I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new1, and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting.2he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his3.

So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely4 for her lisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said, surprising me beyond speech.5me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he6me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had7spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the8I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

 sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour,9what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without10knowing it? What I finally came to11was one day, several months before, when some students were12reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke13, and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had sai, "Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the14one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the15of the room." That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention,16more, and became happy. And it was all because he17to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed18was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most19lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came20and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1．	A． cleaner B． reporter C． monitor D． teacher

2．	A． Or B． And C． But D． So

3．	courage abilities feelings dream

desperate

responsible

unprepared

unsuitable

Because of

In spite of

Apart from

As for

loved

envied

pleased

criticized

gradually

constantly

recently

obviously

self-respect

self-doubt

self-pity

self-defence

imagining

observing

wondering

regretting

also

even

always

still

expect

remember

believe

accept

writing

reviewing

editing

giving

quietly

repeatedly

quickly

firmly

lucky

lonely

only

likely

entrance

middle

front

back

slept

smiled

shouted

quarreled

intended

pretended

refused

happened

change

praise

thanks

visits

difficult

painful

valuable

enjoyable

early

slowly

frequently

occasionally