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One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 AM history class to fulfill a requirement.It was
__
1__ to get up for that class, but every morning I would __
2__ the cold winds and went to the lecture.
The professor for the class would step __
3__ into the room.He was terribly nervous about the class and
always fixed his eyes on his book, never __
4__ us.
I felt that I needed to do something to __
5__ the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture
to ask him, __
6__ me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close.The first time I raised my hand,
he was surprised but was obviously pleased to have a question to answer.In fact, his answers were
always __
7__.
I continued to do this every day.The professor seemed to become a bit more relaxed and some
students even joined in.In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a(n)
__
8__ in his field.
On the last day of class we __
9__ our books and headed out.The professor stepped directly in front
of me, with obvious effort, putting out his hand.He said, " __
10__ you for making my class so interesting, " shaking my hand and smiling.I was so __
11__.To me, it had been a pleasant way to __
12__ the time
in his lesson.I had no idea that my __
13__ had any effect on him or the others at all.
That __
14__ has stayed with me for 30 years, I don't recall the facts I learned in his class, but I'll
never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the __
15__ of acts of kindness, intended or not.
( )1. A. natural ( )2. A. slow ( )3. A. shyly ( )4. A. looking down at ( )5. A. ignore ( )6. A. forcing ( )7. A. boring ( )8. A. farmer ( )9. A. read ( )10. A. Thank ( )11. A. honest ( )12. A. save ( )13. A. stories ( )14. A. moment ( )15. A. concept |
B. traditional B. brave B. happily B. looking up at B. delay B. allowing B. interesting B. fool B. copied B. Forgive B. nervous B. forget B. questions B. opinion B. reward |
C. possible C. lower C. proudly C. getting along with C. stop C. advising C. puzzling C. expert C. ordered C. Blame C. surprised C. spare C. appearance C. suggestion C. price |
D. hard D. warm D. hurriedly D. getting in touch with D. understand D. persuading D. worrying D. actor D. gathered D. Praise D. disappointed D. pass D. care D. wish D. power |