It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn’t all that funny．
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the
21 ．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet
22 between teacher and student．When she finally
23 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it”.
It was a hand-drawn
24 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth．I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind,
25 , was working angrily as I struggled not to
26 .
I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some
27 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself
28 .When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how
29 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason
30 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．
As I
31 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
32 of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I
33 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too
34 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of
35 my students, I had begun commanding them to
36 ．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was
37 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
38 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for
39 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the
40 .
| 小題1: | | A．note | B．advice | C．reason | D．help |
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| 小題2: | | A．battle | B．competition | C．argument | D．conversation |
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| 小題3: | | A．took | B．thought | C．turned | D．handed |
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| 小題4: | | A．statue | B．graph | C．picture | D．poster |
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| 小題5: | | A．otherwise | B．however | C．therefore | D．besides |
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| 小題6: | | A．leave | B．cry | C．explain | D．argue |
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| 小題7: | | A．good | B．harm | C．favor | D．punishment |
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| 小題8: | | A．amused | B．controlled | C．uninterested | D．relaxed |
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| 小題9: | | A．meaningful | B．forgetful | C．regretful | D．hurtful |
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| 小題10: | | A．aside | B．above | C．beneath | D．behind |
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| 小題11: | | A．wrote | B．finished | C．read | D．collected |
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| 小題12: | | A．proud | B．fond | C．afraid | D．ashamed |
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| 小題13: | | A．figured | B．promised | C．concluded | D．confirmed |
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| 小題14: | | A．talkative | B．mean | C．clumsy | D．considerate |
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| 小題15: | | A．forcing | B．encouraging | C．comforting | D．teaching |
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| 小題16: | | A．appreciate | B．apologize | C．compromise | D．achieve |
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| 小題17: | | A．actually | B．normally | C．immediately | D．generally |
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| 小題18: | | A．decorated | B．offered | C．signed | D．bought |
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| 小題19: | | A．thankfulness | B．forgiveness | C．compensation | D．communication |
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| 小題20: | | A．friendship | B．education | C．knowledge | D．future |
|
ome were painful memories from 24 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I 25 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 26 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers.
itten the following, “God bless you. I’m 35 like you, only I 36 keep a diary, and I’m 37 to know there are others like me. I hope things turn out well for you.”
by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?
a piton(巖釘) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
terminedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
wall is too high, no dream impossible.
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