My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes __1__ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr. Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2__ what his seniors would learn and getting them excited about the journey they would __3__, I'm principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held. I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__. Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt__12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course. In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.
Five years ago, I became __16__ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.
| 小题1: | | A．mostly | B．exactly | C．only | D．simply |
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| 小题2: | | A．explaining | B．predicting | C．speaking | D．teaching |
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| 小题3: | | A．keep | B．achieve | C．choose | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．preparing | B．discovering | C．wondering | D．realizing |
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| 小题5: | | A．assisted | B．reminded | C．advised | D．convinced |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．action | C．explanation | D．models |
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| 小题7: | | A．the others | B．everyone | C．others | D．anyone |
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| 小题8: | | A．relationship | B．position | C．situation | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．appointed | B．named | C．given | D．taken |
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| 小题10: | | A．already | B．yet | C．still | D．again |
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| 小题11: | | A．foolish | B．surprising | C．uncertain | D．challenging |
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| 小题12: | | A．promoted | B．accepted | C．supported | D．welcomed |
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| 小题13: | | A．advice | B．information | C．notice | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．Furthermore | D．Instead |
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| 小题15: | | A．choice | B．opportunity | C．occupation | D．possibility |
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| 小题16: | | A．teacher | B．principal | C．officer | D．clerk |
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| 小题17: | | A．live | B．look | C．depend | D．take |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．little | C．valuable | D．endless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Even if | C．Unless | D．Until |
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| 小题20: | | A．fortunate | B．curious | C．innocent | D．satisfied |
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