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AyearaftergraduationIwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.Teachingwasaprofession

Ihadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejob

withouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwent

bythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused."Waitaminute"someone

mightsay"areyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?"

ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspent

searchingforbriefcase(公文包)andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewords"Hello

class.I'mMr.Davis."SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsound

experienced.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.

Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.

Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthem

myselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards

andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.

"Allrightthen"Isaid."Okeyherewego."ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadnever

thoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheir

thoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk

overlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell."Calmdownyou'llallgetyourturn.Oneata

timeoneatatime!"

Aterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinions.Iinspectedthestudentstopullouttheir

notebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.

1.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause_____.

A.hewantedtobeexpected

B.hehadwrittensomestoried

C.hewantedtopleasehisfather

D.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher

2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheautho