Teachingischallengingandteachingcollegeisoftenamixedbag...

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Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go, __41__in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school. College seems to them like __42__a continuation of high school, __43__ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.

But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for __44__ are the so called “nontraditional students” ：those who, for one reason or __45__， didn't go to college when they were 18. but many years later. Some years back in my teaching, while calling out names from the name list on the first day，I noticed a gray haired woman of about was wandering in the doorway, __46__ her new books like a schoolgirl.

“I'm not on the name list，” she volunteered. “But I was __47__if I could sit in for the first class, to see what marine (海洋) biology is about.” This woman's eagerness __48__me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with questions to get a (n) __49__of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained _50__ Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, __51__ the end of the class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. She said，“Will you __52__ me another chance？” __53__ at losing her, I acted quickly to remove her __54__.“I'll see you next class，”I said.

Natalie turned out to be a vital and __55__ commuted 50 miles each day to get to school, often in the severe winter, and never missed a class.__56_this, she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students. Apparently these older students have the __57__over them. It lies in the broadth and depth of their path of life. After having __58__ numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. __59__ a return to school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are __60__ great trouble to put their studies into an already full life.

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42． than B．no more than C．rather than D．other than

43．ting B．inspiring C．involving D．lacking

44． B．desperation C．anger D．pity

45． other B．others C．another D．none

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