Question

Mark liked talking. I had to1 him that talking in class was not acceptable.2 impressed me was that he responded with such sincerity. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn’t know what to make of it at3 , but soon I got used to4 it many times a day.
One morning my5 was growing thin when Mark talked once again. I said, “If you say one more word, I’11 tape your mouth6 !”
It wasn’t ten seconds7 when one boy shouted, “Mark is talking again.” I had to keep my8 . I took out some tape from my desk and covered it9 Mark’s mouth. Later as I walked back to remove the tape, his first words were “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”
One afternoon, the students got noisy and started to call each other10 .
I had to do11 . I asked each student to prepare12 small pieces of paper, saying they should write the name of a classmate on each piece and, under that, say something13 about the person. Then I collected the slips of paper and gave them14 later. Everyone smiled. Their classmates had15 such nice things about them!
Nobody ever mentioned the paper again. I never knew if they discussed them after class, but it didn’t matter. The students were16 with themselves.
Several years later, after I had returned17 a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. On our way back, my father18 his throat, as he usually did before saying something19 .
“The Eklunds called yesterday,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I haven’t heard from them in years. I20 how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow .”
At the funeral Mark’s father came up and took some slips of paper from his wallet to show me. I knew the slips were the ones on which Mark’s classmates had listed all the nice things about him.
“Thank you so much,” Mark’s mother said. “ 55 you can see, Mark treasured those pieces of paper.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      order
   2. B.
      remind
   3. C.
      mind
   4. D.
      suggest
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Which
   2. B.
      That
   3. C.
      What
   4. D.
      How
3. 3.
   1. A.
      first
   2. B.
      last
   3. C.
      once
   4. D.
      next
4. 4.
   1. A.
      speaking
   2. B.
      taking
   3. C.
      talking
   4. D.
      hearing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      patience
   2. B.
      strength
   3. C.
      energy
   4. D.
      power
6. 6.
   1. A.
      close
   2. B.
      shut
   3. C.
      open
   4. D.
      opened
7. 7.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      rule
   2. B.
      words
   3. C.
      compromise
   4. D.
      word
9. 9.
   1. A.
      through
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      across
   4. D.
      cross
10. 10.
    1. A.
       name
    2. B.
       names
    3. C.
       curses
    4. D.
       swear
11. 11.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       everything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       anything
12. 12.
    1. A.
       terrible
    2. B.
       nice
    3. C.
       kind
    4. D.
       mean
13. 13.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       up
    3. C.
       back
    4. D.
       away
14. 14.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       spoken
    3. C.
       told
    4. D.
       said
15. 15.
    1. A.
       glad
    2. B.
       sad
    3. C.
       unhappy
    4. D.
       happy
16. 16.
    1. A.
       from
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       during
    4. D.
       at
17. 17.
    1. A.
       cleared
    2. B.
       cleaned
    3. C.
       wet
    4. D.
       dried
18. 18.
    1. A.
       necessary
    2. B.
       important
    3. C.
       difficult
    4. D.
       sad
19. 19.
    1. A.
       doubt
    2. B.
       believe
    3. C.
       wonder
    4. D.
       want
20. 20.
    1. A.
       Because
    2. B.
       Though
    3. C.
       When
    4. D.
       As

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