1 . I opened the big steel door to the school's front office. My hands were a bit sweaty, my heart was pounding in my chest, and my throat and tongue felt tense and dry. It was the first day of school. No, not for me as a student, but rather, for me as a first time reading tutor（助教）volunteering with the Experience Corps program.

I'm so proud to be part of such a worthwhile educational organization. The Experience Corps developed a research-based, statistically proven reading improvement program which consists of fun reading games. In the games, I'd play with each child and they didn't even realize that they were actually learning and improving their reading—we were having too much fun!

"Ms. R,"（as they called me）, "I read my book to my dog, Sunny, and she really liked it, too." Great! That's the idea—keep on reading to others at home to increase accuracy and fluency. "Ms. R, my mom has a baby in her belly. I'm going to be a big sister and will read to him when he comes out." That one made me feel all warm and sweet, and I told the student that she would be the best big sister ever. "Ms. R, why do you have gray hair?" I love the frankness of kids. I just laughed and told them it was better to have gray hair than no hair! We all giggled（傻笑）at that.

The students were tested throughout the year, and results showed that they were making progress in their reading. I hope I played at least a small part in their academic success. When I first volunteered to tutor, I was a bit anxious. I had no teaching experience, but I found out that you don't need any. All you need is the willingness to give of yourself and a desire to work one-on-one with these children who so desperately want to please you.

1. How did the author feel when first working as a reading tutor?

A．Curious.	B．Nervous.
C．Satisfied.	D．Pleased.

2. What's the main task of the author in the school?

A．Helping improve the reading program.

B．Teaching students knowledge of all the subjects.

C．Playing various outdoor games with the students.

D．Offering reading guidance under the program.

3. What's the purpose of paragraph 3?

A．To describe the pleasure of being a reading tutor.

B．To state how the Experience Corps program works.

C．To show how close the students are to the volunteer tutor.

D．To explain the difficulties and hardship of teaching.

4. In the author's view, what is the key to being a good reading tutor?

A．Experience.	B．Devotion.
C．Knowledge.	D．Diligence.