1. (2020九上·德惠月考) 完形填空，阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

From age eight to eleven, I studied in a small school in England. As a Chinese who just got to England, I had1 in learning English. I often made lots of mistakes in class, and my classmates always2me. I was very sad and even wanted to3English.

But my English teacher, Mr. Ronald helped me4that. He was a tall and fat man with a kind heart.5he was quite strict with us, he often told us little stories to make us6. He was a very good teacher and helped7with any difficulties we met in study. He was very8with us and always explained things carefully. He quickly9  that I was afraid to speak English in class. He often stopped me as I was going home and had some small conversations10 me in English. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult,11I loved them.
Soon, there was a speech contest. Mr. Ronald12me to take part in it. I had never spoken English in front of my classmates and felt very13 . Mr. Ronald told me to regard it as a14 .I tried my15 and won first prize. Later, I realized Mr. Ronald had helped me a lot with my English.