Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 　31　 　part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 　32　 　right to our children.

When I see a child 　33　 　to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

Donnie was my youngest third grader. His 　34　 　of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 　35　 　answered questions―he might be wrong.

I tried my best to build his 　36　 . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排) to our classroom.

She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 　37　 　her.

One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 　38　 　the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 　39　 　the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 　40　 . He’d missed the third problem.

My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 　41　 . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently 　42　 　the tear stained face from his arms. “I’ve got something to 　43　 　you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

“See these 　44　 , Donnie,” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 　45　 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 　46　 　learn to do, too.”

She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on 　47 　desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 　48　 　teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

The pencil became Donnie’s 　49　 　possession. She 　50　 　him that　 it doesn’t matter ―as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. small　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. basic　　　 　　　　　 C. necessary　　　 　　 D. large

32. A. correct　　 　　　 B. same　　　　　 　 C. important　　　 　　 D. natural

33. A. suffer　　 　　　 B. object　　　　 　　 C. fall　　　　　 　　　 D. subject

34. A. fear　　　　 　　 B. lesson　　　　　 　 C. chance　　　　 　　　 D. sense

35. A. always　　　 　　 B. often　　　　 　　　　 C. never　　　　　 　　 D. seldom

36. A. self protection 　 B. self improvement　　 C. self confidence　 　 D. self learning

37. A. respected　　 　 B. disliked　　　 　　　 C. avoided　　　　 　 D. minded

38. A. worked out　　 B. copied　　　　 　　　 C. gone over　　　 　　 D. leaned

39. A. left　　　　 　　 B. offered　　　　　 C. missed　　　　 　　 D. parted

40. A. surprise　　　 　 B. astonishment　 　　　 C. anger　　　　　 　　 D. tears

41. A. darkened　　 　 B. brightened　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pulled　　　　 　　 D. loosened

42. A. lifting　　　　 B. picking　　　　 　 C. holding　　　 　　　 D. pushing

43. A. help　 　　　　 B. show　　　　 　　　 C. reward　　　 　　　　 D. promise

44. A. pencils　　　 　 B. mistakes　　　 　　　 C. marks　　　　 　　　 D. containers

45. A. used　　　 　　 B. built　　　　 　　　 C. worn　　　　 　　　　 D. damaged

46. A. may　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. will　　　　 D. can

47. A. my　　　　　 　 B. someone’s　　　 　 C. the teacher’s　　 　 D. your

48. A. still　　　 　　　　 B. also　　　　　　 　 C. even　　　　　 　 D. not

49. A. expected　　 　 B. own　　　　　 　　　 C. kept　　　　　　 　　　 D. prized

50. A. warned　　 　　 B. informed　　　 　　 C. persuaded　　　 　 D. reminded

30. The man ______ me ______ ______ shoulder when I whispered to my wife.

A. pat; in my　 　　 B. patted; on the　 　　　 C. patted; on my　 　　　 D. patted; at the

29. Of the two ______ pieces of news the ______ is more of interest than the former.

A. last; latest 　　　 B. latest; latter　　 　　　 C. latest; later　　　 　 D. latter; last

28. ______ are that our school football team will win the match easily.

A. Possibility 　　 B. Probability　　　　 C. Opportunities　　 　 D. Chances

27. There have been several new events ______ to the programme for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. add　　　　 　 B. to add　　　　 　　　 C. adding　　　　 　　　 D. added

26. ― Look at them marching! They’re all out of ______ except my John! Isn’t he the best?

― You really have a wonderful son, don’t you?

A. sight　　　　 B. order　　　　 　　　　 C. mind　　　 　　　　　 D. step

25. We all know his pulse(脉搏) ______ faster than ours.

A. strikes　　 　　　 B. hits　　　　 　　　　　 C. beats　　　　 　　　　 D. jumps

24. ― She was almost killed once.

― When was ______?

― ______ was in 2001 when she was a news reporter in Iraq.

A. that; It　 　　　　 B. this; That　　　 　　 C. that; This　 　　　　　　 D. this; It