“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __
36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __
37__．”
Being __
38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __
39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __
40__ and think the same thoughts __
41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __
42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __
43__. Others __
44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __
45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __
46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __
47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __
48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __
49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __
50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __
51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __
52__ my goal. Having __
53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __
54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __
55__．
| 小题1: | | A．opens | B．closes | C．breaks | D．sticks |
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| 小题2: | | A．existence | B．appearance | C．offence | D．holiday |
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| 小题3: | | A．at school | B．at home | C．in hospital | D．in prison |
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| 小题4: | | A．pulling | B．shaking | C．winding | D．casting |
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| 小题5: | | A．becomes | B．drops | C．feels | D．falls |
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| 小题6: | | A．once and for all | B．over and over again | | C．once again | D．for good |
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| 小题7: | | A．do up | B．make up | C．fix up | D．mend up |
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| 小题8: | | A．revealed | B．sentenced | C．punished | D．released |
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| 小题10: | | A．continually | B．occasionally | C．accidentally | D．rarely |
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| 小题11: | | A．mistake | B．crime | C．error | D．fault |
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| 小题12: | | A．caught | B．home | C．found | D．trapped |
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| 小题13: | | A．attendance | B．absence | C．allowance | D．assistance |
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| 小题15: | | A．however | B．instead | C．thus | D．nevertheless |
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| 小题16: | | A．devoted | B．dedicated | C．determined | D．decided |
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| 小题17: | | A．gained | B．recognized | C．arrived | D．achieved |
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| 小题18: | | A．attended | B．completed | C．started | D．organized |
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| 小题19: | | A．positive | B．negative | C．sensitive | D．passive |
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| 小题20: | | A．best | B．worst | C．latest | D．last |
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