Her big, brown eyes looked up at me with a pitiful sight, as the first tear began to roll slowly down her soft, six-year-old, innocent face. I was as shocked as she was.
I had been called to my daughter’s new school by the remedial teacher, who called me last night.
Was I aware my daughter had learning difficulties?
Yes I was.
Due to constant ear infections, my poor Elizabeth had lost her hearing for the best part of two years of her young life. In addition, her speech ability had been delayed and her reading skill was behind other children of her age.
This teacher, this person, who had been specially trained to help children, the very person who was supposed to help my daughter reach her full potential, had called me in to school to tell me, and my daughter, that she would be lucky if she ever managed to finish high school.
What are you supposed to do when even the remedial teacher doesn’t have any faith in your child’s ability? What do you tell your child when she has been told that she is doomed to failure before she has even finished primary school? That was the question I was struggling to answer even as I stood there in that room, listening to this insensitive teacher, who did not have a caring character, wishing I had never brought my daughter to this school. I wondered, if this teacher were a mother? I truly believe someone cannot have a child and not have a caring heart.
I took my child’s small hand as we left that cold office, to step outside into the sweet and fresh air. There, I bent down on one knee and, putting my hands on my daughter’s small but now heavy shoulders, I looked her straight in the eyes.
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“Elizabeth,” I said firmly,” if you work really hard at school, I promise you, you can be anything you want to be.“
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Of course, I knew that remedial teacher might not be working there anymore.
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2 . Lucy Flores teaches preschool students how to read letters and write their names. After school, Flores goes home and does the same for her dad. Flores’ father, Luciano Flores, stopped attending school after first grade.
She said she tried to teach her dad to read and write when she was younger, but it didn’t go well. She doubled down on her own education and became the first person in her family, on both parents’ sides, to graduate from college.
With her teaching background, Lucy Flores gave it——teaching her dad——another shot. And this time she said he was “excited” to learn. After four months of working together for two hours, three days a week after they are both done with work, Lucy Flores said, “My dad can now write his own name and is reading some books on his own.”
As she has taught her dad, Lucy Flores has shared their journey on social media, where nearly 100,000 followers are tracking their progress. “I don’t know to this day if he understands how many people are watching him and following him.” said Lucy Flores. “But I took it as an opportunity that would encourage him even more. I know that it has.” Followers on social media share lesson plan ideas and have sent school supplies and books to the family, according to Lucy Flores.
In addition to watching her dad’s progress and inspiring others to never give up on their dreams, Lucy Flores said the most pleasant part of teaching her dad was the change in their own father-daughter relationship. “In reality, he and I did not get along well,” said Lucy Flores,who described her dad as being quiet and not one to share his feelings or sit down and play with her as a kid.
Luciano Flores said that he was excited to continue to focus on learning letters and numbers and to spend time with his family.
1. Why did Lucy Flores teach her dad?| A．She tried to practise her teaching methods. |
| B．She wanted to kill time with her dad. |
| C．She intended to help her dad get a college diploma. |
| D．She attempted to improve her dad’s ability to read and write. |
| A．Try. |
| B．Book. |
| C．Assessment. |
| D．Studio. |
| A．To inspire her students. |
| B．To make her dad famous. |
| C．To motivate her dad further. |
| D．To seek more help from her dad’s followers. |
| A．Exhausting. |
| B．Rewarding. |
| C．Demanding. |
| D．Amusing. |
3 . Johnnie Cowboy and his wife Monica call on people to think of their old neighbors who generally don’t handle the heat as well as younger people in hot weather.
They don’t
They live in Kingsbury Towers Apartment, and the apartment is called
Each day, they go through their
Since older people are more likely to suffer heatstroke (中暑), staying
No one asked the
| A．promise | B．ask | C．teach | D．allow |
| A．city | B．destination | C．campsite | D．home |
| A．stage | B．level | C．length | D．point |
| A．prepared | B．busy | C．fine | D．interested |
| A．driveway | B．building | C．office | D．room |
| A．easily | B．quickly | C．bravely | D．cautiously |
| A．ensure | B．report | C．agree | D．find |
| A．reach | B．control | C．persuade | D．comfort |
| A．calm | B．energetic | C．slow | D．cool |
| A．weight | B．balance | C．health | D．mood |
| A．sit | B．live | C．leave | D．work |
| A．come in | B．carry on | C．end up | D．pay off |
| A．government | B．friend | C．public | D．couple |
| A．otherwise | B．instead | C．anyway | D．meanwhile |
| A．right | B．difficult | C．impossible | D．popular |
4 . A couple, Libby Green and Marcel Gnauk, like travelling and sharing their travel experiences online has become part of their routine.
Libby is skilled at using a camera. But they struggled to find a focus. Then, in Cambodia, Libby filmed some birds taking flight that she wanted to use in a film. But she couldn’t capture (捕获) the sound of their wing beats.
They looked on the Internet, searching sound libraries, but couldn’t find anything appropriate. So, Marcel took a $100 audio recorder, and went searching for the missing sound to record. He didn’t find any birds, but he did manage to change their future with it.
Marcel turned the recorder on in a small construction zone, listening through a cheap set of headphones. He was awed not just by the sounds of construction, but a man’s singing, and motorcycles passing by.
“It was just like the sound was falling into my head from all sides,” says Marcel. “Everything became alive, and from that day until now I have never stopped recording.”
In the six years since that first recording, the couple have captured sounds in more than 25 countries.
Libby shoots and edits their YouTube videos, and manages their website. Marcel does most of the sound recording and editing, as well as the social media postings. Through their website, they offer 500 free sound libraries. Of these, 145 are free to download.
Libby had added a donation button to their website, and a Hollywood post-production creative had donated a few dollars. It was then that Marcel realized others shared a passion for sound, and were willing to pay for it.
“We wanted to be a source that’s affordable for all types of people to download the sounds and we’re still excited to travel to new places and record new sounds,” says Libby.
1. What changed the couple’s life direction?| A．A camera. | B．A film. | C．A library. | D．A recorder. |
| A．attracted | B．cheated | C．confused | D．awoken |
| A．They are providing some free resources online. | B．They are studying the change of bird sounds. |
| C．They are building free libraries in poor areas. | D．They are advocating donations for Cambodians. |
| A．Sharing Love | B．A Caring Couple |
| C．A Passion for Sounds | D．Recording Good Life |
Joe worked as a night watchman in a factory after he graduated from high school. It was a lonely job, but he was content. He stopped by the beach every day on his way home to watch the sunrise.
One day, he was walking on the beach when he noticed a bottle in the surf. Joe picked it up and saw a roll of paper inside it. His heart beat fast. He removed the lid and opened the letter. “Hi! My name is Ritchie. I’m sending this message in the hope that somebody will find it and become my friend.”
It saddened Joe to think of this boy waiting and hoping somebody would answer his message. He took his cell phone from his pocket and dialed the number written near the bottom of the page.
However, the number didn’t exist anymore. Joe was determined to find Ritchie, so he went straight to the city library for help. A librarian took him to a section of the library that felt deserted. There, she pointed him to the shelves filled with old telephone books. She sat down with him, and they searched the telephone books for Ritchie’s phone number together. Two hours later, the librarian let out an excited scream. “I found him!”
“Thank you,” Joe said, quickly copying down the address. He immediately headed for the address from the phone book. He almost screamed when he saw that the house at the address had been transformed into a hair salon. Joe stared at the sign. He held the message from the bottle in one fist and the paper with the address in the other. He walked in and explained everything to the barber. “Ritchie was born with disabilities. He has been using a wheelchair since he was a kid. Well, he’s an old man now. If you still want to find him, I hear he’s at the Serenity nursing home.” Joe thanked the man and drove to the nursing home.
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After asking to see Ritchie, Joe was shown to a sunlit room.
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One day, Joe received a call, learning that Ritchie had passed away the previous night.
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6 . I was in first grade in Mrs. Bauer’s class at a time when elementary schools held student gift swaps. I was to
I bought a Matchbox car for Paul. After all, all boys
As Paul and other boys raced their new Matchbox cars delightedly in the classroom, I tried to hold back hot tears. Though I felt
When school was over, Mrs. Bauer asked me to remain behind for a moment. I sat
Afterwards, I became
| A．arrange | B．exchange | C．create | D．share |
| A．needed | B．identified | C．possessed | D．loved |
| A．took apart | B．put away | C．picked out | D．checked up |
| A．excited | B．sorrowful | C．concerned | D．proud |
| A．amusement | B．punishment | C．puzzlement | D．embarrassment |
| A．generally | B．simply | C．eventually | D．instantly |
| A．nervously | B．shyly | C．comfortably | D．casually |
| A．respect | B．courage | C．kindness | D．confidence |
| A．shame | B．regret | C．intention | D．disappointment |
| A．toy | B．tool | C．decoration | D．prize |
| A．certain | B．hopeful | C．happy | D．serious |
| A．understand | B．assess | C．remember | D．ignore |
| A．strict | B．content | C．popular | D．familiar |
| A．afford | B．choose | C．expect | D．agree |
| A．useful | B．fashionable | C．precious | D．necessary |
“Will you do me a favor, Achenyo?” Mama called as she looked up from her weaving. Beside her was a pile of wild-grass stalks (秆). Mama took a stalk, laid it along the length of the half-finished bag, and began to weave (编织). In the corner were pots of dyes (染料) she’d use to paint the finished bags. “Will you get me some water for the dyes?” “Of course, Mama!” Achenyo picked up a pot as she ran outside. She didn’t like weaving, although it was a tradition for a mother to pass on the trade to her daughter. Outside, Achenyo called to her neighbor Ajuma. Both girls, with pots balanced on their heads, made their way to the river.
