Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a　 36 　part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 　37　 right to our children.

When I see a child 　38　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

　　 Donnie was my youngest third grader. His　 39 　of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40 　answered questions - he might be wrong.

I tried my best to build his　 41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned (安排)to our classroom.

　 　She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 　her.

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43　 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 　the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed the third problem.

　 　My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face　 46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

　 "Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear?stained face from his arms. "I’ve got something to48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

　 　"See these 49 , Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? That’s because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 51　 learn to do, too."

　 　She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53　 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

　 　The pencil became Donnie’s　 54 　possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 55　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes - as long as you erase them and try again.

36. A. small　　 　　 　　 B. basic　 　　　 　　 C. necessary　 　　　 　　　　 D. large

37. A. correct 　　 　　 B. same　 　　　 　　 C. important　 　　　 　　　　 D. natural

38. A. suffering　　　 　　 B. object　 　 　　　　　 C. fall　　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. subject

39. A. fear　　　 　　 　　 B. lesson 　 　　　　　 C. chance　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　 D. sense

40. A. always　 　　 　　 B. often　 　　　 　　 C. never　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. seldom

41. A. self－protection　 B. self－improvement　　 C. self－confidence　　 D. self－learning

42. A. respected　　 　　 B. disliked　　　 　 　　 C. avoided　　　 　　　　　 　 D. mined

43. A. worked out　 　　 B. copied 　 　　　　　 C. gone over　 　　　 　　　　 D. leaned

44. A. left　　　 　　　　 　　 B. offered　　　 　 　　 C. missed　　　 　　　　 　　　　　 D. parted

45. A. surprise　　　 　　 　　 B. astonishment　　　 　 C. anger　　　 　　　 　　　　 D. tears

46. A. darkened　　　 　　 B. brightened　 　 　　 C. pulled　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. loosened

47. A. lifting　　 　　 　　 B. picking　　　 　 　　 C. holding　　　 　　　　　 　 D. pushing

48. A. help　　　 　　 　　 B. show　 　　　 　　 C. reward　　　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. promise

49. A. pencils　 　　 　　 B. mistakes　　 　 　　 C. marks 　　　　　 　　　　 D. containers

50. A. used　　 　　 　　 B. built　　 　　　 　　 C. worn　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. damaged

51. A. may　　　 　　 　　 B. must　 　　　 　　 C. will　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. can

52. A. my　　　 　　　　 　　 B. someone’s　 　 　　 C. the teacher’s　　　 　　　 　 D. your

53. A. still　　　 　　 　　 B. also　　 　　　 　　 C. even　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. not

54. A. prized　 　　 　　 B. own　　 　　　 　　 C. kept　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. expected

55. A. warned　　　 　　 B. informed　　 　 　　 C. persuaded　 　　　 　　　　 D. reminded

35. - We didn’t find the Blacks _____ the lecture.

- No one had told him about ____ a lecture the following day.

A. to attend; there to be　 B. attending; there being 　 C. attended; there be　 D. attend; there was

34. - Which of those electronic dictionaries do you like most?

- ____. They are both expensive and of little use.

A. None　　　　　 B. Both　　　　　　　　　 C. Neither　　　　　　　 D. All

33. After __ seemed an endless effort, the patient was finally able to carry out __ seemed a perfect normal walk.

A. what; what　 　　　　　　　 B. that; that　　　　　　 　　　 C. it; that　　　　　　　 　　　 D. which; it

32. - Mike, what did our monitor say just now?

- Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who ______ to visit the museum _____ asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

A. is; is　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are; are　　　　　　　　　　 C. is; are　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are; is

31.The recent information has been put forward _ more high school graduates will be admitted into universities.

A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

30. It seems water _____ from this tap for some time. We’ll have to take it apart to put it right.

A. had leaked　　 　　 　　　 B. is leaking　　 　　 C. leaked 　 　 D. has been leaking