Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name is Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her 36 , but my mother once told me we used to 37 a lot. And I would 38 what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many 39 , but no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with 40 , but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White. She asked her why she never 41 my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong 42 of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just 43 to get excited about using words, about 44 sentences. I don’t want to dampen that 45 with red ink. Spelling and grammar can 46 . The wonder of words won’t …” And maybe she didn’t 47 it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and 48 my mother told me was just what she could remember.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I 49 up learning to use words with loving 50 . I had no qualms （顾虑）about writing what I meant 51 I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I 52 wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look 53 now and think she must have been a rather 54 teacher ——to exercise such red-pen-restraint （不纠错）——to 55 the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.
1.A. expression B. school C. class D. home
2.A. sing B. write C. draw D. speak
3.A. bring back B. hand out C. hand in D. make up
4.A. signatures B. mistakes C. words D. stars
5.A. regret B. sadness C. happiness D. worry
6.A. saw B. found C. changed D. corrected
7.A. meanings B. spellings C. use D. place
8.A. beginning B. leading C. happening D. choosing
9.A. reading B. discovering C. forming D. hearing
10.A. thought B. patience C. courage D. excitement
11.A. wait B. advance C. disappear D. return
12.A. accept B. prove C. agree D. say
13.A. that B. what C. which D. how
14.A. grew B. stood C. added D. gave
15.A. doubt B. ability C. confidence D. opinion
16.A. as if B. now that C. if only D. even if
17.A. hardly B. usually C. probably D. actually
18.A. back B. round C. up D. out
19.A. beautiful B. interesting C. unusual D. strict
20.A. show B. let C. enjoy D. allow
—Thank God we’ve finally cleared up some problems. Let’s ______, shall we?
——All right. See you tomorrow.
A. go Dutch B. get it straight C. call it a day D. make a meal of it
So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, ______ dying soon after birth.
A. many of which B. many of whom C. many of that D. many of them
—The room is in a mess again!
——Sorry. It is ______ who ______.
A. me, is to blame B. I, is to be blamed C. me, am to be blamed D. I, am to blame
——Why didn’t you call me this morning?
——I ______ call you. I called you all the morning, but I couldn’t ______.
A. did, get over B. do, get it C. didn’t, get together D. did, get through
When ______ by the teachers, a student tends to study harder than usual.
A. to be praised B. praising C. praised D. to praise
