题目内容：

My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.

On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .

Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.

Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the __   fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.

I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?

As I observed this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ___ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.

Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.

     I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan.  I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.

1.A. improveB.encourageC.pushD.drive

2.A. advisedB.promisedC.allowedD.begged

3.A. boughtB.agreedC.rejectedD.met

4.A. standardB.ageC.budgetD.basis

5.A. willB.clevernessC.generosityD.bravery

6.A. likesB.hatesC.attendsD.misses

7.A. annoyedB.excitedC.surprisedD.worried

8.A. remarkableB.favorableC.honorableD.entire

9.A. struggledB.intendedC.failedD.continued

10.A. regretB.surpriseC.frustrationD.pleasure

11.A. interestedB.concernedC.movedD.wrong

12.A. workingB.caringC.risingD.beginning

13.A. lift upB.stay upC.sit upD.get up

14.A. cooperationB.relationshipC.interactionD.discussion

15.A. preciousB.interestingC.obviousD.primary

16.A questionsB.requestsC.demandsD.expectations

17.A. althoughB.orC.ifD.so

18.A. markedB.acceptedC.earnedD.left

19.A. clearlyB.stronglyC.yetD.still

20.A. massB.magicC.handwritingD.plan