As Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5^th grade class on the first day of school, she told the children a ___  (1)  ____. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front, sitting sadly in his seat was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. She found that the boy didn’t play__  (2)  ___ with the other children and his clothes were always dirty.

At the school, Mrs. Thompson had to review each child’s past records but she left Teddy’s for last. However, when she reviewed his file(档案), she was very ____  (3)  ____.

Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright and happy child. He does his work neatly and has good ___  (4)  ___. He is a joy to be around.”

   His second grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student, liked by his classmates, ___  (5)  ___ he is troubled because his mother has a bad illness and life at home is a hard.”

   His third grade teacher wrote, “His mother’s death has been hard on him. He tries to___  (6)  ___but his father doesn’t show much interest in him. His home life will soon affect him if nothing is done to help him.”

Teddy’s fourth grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn’t talk to anyone and doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class.”

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.