MyTeacherintheSchoolofLife
IspenttheopeningdayofschoolthisyearatDeMathaCatholicHighSchoolinmuchthesamewayIspentthefirstdayofclasses__1__30yearsago;IsatinDr.CharlesE.Offutt'sBritishliteratureclasslisteningtohim__2__whathisseniorswouldlearnandgettingthemexcitedaboutthejourneytheywould__3__I'mprincipal(校长)oftheschoolnowbutforafewminutesIwasbackin1975__4__whatthefutureheld.
IhavebeenlearningfromDr.Offuttfor30ofthe51yearshehasbeenteachingatDeMatha.Henotonlytaughtmetothinkhe__5__measmuchbyexampleas__6__thatitwasmymoraldutytodosoandtoserve__7__.
Neitherofuscouldknowhowour__8__woulddevelopovertheyears.WhenIfirstcamebacktoDeMathatoteachEnglishIworkedforDr.Offuttthendepartmentchair.AfterseveralyearsIwas__9__departmentchairandourrelationshipchanged__10__.Ithoughtthatitmightbe__11__chairingthedepartmentsinceallofmyformerEnglishteacherswerestilltherebutDr.Offutt__12__methroughout.Heknewwhentogiveme__13__ aboutcurriculumtextsandpersonnelandwhentoletmedesignmyowncourse.
In1997IneededhisadviceaboutleavingDeMathatobecomeprincipalatanotherschool.IfhehadaskedmetostayatDeMathaImighthave.__14__heencouragedmetoseizethenew__15__.
FiveyearsagoIbecame__16__ofDeMatha.OnceagainDr.OffuttwasthereformelettingmeknowthatIcould__17__onhimasItriedtofillsuchbigshoes.I'velearnedfromhimthatgreatteachershavea(n)__18__wealthoflessonstoteach.__19__hisstudentsdon'tknowityetIknowhow__20__theyare;I'mstilloneofthem.
1.A.mostlyB.exactlyC.only D.simply
2.A.explaining B.predicting C.speakingD.teaching
3.A.keep B.achieve C.chooseD.take
4.A.preparing B.discovering C.wondering D.realizing
5.A.assistedB.reminded C.advisedD.convinced
6.A.words B.action C.explanation D.models
7.A.theothers B.everyone C.others D.anyone
8.A.relationship B.positionC.situation D.condition
9.A.appointed B.namedC.givenD.taken
10.A.alreadyB.yet C.stillD.again
11.A.foolishB.surprising C.uncertainD.chall