题目内容：

    Miss Avery, my fifth-grade teacher, was a farm girl who was _______ to work hard and make something of herself She let us know she wanted to teach us the values her parents had given hen She _______ we learn the meaning of "kindheartedness". And all year, Miss Avery kept on the blackboard this sentence: “Have a（n） _______ that never hardens, a temper that never tries, a touch that never hurts.”

Never? I was _______ if I could meet such standards. Miss Avery reminded us that we all _______, but that direction matters: a goal to pursue and values to have and to uphold — in her phrase, “a larger vision.”

Those three words were transformed by her to something _______ that stood before us every day: the flag of America. She was _______ telling each of us, “This is your country.” She took pains to explain what our Founding Fathers had in mind when they fought for independence.

It wasn’t that she wanted us to _______ taking an honest look at America’s past and present life. On the contrary, we spent a lot of time learning about the mistakes and _______ committed over the generations. We learned about slavery and the long struggle of the black for their rights.

Every day, we sang our national anthem and proudly ________ our nation’s flag. Every day, too, we had a history lesson right after that ________ of loyalty. Miss Avery asked that we put ourselves in the shoes of the presidents and other leaders whose achievements and misdeeds we were ________. We were asked to take ________ and argue a point of view before our classmates — with respect, say, to the Revolutionary War or the Civil War.

These days, I notice classrooms without the flag. Many teachers tell me that the salute (敬礼) to the flag never ________ in their school. Some of them say they hate extreme patriotism (爱国主义) — ________ loyalty to a nation. I respect a spirit of skepticism, but children also need ________ — something and someone to trust, to hold up as worthy of admiration.

It is important that our children keep in mind not only the errors made in our nation’s past but also the social, ________ , and racial struggles carried on with ________ that have led to a decent life for millions of us. We have good reason to want our children to appreciate this country and to ________ the flag as its symbol, even as we expect them to become citizens unafraid to look at what still needs to be done if a nation’s ideals are to become its everyday ________ .

1.A.paid off B.brought up C.taken over D.pulled up

2.A.insisted B.forced C.determined D.persuaded

3.A.enthusiasm B.confidence C.faith D.heart

4.A.doubtless B.anxious C.skeptical D.concerned

5.A.slip B.pursue C.succeed D.split

6.A.obvious B.accessible C.concrete D.relevant

7.A.regularly B.constantly C.consequently D.occasionally

8.A.avoid B.risk C.permit D.consider

9.A.injustices B.accidents C.offenses D.regrets

10.A.respected B.honored C.admired D.raised

11.A.behavior B.exercise C.symbol D.sense

12.A.judging B.praising C.criticizing D.studying

13.A.ideas B.care C.attitudes D.sides

14.A.wears off B.takes place C.shows up D.comes out

15.A.strong B.personal C.absolute D.national

16.A.approval B.power C.belief D.sympathy

17.A.economic B.historic C.painful D.challenging

18.A.failure B.success C.joy D.respect

19.A.confess B.wave C.acknowledge D.believe

20.A.routine B.life C.task D.reality