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I looked at the words on the page. I knew how to say them, but my __1__ wouldn't work. It was my first class in this new school, so nobody here knew me. My teacher just asked me to read some text out loud. The whole class was waiting for me __2__. I could even hear my heartbeats.
I just sat there. Seconds passed. Some students started to __3__. "What's wrong with her?" one boy said. "Maybe she can't read at all." said another boy.
"Just open your mouth and speak!" I told myself. I tried to get the words out. But the first was always the __4__. The teacher was waiting. More of my classmates were making fun of me. I wanted to hide under my desk. I soon felt tears running down ...
I often faced situations like this during grade school. Why? I had a stuttering(结巴) problem. Because of this, I often __5__ at school.
Thankfully, I met a great teacher. Mrs. Brown. She never __6__ me when I was trying to talk. She helped me to relax when I was speaking, and would always wait __7__ for me to finish my sentences.
Mrs. Brown offered me the most encouragement. She always let me know that my stuttering problem didn't mean I wasn't smart. She said, "Your brain is moving too fast, and your mouth just can't keep up!" Those simple words made me feel __8__ and encouraged.
Great changes happened to me. When I entered high school. I almost __9__ stuttering. In college, I had no trouble at all. As a child, I never imagined that I would become a __10__ just like Mrs. Brown, passing love and care on to my students.
( ) 1. A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. head
( ) 2. A. noisily B. silently C. proudly D. confidently
( ) 3. A. suggest B. encourage C. laugh D. support
( ) 4. A. hardest B. easiest C. funniest D. busiest
( ) 5. A. normal B. convenient C. surprised D. embarrassed
( ) 6. A. praised B. rushed C. comforted D. opened
( ) 7. A. sadly B. angrily C. patiently D. happily
( ) 8. A. loved B. hated C. refused D. avoided
( ) 9. A. started B. stopped C. doubled D. continued
( ) 10. A. student B. manager C. volunteer D. teacher