It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn't all that funny．
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 21 ．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 22 between teacher and student．When she finally 23 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn't draw it”.
It was a hand-drawn 24 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I'm stupid” coming out of my mouth．I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 25 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 26 .
I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some 27 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 28 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 29 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 30 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．
As I 31 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I've got nothing against you,” or “I'm sorry you were hurt．” Some kids said, “We're 32 of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 33 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 34 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 35 my students, I had begun commanding them to 36 ．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 37 driving them away．
I had some apologizing to do．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 38 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 39 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 40 .
1.A．note B．advice C．reason D．help
2.A．battle B．competition C．argument D．conversation
3.A．took B．thought C．turned D．handed
4.A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster
5.A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides
6.A．leave B．cry C．explain D．argue
7.A．good B．harm C．favor D．punishment
8.A．amused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed
9.A．meaningful B．forgetful C．regretful D．hurtful
10.A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind
11.A．wrote B．finished C．read D．collected
12.A．proud B．fond C．afraid D．ashamed
13.A．figured B．promised C．concluded D．confirmed
14.A．talkative B．mean C．clumsy D．considerate
15.A．forcing B．encouraging C．comforting D．teaching
16.A．appreciate B．apologize C．compromise D．achieve
17.A．actually B．normally C．immediately D．generally
18.A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought
19.A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．compensation D．communication
20.A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future
—What do you think I should wear for such a formal press conference?
—Dress _______ you like.
A. how B. what C. whatever D. however
Radium salts，which have been found to ______ in bones，give rise to bone cancer.
A. pile up B. build up C. keep up D. pull up
Our teacher insisted that the key words worth paying attention _______ before class.
A. be underlined B. being underlined
C. to be underlined D. to being underlined
With some technical problems to be solved, it may be a while _______ the system is put into use.
A. when B. after C. since D. before
That is the only way we can imagine _______ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.
A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce
