As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there However, I felt sad when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2, and 3, and another one for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their levels. To my surprise though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village school and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
36. From the first paragraph, we know the school is very ______ .
A.beautiful | B.Big | C.interesting | D.small |
37. There are ______ grades in the school.
38. The writer came from ______ .
A.Longzhou | B.Guangxi | C.Shanghai | D.Beijing |
39. What does the writer think of working in the school?
A.Very interesting. | B.Very useful. | C.Very careful. | D.Very exciting. |
40. According to the passage, the writer ______ .
A.was sorry for the poor school | B.worked hard to teach the children |
C.didn’t want to work in the school | D.left the school in a short time |