My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes __1__ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr. Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2__ what his seniors would learn and getting them excited about the journey they would __3__, I'm principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__.

Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__　 about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.
Five years ago, I became __16__ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.

1．A. mostly　 　 B. exactly 　　 C. only　　　 D. simply
2．A. explaining 　B. predicting 　 C. speaking　 　D. teaching
3．A. keep　 　　B. achieve　 C. choose　　 D. take
4．A. preparing 　B. discovering　 C. wondering 　D. realizing
5．A. assisted 　　B. reminded 　 C. advised　 　 D. convinced
6．A. words　　 　B. action 　 C. explanation 　D. models

7．A. the others　 B. everyone 　 C. others　 　　D. anyone
8．A. relationship　 B. position 　 　 C. situation　 　　D. condition
9．A. appointed　 B. named 　 　 C. given　　　 　D. taken

10．A. already　　 B. yet 　 C. still　　 　　 D. again
11．A. foolish　 　B. surprising 　 C. uncertain 　　D. challenging
12．A. promoted　 B. accepted　 　 C. supported　 　 D. welcomed
13．A. advice　 　B. information C. notice　 　　 D. thought

14．A. Otherwise　 B. Therefore 　 C. Furthermore 　D. Instead
15．A. choice　 　B. opportunity 　 C. occupation 　 D. possibility
16．A. teacher 　 B. principal　 　C. officer　　 　D. clerk

17．A. live　　 　B. look　 　 　 C. depend　　 　D. take
18．A. rich　 　 　B. little　 　 C. valuable　　 　D. endless
19．A. Once　　 B. Even if 　　C. Unless　 　　 D. Until
20．A. fortunate　 B. curious 　 C. innocent　　 　D. satisfied