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31-year-oldShannonGrimmisthekind ofteacherwhogoestheextramileforher students.As a kindergarten teacher at Meador Elementary School,she recently cut her hair short after Priscilla Perez，one of her students was getting 1.___________ （teased/cheated） by classmates for her own cropped hairstyle.

Priscilla Perez was 5 and had endured the situation for some time,so during winter break,Grimm decided to take a stand.Therefore，the students were 2.___________ （thrown away/blown away）by their teacher's new look once they returned to school,and Grimm used it as a teachable moment.Grimm told her students that she looked beautiful and felt good in the new hairstyle.

The decision to chop her own hair wasn't an easy one,and Grimm said she 3._________（wrestled with/dealt with） whether she was ready to say goodbye to her long locks.But,finally,she felt this was an opportunity tomake a statement.She knew in her heart this was what she had to do.To her relief，Priscilla was really excited abouther new hair and her 4.__________（excitement/confidence） wentup.

The kindergarten teacher,who is in her second year at the school,hopes her gesture can be used as an example in the future.She believes that in life we're always going to have somebody who's not nice to us.But it's all about whatwe do and how we react.Her love has influenced the little girl，who wrote in a diary that when she gets big like Grimm,she will have friends who will be mean to her,5.__________she will be nice to them just like her teacher.

The haircut becomes a 6.___________（special/bonding） experience between the two,which Grimm loves.In addition to getting the haircut,Grimm also went out and purchased matching bows for them to wear,which she keeps in her classroom.In her eyes，that bow represents strength,family,and someone who has her back.She believes that Priscilla will often remind her when it's time to put on the 7.___________ （accessories/souvenirs）.

“I'm going to keep wearing the bow,”Grimm said.“Iam here for her.”

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31-year-old Shannon Grimm is the kind of teacher who goes the extramile for her students.31岁的Shannon Grimm是那种为她的学生付出更多努力的老师。

【点石成金】go the extramile意为 “加倍努力；多付出代价；多努力一点”；who引导的是一个定语从句，修饰先行词teacher。

【仿写】吴京是一位为自己的电影付出更多努力的演员。