1.
The author was initially excited by Mr. Stone's________.
A) soft-spoken manner
B) treating students as his equals
C) outward appearance
D) sense of humor
2.
Mr. Stone's attempts to get the students to see if they could improve on a poem were
intended to lead to_______.
A) a better understanding of the poem
B) a better appreciation of literature
C) an improvement in writing poems
D) an improvement in writing book reviews
3.
Mr. Stone's comment on the phrase "tender age" was one__________.
A) of approval
B) which was not explained
C) blaming lazy writing
D) suggesting a small change
4.
Mr. Stone aroused the students' passion for learning by_________.
A) giving brief introductions to great books or characters
B) reading aloud in class from some well-known literary works
C) telling them that reading and writing would make their lives richer
D) taking the students to the library to browse
5.
Mr. Stone encouraged his students to read things of________.
A) personal interest
B) recognized merit
C) social interest
D) educational value
6.
Of all of the following, only______was not emphasized by Mr.Stone.
A) independent thinking
B) reading widely
C) originality in the use of language
D) school discipline
7.
For the good-bye party the boys prepared a_________.
A) concert
B) variety show
C) parody and a speech
D) play