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My Teacher in the School of Life

　　I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes 　　1　　 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E．Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him 　　2　　 what the seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would 　　3　　．I’m the principal of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, 　　4　　 what the future held．

　　I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha．He not only taught me to think, he 　　5　　 me, as much by example as by 　　6　　, that it was my moral duty to do so and to 　　7　　 others．

　　Neither of us could know how our 　　8　　 would develop over the years．When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair．After several years, I was 　　9　　 department chair, and our relationship changed 　　10　　．I thought that it might be 　　11　　 chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt 　　12　　 me throughout．He knew when to give me 　　13　　 about curriculum, tests and personnel, and when to let me design my own course．

　　In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school．If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have．　　14　　, he encouraged me to seize the new 　　15　　．

　　Five years ago, I became the 　　16　　 of DeMatha．Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could 　　17　　 on him as I tried to fill big shoes．I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a(n)　　18　　 wealth of lessons to teach．　　19　　 his students don’t know it yet, I know how 　　20　　 they are; I’m still one of them．

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　　A big tree in front of my house fell down in my yard due to the snowstorm last night．The mess that the 　　1　　 made-blocking the front door with its trunk, 　　2　　 my fence and handmade gate-was mostly buried in snow．Saturday was 　　3　　 so I went out to start 　　4　　 all the branches(树枝)and chunks of wood in my yard．

　　The more I collected, the more damage I 　　5　　．The walkway was messed up, the crocus shoots(番红花的嫩枝)I always looked forward 　　6　　 were crushed(压碎), and my butterfly bush was 　　7　　．I’d never get my yard back to the 　　8　　 it had been and it looked like a trash heap(垃圾堆)．Seeing all these, I became 　　9　　．

　　　　10　　 I saw a silver thing in the soft soil．“Was it a battery?” I 　　11　　．I turned it over and saw a small blue pattern．It was the 　　12　　 “E” from my daughter Evie’s bracelet(手镯)！She’d be so 　　13　　 to see it again! The bracelet was a 　　14　　 for her birthday．She’d 　　15　　 it for exactly two hours 　　16　　 losing the first of the four magnetic letters that 　　17　　 her name．She hadn’t worn it since．How could she? Her name was not “vie”．

　　I ran inside 　　18　　 between my fingers what seemed like a little miracle．“Evie!” I called．“Come and see．” It was then that I 　　19　　 understood the meaning of thanksgiving．After all, although the tree fell, it 　　20　　 my house．How lucky I was!

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　　Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house．No card or note came with it．Calls to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash 　　1　　．After a while I stopped trying to 　　2　　 who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower．But I never 　　3　　 imagining who the sender might be．Some of my 　　4　　 moments were spent daydreaming about it．

　　My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(an)　　5　　 kindness who might be showing 　　6　　．Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was 　　7　　 a car full of groceries．Or maybe it was the old man across the street whose mail I helped to get during the 　　8　　 so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step．As a teenager, though I had more fun guessing that it might be a 　　9　　 who had noticed me even though I didn’t know him．

　　One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack．He was missing some of the most important events in my life．I became completely 　　10　　 in my upcoming graduation and the dance．When my father died, I 　　11　　 the dance and the dress for it．The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa．I didn’t 　　12　　 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did．

　　She wanted her children to feel 　　13　　 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a 　　14　　 in the world and beauty in the face of hard times．Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovely, 　　15　　 and perfect．The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died．

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　　When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then．And I remember one night when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt toast in front of my dad．I remember 　　1　　 to see if anyone noticed! 　　2　　 all my dad did was to reach for his toast, 　　3　　 at my mom and ask me how my day was at school．

　　When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 　　4　　 to my dad for burning the toast．And I’ll 　　5　　 forget what he said, “Baby, I love burnt toast．” Later that night, I went to kiss Dad good night and I asked him if he really 　　6　　 his toast burnt．He wrapped me up in his 　　7　　 and said, “Debbie, your mom had a 　　8　　 day at work today and she’s really tired．And besides, a little burnt toast never 　　9　　 anyone! In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the 　　10　　 my dad showed to my mom．

　　To this day, it’s a cherished(珍贵的)　　11　　 from my childhood that I’ll never forget．And it’s one that came to mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner．

　　As I 　　12　　 the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a(n)　　13　　 about the burnt toast．But all I got was, “Thank you! This is 　　14　　．I know you had a hard day!” Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quitely 　　15　　 for having a marriage where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either!

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　　“Two reporters will visit our new school．And some of you will be in the photo．” Ms．Myers told Room 5．The kids were excited and started doing their hair except Brad．He knew he wouldn’t be in the 　　1　　．

　　Brad was small．Kids were always making jokes about how 　　2　　 he was．“They won’t put Brad in or you’d need a magnifying glass(放大镜)to see him,” Charlotte said．The other kids laughed．Brad tried to smile, even though what Charlotte said was 　　3　　．He believed they didn’t mean to 　　4　　 him．

　　Two reporters named Rick and Tegan 　　5　　 half an hour later．“Time to 　　6　　 photos,” Tegan said．“Who do you 　　7　　, Rick?”

　　“I’ll have these three girls and those three boys．” Then he pointed to Jocob, Eddie, and Brad．Brad could hardly 　　8　　 it．

　　Rick set up the six kids in front of the new library’s big painting．It’s big?” he said．We’ll get you guys to kneel(跪)in front of it, so it looks even 　　9　　．”

　　“Is that why you picked Brad?” said one of the Room 5 kids．“So it looks 　　10　　 big?” Some people laughed．Brad also gave a 　　11　　 as he usually did．

　　But Rick 　　12　　 his head．“No,” he said．“I 　　13　　 him because he’s got a huge smile two miles wide．”

　　He looked at Brad and said, “Plus, this guy is big inside, where it 　　14　　．Right?”

