题目内容：

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,______ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my  _____ . She wanted to know how I thought we should_______things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew _______ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her ______ . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to  _____ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how _______ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl's  ____ that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it ______ !"I began to take______ . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be  _____upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and ______ create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was _______in the programs "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I _______ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team  _____  Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also _______a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to ______ what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be  ____ . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her  ______in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined_______ .

1.A. and    B. yet    C. so    D. for

2.A. opinion    B. impression    C. information    D. intention

3.A. make    B. keep    C. handle    D. change

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

5.A. questions    B. comments    C. explanations    D. remarks

6.A. hold    B. follow    C. evaluate    D. form

7.A. happy    B. lively    C. reliable    D. punctual

8.A. message    B. motto    C. saying    D. suggestion

9.A. again    B. more    C. instead    D. later

10.A. steps    B. control    C. charge    D. risks

11.A. improved    B. acted    C. looked    D. reflected

12.A. easily    B. carefully    C. confidently    D. proudly

13.A. introduced    B. recognized    C. identified    D. considered

14.A. confirmed    B. decided    C. realized    D. acknowledged

15.A. with    B. below    C. of    D. by

16.A. developed    B. discovered    C. took    D. fostered

17.A. accept    B. care    C. judge    D. wonder

18.A. bored    B. lazy    C. sad    D. afraid

19.A. trust    B. patience    C. curiosity    D. interest

20.A. accessible    B. enjoyable    C. possible    D. favorable