I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.
I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.
Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.
The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D-  , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .
That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
【小题1】Where was Mr Young different from others?

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The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don’t know h 【小题1】   to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.
One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could a 【小题2】  at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i 【小题3】   would be better to ring him up. I r 【小题4】  him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried a 【小题5】  and this time I got an answer from him.
I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said--at 1 【小题6】  I thought he said--he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found n 【小题7】 in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I s 【小题8】  , “You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!”
Here w 【小题9】  his answer, “No, I said: ‘I will NOT be at home all afternoon.’”
I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What e 【小题10】  could I do? Nothing!

 I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.

One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.

I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.

The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.

After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.

I looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”

He looked at me, and said nothing.

“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.

Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.

The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D-  , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .

That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.

1.Where was Mr Young different from others?

A．He had only nine fingers in all.

B．He played jokes with students.

C．He usually gave higher mark to students.

D．He taught Maths in an interesting way.

2.What would happen to the writer if he got another E?

A．He would be asked to leave school.

B．He might be punished by his parents.

C．He would not be allowed to play any more.

D．He would be laughed at by other students.

3.The writer got a Math D- at last because            .

A．he achieved a higher level after working hard

B．Mr Young was afraid of being made fun of again

C．Mr Young knew the trouble of being poor in mind

D．Mr Young thanked him for telling him the opinions of students

4.The story tells us that              .

A．students should respect(尊敬) the disabled teachers

B．teachers should treat all the students fairly

C．students need to be cared for in their study,

D．teachers should have an understanding of the students

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The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don’t know h  1   to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.

One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could a  2  at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i  3   would be better to ring him up. I r  4  him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried a 5  and this time I got an answer from him.

I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said--at 1  6  I thought he said--he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found n  7 in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I s  8  , “You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!”

Here w  9  his answer, “No, I said: ‘I will NOT be at home all afternoon.’”

I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What e  10  could I do? Nothing!