It was the beginning of a new term. As a 36 teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was 37 at the door of the classroom. She looked very 38 .
I walked up to her and asked 39 she stood there. But she said 40 . Instead, a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the 41 student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl, who didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I 42 why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and 43 her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She 44 said nothing, but she burst into tears.
I later 45 that her parents died in a car accident, and she had 46 talking to others since then. She learnt very 47 . I gave her respect and never 48 her as I know everybody deserves respect. I 49 her after school, and she was making 50 little by little. I encouraged her and as time 51 , she was not as shy as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her 52 . She was not one of the best students when she left that school, 53 at least, she was not that shy and sad little girl any longer.
In the following 54 , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a(n) 55 to her wedding. And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!
36. A. hardworking B. busy C. attractive D. new
37. A. waiting B. standing C. smiling D. crying
38. A. tall B. shy C. slim D. selfish
39. A. if B. when C. why D. how
40. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
41. A. worst B. shortest C. fattest D. poorest
42. A. remembered B. thought C. asked D. understood
43. A. told B. allowed C. pulled D. led
44. A. firstly B. still C. surprisingly D. naturally
45. A. informed B. tolerated C. learnt D. skipped
46. A. forbidden B. forgotten C. advised D. stopped
47. A. fast B. well C. slowly D. quietly
48. A. played jokes on B. thought highly of
C. took care of D. looked down upon
49. A. helped B. served C. respected D. pleased
50. A. progress B. happiness C. marks D. surprises
51. A. went out B. went up C. went off D. went by
52. A. joy B. sadness C. past D. anger
53. A. since B. because C. but D. so
54. A. hours B. years C. months D. days
55. A. invitation B. card C. explanation D. branch
