供稿：陶藝丞

Each of us fails from time to time.If we are wise,having enough experience and knowledge,we regard these failures as _____1_____ important part of learning.

My student Jeremy was in Grade Three.His worry about failure kept him away from classroom games which _____2_____ children enjoyed.He seldom answered my questions in class,because he was afraid of _____3_____ mistakes.I tried my best to build his self-confidence.But _____4_____ changed until midterm,when a new teacher Mary came.She was _____5_____ smart and pretty that everyone in our school loved her.Jeremy _____6_____ to her as well.

One day,students were doing math problems at the blackboard.Jeremy copied problems _____7_____.But he missed the fourth problem _____8_____ was quite easy and began to cry.

I didn’t know what to do.Suddenly,a smile appeared on Mary’s face.From the desk she got a box which was _____9_____ pencils.“Look at these,Jeremy,”she continued,“They are _____10_____.See how the erasers are worn?That’s because I make mistakes too._____11_____ I make a mistake,I always erase it and try again.That’s what you must _____12_____ to do,too.”

She tapped him on the shoulder and _____13_____ up.“Here,”she said,“I will leave one of these pencils on your desk.You should know _____14_____ everybody makes mistakes,even teachers.”Jeremy smiled.

The pencil became Jeremy’s prize.It made him _____15_____ the meaning of making mistakes——it’s all right to make mistakes,as long as you erase them and try.

1.A.a B.an C.the D./

2.A.other B.another C.the others D.others

3.A.make B.makes C.making D.made

4.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

5.A.very B.quite C.so D.such

6.A.attracts B.attracted C.is attracted D.was attracted

7.A.carefully B.careful C.care D.careless

8.A.what B.that C.how D.why

9.A.full with B.fill of C.filled with D.fill with

10.A.my B.me C.I D.mine

11.A.Until B.So C.Before D.When

12.A.learn B.to learn C.learning D.learned

13.A.stand B.stood C.standing D.will stand

14.A.which B.how C.what D.that

15.A.understood B.to understand C.understanding D.understand

【語篇解讀角】

本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述犯錯誤是人們學(xué)習(xí)、成長過程中的一部分，我們不要害怕犯錯誤。作者通過具體事例說明應(yīng)如何對待犯錯誤的孩子，如何鼓勵他們并培養(yǎng)他們的自信心。