I went to the classroom with great confidence when I gave my first lesson to my English literature class. Since I had taught in America for many years, I had no 36 ______ about my ability to hold their attention and to 37 ______ them my admiration for the literature of my native language.
I was 38 ______ when the monitor shouted，“ Stand up！ ” The whole class 39 ______ as I entered the classroom. I was somewhat 40 ______ how I could get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly 41 ______ my calmness and began what I thought was a fact- packed lecture, sure to gain their 42 ______ — perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow(满面红光）which came from a sense of 43 ______ .
All ray students 44 ______ diaries. However, as I read their diaries, the rosy glow was gradually 45 ______ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said，“ Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today. Her next lecture will 46 ______ be better. ” Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary, each expressing a 47 ______ theme. “ Didn't I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 48 ______ for all the works we'll study in class, “ I complained. “ How should they say I didn't 49 ______ them anything?"
After a long term ’ I gradually learned that my ideas about 50 ______ were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher's job was to 51 ______ questions and provide enough background so that students could 52 their own conclusions, while my students thought a teacher's job was to provide 53 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a great 54 ______ !
However, I also learned a lot, and my 55 ______ with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
1. A．idea B． doubt C．trouble D． difficulty
2. A．fix on B． hold on C．focus on D． impress on
3. A．shocked B． amused C．interested D． excited
4. A．laughed B． shouted C．rose D． whispered
5. A．puzzled B． confident C．anxious D． curious
6. A．covered B． hid C．regained D． won
7. A．satisfaction B． support C．concern D． respect
8. A．failure B． achievement C．embarrassment D． sadness
9. A．liked B． kept C．read D． exchanged
10. A． replaced B． held C．controlled D． caught
11. A． surely B． naturally C．obviously D． possibly
12. A． normal B． special C．similar D． disappointing
13. A． knowledge B． background C．development D． information
14. A． explain B． tell C．provide D． teach
15. A． education B． learning C．culture D． literature
16. A． discover B． consider C．raise D． answer
17. A． draw B． decide C．express D． share
18. A． useful B． related C．exact D． standard
19. A． concept B． situation C．challenge D． difference
20. A． discussion B． experience C．argument D． growth
At last they climbed up the mountain，on the top of which an old temple dating back to 1,500 BC.
A. is lying B. there lies C. does lie D. 1ies
Generally speaking，prices of daily goods through the Internet are lower than store prices.
A．bought B．are bought C．buying D．to buy
—I may go to the market this afternoon.
—Could you please buy some fruit for me you are there?
A．since B．if C．while D．fits
Mary used to listen to music that the 0ld times.
A．called for B．called on C．called up D．called in
—The place of interest is really beautiful。
—Yes，Mr White a right place.
A．introduces B．introduced C．had introduced D．was introducing
