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Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on ands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined. Then Ms. Yates started to speak: "I can"t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven"t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven"t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination." Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued: "It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path." "There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart." There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown. | |||
1. What activity was organized for the school reunion? | |||
A. Sightseeing in the park. B. A picnic on the school playground. C. Telling stories about past events. D. Graduates" reports in the old building. | |||
2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? | |||
A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates" speech. B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates" ways of teaching. C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities. D. Most people had little interest in the reunion. | |||
3. We can learn from Ms. Yates" speech that she _____________. A. kept track of her students" progress B. gave her students advice on their careers C. attended her students" college graduations D. went to her students" wedding ceremonies | |||
4. What was Ms.Yates" belief in teaching teenagers? | |||
A. Teachers" knowledge is the key to students" achievements. B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. D. Students" respect is the best reward for teachers. | |||
5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? | |||
A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous. C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring | |||
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I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, "I 1 you." I did not 2 what to say, and I just stood there, looking 3 at him. My first 4 was that he 5 need help with his homework. Then I asked, "What was that all 6 ?" "Nothing," he said, "My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 7 what they say." The next day I called his teacher to 8 more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted( 反应 ). "Most of the fathers had the 9 response as you did," the teacher said, "When I first 10 that we try this, I asked the children 11 they thought their parents 12 say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble." Then the teacher 13 , " I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of 14 . I"m trying to tell them it"s too bad that we don"t express (表达) our feelings. A boy 15 tell his father or mother he loves him." The teacher understands that sometimes it is 16 for some of us to say something that is good for us to say. That evening when my son 17 to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an 18 moment, saying, "Hey, I love you, 19 ." I don"t know if saying that made 20 of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. | |||