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.
1.A. cleaner B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher
2.A. Or B. And C. But D. So
3.A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream
4.A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable
5.A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D.As for
6.A. loved B. envied C. pleased D. criticized
7.A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously
8.A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence
9.A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting
10.A. also B. even C. always D. still
11.A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept
12.A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving
13.A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly
14.A. lucky B. lonely C. only D. likely
15.A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back
16.A. slept B. smiled C. shouted D. quarreled
17.A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened
18.A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits
19.A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable
20.A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally
—I’d like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!
—OK, _______.
A. help yourself B. You will certainly make it
C. just do what you like D. I’ll make sure you get one
How could you ______ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months.
A. turn off B. turn in C.turn down D. turn to
There’s no reason to be disappointed. ______, this could be rather amusing.
A. Above all B. As a result C. In addition D. As a matter of fact
People won’t pay attention to you when they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying _______expression.
A. from B. over C. with D. for
They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they _____ to our help.
A. would have come B. could come C. have come D. had come
