____firefighter. So I left my teaching job to homeschool my four boys. I started using a multi-sensory ____18____ to teaching which involved making letters out of sand.
In this ____19____, I traced (勾画) the letters of the alphabet with glue and then took different colored sand and scattered (撒) it all over the ____20____. Then I had the children ____21____ each of the letters on a string (细线) by the door to dry. I was ____22____ to watch my children who had no interest in reading trace the letters in the air as if they were doing skywriting, and then feel the sand letters using the fingers. After that, they would use a piece of paper and ____23____ the letters.
I totally marvelled at how this ____24____ process had helped all of my four boys to be abl
e to _____25_____ the letters and the words. This particular lesson seemed to make a _____26_____ to my children. They told me on different occasions that they felt _____27_____ or dumb because they could not keep up with other children. But after the particular lesson, they started to move at the same rate as other children.
I’m _____28_____ that I was able to help my children. I wish to help other children with _____29_____ disabilities and dyslexia. I hope that other teachers also could _____30_____ this method.
16．A．wandering    B．learning    C．struggling    D．working
17．A．courage    B．rewards    C．attention    D．power
18．A．solution    B．approach    C．application    D．preference
19．A．challenge    B．process    C．movement    D．adventure
20．A．glue    B．glass    C．paper    D．board
21．A．collect    B．lift    C．hang    D．design
22．A．eager    B．determined    C．ready    D．amazed
23．A．break down    B．turn down    C．write down    D．cut down
24．A．simple    B．long    C．quiet    D．slow
25．A．enjoy    B．remember    C．emphasize    D．discover
26．A．difference    B．fortune    C．name    D．commitment
27．A．curious    B．tired    C．relaxed    D．stupid
28．A．grateful    B．aware    C．sure    D．comfortable
29．A．sleeping    B．eating    C．walking    D．writing
30．A．improve    B．predict    C．try    D．check
A few years ago, I was leaving where I worked only to find a baby goat (山羊) at the end of the driveway. I ____31____ someone dumped (遗弃) him over the fence. The ____32____ was visibly nervous but stood perfectly still as I approached.
I’m an animal ____33____ and I’ve brought home dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and fish, but never a goat. The tiny kid was too adorable to ____34____. I named him Quincy, and bottle-fed him in my bathroom.

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