Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing.Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 1 his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade.Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… 2 Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady.For the first time in his 3 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 4 he failed.In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 5 for basic skills.Steve hurried through his tests, and 6 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly.One day, Miss White’s 7 voice broke into his daydreams.“Steve!” Startled(吓了一跳), he 8 to look at her.“Pay attention!” She began to 9 the test results.“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ 10 one boy, and it breaks my 11 to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 12 .“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still 13 do his homework.“Just try it,” Miss White said one day.“Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 14 , that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom.She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 15 on the weekend homework.Steve was the first to 16 his paper.With a look of 17 , Miss White took his paper.Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total 18 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile.The