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Mr Martin is a physical education teacher. This
was his first P.E. lesson with Secondary 2F, the ___1___
badly behaved class in the school. As he ___2___
to the running track, he saw forty pairs of eyes ___3___
at him suspiciously.
"Okay, let's begin," he said and then started to ___4___
the class in warm-up exercises.
"Sir," said a voice. "Can I race you ___5___
the track instead ?" someone said.
Mr Martin looked ___6___
the direction of the voice. It was Shaun who had ___7___.
Shaun was ___8___
school's fastest runner. This was the usual
challenge he ___9___
to every P.E.. teacher. Mr Martin opened his mouth
to decline the challenge ___10___
something about Shaun's defiant attitude made him ___11___
his head instead.
"Okay, ___12___
once around the track," he said.
The ___13___
of the class gathered around the track excitedly. It
was the first ___14___
any teacher had responded to the challenge. When the
race began, Mr Martin ran ___15___
a steady pace. Shaun, who was slightly ahead, was ___16___
a very good runner. What Shaun ___17___
not know, however, was that Mr Martin was also an
excellent runner and the ___18___
of several local track records in the 1980s. ___19___
he was already thirty-five years old, Mr Martin
still ___20___
the zest and energy of a much younger man. Just
___21___ the
finishing line, he slipped past Shaun to win the
race.
The class was shocked as Shaun had never been ___22___
before. ___23___
an awkward moment, Shaun held up his right hand, a ___24___
of new found respect in his eyes. Mr Martin ___25___
the hand solemnly. The class clapped and cheered.
From that day onwards, Mr Martin had no problems
in dealing with Secondary 2F.
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