Question

When he was 12 years old，the boy did something he only later realized probably hurt his teacher. He was，after all，a(n) ______ at that time. When he was older and wiser，he wanted to ______ this teacher and say sorry.______ the teacher seemed to have disappeared.

In the past thirteen years，the boy，Larry Israelson，______ turned to the Internet，typing the teacher's name into search boxes. He found ______．But he never stopped searching. Last month—by now nearly 42 years after the event happened—______ succeeded.

Excited，he started reading a news report I had written in a magazine about a program that helps kids. He saw a photo and found his teacher，who was a volunteer. He then e－mailed me and asked me to introduce him to the teacher，James Atteberry.

I got in touch ______ Atteberry. He agreed to talk to his student. Soon，I received a letter from Larry. I immediately sent it to Atteberry.

As Atteberry read the ______，he was brought back to 1973，when he was a history teacher. In the letter，Larry said，“I am truly ______ for leaving your class in Grade Seven during the 1972－1973 school year. I don't have many memories from school，but at the top of my exercise book you wrote ‘You will go far in life.’ ______ my school life，I was proud to be your student.”

When it comes to apologies，no one gets a pass. Everyone needs to receive one，and everyone needs to give one.

1.A. kid B. teacher C. old man D. famous person

2.A. refuse B. believe C. find D. leave

3.A. Since B. But C. Because D. So

4.A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. often

5.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

6.A. you B. they C. she D. he

7.A. for B. with C. about D. to

8.A. report B. story C. book D. letter

9.A. sorry B. happy C. proud D. excited

10.A. Looking forward to B. Looking back at C. Talking back to D. Catching up with

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