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Benjamin couldn't take it any longer. Today was the day he would finally tell Mrs. Jewls his real name. So what it nobody likes me? he thought. So what if I stop getting high marks?

"Hi, Mark," said Jason.

"Hi, Mark," said Stephen.

"Hi, hi," he glumly1 replied, then started up the stairs.

"Hi, Mark," said Bebe as he took his seat next to her. "Guess what? We have a substitute!"

100

"Yahoooo!" shouted Maurecia.

Everyone in Mrs. Jewls's class loved it when they had substitute teachers. They loved playing mean and horrible tricks on them.

Benjamin frowned. He finally had the courage to tell Mrs. Jewls his real name. "Rats!" he said.

"That's a good idea!" said Terrence. "Well put dead rats in her desk!"

"Let's trick her into going outside," said Joy, "then lock her out of the room."

"But what if she tells Mr. Kidswatter?" asked Eric Fry.

"So what?" said Joy. "She'll have to go all the way down to the office, and then all the way back up. By then we'll unlock the door. Mr. Kidswatter will think she's bonkers!"

Benjamin looked at the substitute teacher sitting at Mrs. Jewls's desk. She looked like a nice lady. She wore tiny spectacles and had long gray hair tied in a ponytail. He felt sorry for her, and he felt sorry for himself. I was going to tell Mrs. Jewls my name, he thought. I really was!

The substitute stood up and walked to the center of the room. "Good morning," she said. "My name is Mrs. Franklin."

Nobody said "Good morning" back to her.

Calvin handed Benjamin a note: At ten o'clock drop your book on the floor. Pass it on.

Benjamin read it, then passed it on to Todd.

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"Okay, who can tell me what page we're on?" asked Mrs. Franklin.

"Page seventeen," called Myron.

"A hundred and twelve," said Maurecia.

"Ninety-eight," said Eric Ovens.

"Three thousand," said Joe.

Mrs. Franklin smiled. "I guess well have to study all those pages," she said.

Benjamin raised his hand.

"Yes, the handsome young man in the red shirt," said the substitute.

He told her the correct page. "We're on page one hundred and two," he said.

"Thank you," said the substitute. "And what is your name, please?"

Benjamin thought a moment. He looked around the room, then boldly told the truth. "My name is Benjamin!" he stated proudly.

Several kids snickered.

"Thank you, Benjamin," said the substitute.

There were more snickers.

"You're welcome," said Benjamin. He felt good, even if the other other kids were laughing at him.

Mrs. Franklin asked a question from page 102.

Jason answered it correctly.

"Very good," said the substitute. "And what is your name, please?"

Jason looked around. "Benjamin!" he asserted.

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Half the class giggled2.

"Thank you, Benjamin," said Mrs. Franklin.

The other half giggled.

Dana answered the next question.

"And what's your name?" Mrs. Franklin asked Dana.

"Benjamin!" Dana blurted3, then fell giggling4 onto the floor.

"Thank you, Benjamin," said the substitute.

Everyone was hysterical5.

"My, it is certainly a pleasure to teach such happy students," said the substitute. "Who knows the answer to question four?"

They all raised their hands. They all wanted to tell the substitute their names were Benjamin.

They were having so much fun, they forgot to drop their books at ten o'clock.

At recess6 everyone congratulated Benjamin on his great trick.

"You're a genius, Mark," said Todd.

"Benjamin is such a funny name," said Jason. "How'd you ever think of it?"

"But my name really is Benjamin," said Benjamin.

"So is mine," said Stephen.

"Mine too," said Leslie.

They all laughed.

"Do you think she really believes we're all named Benjamin?" asked Eric Ovens.

"Probably," said Joy. "She's so stupid!"

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"If she thought we were lying, she would have gotten mad," said Eric Bacon.

The bell rang, and they all hurried back to class.

After recess was social studies.

"Who would like to read?" asked Mrs. Franklin.

Every hand went up.

"Okay, Benjamin," said Mrs. Franklin as she pointed7 at Dana.

Everyone laughed.

Dana giggled a few seconds, then got control of herself and read from the book.

"Thank you, Benjamin," said the substitute when Dana finished reading. "Okay, Benjamin, you may read next," she said, pointing at Terrence.

Everyone laughed.

It was the first time all year Terrence had volunteered to read.

All day, everyone paid very close attention. They all wanted the teacher to call on them. Because as funny as it was when Mrs. Franklin called somebody else Benjamin, it was even funnier when she called you Benjamin.

So everyone worked hard and listened closely. As a result, they learned more from the substitute in a day than they usually learned from Mrs. Jewls in a month.

When the final bell rang, everyone crowded around her desk.

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"Are you coming back tomorrow, Mrs. Franklin?" asked Eric Bacon.

"Please, Mrs. Franklin, say you will," pleaded Kathy.

"You're the best substitute teacher we've ever had!" said Jason.

The substitute smiled. "School is over," she said. "You don't have to call me Mrs. Franklin anymore. That sounds so formal. Since we're friends now, you may call me by my first name."

"What is your first name?" asked Maurecia.

The substitute gathered up her things and put them in a straw bag. "Benjamin," she said, then walked out of the room.

Everyone stared silently after her.

"Do you think that's really her name?" asked Joy.

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1 glumly glumly     
adv.忧郁地,闷闷不乐地;阴郁地
参考例句:
  • He stared at it glumly, and soon became lost in thought. 他惘然沉入了瞑想。 来自子夜部分
  • The President sat glumly rubbing his upper molar, saying nothing. 总统愁眉苦脸地坐在那里,磨着他的上牙,一句话也没有说。 来自辞典例句
2 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
  • The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 giggling 2712674ae81ec7e853724ef7e8c53df1     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑,叫我真受不了,那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5 hysterical 7qUzmE     
adj.情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的
参考例句:
  • He is hysterical at the sight of the photo.他一看到那张照片就异常激动。
  • His hysterical laughter made everybody stunned.他那歇斯底里的笑声使所有的人不知所措。
6 recess pAxzC     
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
参考例句:
  • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
  • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
7 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。


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