完形填空（共1小题）
The two teachers were sitting in the teacher's room．For a moment there was_____．Then one of them, Miss Smith said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him．"
"Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, "is he _____ terrible student?"
"That's just the______,”the other woman replied．"Tom is my best student．The problem is that he's now so lazy that he never gets his______done．He hasn't handed me______of his homework_______ three weeks and I'd be surprised if he did now．"
____before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．" Have you______with him about it?" she asked．
"Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I_____that clear the first day for class．When the course started he did so_____that I considered ____ the  school to give him a scholarship (奖学金) ．But now he even _____ in class! I've never seen such a ______in a student!"
"You should have a______with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of the story．"
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and ______all about it．He was studying all day and______most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the______and sometimes could hardly keep______．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a_______and he was able to give up his________and concentrate(集中精力) on his studies．

A．distance B．silence C．pleasure D．delight

A．so a B．such a C．so D．such

A．lesson B．thing C．problem D．boy

A．homework B．housework C．cleaning D．washing

A．some B．plenty C．any D．lots

A．before B．for C．since D．till

A．Long B．Until C．Ever D．Never

A．quarreled B．talked C．dealt D．discussed

A．said B．thought C．required D．made

A．quickly B．often C．much D．well

A．asking B．ask C．asked D．to be asked

A．talks B．sleeps C．laughs D．walks

A．matter B．change C．habit D．way

A．lesson B．look C．talk D．meeting

A．studied B．got C．learned D．understood

A．sleeping B．working C．spending D．staying

A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．class

A．silent B．clean C．warm D．awake

A．scholarship B．room C．teacher D．position

A．education B．study C．job D．pay