课后练习：

1. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, ____ in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy.

A. slipped B. slumped C. sleep D. slapped

2. At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's ___ until last.

A. up B. into C. off (put off 延期) D. away

3. Teddy is ____ and doesn't show much interest in school.

A. withdraw B. withdrew C. withdrawn (adj.) D. withdrawal

4. On that very day, she ___ teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic.

A. quite B. quiet C. quilt D. quit （停止，quit doing sth.停止做某事）

5. By the end of the year, Teddy _____ one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children same, Teddy became one of her teacher's pets.

A. became B. will become C. have become D. had become（by the end of the year 过去完成时）

6. He ____ Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life.

A. ensured B. insured C. assured D. sure

7. The letter was ____, Theodore F. Stoller, M.D.

A. sighed B. sighted C. signaled D. signed

8. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother____ on their last Christmas together.

A. wearing B. wears C. wore D. worn

答案：1B 2C 3C 4D 5D 6C 7D 8A

补充练习：

1. However, when she reviewed his file, she was ___ a surprise.

A in B in for （be in for 受到；遭到）C into forD/

2．Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that ___ things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had ___ it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors.

A when/stuck forB while（尽管）/stuck with（stick with 继续做）

C while/stuck forD when/ struck with

3. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree ___ sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved ___ the mother of the groom.

A to/toB with/forC to （agree to 同意）/for（be reserved for 留作）D for/to