1 . The brown bear was walking quietly behind the pink duck, ready to put his paws around her neck and throw her into a pot of boiling soup.

We turned the _________. While I laughed quietly at the _________ of a bear boiling water to _________ a duck, I lifted my head to find little Victoria sat huddled (蜷缩的) next to my arm, honestly _________ to turn the page and find her favorite pink creature in a bear’s _________.

My mind began to wander. I _________ the Thursday when Victoria ran into the reading room showing a golden certificate from her _________. “Best reader,” it glistened (闪光). A smile came across my face as I looked into the eyes of the7-year-old who just last year had been _________ in first grade _________ her reading was not up to standard.

It was the same __________ that had filled my face six months before, when Victoria joined the __________ program. After spending the first session responding to a stream of questions, I __________ that Victoria’s talkative nature and __________ for answers overshadowed her desire to __________ and read. I __________ her energy and great curiosity and fueled it with my own enthusiasm. For every __________ she presented, I took her to scan the library shelves __________ a related book. I watched her eyes grow with excitement as I __________ helped her press through the stories, a journey in search of her __________.

Though I go in the library each week to be these kids’ __________, I come out, having been their student. They have introduced me to a side of me I never realized existed.