完形填空 That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost every- one thought I 1 be dead. But they were wrong. 2 , it was difficult to get back to normal life. I had to leave school and learn everything— walking, talking, and yes, math.
To help me, Mrs. Pillar 3 to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic math skills. As time passed by, I made progress.
I remember very clearly4 she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was 5 , but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, 6 to school. Seven years later, I graduated(毕业) from the University of Texas at the top of my class.
As years went by, I7 kept in touch with(与……联系) Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day I was8 that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).
Now it was my9 to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped 10 on the bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange 11 one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her— just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress every day and was moved out of ICU and12 out of hospital.
One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke 13 the phone excitedly, "Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for 14 you' ve done for me. "I quickly said, "Thank you for everything you' ve done for me, too. "
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only math:15 really makes wonders.
