TherewasawomaninJapannamedAtsukoSaekilivinginthecityofFujisawa.Whenshewasateenagershe11ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.MostofwhatsheknewaboutAmerican12wasfromthetextbooksshehadread.“Ihada13inmind:

　　TherewasawomaninJapannamedAtsukoSaekilivinginthecityofFujisawa.Whenshewasateenagershe11ofgoingtotheUnitedStates.MostofwhatsheknewaboutAmerican12 wasfromthetextbooksshehadread.“Ihada 13 inmind:DaddywatchingTVintheliving-roomMummy14 cakesandtheirteenagedaughterofftothecinemawithherboyfriend.”

　　Atsuko15__toattendcollegeinCalifornia.Whenshearrivedhowevershefounditwasnother 16 world.“Peoplewerestrugglingwithproblemsandoftenseemed 17”shesaid.“Ifeltveryalone.”

　　Oneofherhardest 18 wasphysicaleducation.“Weplayedvolleyball”shesaid.“Theotherstudentswere 19 itbutIwasn’t.”

　　OneafternoontheinstructoraskedAtsukoto 20 theballtoherteammatessotheycouldknockit 21 thenet.NoproblemformostpeoplebutitterrifiedAtsuko.Shewasafraidoflosingface22__shefailed.

　　Ayoungmanonherteam 23 whatshewasgoingthrough.“Hewalkeduptomeand 24‘Comeon.Youcandothat.’”

　　“Youwillneverunderstandhowthosewordsof 25 mademefeel…Fourwords:Youcandothat.Ifeltlikecryingwithhappiness.”

　　Shemadeitthroughtheclass.Perhapsshethankedtheyoungman;sheisnot 26.

　　Sixyearshavepassed.AtsukoisbackinJapanworkingasasalesclerk.“Ihave 27forgottenthewords”shesaid.“WhenthingsarenotgoingsowellIthinkofthem.”

　　Sheissuretheyoungmanhadnoideahowmuchhiskindness 28 toher. “Heprobablydoesn’tevenrememberit”shesaid.Thatmaybethelesson.Wheneveryousaysomethingtoapersoncruelorkind—youhavenoideahowlongthewordswill29.She’sallthewayoverinJapanbutstillshehearsthosefour 30__words:Youcandothat.

　　【小题6】. A.described B.created C.imagined D.discovered

　　【小题7】. A.tense B.cheerful C.relaxed D.deserted

　　【小题8】. A.classes B.questions C.times D.projects

　　【小题9】. A.curiousabout B.nervousabout C.slowat D.goodat

　　【小题10】. A.kick B.hit C.carry D.pass

　　【小题11】.