“A”forAttitudeEnglishwasalwaysmyfavoritesubject.InmyfreshmanyearofhighschoolIcouldwriteakillercomposition.Inmysecondyearmyteachermetogivespellingteststotheclass.Ihadatimeofmyjuni

　　“A”forAttitude

　　Englishwasalwaysmyfavoritesubject.InmyfreshmanyearofhighschoolIcouldwriteakillercomposition.Inmysecondyearmyteachermetogivespellingteststotheclass.Ihadatimeofmyjunioryear.MrsAlexandermetositatherdeskandtakeovertheclasswhenshehadtoleavetheroom.OnlymyseniorEnglishclasswasaswehadateacherrightoutofcollegewhoexpectedwork.Everystudentreceiveda"C"or"D"gradethefirstquarter.ButEnglishwasstillmyfavoritesubject.

　　Igraduatedfromhighschoolearlyandhadchildren.aboutmyEnglishIoftenhelpedmykidswiththeirEnglishhomework.AndIwrotelongarticlesandbeautifulpoetryasacolumnistforanewspaper.FifteenyearslaterIwenttocollegeandbecauseIhadbeenan"A"studentIremainedan"A"student.Iuptomyownexpectations.

　　YesterdayImyhighschoolreportcardswhenIwasreadingoldpapers.Thatbundleofreportcardsbacktheolddays.Irememberedsittinginmyadvisor'sofficeexplainingthatIhadalwaysbeatEnglishandrecommendingthatIdidnotdeservea'"D"fromthatinexperiencedteacherofmysenioryear.Theadvisorwasbutunabletochangea（an）.Readingthroughmyoldreportcardsrevealedsomethingelsetoo.Iwantedtothemorhidethem.Iwasnotan"A"studentinhighschoolEnglish!SomehowIhadmyselfofthiswhenthegradesclearlyreflectedanaveragestudentwithan"A"or"B"butmostly"C”S.

　　HadIliveduptothosegradesandmyselfaccordingtothoselettersIwouldhaveneverconfidentlysoughtmywritingcareer.HadImyearlygradesinsteadofmyselfIwouldhaveallowedmyfearoffailuretoenthusiasmanddamagemycreativity.InsteadImyyoungerselfasan"A"Englishstudentexceptforthatundeserved"D".

　　1.A.scoldedB.allowedC.orderedD.reminded

　　2.A.badB.complexC.terribleD.wonderful

　　3.A.approvedB.appointedC.expectedD.urged

　　4.A.flexibleB.creativeC.disappointingD.controversial

　　5.A.college-levelB.basedC.difficultD.easy

　　6.A.marriedB.workedC.succeededD.progressed

　　7.A.SadB.ConfidentC.AnxiousD.Curious

　　8.A.addedB.livedC.grewD.went

　　9.A.countedB.rememberedC.approachedD.discovered

　　10.A.broughtB.turnedC.heldD.kept