5、My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes   1     30 years ago ; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class , listening to him    2    what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would   3     . I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975,   4    what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha . He not only taught me to think , he    5    me , as much by example as    6    , that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve    7    .

Neither of us could know how our    8    would develop over the years . When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English . I worked for Dr Offutt , the then department chair . After several years , I was    9    department chair , and our relationship changed   10     . I thought that it might be    11    chairing the department , since all of my former English teachers were still there , but Dr Offutt   12     me throughout . He knew when to give me    13    about curriculum , texts and personnel , and when to let me design my own course .

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school . If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha , I might have .  14     , he encouraged me to seize the new    15    .

Five years ago, I became the   16     of DeMatha . Once again , Dr Offutt was there for me , letting me know that I could   17     on him as I tried to fill such big shoes . I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (an)   18    wealth of lessons to teach .   19    his students don’t know it yet , I know how    20    they are ; I’m still one of them .

1．A．mostly                 B．exactly               C．only                   D．simply

2．A．explain                 B．predict                C．speak                 D．teach

3．A．keep                    B．achieve               C．choose               D．take

4．A．preparing              B．discovering         C．wondering          D．realizing

5．A．assisted                B．reminded            C．advised               D．convinced

6．A．words                  B．action                 C．explanation         D．models

7．A．the others             B．everyone             C．others                D．anyone

8．A．relationship           B．position              C．situation             D．condition

9．A．pointed                 B．named                C．given                  D．taken

10．A．already               B．yet                     C．still                     D．again

11．A．foolish                B．surprising           C．uncertain            D．challenging

12．A．promoted            B．accepted             C．supported            D．welcomed

13．A．advice                B．information         C．notice                 D．thought

14．A．Otherwise           B．Therefore           C．Furthermore       D．Instead

15．A．choice                B．opportunity         C．occupation          D．possibility

16．A．teacher               B．principal             C．officer                D．clerk

17．A．live                    B．look                   C．depend               D．take

18．A．rich                    B．little                    C．valuable              D．endless

19．A．Once                  B．Even if               C．Unless                D．Until

20．A．fortunate       B．curious           C．innocent         D．satisfied