【阅读理解。Hesaystheproblemwithteachersis"Whatwillakidlearnfromsomeonewhochosetobecomeateacher?"Heremindstheotherdinnergueststhatit'struewhattheysayaboutteachers:Thosewhocando;thosewhocan'】
阅读理解。
Hesaystheproblemwithteachersis"Whatwillakidlearnfromsomeonewhochosetobecomea
teacher?"Heremindstheotherdinnergueststhatit'struewhattheysayaboutteachers:Thosewhocan
do;thosewhocan'tteach.
Idecidetobitemytongueinsteadofbitinghisandstopmyselffromremindingtheotherdinnerguests
thatit'salsotruewhattheysayaboutlawyers-thattheymakemoneyfromthemisfortuneofothers.
"Imeanyou'reateacherTaylor'"hesaystome."Behonest.Whatdoyoumake?"
Iwishhehadn'taskedmetobehonestbecausenowIhavetoteachhimalesson.
YouwanttoknowwhatImake?
Imakekidsworkharderthantheyeverthoughttheycould.
IcanmakeaC+feellikeagreatachievementandanA-feellikeafailure.
Howdareyouwastemytimewithanythinglessthanyourverybest?
ImakeparentstrembleinfearwhenIcallthem:
IhopeIhaven'tcalledatabadtime
IjustwantedtotalktoyouaboutsomethingBillysaidtoday.
Billysaid"Leavethekidalone.Istillcrysometimesdon'tyou?"
AnditwasthebravestactIhaveeverseen.
Imakeparentsseetheirchildrenforwhotheyareandwhattheycanbe.
YouwanttoknowwhatImake?
Imakekidswonder.
Imakethemquestion.
Imakethemcriticize.
Imakethemthink.
Imakethemapologiseandmeanit.
Imakethemwritewritewrite.
AndthenImakethemread.
Iteachthemtosolvemathproblemsthattheyoncethoughtimpossible.
Imakethemunderstandthatifyouhavebrainsthenyoufollowyourheartandifsomeoneevertries
tojudgeyoubywhatyoumakeyouteachthemalesson.
LetmemakethissimpleforyousoyouknowwhatIsayistrue:
Imakeagreatdifference!Whataboutyou?
1.Whatdoweknowaboutthemanthattheauthorisspeakingto?
A.Heisrespectfultoteachers.
B.Heisintheauthor'shome.
C.Heisactuallyalawyer.
D.Hedislikeslawyers.
2.Theunderlinedphrase"bitemytongue"inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.saysomethingwhichiswrong
B.sp