My favorite teacher is Mr. Zhao. He has made ___1___ big difference in my life. I was ___2___ (real) shy and nervous on the first day at school. But Mr. Zhao was ___3___ kind that I soon forgot about that. In ___4___ (he) first class, he asked us to draw a picture of ourselves.

When he ___5___ (get) to my desk, he looked at my picture and said, “Wow! I like those bright ___6___ (color)! That’s great!” I felt ___7___ (relax) at once. Mr. Zhao is patient and he always ___8___ (tell) us not to worry about giving wrong answers. Also, he shows us how to learn ___9___ our mistakes. Now I am in the ___10___ (nine) grade, and I’m leaving school. I will remember all the suggestions he has given me.