One day, Joyce Chancellor purchased an old diary at auction. She was _______ to research the diarist, wondering how important the diary could be to his or her _______.
The inside front cover had the name and address of Mattie Leola. The diary chronicled (按事件发生顺序记载) events in a young professional woman’s life over a five-year period, including her college _______ in 1931, her first teaching position the next year, and her other experiences.
_______ from the diary led Chancellor to documents on websites and Chancellor learned that Mattie was born to a couple who had been enslaved. Years later, she was making _______ .In the 1930s, Mattie became the first African American woman to be principal in the Detroit School District. “Given the fact of the political and general _______ during that time towards people of color, Mattie defied the odds (排除万难),” Chancellor says.
Eventually the diary provided an important clue about Mattie’s possible descendants: an/a _______ that simply read “He asked me to _______ him tonight!” Census (人口普查) records led Chancellor to one son, Robert. Searches on Google and social media _______ his address — in Arizona.
After several ________, Robert finally responded to a private Facebook message from Chancellor and agreed to a ________. “I gave Robert the diary and showed him where his father had proposed to his mother,” Chancellor recalls. “He went on to tell me that Mattie had kept ________, as an adult, but he had never seen one from prior to her getting married. He was ________. Looking at him, one could tell how much it meant to him. ”
“Returning the diary to Mattie’s son was a/an ________ experience,” says Chancellor. “It was an amazing journey getting to know her. Mattie made her ________ in this world, and she will not be forgotten.”
1.A.attracted | B.challenged | C.assigned | D.shocked |
2.A.identity | B.origin | C.family | D.ancestor |
3.A.graduation | B.admission | C.application | D.employment |
4.A.Pictures | B.Backgrounds | C.Dates | D.Clues |
5.A.mistakes | B.history | C.money | D.preparations |
6.A.belief | B.climate | C.recognition | D.support |
7.A.lecture | B.context | C.edition | D.journal |
8.A.forgive | B.inspire | C.marry | D.leave |
9.A.located | B.contacted | C.changed | D.delivered |
10.A.attempts | B.movements | C.appointments | D.events |
11.A.deal | B.call | C.debate | D.meetup |
12.A.secrets | B.diaries | C.promises | D.records |
13.A.touched | B.impressive | C.anxious | D.addicted |
14.A.tough | B.confusing | C.rewarding | D.awkward |
15.A.solution | B.arrangements | C.effect | D.mark |