1. (2023高二上·盐城期中) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mr. Vedder has impacted my life in ways even I cannot imagine. In my seventh-grade year, I was 1  to Mr. Vedder, an English teacher beyond any other.

When I was younger, I 2 becoming famous like every other student of my age. When I 3 into Mr. Vedder's classroom on the first day of school, he made me 4 what I truly wanted to do: write. He liked writing, and pushed me to share his 5 . And in fact his enthusiasm greatly 6 me. After that, I always 7 myself with a 8 in my hand or a story to write.

In the classroom, Mr. Vedder was a(n) 9 role model. Even on the darkest, 10 and longest days, Mr. Vedder was there to make all of us feel that the day was going too fast, and we didn't want it to 11 . Actually, in his class, everyone genuinely wanted to learn.

If one were to 12  Mr. Vedder, they would know that he was involved in education. This is due to his 13  with students. Unlike any other teacher I have ever seen, Mr. Vedder can connect with his students better than the students themselves. Having Mr. Vedder as a teacher is 14  to having him as a friend.

Mr. Vedder has changed my life forever and for the better, and I'm 15 for what he has done for me.