Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 1 part of learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 2 right to our children．
When I see a child 3 from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．
Donnie was my youngest third-grader．His 4 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 5 answered questions－he might be wrong．I tried my best to build his 6 ．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom．
She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 7 her．
One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 8 the problems with pains taking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 9 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 10 ．He’d missed the third problems．
My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 11 ．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．
“Look, Donnie,”she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear-stained face from his arms．“I’ve got something to 13 you．”She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on her desk．
“See these 14 , Donnie,”she continued．“They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 15 ?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 16 learn to do, too．”
She kissed him and stood up．“Here,”she said,“I’ll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers．”Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．
The pencil became Donnie’s 19 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 20 him that it’s all right to make mistakes－as long as you erase them and try again．
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
(1)
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A．
lecture
B．
lesson
C．
training
D．
speech
(2)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
why
C．
whether
D．
that
(3)
[ ]
A．
star
B．
average
C．
ordinary
D．
important
(4)
[ ]
A．
learn
B．
benefit
C．
take
D．
get
(5)
[ ]
A．
worried
B．
worrying
C．
anxious
D．
eager
(6)
[ ]
A．
keep
B．
talk
C．
pull
D．
take
(7)
[ ]
A．
put
B．
set
C．
placed
D．
kept
(8)
[ ]
A．
alone
B．
lonely
C．
tall
D．
strong
(9)
[ ]
A．
attended
B．
participated in
C．
join
D．
take part
(10)
[ ]
A．
get
B．
realize
C．
make
D．
achieve
(11)
[ ]
A．
alone
B．
aside
C．
away
D．
down
(12)
[ ]
A．
before
B．
when
C．
then
D．
until
(13)
[ ]
A．
fixed
B．
put
C．
kept
D．
paid
(14)
[ ]
A．
run
B．
walk
C．
jog
D．
go
(15)
[ ]
A．
Unfortunately
B．
Repeatedly
C．
Secondly
D．
Luckily
(16)
[ ]
A．
stood
B．
picked
C．
struggled
D．
raised
(17)
[ ]
A．
mentally
B．
socially
C．
emotionally
D．
technically
(18)
[ ]
A．
won
B．
defeated
C．
beat
D．
got
(19)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
however
C．
though
D．
while
(20)
[ ]
A．
pleased
B．
satisfied
C．
proud
D．
ashamed
完形填空：
When you are learning English, you find 1 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 2 language．Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 3 ．If you look 4 each word in the 5 , one at a time, what is your 6 ? It must be a 7 sentence in your native language．Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 8 in many other ways．It is very 9 to master the rules of word 10 in the study of English, too．If the 11 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 12 the speaker’s sentence easily．
Another thing we must always 13 is that there are a lot of 14 in the English language．For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 15 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good－bye 16 ” “Bye－bye!” But sometimes they 17 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 18 “Good night!” to one another 19 “Good－bye!” You will find few people 20 who know that “Good－bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
