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Each of us fails from time to time. If weare wise, we accept these failures as a  36  part of the learning process. But all toooften as parents and teachers we disallow this 37  right to our children.

When I see a child  38 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

    Donnie was my youngest third grader.His  39  of failure kept him from classroom games thatother children enjoyed. He 40  answered questions — he might be wrong.

I tried my best to buildhis  41. But nothing changed untilmidterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned （安排）to our classroom.

   She was young and pretty, and she lovedchildren. My pupils, Donnie included, 42  her.

   One morning, we were working math problemsat the chalkboard. Donnie had 43 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 the children with Mary Anne and wentfor art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed thethird problem.

   My student teacher looked at me in despair.Suddenly her face  46. From thedesk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

   "Look, Donnie," she said, kneelingbeside him and gently 47 the tearstained face from his arms. "I’vegot something to48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time,and placed them on his desk.

   "See these 49 , Donnie,"she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasersare 50 ? That’s because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakesand try again. That’s what you 51 learn to do, too."

    She kissed him and stood up."Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52  desk so you’ll remember that everybody makesmistakes, 53  teachers."Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

    The pencil became Donnie’s  54  possession. That, together with Mary Anne’sfrequent encouragement, gradually 55 him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them andtry again.

36. A. small        B.basic     C. necessary                    D.large

37. A. correct     B.same     C. important                   D.natural

38. A. suffering         B.object            C.fall                 D.subject

39. A. fear            B. lesson            C. chance                           D. sense

40. A. always       B. often          C.never                        D. seldom

41. A. self－protection   B.self－improvement     C. self－confidenceD. self－learning

42. A. respected        B.disliked          C.avoided                   D.mined

43. A. worked out          B.copied           C.gone over                   D. leaned

44. A. left         B. offered    C.missed                    D. parted

45. A. surprise            B. astonishment    C. anger                      D. tears

46. A. darkened        B.brightened    C.pulled                      D. loosened

47. A. lifting          B. picking    C.holding              D.pushing

48. A. help            B. show          C.reward                    D. promise

49. A. pencils       B. mistakes        C.marks                      D. containers

50. A. used            B. built           C.worn                        D. damaged

51. A. may            B. must          C.will               D.can

52. A. my         B. someone’s    C. theteacher’s              D.your

53. A. still       B. also            C.even                         D. not

54. A. prized         B. own           C.kept                    D.expected

55. A. warned      B.informed        C.persuaded                   D. reminded