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　　Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing．Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 　　1　　 his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade．Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed…　　2　　 Miss White．

　　Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady．For the first time in his 　　3　　 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 　　4　　 he failed．In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 　　5　　 for basic skills．Steve hurried through his tests, and 　　6　　 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly．One day, Miss White’s 　　7　　 voice broke into his daydreams．“Steve!” Startled(吓了一跳), he 　　8　　 to look at her．“Pay attention!” She began to 　　9　　 the test results．“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “　　10　　 one boy, and it breaks my 　　11　　 to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 　　12　　．“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

　After that, Steve still 　　13　　 do his homework．“Just try it,” Miss White said one day．“Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 　　14　　, that afternoon．

　　The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom．She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 　　15　　 on the weekend homework．Steve was the first to 　　16　　 his paper．With a look of 　　17　　, Miss White took his paper．Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest．

　　Miss White’s face was in total 　　18　　! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile．The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just 　　19　　 his first test! From that moment 　　20　　 was the same for Steve．