Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name is Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her 36 , but my mother once told me we used to 37 a lot. And I would 38 what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many 39 , but no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with 40 , but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White. She asked her why she never 41 my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong 42 of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just 43 to get excited about using words, about 44 sentences. I don’t want to dampen that 45 with red ink. Spelling and grammar can 46 . The wonder of words won’t …” And maybe she didn’t 47 it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and 48 my mother told me was just what she could remember.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I 49 up learning to use words with loving 50 . I had no qualms (顾虑)about writing what I meant 51 I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I 52 wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look 53 now and think she must have been a rather 54 teacher ——to exercise such red-pen-restraint (不纠错)——to 55 the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.
A.expression B.school C.class D.home
A.sing B.write C.draw D.speak
A.bring back B.hand out C.hand in D.make up
A.signatures B.mistakes C.words D.stars
A.regret B.sadness C.happiness D.worry
A.saw B.found C.changed D.corrected
A.meanings B.spellings C.use D.place
A.beginning B.leading C.happening D.choosing
A.reading B.discovering C.forming D.hearing
A.thought B.patience C.courage D.excitement
A.wait B.advance C.disappear D.return
A.accept B.prove C.agree D.say
A.that B.what C.which D.how
A.grew B.stood C.added D.gave
A.doubt B.ability C.confidence D.opinion
A.as if B.now that C.if only D.even if
A.hardly B.usually C.probably D.actually
A.back B.round C.up D.out
A.beautiful B.interesting C.unusual D.strict
A.show B.let C.enjoy D.allow