At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September,
Then Duckworth called Chrisney (校长) Leroy Meyer. “ I could hardly
After
Duckworth studied English in junior high but
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she’s going to have a challenge
Simon,” says Duckworth’s husband Ben.
“I worry some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this?’ If I can’t
“Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n)
A.promising | B.refusing | C.hating | D.hoping |
A.forgotten | B.tried | C.noticed | D.continued |
A.appeared | B.worked | C.mattered | D.happened |
A.understand | B.remember | C.accept | D.believe |
A.forced | B.invited | C.wanted | D.encouraged |
A.school | B.teachers | C.students | D.language |
A.failing | B.managing | C.deciding | D.regretting |
A.returned | B.stopped | C.agreed | D.doubted |
A.also | B.never | C.only | D.already |
A.modern | B.same | C.simple | D.poor |
A.through | B.big | C.down | D.hot |
A.raising | B.ordering | C.changing | D.hearing |
A.train | B.see | C.tell | D.praise |
A.older | B.stricter | C.kinder | D.funnier |
A.experience | B.money | C.time | D.education |
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