It’s 27 years since my last conversation with my mother, who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me, “I never got my
Turning seven, I traveled 30 miles to live closer to my school. But “closer” is a relative term in Uganda, which
Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t
Fortunately, I’ve made it.Whenever I see the sun rise, I am
A.degree | B.scholarship | C.recommendation | D.admission |
A.recite | B.use | C.repeat | D.guess |
A.tough | B.new | C.foreign | D.old |
A.encouraged | B.consulted | C.blamed | D.frightened |
A.shows | B.means | C.proves | D.states |
A.warm | B.early | C.bright | D.hot |
A.search | B.possession | C.spite | D.case |
A.damaged | B.repaired | C.blocked | D.flooded |
A.drag | B.hold | C.put | D.seize |
A.attend | B.enter | C.complete | D.continue |
A.distances | B.periods | C.lists | D.stories |
A.cover | B.consider | C.judge | D.measure |
A.informed | B.warmed | C.reminded | D.told |
A.enabled | B.inspired | C.expected | D.intended |
A.value | B.power | C.symbol | D.length |
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