I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,
36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my
37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should
38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew
39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her
40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to
41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how
42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl’s
43 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it
44 !" I began to take
45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing --- only things to be
46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and
47 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was
48 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team
50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also
51 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be
53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her
54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 .
| 小题2: | | A．opinion | B．impression | C．information | D．intention |
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| 小题3: | | A．make | B．keep | C．handle | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题5: | | A．questions | B．comments | C．explanations | D．remarks |
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| 小题6: | | A．hold | B．follow | C．evaluate | D．form |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．lively | C．reliable | D．punctual |
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| 小题8: | | A．message | B．motto | C．saying | D．suggestion |
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| 小题9: | | A．again | B．more | C．instead | D．later |
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| 小题10: | | A．steps | B．control | C．charge | D．risks |
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| 小题11: | | A．improved | B．acted | C．looked | D．reflected |
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| 小题12: | | A．easily | B．carefully | C．confidently | D．proudly |
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| 小题13: | | A．introduced | B．recognized | C．identified | D．considered |
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| 小题14: | | A．confirmed | B．decided | C．realized | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题16: | | A．developed | B．discovered | C．took | D．fostered |
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| 小题17: | | A．accept | B．care | C．judge | D．wonder |
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| 小题18: | | A．bored | B．lazy | C．sad | D．afraid |
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小题19:A. trust B. patience C. curiosity Do interest
| 小题20: | | A．accessible | B．enjoyable | C．possible | D．favorable |
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