阅读理解

Mrs．Thompsoncametothe5thgradeclassandnoticedthatTeddywasalwaysalone．Alsohedidbadlyinhisstudies．WhenshereviewedTeddy’spastrecordsshefindhewasagoodchildatfirstbuthebegantochangewhenhismothergotill．Finallyhelostinterestinschoolafterhismother’sdeath．

Mrs．Thompsonrealizedtheproblemandfeltsorryforhim．Shefeltevenworsewhenherstudentsbroughtherbeautifully-coveredChristmaspresents．Hispresentswerecoveredwithsomeoldpaper．Somechildrenlaughedwhenshefoundabracelet(手镯)withsomeofthestonesmissingandabottlewithalittleperfume(香水)．Butshesaidhowprettythebraceletwasputtingitonanddabbingsomeperfumeonherhand．Teddystayedafterschoolforalongtimejusttosay“Mrs．Thompsontodayyousmelledjustlikemymomusedto．”Afterthechildleftshecriedforquitealongtime．

Onthatverydayshetaughtnotonlyknowledgebutalsochildren．AssheworkedwithTeddyhismindseemedtocomealive．BytheendoftheyearTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass．

AyearlaterTeddyleftschool．ShefoundanoteunderherdoorfromTeddysayingthatshewasthebestteacherheeverhadinhislife．Afterthatthesewordswererepeatedineachofhisletterstoher．

ThenafterhefinishedcollegeTeddywrotetellingherthathehadmetaprettygirlandwasgoingtogetmarried．HeexplainedthathisfatherwasdeadandthathewonderedifMrs．Thompsonmightsitattheweddingintheplaceforthemotherofthegroom(新郎)．

OfcourseMrs．Thompsondid．SheworethebraceletandtheperfumethatTeddyrememberedhismotherwearingontheirlastChristmastogether．

Theyhugged(拥抱)eachotherandTeddywhisperedinMrs．Thompson’sear“ThankyouMrs．ThompsonformakingmefeelimportantandshowingmethatIcouldmakeadifference．”

Mrs．Thompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedback“Teddyit’snotlikethat．YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference．Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou．”