Therewasaveryspecialteacherwhomadeafar­reachingdifferenceinmylife.Fall1959,thefirstdayofclassatBethesdaChevyChaseHighSchoolwasabouttobegin.“Who,”Iaskedasenior,“isMrs.McNamara,my10thgrade
Therewasaveryspecialteacherwhomadeafarreachingdifferenceinmylife.
Fall1959,thefirstdayofclassatBethesdaChevyChaseHighSchoolwasabouttobegin.“Who,”Iaskedasenior,“isMrs.McNamara,my10thgradeEnglishteacher?”Hejust____andsaidsomethingaboutmybeingin____.Soon,Iunderstoodwhathemeant.Mrs.McNamarahadapatternof____thatsherepeatedagainandagain.Wewouldhavealiteraturereadingtaskfor____.Thenextday,whenwecametoclass,therewouldbetwoorthreetopicsontheblackboard___tothehomeworkreading.Wewere____towriteaninclassessayaboutoneofthetopics.Thefollowingday,shewould____thecorrectedandgradedessaysandeachpersonwouldbecalled____tostandinfrontoftheclassandto____his/heressay.Theclasswererequiredtocriticize(评论)thatessay,____thegradeofeveryoneinclasswouldbereduced.
ThefirsttimethatI____herreadwritecriticizemethod,Ihadnot____todothehomeworkandhadwrittensomethingwithoutknowingwhatitmeant.____theextremeembarrassmentIsuffered,standingbeforemyclassmates,____myself.Noonelaughedatme;noonewouldbe____enough,orfoolishenough,todothatinMrs.McNamara'sclass.Theembarrassmentcamefrom____andalongwithitcameastrong____nottoletithappenagain.
Mrs.McNamarakeptallofourwrittenworkinfiles;itwaseasytoseethe____inwritingthathadoccurred.Whatwasnotsoeasytoseewastheinnertransformationthathadtakenplace,atleastforme.WhatMrs.McNamara____metodowastoseemyselfasothersseemeand,havingdonethat,Icouldimprovemyself.AndI____.Thankyou,Mrs.McNamara.
【小题1】A.noddedB.laughedC.apologizedD.shouted【小题2】A.troubleB.sorrowC.dangerD.anger【小题3】A.behaviourB.evaluationC.activityD.thought【小题4】A.reviewB.performance