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　　It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade．Carmen found she couldn't see things 　　1　　 all the time．She became very worried, but she hoped 　　2　　 would know that．When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't 　　3　　．But her mother's mind was made up．

　　Three days later．Carmen got new glasses and instructions 　　4　　．her doctor．"All of the kids will think I'm silly．" Carmen said．Her mother 　　5　　 and shook her head．"You look just as beautiful as before, she said．But Carmen didn't believe her．

　　The next day．Carmen kept the 　　6　　 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard．She stood alone away from her friends, feeling 　　7　　 Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout．

　　Carmen ran over to the other girls．"What's the 　　8　　?" she asked．

　　"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried．"My sister sent it to me from California．It's very 　　9　　 and I can 't lose it．"

　　Carmen and her friends began to 　　10　　 the ring in the grassy area of the playground．Carmen realized that she could do better 　　11　　 she could see better．She took the glasses out and put them on．Everything looked so 　　12　　! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 　　13　　．It was the ring．

　　"Here it is," she shouted．She handed it to Theresa．

　　"Thanks, Carmen," she said．"I 　　14　　 thought we'd find it．" She paused(停顿)．“Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses．They look great!"

　　Carmen had 　　15　　 that she was wearing the new glasses．“Thanks,” she replied．

　　"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all．" Carmen thought．

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　　I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada．There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed(给予某人深刻印象)me even though they are very 　　1　　．

　　When I moved to Canada, I couldn’t even 　　2　　 food on the flight．After two months on an ESL(English as a Second Language)course, I got my first 　　3　　 card．My mark in English was 65．I was very upset．I couldn’t 　　4　　 what would be said at the parent-teacher interview．

　　“Hello!” Mrs Franceschini welcomed my parents．“Richard just came to Canada a few months ago．I am amazed at how his English has 　　5　　 so fast,” she said．“On his first day, he was very shy and only used simple words．Now he can answer and ask questions using whole sentences．”

　　　　6　　 many other Chinese parents, my mom asked if she could give me 　　7　　 homework．“Don’t worry．Richard is already working very hard,” Mrs Franceschini laughed．Then she shook my hand．“Richard, you did a good job．I am 　　8　　 of you!” she said．

　　Back in Shanghai, my teacher Miss Li was very 　　9　　．In a test, my average(平均分)was 97, top of the class．I was proud to take parents to the 　　10　　．

　　Miss Li told my parents：“Feng Yu is doing pretty well．But because of his 　　11　　 he lost 3 points in math．　　12　　, he would be the top of the school．”

　　I thought she was being 　　13　　 to me．But when I was about to leave, I realized Miss Li was very nice．She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card．Her phone number and e-mail address were on the card．“Feng Yu, you are my best student．I 　　14　　 you a successful life,” she wrote．“If you want to talk or need any help, I am always here for you．”

　　Miss Li and Mrs Franceschini are both great teachers, just in different ways．One built up my learning abilities．　　15　　 gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable．I’m proud to have had them as my teachers．