InhighschoolIhadamathteacher,Mrs．Davies,whotookherjobs...

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In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs．Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment． Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach． One of her 1was for students who were more advanced academically． I chose to 2it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head． I 3with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort

One Friday we were tested 4our ability to use a theorem（定理） that no one in the class thoroughly understood． The teacher would 5our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations（公式符號）． I was absolutely 6． Finally, I didn't use the required theorem． Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an 7． I knew I had failed because I hadn't done the 8assignment．l became resigned to my fate．

Our test papers were 9back the following Monday． Everyone received a "C" except for me To my surprise, I received an "A"． I 10that there must be a mistake． I watched 11as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test 12back． She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, 13the class how I had arrived at the correct answer． "Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer," she said with confidence． 14I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed genuinely proud of how I'd worked through the problem． The class saw her fold my test paper and put it into her textbook． She announced that it would be 15with future classes

My teacher would have been justified in giving me a 16grade． Instead, she used the 17to deeply influence a student who often struggled． And after forty years, I still cherish the 18． It helped change my self-image． I 19up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure． She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to 20．Thank you, Mrs．Davies．

1.A． ways B． tasks C．tests D． classes

2.A． run B． take C．teach D． like

3.A． compared B． struggled C．connected D． argued

4.A． on B． at C．of D． for

5.A． explain B． collect C．print D． grade

6.A． tired B． curious C．lost D． content

7.A． effect B． end C．answer D． interest

8.A． completed B． proved C．fixed D． required

9.A． handed B． held C．thrown D． dated

10.A． hoped B． assumed C．declared D． dreamed

11.A． angrily B． regretfully C．disappointedly D． nervously

12.A． paper B． score C．question D． method