　　This time, Brad spoke before he could think．“In my 　　15　　, I’m three miles wide．”

　　Room 5 laughed again．But Brad knew that they were laughing with him, not at him．

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　　We live in a world where there is so much competition．Every single person has a(n) 　　1　　 to succeed and be the best at what they can．There are college basketball players 　　2　　 reaching the professional level and students trying their best to get an “A” on their math test．We meet businessmen that have 　　3　　 a lot of money．We all have a role 　　4　　 we look up to, or have looked up to at some point in life, whether it is a respected elder in our family, a trusted friend around us, or a(n)　　5　　 person often appearing on TV screens or magazine covers．

　　It is 　　6　　 having role models and looking up to people that 　　7　　 us．However, how often do you ask yourself, “why is he smarter than me?” or “How did this person achieve such a great 　　8　　 at such a young age?” I went to a great high school that was very 　　9　　 and demanding; I saw many very 　　10　　 student graduate and get into Ivy League a famous school．I also 　　11　　 when I got my math test papers back, I sometimes 　　12　　 why I never got consistent “A” s like the student sitting two seats away from me．

　　However, what I 　　13　　 after entering college was that one should never 　　14　　 their skills or levels of success with other people's．Every single person is 　　15　　 and we all have some sort of unique talent．If you are not good at 　　16　　 or want to improve a specific skill, you have to learn how to be patient and understand your 　　17　　 and try to overcome them．

　　The 　　18　　 is you can all become an honor student if you want to or even improve your running skills．But you have to keep in 　　19　　 that understanding your weaknesses and strength is a very 　　20　　 step in the process．You have to learn how to look at yourself and set goals step by step so that you can track your improvement．

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　　I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文)you will know how to learn English．

　　I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue．　　1　　 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college．I found caring teachers there, who patiently taught me English．This, I think, was a(n)　　2　　 factor(因素)that encouraged me to learn the language．The most important thing, 　　3　　, is to work hard．So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 　　4　　．When I was in London, I 　　5　　 myself to English learning as I wanted to go to university very much．Mastering(精通)the language was the only 　　　6　 to achieve my goal．

　　Now I have 　　7　　 my master’s degree from Oxford University．Looking back,　I 　　8　　 I was quite innocent(天真的), for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 　　9　　．The more fluent I become, the 　　10　　 the language became．One can master it only 　　11　　 years of tireless efforts．

　　Some basic 　　12　　 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are：

　　1．Buy a good dictionary．Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time．

　　2．　　13　　 English newspapers．Don’t forget to check the new words in your dictionary．

　　3．Listen to the radio 　　14　　 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more．

　　4．Talk, talk and talk to anyone at anytime and anywhere．

　　And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的)to make 　　15　　, you will finally correct them and remember them．Soon you will start to become fluent．

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　　What are the basic elements(要素)of good manners? Certainly a strong sense of justice is one; courtesy(谦恭)is often 　　1　　 more than a highly developed sense of fair play．A friend of mine once told me about a time he was 　　3　　 along a narrow, unpaved(未铺柏油的)mountain road．　　3　　 was another car that produced clouds of 　　4　　, and it was a long way to the nearest 　　5　　 highway．Suddenly, at a 　　6　　 place, the car ahead pulled off the road．　　7　　 that its owner might have engine trouble, my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong．“　　8　　,”said the other driver, “but you’ve endured(忍受)my dust this far; I’ll 　　9　　 with yours the rest of the way．”

　　Another element of courtesy is empathy(善解人意), a 　　10　　 that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else, to understand the pain or 　　11　　 there and to do something to minimize it．A man 　　12　　 alone in a restaurant was trying to open the cap of a beer bottle, 　　13　　 he couldn’t do it because of badly injured 　　14　　．He asked a young busboy to help him．The boy took the bottle, turned his back 　　15　　 and loosened the cap without difficulty．Then he 　　16　　 it again．Turning back to the man, he 　　17　　 to make great efforts to open the bottle without success．　　18　　 he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed to loosen it－but only with a pair of pliers(钳子)．

　　Yet another element of politeness is the ability to treat all people 　　19　　, in spite of all status or importance．　　20　　 when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners．You may also be astonished to find out what they really are．

　　Courtesy is the key to a happier world．

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　　As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul．It can 　　1　　 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way．It can be the 　　2　　 for each child to find their light．I would like to 　　3　　 a story about it．

　　For a few years I was 　　4　　 with the opportunity to teach disabled students．One of my most 　　5　　 students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak．We 　　6　　 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to 　　7　　 on my lap(膝上)．One of her favorite songs was "John the Rabbit．" It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students 　　8　　 twice while singing the repeating phrase, "Oh, yes! " Vanessa liked to 　　9　　 her hands together with mine and clap with me．We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together．But she 　　10　　 said or sang a word．

　　One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, 　　11　　 me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words " Oh, yes 1" I opened my mouth in 　　12　　 and for that moment I was the one who could not speak．When my heart 　　13　　 started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 　　14　　 Through music, we had made an awesome connection．

　　Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town．She waved with a big 　　15　　 on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had 　　16　　 so many times in our music class．The little girl, 　　17　　 her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever．Every child has the 　　18　　 to learn and grow．It is up to us to 　　19　　 the way to reach each and every one of our students．We all must find each child's 　　20　　．

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　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be 　　1　　 fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to fight the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．