阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. 【小题1】 all too often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed 【小题2】 , and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was 【小题3】 shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure 【小题4】 (keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear 【小题5】 he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he 【小题6】 (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up 【小题7】 self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, 【小题8】 Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie 【小题9】 (include), adored her. With her frequent 【小题10】 (courage), Donnie became confident.But
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(答案→)But
解析：本文讲述了作为父母的我们只做失败是难免的，但是我们却给我们的孩子以太大的压力。
【小题1】But 上下文之间存在着转折的关系。我们都知道失败是难免的，但是我们却不允许我们的孩子失败。
【小题2】of 固定词组be ashamed of对…感到羞愧。
【小题3】a 名词perfectionist是可数名词，句子的主语又是单数名词，故使用a修饰，表示泛指。
【小题4】kept 这一段讲述的是Donnie的事情，是过去发生的事情，故使用一般过去时。
【小题5】that 固定句式for fear that…唯恐…
【小题6】repeatedly 用副词修饰动词短语在句中做状语。
【小题7】his 上下文串联。我想通过我的努力来建起他的自信。
【小题8】when when引导的是时间状语从句，直到学期中都没有什么事情发生，在这时…
【小题9】included Donnie与include构成被动的关系，而且Donnie提前了，后面使用include的过去分词。
【小题10】encouragement 形容词frequent后面接名词，一起作为with的宾语。