1. (2017·杭州模拟) 完形填空
No One Words But My Own
The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn't write a lot, but working on the paper sounded like fun. I 1the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and covering middle school events.
To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our 2. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talent poet he read it and frowned (皱眉）.
“It's okay.” my father said, taking out a pencil “But how about changing this sentence to ..." And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece—without me, for I never said anything to3 him.
No surprise—his version(版本）was 4. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.
"Welcome to the Dundee School News," my teacher said to me. But before I could be 5 about the news, he added, “ Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper."I was so surprised! I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn't tell the6 to the teacher, and I couldn't ask my father for help, 7That term working on the paper was8painful. And my teacher clearly expressed his 9. “Can't you write something more like the first piece you wrote?”He said, each time I turned10my article.
I couldn't, because at that age, I didn't have my fathers ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never 11 the level of the first article.
At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I 12 that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of simply trying to help me to improve it .But in my heart I knew it was my fault （错误）13 I allowed him to do it. Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a14side. It taught me to 15 myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.