I was standing in a class of wild 15-year-old girls. They threw paper and shouted with ______.They wouldn’t listen to me. I was 23 and I didn’t know what I was doing. I never wanted to teach. I wanted to be a ______. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teacher.
My efforts at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the staff room red with anger. The other teachers weren’t ______. “That’s 4B, the worst class in the school,” one said. I was afraid of our next meeting, but I couldn’t give up ______ I needed the job. I gave up formal(正规) lessons. ______, I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and ______ stories about their lives. I was fascinated, so I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems. As time went on, their articles became ______ between us. I admired their humor, and I think they valued my interest in their lives.
The musician My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a live performance. ______ lived just a few subway stops from the West End, but none had ever been there. I asked if they’d like to see the music. They thought I was ______ because no teachers had ever suggested taking them out. A few weeks later,4B and I were sitting in a ______. It was the highlight of their year and they ______ it for days. Near the end of the term, someone knocked at the door of the staff room. The two most rebellious(叛逆的) girls in 4B were there with ______. I was proud to know I had touched their lives. I ______ getting along with children.
When I returned to Australia several years later, I ______ wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped dreaming and started writing. My first story was titled My Fair Ladies. ______ wasn’t the end of my writing experience. It was the beginning.
11. A.laughter | B.interest | C.light |
12. A.musician | B.writer | C.dancer |
13. A.angry | B.surprised | C.helpful |
14. A.though | B.because | C.before |
15. A.Luckily | B.Suddenly | C.Instead |
16. 17. A.notices | B.bridges | C.performances |
18. 19. A.joking | B.hiding | C.relaxing |
20. A.subway | B.theater | C.classroom |
21. A.deal with | B.talked about | C.looked for |
22. A.glasses | B.tickets | C.flowers |
23. A.imagined | B.enjoyed | C.stopped |
24. 25. A.Playing | B.Talking | C.Teaching |