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The Sixth Time I Went to the Principal’s Office

When I was in the seventh grade, I had problems behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I

couldn’t always follow the rules. I played many tricks on my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl’s hair

on the school bus to get her attention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal（校長）.

Although I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff.

Mr. Ratcliff was a kind, elderly man. When he spanked（ 打屁股） me for putting some ants into a

classmate’s pencil box, it didn’t hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and

moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad.

When I got called to Mr. Ratcliff’s office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt

disappointed as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said

the last thing I expected to hear:” Kevin, I’ve heard you’ve been behaving really well lately. I want you to

know how proud I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint.”

“Really?” I was surprised.

“Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class.”

I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into my classroom, I bragged （ 吹噓） to my classmates about my turnaround,excitedly. I wasn’t so bad after all.

Mr. Ratcliff was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior.He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something-anything-right. Mr.Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the rest of my life.

1.In his seventh grade, the writer __________.

A. hated the principal B. had problems behaving

C. always followed the rules D. often helped his classmates

2.How did the writer feel when he went to the principal’s office for the sixth time?

A. Lonely. B. Excited. C. Confident. D. Disappointed.

3.The sixth time the writer went to the principal’s office, he got __________.

A. a peppermint B. a model bus C. a pencil box D. a coin

4.The writer will always remember Mr. Ratcliff, because the principal __________.

A. talked with him in the office B. played games with him

C. expected him to be a teacher D. gave him some hope and love

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 【解析】本文作者講述了自己七年級發(fā)生的一段往事。他在七年級時，行為上遇到了一些問題，作者的心思不能放在正確的地方，不能總是遵守規(guī)則。作者經(jīng)常對同學(xué)們開玩笑。經(jīng)常被叫到校長辦公室，打屁股。當(dāng)他第六次被叫到校長辦公室時，作者不知道什么原因。校長因為他的進步給了他一顆薄荷糖。作者備受鼓舞。校長讓作者意識到他只是一個行為上有問題的孩子。后來，校長，拉...

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