I have never learned as much math in my life as I did 1ast year. It was because of Ms. Pam 1  I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem  2  a big deal to some, but to me it is. I have never met a woman so caring and so determined to teach her  3  .

I never really wanted to work for good  4  in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom  5  Ms. Pam caught me and yelled across the  6  , “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?”It was a nightmare…she would always  7 me with one foot out of the door, it never  8  . Even then l just thought of it as a thing I had to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after schoo1. She would  9  everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in  10  .

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag, but  11  they knew that she was right and  12  for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed, so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was  13  as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my(and everyone else’s)life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Pam is a sweet woman with a sense of  14  that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students  15  high, and so she  16  the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom  17  problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head  18  . I knew that I was a  19  and Ms. Pam had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would  20 her.

1．A．how                  B．what                C．why                   D．that

2．A．as                      B．1ike                 C．so                      D．as if

3．A．students             B．children            C．classmates          D．family

4．A．grades               B．salary                C．1ife                    D．subjects

5．A．while                 B．until                 C．before                D．unless

6. A．seat                     B．classroom         C．yard                   D．kitchen

7．A．see                    B．help                 C．catch                 D．beat

8．A．succeeded           B．stopped            C．worked              D．failed

9．A．forbid                B．1et                   C．encourage           D．hope

10．A．peace               B．confusion         C．surprise              D．home

11．A．inside               B．outside             C．almost                D．hardly

12．A．praised             B．scolded            C．blamed               D．respected

13．A．frightened         B．caring              C．hard                   D．right

14．A．duty                 B．time                 C．foolishness         D．humor

15．A．jumped             B．grew                C．scored                D．drank

16. A．expected            B．received           C．wished               D．hoped

17．A．previewing         B．reviewing         C．1earning             D．making

18．A．high                    B．hanging               C．low                     D．down

19．A．failure                 B．student                C．success               D．hero

20．A．hate                    B．miss                    C．forget                 D．marry