The Belief of a Teacher
When I say all children can learn,people sometimes misunderstand.
They think I am saying that_41_you give a bright kid from a poor family good education,he can succeed.That's absolutely true,but that's not_42_I mean.
I believe that all kids can learn,I believe it,I've seen it and I've even_43_it.
Back in 1975 when I graduated,I worked for emotionally_44_kids,kids that everyone—_45——their parents—had given up on.
What we would do was cook with the kids.These children didn't tell baking powder_46_table salt,but_47_they had eaten a warm biscuit,they wanted to learn how to make some more.
Suddenly,kids who couldn't focus were_48_eyeballing ingredients（配料）as we measured them out,learning _49_math and spelling lessons we could slip in along the way.By the end of the summer,I remember parents _50_ when they saw the progress their children had_51_.
Today I still remember the lesson they taught me: that if we,the adults,can find the right_52_for a child,there's hope for that child's education.
I don't accept excuses about kids not learning.That's_53_the kids with problems are not going to_54_start teaching themselves.We have to help them by finding out what_55_them and exploiting（利用）it shamelessly.
When I was growing up poor,I probably looked like I was heading_56_.And I would have ended up dead or in jail_57_a couple of teachers.They_58_my fascination with reading and made sure I had great books_59_.
Because of that,I have devoted my life to the poorest communities_60_making sure kids like me don't get written off.
(NPR's Tell Me More,November 6,2008.)
41.A.though B.if C.while D.unless
42.A.which B.where C.what D.that
43.A.tasted B.teased C.trusted D.tolerated
44.A.unexpected B.disturbed C.delighted D.unaffected
45.A.never B.always C.even D.ever
46.A.like B.in C.of D.from
47.A.once B.before C.until D.since
48.A.unwillingly B.carefully C.quickly D.strangely
49.A interesting B.complex C.challenging D.simple
50.A.working out B.breaking down C.building up D.pulling up
51.A.made B.searched C.accepted D.provided
52.A.attention B.decision C.motivation D.determination
53.A.how B.when C.why D.Because
54.A.relatively B.suddenly C.finally D.secretly
55.A.upsets B.inspects C.excites D.comforts
56.A.somewhere B.everywhere C.anywhere D.nowhere
57.A.but for B.because of C.regardless of D.except for
58.A.laughed B.shared C.equipped D.spotted
59.A.to read B.read C.reading D.being read
60.A.for B.or C.and D.but