It was her giggling (咯咯笑) that drew
my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender (肇事者), I asked for the
36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet
37 between a teacher and a student. When she finally
38 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.” It was a hand-drawn
39 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind,
40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to
41 . I figured I knew the two most likely students who drew the picture. It would do them some
42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it.
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself
43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how
44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason
45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I was seated in the back of the classroom, with tears in my eyes.
As I
46 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing
47 you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I
48 drew the picture, had a list of issues. I was too
49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of
50 my students, I had begun commanding them to
51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was
52 driving them away. I had some apology to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one
53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for
54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the
55 .
1.
| A. note
| B. advice
| C. reason
| D. help
|
2.
| A. battle
| B. competition
| C. argument
| D. conversation
|
3.
| A. took
| B. thought
| C. turned
| D. handed
|
4.
| A. statue
| B. graph
| C. picture
| D. poster
|
5.
| A. otherwise
| B. however
| C. therefore
| D. besides
|
6.
| A. leave
| B. cry
| C. explain
| D. argue
|
7.
| A. good
| B. harm
| C. favor
| D. punishment
|
8.
| A. amused
| B. controlled
| C. uninterested
| D. relaxed
|
9.
| A. meaningful
| B. forgetful
| C. regretful
| D. hurtful
|
10.
| A. aside
| B. above
| C. under
| D. behind
|
11.
| A. wrote
| B. finished
| C. read
| D. collected
|
12.
| A. beyond
| B. from
| C. against
| D. for
|
13.
| A. figured
| B. promised
| C. concluded
| D. confirmed
|
14.
| A. talkative
| B. mean
| C. funny
| D. considerate
|
15.
| A. forcing
| B. encouraging
| C. comforting
| D. teaching
|
16.
| A. appreciate
| B. apologize
| C. promise
| D. succeed
|
17.
| A. actually
| B. normally
| C. immediately
| D. generally
|
18.
| A. decorated
| B. offered
| C. signed
| D. bought
|
19.
| A. thankfulness
| B. pardon
| C. congratulation
| D. communication
|
20.
| A. friendship
| B. education
| C. knowledge
| D. future
|
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ied, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
idn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death.
