Whenmyfriendswenttocollegeingreatdelight，Irestartedmyseniorhighschoollife．Myspiritsank．Surroundedbystrangeclassmates，IfeltlikeIwasinamazeandwassorryaboutmyself．Thereweresomecomplexfeelingsinmymi
Whenmyfriendswenttocollegeingreatdelight，Irestartedmyseniorhighschoollife．Myspiritsank．Surroundedbystrangeclassmates，IfeltlikeIwasinamazeandwassorryaboutmyself．Thereweresomecomplexfeelingsinmymind．Iwasfrightened，nervousandlonely．
Tomakemattersworse，Irecalledmyfailureagainandagain，whichputmorepressureonmethanIcouldbear．Asaresult，Iwasalwaysfeelingdownduringclasstime．
Myteacherfoundmespiritless．Onedayheaskedmetocometohisofficeandtoldmeabouthisattitudetowardslife：Wemightsufferfrommistakes，butit’simportanttolearnlessonsfromthem．Allthepainsandtheembarrassingthingsweexperiencearepartoftheprocess．Sokeepupyourspirit!Atlast，headded，"Ifyouareoptimistic，thingsyouwantmayhappentoyou!"
Warmthrushedthroughmysoul．IsuddenlyfoundthesunshiningagainwhenIsteppedoutofhisoffice．
Withtheteacher’shelp，Ieventuallygotovermydepression．Fromthenon，Inolongerbowedmyheadandbegansmilingtomyclassmates．Iwouldputupmyhandconfidentlyinclassandplaywithmynewfriendsinmysparetime．Meanwhile，Iwasgraduallyembracedbymyclassmates．
Nowfacedwithfiercecompetition，weallstudystrenuously，andeverysecondcounts．Moreover，thereisanatmosphereofmutualtrustandrespectbetweenus．Ilovemyclass；Ilovemyclassmates!
Totellthetruth，Istillhaveathirstformydreamuniversity，butI’mnotafraidoffailurebecauseIcanprofitbyit．Withparentsandteachers'greatexpectation，I’mquitecertainofmysuccessandI’msureIcanflyhigh．．
1．Whydidtheteacherhaveatalkwiththeauthor?
A．Hefoundtheauthorinabadmood.
B．Hethoughttheauthorwasverytalkative．
C．Itwashisdutytotalktonew，students．
D．Theauthorimpressedhimdeeply．
2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheteacherfromParagraph3?
A．Hehasoncemadesomemistakesinhislife.
B．Heisveryoptimisticabouthisfuturesuccess．
C．Heencouragesstudentstodevelopapositiveattitude．
D．Hethinksonecan’tgrowupwithoutbadexperiences．
3．Theword"embraced"（inParagraph5）canbereplacedby"______"．