andy loved the idea. mary arthur 1 it. kurt mendez didn’t think it was any big deal. mr.

el thought it was a brilliant idea. after all, it was 2 idea.

“it’s only fair, ” mr. el explained to his new fourth graders as they stood in line waiting for the lunch bell 3 , “that we turn things around. every year you guys line up in alphabetical order(按字母次序). alphabetical order to go to lunch, to go to gym, to go home, and so on. this year we’re using reverse(相反) alphabetical order.”

mindy vale put her hand down as mr. el pointed 4 her. “i’ve always had to stand at the back of the line, ever since kindergarten! now i’m near the 5 . thank you, thank you!”

the teacher smiled. 6 , he called on christopher cash, a serious and thoughtful young man. “mr. el, i think you should 7 ” this policy. this is very drastic and unnecessary. this could confuse our fragile young minds!

“put a lid on it, chris!” shouted david tyler.

“we won’t have any outbursts like that, david! ” mr. el said firmly. he turned 8 “don’t 9 , christopher. we only have strong minds in this class.” christopher.

“how many of you think this is a good idea？ ” mr. el asked. as you would probably 10 , most of the hands that went up were in the latter half of the line.

1. a. hated b. liked c. heard d.needed

2. a. no b. that c. his d.her

3. a. ring b. to ring c. ringing d. rung

4. a. out b. for c. in d. to

5.a. last b. front c. bottom d. forward

6.a. so b. therefore c. then d. after

7. a. reconsider b. carry c. think d. make

8.a. at b. in c. toward d. down

9. a. move b. worry c. scream d. speak

10. a. expect b. doubt c. forget d. review