I still remember my kindergarten teacher Mrs．White． She looked just like Snow White， because she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair．

We used to（1） 　　a lot． And I would show what I wrote to Mrs． White for correction． She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it． But she never made any red correction and she always gave a star． I was feeling （2） 　　of my writing each time I got a star． But it （3） 　　my mother． So one day when she met Mrs． White at a parent﹣teacher meeting， Mom asked her why she never corrected my（4） 　　and why she never said no to her child．

Mrs．White said，"The children are just beginning to get excited （5） 　　using words． Spelling and grammar can wait． We can't stop that（6） 　　with a red pen． ^"As it was a long time ago？ my mother could only remember the main idea of what Mrs． White said about my writing． However， I grew up learning to use words with loving care and （7） 　　like that．

If Mrs．White had used her red pen more often，I probably wouldn't be telling you about this now． Whenever I（8） 　　on those encouraging stars from Mrs． White， I feel they just look like real ones in the night sky﹣bright， shiny， and guiding me on my way somewhere． I do believe she was such a wonderful teacher， who tried to （9） 　　a red pen less to keep the joy， wonder and excitement in a child's mind．

Thanks to Mrs．White，I have no fear about （10） 　　Also，I'm not afraid of any mistake in my life!

提示词：kindergarten 幼儿园；confidence 自信

（1）A．run	B．write	C． cry	D．speak
（2）A．lonely	B．tired	C． proud	D．helpless
（3）A．protected	B．worried	C． pleased	D．relaxed
（4）A．spirits	B．pictures	C． messages	D．mistakes
（5）A．about	B．of	C． up	D．down
（6）A．correction	B．interest	C． excitement	D．habit
（7）A．sadness	B．fear	C． confidence	D．pains
（8）A．look back	B．put up	C． hear from	D．come over
（9）A．use	B．show	C． buy	D．make
（10）A．listening	B．speaking	C． reading	D．writing

科目 英语   题型 填空题   难度 中等

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