2 . My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised,and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.
1. A.improve | B.encourage | C.push | D.drive |
2. A.advised | B.promised | C.allowed | D.begged |
3. A.bought | B.agreed | C.rejected | D.met |
4. A.standard | B.Age | C.budget | D.basis |
5. A.will | B.cleverness | C.generosity | D.bravery |
6. A.likes | B.hates | C.attends | D.misses |
7. A.annoyed | B.excited | C.surprised | D.worried |
8. A.remarkable | B.favorable | C.honorable | D.entire |
9. A.struggled | B.intended | C.failed | D.continued |
10. A.regret | B.surprise | C.frustration | D.pleasure |
11. A.interested | B.concerned | C.moved | D.wrong |
12. A.working | B.caring | C.rising | D.beginning |
13. A.lift up | B.stay up | C.sit up | D.get up |
14. A.cooperation | B.relationship | C.interaction | D.discussion |
15. A.precious | B.interesting | C.obvious | D.primary |
16. A.questions | B.requests | C.demands | D.expectations |
17. 18. A.marked | B.accepted | C.earned | D.left |
19. A.clearly | B.strongly | C.yet | D.still |
20. A.mass | B.magic | C.handwriting | D.plan |