At 10:00 a.m. yesterday, Miss Smith and Mrs Jackson were sitting in the teachers' office. Then Miss Smith said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can't let him 1."
"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "Is he such a 2 student?"
"That's just the trouble!" Miss Smith answered, "Tom used to be my 3 student, but now the problem is that he is so lazy that he 4 finishes his work. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three 5!"
Miss Smith was so 6 about Tom. "Have you had a word with him about it?" Mrs Jackson asked.
"Why should I do? Every student must hand in homework. I made 7very clear on the first day for class. I don't know 8 happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I 9 thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship (奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I don't like to see such a 10 in a student."
"You should have a talk with him. Give him a 11."
Miss Smith communicated with Tom and 12all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to 13for his schooling (学费). Of course he was 14 in class and sometimes could hardly keep awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he 15 put his heart to his lessons again.
