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    At the age of nine, I met （41）． Australian teacher. He taught us English. One day, he wrote an English poem on the blackboard and asked us the meaning. There was a long silence. Unluckily, the teacher （42）． (choose) me to answer the questions. I said （43）． a low voice, “Sorry, I don’t know.” That’s always my （44）． (one) 

reply to difficult questions. He said, “You should at （45）． (little) have some ideas about the questions, no 

matter（46）． difficult they are. It doesn’t mean that you don’t know. It means that you are not （47）． (confidence), and you are afraid of making （48）．(mistake).” I looked at （49）． (he) in a shocked expression(表情). From then on, I said goodbye to the wrong answer “I don’t know”, because any answer was better than that one. Now I always try my best to find an answer （50）． (proper).