It was the beginning of a new term. As a new teacher in that school, I didn't know any of the students. A little girl was   1   at the gate of the classroom. She looked very   2 .

I walked up to her and asked   3   she stood there. But she said nothing 4 , a boy shouted, "She is from Grade Four, the   5 student in her grade." I looked at the little girl, who didn't seem to be the smart kind. I   6   why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and   7   her into the classroom.

    "Sit here. Now you are my student and I'm your teacher. "I said to her kindly.

    I gave her respect （尊重） and never looked down upon her. I helped her after school and as time went by, she was making   8   little by little. She was not one of the best students when she left that school,   9  at least, she was not that shy girl any longer.

    In the following years, she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a（n）. 10  to her wedding （婚礼）. And now I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.

Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!

1．A．smiling              B．sitting              C．standing            D．crying

2．A．boring               B．shy                C．beautiful             D．happy

3．A．when               B．how               C．if                  D．why

4．A．Instead             B．However            C．But                D．Yet

5．A．smartest           B．shortest            C．ugliest              D．worst

6．A．asked              B．understood         C．remembered        D．thought

7．A．threw               B．pushed              C．led                 D．pulled

8．A．grades              B．progress           C．surprise            D．mistakes

9．A．but               B．so                 C．because            D．although

10．A．letter            B．present             C．card               D．invitation