It was her giggling(咯咯笑) that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn't all that
funny.
Walking over to her, I asked for the 36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between teacher and student. When she finally 38 it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn't draw it." It was a hand-drawn 39 of me, teeth blackened and the words "I'm stupid" coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 41 .
I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it! Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed (抽鼻子)in the back of the classroom.
As I 46 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 47 of you." But two notes, from the girls who I 48 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 50 my students, I had begun commanding them to 51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 52 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 53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 55 .
36. A. reason B. advice C. note D. help
37. A. battle B. competition C. argument D. conversation
38. A. took B. handed C. turned D. thought
39. A. statue B. table C. picture D. poster
40. A. otherwise B. however C. therefore D. besides
41. A. leave B. argue C. explain D. cry
42. A. favor B. harm C. good D. punishment
43. A. entertained B. relaxed C. uninterested D. controlled
44. A. meaningful B. hurtful C. regretful D. forgetful
45. A. aside B. above C. beneath D. behind
46. A. wrote B. finished C. read D. collected
47. A. afraid B. fond C. proud D. ashamed
48. A. figured B. promised C. concluded D. confirmed
49. A. talkative B. considerate C. awkward D. mean
50. A. forcing B. encouraging C. comforting D. teaching
51. A. appreciate B. achieve C. approve D. apologize
52. A. actually B. normally C. immediately D. generally
53. A. designed B. offered C. signed D. bought
54. A. thankfulness B. forgiveness C. explanation D. communication
55. A. friendship B. education C. knowledge D. future
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Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company.
We 1 our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town 2 .Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said,“Please 3 me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It 4 be red mahogany(红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.”Of course, we could not sell a(n) 5 piano for $10 a month. 6 her cards kept on coming.
A couple of years later, I 7 my own piano company, and when I 8 in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored(不理睬) 9 --what else could I do?
But then, one day I 10 to be in the area. I had a red mahogany piano on my little truck. Despite knowing that I was about to 11 a terrible business decision, I managed to find the old woman and took the new piano in her house and placed it 12 I thought the roof would be least likely to rain on it. I told her and a little barefoot girl to try to 13 the chickens off it, and I left sure I had just 14 a new piano.
But the 15 came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins. It was unbelievable!
Then one day I was in Memphis on 16 business. As I was sitting at the bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. I looked 17 ,and there was a lovely young woman 18 a very nice ground piano.
She smiled at me, asked for requests, and when she took a 19 she sat down at my table.
“Aren't you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”
I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl!
I did have to go to my room because men don't like to be 20 crying public.
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Sarah Williams went to a boarding school.Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:
Wentworth Girls’ school
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I’m afraid I have some very surprising news for you.I have been very naughty and the school headmaster is very angry with me.She is going to write to you.You must come and take me away from here.She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed.This is against the rules, of course.We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room.I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too.Soon the whole room was burning.
The headmaster phoned the fire department.The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was on fire.Many of the girls are in hospital.
The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage.She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P.S.None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams.I just want you to know how bad things could have been.
Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?
A.She wanted to worry them
B.She wanted to make them laugh
C.She wanted to make them less angry at the real news
D.She wanted to warn them about what the headmaster was going to do
The letter before the P.S.was __________.
A.mostly true B.partly true
C.all true D.completely untrue
Sarah said the headmaster was angry because________
A.she had failed her exams B.it was her fault that had caused the fire
C.he had not made the phone call in time D.she had been caught smoking in bed
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Violinist, Vanessa-Mae, best known for her pioneering mix of pop and classical music, has just completed her Asian tour. She has a magic power that has attracted an audience from around the world but the violin genius has always drawn fans by blazing a new trail.
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The graceful and beautiful musician has attracted lots of fans in the places she has visited. She said although she enjoys trying out different forms of performance, including fashion shows and singing, she feels more comfortable with her violin. She has promised her fans she will never abandon the classical music that was the foundation of her training.
Vanessa-Mae, now 23, first picked up the violin at five. After six months of intensive training in Beijing, he turned professional at 10. it was her fusion (融合) of classical and rock in her 1995 album “The Violin Player”, that shot the then 17-year-old to international recognition. The record sold 3 million copies worldwide.
She has a Chinese-Singaporean mother and a Thai father. She was born in Singapore and grew up in Britain. Vanessa-Mae has released seven albums and plans two more in the near future—first a classical album,, then a pop recording.
She has said she wants to perform for the next 10 years, but after that she may settle down with her boyfriend, a 33-year-old wine-dealer from France, and concentrate on writing music.
1.Vanessa-Mae started her Asian performance tour .
A. to concentrate on writing music
B. to go on a lobng journey
C. to sell her new album “The Best of Vanessa-Mae”
D. to attract her fans
2.She has given performance in these forms EXCEPT .
A. playing the violin B. fashion shows
C. singing D. playing the piano
3.What can we know about Vanessa-Mae from the passage?
A. Her music is a mix of pop and classical music.
B. She has released nine albums.
C. Her music is a fusion of Chinese and Western music.
D. Being born in Singapore and growing up in Britain have resulted in popularity of her music.
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—I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.
— . It was her fault.
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—I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.
— . It was her fault.
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