I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,   11   she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
  Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my  12  . She wanted to know how I thought we should   13  things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew  14  about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her  15  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to  16  them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how  17  I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
  Mrs. Neidl’s   18  that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it  19  !” I began to take  20  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be   21  upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and  22   create something.
  The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   23   in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I   24    I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
  Being on that stage-design team   25   Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   26   a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to  27  what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be  28  . Mrs. Neibl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   29  in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined  30  .

11. A. and                         B. yet                             C. so                            D. for
12. A. opinion                   B. impression                  C. information        D. intention
13. A. make                      B. keep                           C. handle                D. change
14. A. anything                 B. something                   C. everything          D. nothing
15. A. questions                B. comments                   C. explanations       D. remarks
16. A. hold                       B. follow                         C. evaluate             D. form
17. A. happy                     B. lively                          C. reliable               D. punctual
18. A. message                 B. motto                         C. saying                D. suggestion
19. A. again                      B. more                          C. instead               D. later
20. A. steps                      B. control                        C. charge               D. risks
21. A. improved                B. acted                          C. looked               D. reflected
22. A. easily                      B. carefully                     C. confidently         D. proudly
23. A. introduced              B. recognized                  C. identified            D. considered
24. A. confirmed               B. decided                       C. realized              D. acknowledged
25. A. with                       B. below                         C. of                      D. by
26. A. developed               B. discovered                  C. took                  D. fostered
27. A. accept                    B. care                            C. judge                 D. wonder
28. A. bored                     B. lazy                            C. sad                    D. afraid
29. A. trust                       B. patience                      C. curiosity            D. interest
30. A. accessible               B. enjoyable                     C. possible             D. favorable

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,  1  she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my   2 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 3  things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew   4  about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her   5 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to   6  them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how   7  I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl’s   8  that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it   9 !” I began to take   10. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing-only things to be 11 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and   12 create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   13 in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I   14 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team   15 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   16 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to   17 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be   18. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   19 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined   20  .

1.    A. and                  B. yet                  C. so                  D. for

2.    A. opinion               B. impression            C. information           D. intention

3.    A. make                 B. keep                C. handle               D. change

4.    A. anything              B. something            C. everything            D. nothing

5.    A. questions             B. comments            C. explanations           D. remarks

6.    A. hold                 B. follow               C. evaluate              D. form

7.    A. happy                B. lively                C. reliable               D. punctual

8.    A. message              B. motto               C. saying               D. suggestion

9.    A. again                 B. more                C. instead              D. later

10. A. steps                B. control              C. charge               D. risks

11. A. improved             B. acted                C. looked               D. reflected

12. A. easily                B. carefully              C. confidently           D. proudly

13. A. introduced                   B. recognized            C. identified              D. considered

14. A. confirmed             B. decided              C. realized              D. acknowledged

15. A. with                 B. below                C. of                  D. by

16. A. developed             B. discovered                   C. took                D. fostered

17. A. accept                B. care                 C. judge                D. wonder

18.   A. bored                       B. lazy                 C. sad                 D. afraid

19. A. trust                 B. patience                     C. curiosity             D. interest

20. A. accessible             B. enjoyable      C. possible              D. favorable