When I was young, I studied at a 1 school. We were all 2 thirteen and eighteen. Our headmaster was 3 old man. He was kind, but all of 4 were afraid of him. For example, we were playing, talking and laughing 5 he came in, at once, the classroom became quiet. If a boy didn't 6 his homework well or carefully, he would be very 7, and asked the boy to do it again and 8. But his 9 told he never did things 10 that at home. (选自2003年吉林省试题)
【解题思路点拨】这篇短文的主要意思是：祖父是某男子学校的校长。在我的眼里，他是一位和蔼可亲的人。不过，在学校里，学生们都怕他。每当他走进教室，喧哗声就会马上停止。如果哪位同学作业不认真，他就会把作业本扔出去，叫嚷着让他重做…… 1.boys'。答案就在短文的第一句话之中。但要注意词形的转换，这里要用名词所有格形式。
2.between。文章第一句中的“…of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.”是答案的依据。
3.an。这个小题比较简单，用不着联系短文内容，仅凭语法知识就能解答。old以元音音素开头，所以填写不定冠词an。
4.us。由“But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him.”可知孩子们都害怕他。短文是以第一人称的口吻写的，而改写的短文则是以学生们的身份写的。弄清了这一点，此空即能做出。
5.when。短文第二自然段开头的那句话同样是一个以when引导的时间状语从句。 6.do／finish。 由“If a boy brought him poor, careless work…”这句话，不难联想到是学生没有认真做(完成)作业。
7.angry。由“If a boy brought him poor, careless work, my grandfather would pick up the boy's book and throw it across the room，shouting…”这句话可知，如果某个男孩没有很好地完成作业，祖父就会把那位学生的书本扔到外面，并大声训斥他重做。显然，祖父是因为生气了才这么做的。
8.again。由“If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring the work, he would have to do it again, and again, and yet again.”这句话可以确定此空要填写again一词。
9.grandson。原文是从the headmaster的孙子的角度，写爷爷在学校与在家里的不同表现的，联系第一自然段和“At school, he was very different from the man I saw day by day in his own home.”这句话，可知填写grandson是最恰当的。
10.like。通常全文，可知作者想表达的意思是“祖父在学校里的表现与在家中的表现截然不同”。换言之，则是“祖父在学校的表现从来都不象在家中的样子”。由此可以得出这里要填介词like (像……一样)。