In the past, I always thought that being a teacher was an easy job. But I changed my 31___when I became a part-time teacher. About four years ago, Richard asked me whether I could help teach his students how to make a website about themselves.

I 32___because computer is what I do well and I didn't think teaching computer would be that hard.

But when I taught Richard's class, some of the students chatted with their friends while I was 33___how to do something. At first I just got angry with them, but Richard taught me to think why they were doing this. He said that if he was teaching a 34___ and the students were not listening, then he was 35___ with himself for not making the lesson clear or 36 ___for them. I told him that I didn't 37___ his idea. He then asked me if I had ever done the same thing. That made me stop. Of course I had！

If any of my past teachers are reading this, I want to say sorry if I sometimes played around in the class when you were teaching. I didn't think how that would make you feel. I 38___I will do my best to be a good student in the future. Please help us when we don't understand and most 39___ , don' t be quick to be angry when we fail. None of us are perfect but with your help we can be 40___ .

 

A: explaining

B: promise

C: interesting

D: lesson

E: failure

F: importantly

G: successful

 H: receive

I: agreed

J: angry

K: mind

L: happy

Body Language

Body language is of great importance to humans. 26________ However, many forms of body language we consider to be fine in our country can get us into trouble in other parts of the world. 27________ While Americans smile freely at strangers, in Russia this is considered strange and even impolite. In Asian countries a smile isn’t necessarily an expression of joy but it can be used to express pain.

 28________ In Latin America and the Middle East the acceptable distance is much shorter than what most Europeans and Americans feel comfortable with. Hand and arm movements as a form of body language are also very different among countries. Handshakes are usually acceptable almost everywhere, even between strangers; however, kissing on the cheek and touching on the shoulder or other body parts aren’t. 29________ This is why you should not touch others easily. 30________ In America and Latin America looking the other person in the eye is a sign of respect. But in Asian countries, prolonged eye contact is especially rude, so you should try your best not to do that.

 

A: A smile is one of the most common examples in different countries.

B: The acceptable physical distance is another major difference.

C: Touching others is not accepted by most countries.

D: We carry many of the meanings through body movements.

E: For many people in Asia and other parts of the world, such actions are seen as a violation of one's personal space.

F: Eye contact is one of the forms of body language where the differences are most striking.

Scientists are trying to modify tests which were firstly developed for children to test dogs.（ ）

• A、True

• B、False

• C、Not Given