I arrived in the classroom, ready to share knowledge and experience with 76 students who would be in my English literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no _36_ about my ability to hold their attention and to __37___ on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

　 I was __38__ when the monitor shouted, “Stand up!” The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat ___39___ about how to get them to sit down again, but ___40___ that embarrassment was over, I quickly regained my ___41__and admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow(发光) which came from a strong ___42__ of achievement.

　 My students kept diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually __43__ by a strong sense of ___44__. The first diary said, “Our foreign teacher didn’t ___45___ us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better.” Greatly ___46___, I read diary after diary, each expressing a __47___ theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I ___48___ the entire philosophical(哲学) framework of western thought and ___49____ the historical background for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How should they say I didn’t teach them anything”

　 It was a long term, and it gradually became clear that my ideas about ___50___ were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to __51___ interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their ___52___. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide exact information as __53___ and clearly as possible. What a ____54___!

　 However, I also learned a lot, and the __55___ with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

36. A. idea　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. difficulty　　　 D. doubt

37. A. impress　　 B. supply　　　　　 C. stress　　　 　D. force

38. A. amused　　 B. frightened　　　　 C. shocked　　　 D. satisfied

39. A. worried　　 B. concerned　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. curious

40. A. once　　　　 B. since　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. because

41. A. belief　　　 B. calmness　　　　 C. courage　　　　 D. ability

42. A. desire　　　 B. emotion　　　　 C. sense　　　　　 D. choice

43. A. changed　　 B. replaced　　　　 C. grown　　　　　 D. reduced

44. A. sadness　　　 B. loneliness　　　　 C. happiness　　　 D. achievements

45. A. give　　 　　B. teach　　　　　 C. share　　　　　 D. show

46. A. excited　　　 B. disappointed　　 C. pleased　　　　　 D. surprised

47. A. hopeful　　　 B. similar　　　　　 C. special　　　　　 D. different

48. A. taught　　　 B. described　　　　 C. supported　　　　 D. spread

49. A. laid　　　　 B. expressed　　　　 C. discussed　　　　 D. advised

50. A. education　　 B. background　　　 C. knowledge　　　 D. diary

51. A. consider　　　 B. settle　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　　 D. raise

52. A. attention　　　 B. lessons　　 　　　C. decision　　　　 D. conclusion

53. A. quickly　　　 B. directly　　　　　 C. frequently　　　 D. occasionally

54. A. difficulty　　 B. surprise　　　　　 C. difference　　　　 D. failure

55. A. feeling　　　 B. enjoyment　　　　 C. chance　　　　　 D. experience

35. ----- How long are you staying?

　　　 ----- I don’t know. ____________.

　　　 A. That’s OK.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Never mind.　

　C. It doesn’t matter.　　　　　　　　 D. It depends

34. A modern city has been set up in _______ was a wasteland ten years ago.

　　　 A. what　　　　　　 B. which　　　 C. that　　　　 D. where

33. It’s very kind of you, but we have no _________ of teachers here.

　　　 A. reason　　　　　 B. lack　　　 C. signs　　　 D. result

32. This hotel __________ me ______ the one where we lived last year.

　　　 A. reminds ; to　 B. remembers; of　　 C. reminds; of　 D. remembers; to

31. If you go by ______ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get ______ fast one.

　　　 A. the; the　　　　　 B. / ; a　　　　 C. the; a　　　　 D. / ; /