问题
填空题
The author says it is ______ that teachers be sympathetic with their students.
答案
参考答案：not merely desirable but essential
解析：细节题。根据第三段首句话可以找到同义短语have a genuine capacity for sympathy，因此，此答案可以回答为：essential and desirable; not merely desirable but essential; both desirable and essential； important and essential；important等。