The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room. For a moment there was . Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to him.”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs. Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the ,” the other woman replied. “Tom is my best student. The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets done. He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised he did now.”
before had Mrs. Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. “Have you with him about it?” she asked.
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I that clear the first day for class. When the course started , he did so that I considered asking the to give him a scholarship (奖学金). But now he even in class! I’ve never seen such a in a student.”
“You should have a with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of story.”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and all about it. He was studying all day and most of the night in a factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the and sometimes could hardly keep . Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a and he was able to give up his and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies .
A.distance B.silence C.pleasure D.delight
A.fail B.teach C.beat D.tell
A.lesson B.thing C.trouble D.boy
A.homework B.housework C.cleaning D.washing
A.some B.plenty C.any D.lots
A.even B.if C.though D.when
A.Long B.Until C.Ever D.Never
A.quarreled B.talked C.dealt D.discussed
A.said B.thought C.required D.made
A.quickly B.often C.much D.well
A.school B.class C.others D.parents
A.talks B.sleeps C.laughs D.walks
A.matter B.change C.habit D.way
A.lesson B.look C.talk D.meeting
A.studied B.got C.learned D.understood
A.sleeping B.working C.spending D.staying
A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
A.silent B.clean C.warm D.awake
A.scholarship B.room C.teacher D.position
A.education B.sleep C.job D.pay