straight at me."Young lady,I would like to see you after school." Later Miss Jordan 5 in a low,but very firm voice that showed she expected me to listen when she was talking.For 6 she told me to write a thousand words essay on education and its effect on the economy(经济).She wanted it in by the following Wednesday.
Well,I met my deadline.I was 7 .It was a good paper.And I expected a sign of 8 from her.The next day in class, 9 ,she was looking at me over her glasses.She called me forward and 10 my paper."Go back and rewrite," she said."Remember,each paragraph is supposed to begin with a topic sentence." When she gave my paper back a second time,she 11 the grammer.The third time,the spelling.The fourth time,it was punctuation.The fifth,it wasn't neat enough.I was 12 !
The sixth time,I rewrote the whole paper 13 ,in ink,leaving generous space.When she saw it,she removed her glasses and smiled.She finally 14 the paper.After that,I put the whole thing out of my 15 .
Two or three months passed.One day Miss Jordan came into the class and said to us,"Class,do you still 16 an essay contest held citywide?They've announced the 17 .I am happy to inform you that Mary has won the third prize in the essay contest-'On the Impact of Education on the Economy'."
I was amazed and 18 .It was the first time I had ever won a prize.Years later,I told a reporter that story,and my comments-including my unfriendly 19 of Miss Jordan's appearance.Miss Jordan wrote me,and said that her appearance wasn't what was important.What was important was the 20 I had learnt.When I wrote and rewrote that paper for her,I began to learn how to discipline myself.
1.A.openminded B.strict
C.careful D.coldhearted
2.A.look B.shape
C.style D.character
3.A.guess B.believe
C.imagine D.realize
4.A.waving B.laughing
C.staring D.running
C.explained D.apologized
6.A.objection B.motivation
C.punishment D.encouragement
7.A.confident B.concerned
C.nervous D.helpful