四、完形填空。
I have always been learning quickly. When I was 14, I 1 all the classes, because I was two grades ahead of my classmates. As my knowledge 2, so did my arrogance (傲慢). I often questioned what the teacher said and made fun of my friends because I know more than 3. I couldn't help 4 my knowledge every chance I had.
I didn't 5 my arrogance until Ms. Smith came along. She was a new teacher in our school. And soon I became a 6 maker in her class. However, instead of getting mad at me, she 7 smiled.
One day, I play tricks 8 her once again in front of the whole class. At the end of the day, she called me to the office. Then she said, “Knowledge is meant to give you power, not 9. Today you are one of the top students in the class, 10 this doesn't mean you will still be the best tomorrow. There will always be someone much 11 and more hard-working than you. Everything that you have learned will all be for 12 if you don't learn the lesson of humility (谦虚).”
Her words impressed me 13. They reminded me of the 14 that there will always be someone who is better. Humility is helpful in self-improvement. By living a humble life, I realized the 15 of my life that need to be improved. Only with humility can I speed up my growth.
() 1. A. got interested in B. got away from
C. got tired of D. got out of
() 2. A. prepared B. produced
C. increased D. influenced
() 3. A. him B. her
C. it D. them
() 4. A. putting off B. showing off
C. giving off D. taking off
() 5. A. realize B. examine
C. imagine D. introduce
() 6. A. luck B. habit
C. sleep D. trouble
() 7. A. ever B. even
C. just D. right
() 8. A. in B. on
C. at D. of
() 9. A. trust B. regret
C. present D. pride
() 10. A. so B. but
C. because D. though
() 11. A. more special B. more terrible
C. smarter D. noisier
() 12. A. something B. anything
C. nothing D. everything
() 13. A. widely B. deeply
C. easily D. clearly
() 14. A. fact B. story
C. result D. report
() 15. A. areas B. secrets
C. situations D. spirits

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