Achenyo and Ajuma soon arrived at the water’s edge, and they found a huge surprise. The river was gone! In its place was a blanket of dark green leaves and lavender-colored (淡紫色的) flowers. “Oh no!” Achenyo cried. “Mama won’t have water to mix the dyes for her bags.” When the adults arrived at the riverbank, they shook their heads, saying “They’ve struck again!”
Last year, the rainy season had brought an invasion (入侵) of water hyacinths. The plants had covered the river and left no room to dip a pot to get water. And now they were back. The adults walked into the water. They began pulling up water hyacinths and throwing them onto the riverbank. When they’d cleared enough plants, the girls filled their pots with water. A pile of water hyacinths lay on the riverbank. What a shame to waste such pretty flowers, Achenyo thought. She picked some for Mama, and then the girls headed home. Each day, they found the river covered by water hyacinths as if no one had cleared the waterfront (水边地) the day before. To fill their pots, they again had to pull up and throw water hyacinths onto the riverbank. The pile on the sand grew taller.
One day, as Achenyo moved an armful of dried water hyacinths out of her way, she had an idea. Carrying the plants under her arm, she ran home.
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“Mama, will you teach me to weave?” asked Achenyo eagerly.
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About a week
After that, I decided that I wanted to do
That’s why I
| A．handbag | B．wallet | C．pocket | D．car |
| A．money | B．food | C．gold | D．card |
| A．satisfied | B．excited | C．worried | D．puzzled |
| A．bad | B．good | C．beautiful | D．wonderful |
| A．ahead | B．earlier | C．long | D．later |
| A．threw | B．searched | C．returned | D．suggested |
| A．the people | B．the police | C．the students | D．the children |
| A．sadness | B．surprise | C．regret | D．disappointment |
| A．got up | B．looked up | C．gave up | D．picked up |
| A．it | B．her | C．him | D．them |
| A．kind | B．funny | C．stupid | D．serious |
| A．protect | B．respect | C．help | D．recognize |
| A．bad | B．good | C．free | D．sick |
| A．allow | B．force | C．choose | D．encourage |
| A．herself | B．himself | C．itself | D．yourself |
Let me tell you a story. It is about Susannah Lung. She taught me to read and write for a single year when I was 7 years old. I’d been looking for Susannah, hoping to thank her in person, for almost twenty years.
I came to the US at one and a half years old, but I grew up in a household that only spoke Pashto &Farsi, so when I started kindergarten, I didn’t know a word of English. I don’t think my kindergarten teacher knew how to handle an ESL student because he used to punish me for not understanding his directions.
We moved a lot in those days as my father searched for better work and housing, and I went to three different schools in a year. I continued to struggle with English. Then, after first grade ended, my family went back to Afghanistan for the summer. I fell in love with Logar, but I completely forgot all the English I’d learned in school!
I remember on the morning of my first day in second grade, I could only recall 10 letters from the alphabet. I was way behind and on track to be left back. But then I had the fortune of meeting Mrs. Lung.
Mrs. Lung sat with me almost every single day after school, giving me extra lessons in reading and writing so I could catch up with the rest of the class. By the end of the year, I’d learned to read and write, and by third grade, I was winning awards for reading comprehension.
After that, my family moved a few times more and I lost track of Mrs. Lung. For years afterward, all throughout high school and college, I tried to find Mrs. Lung to thank her for everything she’d done for me. I searched google and social media. I called my old school and visited the district office. But I kept hitting dead ends.
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But a few years earlier, someone reached out to me on Facebook.
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Because of Mrs. Lung’s encouragement, I became a teacher two years ago.
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10 . Working in animal rescue is often heartbreaking for volunteers, but there are moments of joy that would never be possible without their tireless efforts.
Joey Wagner enjoys volunteering. Back in 2013, Joey received a(n)
Joey and another rescuer
When it was finally able to find its forever home, Joey was the first in line to fill out the
The moment Mojo saw Joey，its little tail began to wag(摇)crazily to its
“It definitely
Mojo is now a healthy member of Joey and Leta’s pack and the Wagners have continued to use its story as a(n)
| A．letter | B．novel | C．call | D．order |
| A．watched out | B．set off | C．signed up | D．went in |
| A．gradually | B．finally | C．merely | D．immediately |
| A．brought | B．returned | C．lent | D．sold |
| A．response | B．memory | C．health | D．behavior |
| A．caged | B．mistreated | C．ignored | D．misunderstood |
| A．forgive | B．balance | C．learn | D．defend |
| A．purchase | B．adoption | C．assessment | D．cooperation |
| A．denied | B．analyzed | C．shared | D．approved |
| A．owner | B．trainer | C．rescuer | D．employer |
| A．brave | B．creative | C．former | D．new |
| A．remembers | B．assists | C．attracts | D．supports |
| A．large | B．awkward | C．curious | D．delighted |
| A．way | B．explanation | C．goal | D．standard |
| A．strengthened | B．broken | C．established | D．mentioned |
