The Sixth Time I Went to the Principal's Office

   When I was in the seventh grade，I had problems behaving．My heart was in the right place，but I couldn't always follow the rules．I played many tricks

on my schoolmates．Once，I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention．As a result，I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal（校长）．Although I hated going there，I did not hate the principal，Mr．Ratcliff．

     Mr．Ratcliff was a kind，elderly man．When he spanked（ 打屁股） me for putting some ants into a

classmate's pencil box，it didn't hurt at all，but it did hurt my feelings．I thought so much of him and

moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad．

   When I got called to Mr．Ratcliff's office for the sixth time，I had no idea what I had done．I

felt disappointed as I walked down there．I went into his office，sat down，and looked at the floor．Then he said the last thing I expected to hear："Kevin，I've heard you've been behaving really well lately．I

want you to know how proud I am of you，and I just called you down to my office to give you a

peppermint．"

"Really？"I was surprised．

"Yes．Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class．"

    I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin．When I got into my classroom，I bragged （ 吹嘘） to my classmates about my turnaround，excitedly．I wasn't so bad after all．

     Mr．Ratcliff was really kind．He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior．He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something﹣anything﹣right．Mr．Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love．I will just remember him for the rest of my life．

（1）In his seventh grade，the writer 　　．

A．hated the principal

B．had problems behaving

C．always followed the rules

D．often helped his classmates

（2）How did the writer feel when he went to the principal's office for the sixth time？ 　　

A．Lonely．

B．Excited．

C．Confident．

D．Disappointed．

（3）The sixth time the writer went to the principal's office，he got 　　．

A．a peppermint

B．a model bus

C．a pencil box

D．a coin

（4）The writer will always remember Mr．Ratcliff，because the principal 　　．

A．talked with him in the office

B．played games with him

C．expected him to be a teacher

D．gave him some hope and love．