B
I used to be an average student in Bohunt High school until I took Dr. Whitworth’s class. He was such a life-changer to me that I left that class determined never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to perform better and achieve more success than expected, he, more importantly, taught me to think. He convinced me, as much by example as words that it was my moral obligation to do so and to serve others.
Neither of us could know how our relationship would evolve over the years. When I came back to Bohunt to teach English, I worked for Dr. Whitworth, the department chair. My discussion with him was like graduate seminars in adolescent development, classroom management and school leadership.
After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be awkward chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Whitworth supported me throughout. As the former chair, he knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me chart my own course.
In 1997, I needed his opinion about leaving Bohunt to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at Bohunt, I might have. Instead, he encouraged me to seize the opportunity.
Five years ago, I became the principal of Bohunt. Once again, Dr. Whitworth was there for me, letting me know that I could count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible (用不完的) wealth of lessons to teach.
24. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.
A. underperform B. underestimate C. undertake D. understand
25. What did the author mean by “our relationship shifted again”?
A. They became teacher and student again.
B. They chaired the department together.
C. They were colleagues and Dr. Whitworth worked for him.
D. They were colleagues and he worked for Dr. Whitworth.
26. The story is mainly carried out ________.
A. in time order B. in space order
C. by giving examples D. by comparison
27. Where does this passage possibly come from?
A. A speech. B. An autobiography. C. A newspaper. D. A poster.
