In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up. Trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great __1__ since adding a few new students to her class―five Labrador puppies and their father.
The seven __2__ students in Smith's class have a history of discipline __3__. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (顺从), their own __4__ has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds __5__ the students a new trick each week that they then workon with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, __6__ a parent would take a child to day care.
Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she say, how __7__ her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, __8__ they took the idea―along with letters from students __9__ the program ―to the school board. A pet therapist said, "What you are trying to teach is __10__ and that thereare consequences for the decisions you make."
A.disappointment B.progress C.disturbance D.promotion
A.human B.dog C.new D.Labrador
A.problems B.questions C.issues D.troubles
A.habit B.attitude C.action D.behavior
A.guides B.teaches C.permits D.aids
A.such as B.much as C.so that D.even if
A.well B.quickly C.poorly D.carelessly
A.but B.so. C.and D.because
A.revising B.describing C.opposing D.supporting
A.self-importance B.self-respect C.self-control D.self-criticism