I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new____, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his____.
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely____for her lisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech.____me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he____me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had____spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the____I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour,____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without____knowing it? What I finally came to____was one day, several months before, when some students were____reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had sai, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the____one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the____of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention,____more, and became happy. And it was all because he____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed____was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most____lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came____and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
【小题1】A. cleaner    B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher
【小题2】A. Or B. And C. But D. So
【小题3】A. courage   B. abilities   C. feelings D. dream
【小题4】A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable
【小题5】A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from  D. As for
【小题6】A. loved B. envied    C. pleased   D. criticized
【小题7】A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously
【小题8】A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence
【小题9】A. imagining B. observing C. wondering   D. regretting
【小题10】A. also B. even C. always    D. still
【小题11】A. expect   B. remember C. believe   D. accept
【小题12】A. writing  B. reviewing C. editing    D. giving
【小题13】A. quietly  B. repeatedly C. quickly   D. firmly
【小题14】A. lucky    B. lonely     C. only D. likely
【小题15】A. entrance B. middle    C. front    D. back
【小题16】A. slept B. smiled    C. shouted   D. quarreled
【小题17】A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened
【小题18】A. change  B. praise     C. thanks    D. visits
【小题19】A. difficult B. painful   C. valuable D. enjoyable
【小题20】A. early B. slowly    C. frequently D. occasionally