Bimla knew that she wanted to go to university when she got her results. But she was worried that she would not be accepted by the other students once she got there.
Although she was always told at her school that she would get good grades(成绩)at university, she believed that other students would be better than her in many ways. “I know I got good grades at school, but I thought they wouldn’t be enough,” she said. Some of her friends thought she shouldn’t even think about going to university because of her poor family, but she didn’t agree with that and said, “I think university should be for everyone, no matter (无论)where they come from.”
Growing up in a large family, she always understood that it wasn’t easy for her parents to feed the family. “When I told my parents I wanted to go to university, they weren’t very happy at first,” she remembered. “But they accepted the idea when they were told about the advantages of having a university graduate in the family.”
Money was short at home, so Bimla worked after school and saved nearly on everything. She wanted to work in medicine after graduation to make more money.
She also looked around and found a university near her village, which meant she could stay at home and study at the same time. It wasn’t easy travelling to and from university each day, but she found that she could use the time sitting on the train in a better way. She had a good hour in which she could do some real studying. With her studying, travelling and going to work, she found that she had little time to chat with others. However, when she saw her parents working all hours, she knew she got support and couldn’t complain too much.
She didn’t think she could enter the well-known university, so she was excited when she was offered a place. “I never thought it possible,” she said.
Three years later, she remembered her fears of not being accepted. “I’ve made some really great friends and everybody has been so helpful, even the teachers! The idea that you are not good enough because you are different is so wrong—university is not like that.”
She wanted to say to other families, “If your child is good enough and really wants to go on to university, it’s better to imagine the advantages there for you and your family.”
61. Before Bimla went to university, ________.
A.her grades weren’t so good as other students’ |
B.her parents depended on her to feed the family |
C.she doubted if others would welcome her at university |
D.she believed she wouldn’t fall behind her university classmates |
62. Which of the following things happened to Bimla?
①She entered a well-known university.
②She found it difficult to study on the train.
③She got on with her university classmates.
④She was too busy to make money at university.
63. We can know that Bimla’s parents supported her by ________.
A.chatting with her | B.working in medicine | C.working all hours | D.saving on everything |
64. The underlined sentence in the passage shows us ________.
A.the influence of friends | B.the abilities of children |
C.the importance of education | D.the problems of the poor |
65. What is the best title for the passage?
A.Hope for Girls | B.University for Everyone |
C.Using Time in Better Way | D.Growing Pains in Big Family |