We had just completed a unit on heroes, and I had given my kindergarten class a task to draw their favorite hero. Each child was _________with the task, creating colorful masterpieces.

However, one little boy was having_________with the task. Cameron was with autism (自闭症), but that didn’t matter to me or his classmates. We all _________him just the way he was. I sat and watched Austin, a little boy, _________ with Cameron. Within a few minutes, Cameron began _________and then coloring.

Finally, it was time for everybody to share their pictures. I listened as each student_________stood in front of the class, his or her picture held high, and _________his or her hero. It was finally Cameron’s _________. He stood up and anxiously placed his drawing in front of his _________to avoid eye contact. We all fixed our eyes on the picture,__________to know who his hero was. He then said it was a picture of me. He added that I helped him learn things and then __________sat down. Tears began to form in my eyes, but nothing could have __________me for what happened next.

When Austin stood up, he proudly held up a picture of Cameron. Austin said that Cameron was his hero because Cameron had the __________that made it really hard to learn, but he was like Superman and was really smart.

Cameron immediately stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to__________, yelling out, “I’m Superman!” The entire class began striking Superman’s poses, too. Within minutes, we were all laughing as though we had truly discovered the secret of becoming __________.

Have you ever heard the radio club in our school? It is great because it is run by the students for the school. Kate Jones is ______ as she is one of the hosts.

It was ______ two years ago. One day, Kate just began thinking about ______ for everyone, so she asked the headmaster if music could be played during break times. He agreed to the ______, and two years later Kate is in charge of the radio club ______ the oldest student member. The club is much more than music. Every morning the hosts ______ their schoolmates about the weather, recent news, and some special messages that they are required to broadcast.

When parents come to visit the school and talk to the teachers, Kate and her fellows ______ play songs sung by students, and also give messages to inform the ______ of events such as outings and school plays. At the end of the school year, many students who are graduating use the ______ to give messages to their close friends and teachers. Kate says she will miss the radio club after graduation,______ she knows that it will continue without her.

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 (付出). Strict but fair, she held our attention with her great method. One of her ______ was for students who were more advanced academically. I chose to ______ it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head. I ____ with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort.

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

Our test papers were ______ back the following Monday. Everyone received a "C" except for me. To my surprise, I received an "A". I ______ that there must be a mistake. I watched ______ as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test ______ back. She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, ______ the 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. ______ I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed really 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 ______ with future classes.

My teacher would have been justified (合理的) in giving me a ______ grade. Instead, she used the ______ to deeply influence a student who often struggled. And after forty years, I still cherish the ______. It helped change my self-image. I ______ up 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 ______ Thank you, Mrs. Davies.