One day, he1 an English poem on the blackboard and asked the students what it meant. There was a long silence.2 , the teacher chose me to answer the question.
I said in a3 voice, "Sorry, I don't know. " That's always my reply to difficult questions. To my surprise4 the poem. Instead, he spent the rest of the class to explain my5 .
"I don't know. " is a wrong answer. You should at least have some ideas about the questions,6 how difficult it is. It doesn't mean that you don't know. It means you are lack of7 ." he said.
I was8 by his words. He was right. In fact, most of the time, I didn't dare to say out my own opinions. I was afraid of9 and being laughed at by other people.
After that, I didn't say "I don't know. " any longer. Any answer was10 than that one.