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   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,  21  she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

    Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my  22  . She wanted to know how I thought we should  23  things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew  24  about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her  25  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to  26  them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how  27  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  28  that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it  29  !"I began to take  30  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing-----only things to be  31  upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and          32   create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was  33  in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I  34  I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team  35  Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   36  a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to  37  what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be  38  . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her  39  in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined  40  .

21. A. and         B. yet          C. so          D. for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. A. accept      B. care           C. Judge       D. wonder

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

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

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

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