I strongly believe the right words at just the right time could change someone's life．

When I was 3 years old，my parents（16）　　I was totally deaf．But from the third grade，they decided to put me in a "mainstream" school where all of my classmates had          （17）　　hearing．So I was the only deaf child at Blue Creek Elementary School．From the first day there，the other kids often（18）　　me and called me names mainly because of my hearing aid（助听器）and the way I talked．

I was（19）　　throughout elementary school．Besides the problems of "fitting in" with the other students，I also had（20）　　with most of my schoolwork．

One morning，Mrs. Jordan，my fifth﹣grade teacher，asked（21）　　a question in her math class．She was a large woman with a（22）　　that bounced off the walls of her tiny classroom，and it could even spread to the hallway．

I（23）　　her lips（嘴唇）and immediately raised my hand．For once I knew the answer!（24）　　I was afraid when she called on me．Then I answered her question（25）　　．I will never forget what happened next．

Mrs Jordan pointed directly at me．With sparking（闪光的）eyes and a wide（26）　　，she cried，"THAT'S RIGHT，STEPHEN!"

For the first time in my young life，I became a shining star．I had（27）　　been so excited before!

Right then and there I made a（28）　　that I would make a place for myself in this world．No matter how many difficulties I might（29）　　in life，I knew I could overcome them．

A simple three﹣word phrase had totally（30）　　my young life，"THAT'S RIGHT，STEPHEN!"、

16．A．explained	B．heard	C．discovered	D．agreed
17．A．normal	B．poor	C．stranme	D．special
18．A．thought of	B．laughed at	C．heard of	D．looker after
19．A．excited	B．pleased	C．surprised	D．worrid
20．A．practice	B．experience	C．progress	D．trouble
21．A．us	B．them	C．me	D．her
22．A．body	B．mouth	C．voice	D．look
23．A．found	B．read	C．followed	D．touched
24．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．Or
25．A．happily	B．quietly	C．luckily	D．nervously
26．A．smile	B．heart	C．mind	D．interest
27．A．ofter	B．always	C．never	D．ever
28．A．decision	B．story	C．rule	D．difference
29．A．understand	B．remember	C．imagine	D．meet
30．A．protected	B．changed	C．controlled	D．started．