When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects. I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it I had created a wonder. It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us. As the tables were not from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. I was just so excited and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a flash carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear. When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed it was still wet. “Were you to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I with my head down. She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off. I hid the table in my closet and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), thinking that she would it away. Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago. Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B
题目分析：文章介绍作者小时候在孤儿院的时候，做了一个小木桌，一心想送给女院长作为礼物，所以还没有干就拿回来了，女院长让他扔了，他却把桌子藏在橱柜里面，在宿舍检查的时候，他把桌子交给了宿舍管理员，没有想到宿舍管理员帮他保留了30年。
小题1:考查形容词：A. satisfied满意的，B. happy快乐的，C. aware有意识的， D. proud 自豪的，从后面的句子：It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 38 it.可知作者引以为豪，选D。
小题2:考查连词：A. now that既然，B. even if即使，C. as if好像，D. so that为了，因此，，我看着它好像是创造了一个奇迹，选C。
小题3:考查动词： A. design设计B. complete完成，C. paint绘画. D invent发明，花了我六个星期完成它，选B。
小题4:考查副词：A. never从不，B. always总是，C. nearly几乎，D. hardly几乎不，我迫不及待的想把它送给Mother Winters做为礼物，选D。
小题5:考查形容词：A. strict严格， B. delighted高兴的，C. patient 耐心， D. angry生气， Mother Winters是我们孤儿院的女院长对我们很严格，选A。
小题6:考查形容词：A. clean干净的，B. strong强壮的，C. dry干的，D. perfect完美的，从后面的that I couldn’t wait.可知因为桌子还没有干，所以要过几天才能拿到宿舍，选C。
小题7:考查连词：A. For因为，B. But但是，C. So那么，因此，D. And并列，但是我太高兴了，太兴奋了等不及了，选B。
小题8:考查动词：A. drying变干，B. observing观察，C. hiding藏，D. admiring 敬佩，欣赏，我正在欣赏它这时Mother Winters进来了，选D。
小题9:考查介词： A. into在…里面，B. above 在…上面，C. across穿过表面，D. after在…后面，她把手在桌子的表面掠过，发现还是湿的，选C。
小题10:考查动词：A. determined决心， B. embarrassed尴尬C. encouraged鼓励D. supposed 应该，她问我，你应该把它带回来吗？选D。
小题11:考查动词：A. whispered低语，B. sighed 叹气，C. agreed同意，D. argued争论，从后面的with my head down.可知作者头低下小声说，选A。
小题12:考查名词：A.油漆，B. glue胶水，C. dirt灰尘，paint D. wood木材，从后面的I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.可知桌子上沾满了灰尘，选C。
小题13:考查动词：A. removed去除，B. shook摇晃，C. touched触摸，D. split分裂，从前面的句子：I hid the table in my closet可知作者把桌子藏在橱柜里面，不去碰它，选C。
小题14:考查动词：A.throw扔，B. give给C. take拿D. put放，我把桌子给了宿舍管理员，以为她会扔了它，选A.
小题15:考查动词：A remembered 记得，B. expected期待，C. . learned学会，得知D. recommended推荐，30年后我得知Mother Henderson就住在附近，所以我去看她，选C.
小题16:考查名词：A. bathroom浴室，B. basement 地下室， C. balcony阳台， D. bedroom卧室，从come down to可知是带地下室去，选B.
小题17: 考查副词：A. doubtfully怀疑地，B. unwillingly不愿意的，C. curiously好奇的，D. worriedly担心的，我好奇的跟着她到了黑暗的角落，选C.
小题18:考查连词：A. As因为，当…时候，B. Since自从，C. Before在…前面，D. Until直到，她转过身来的时候，捡起一个东西，选A
小题19: 考查名词：A. admiration敬佩，B. regret后悔，遗憾，C. sympathy同情，D. gratitude感激，我看着这个带着痛苦经历但是充满了对Mother Henderson感激的桌子，选D。
小题20:考查动词：A. adapt 适应B. please使…高兴，C. perform表现D. study学习她为努力想要高兴的一个小孤儿保留这个桌子，选B.