1 . It was graduation season, and for Khalia Carter, walking on the stage meant more than just receiving a diploma (学位证书). The high school senior missed part of her final year after a terrible car accident. But she was determined to make it to the graduation—even if it was difficult for her to walk across the stage.
On April 18, Carter was hit by a careless driver. The accident left her with painful brain injuries (损伤). With about a month left in school, doctors determined she would not be able to return to her classes. Instead, she needed physical treatment every day to regain motor skills, like learning to walk again.
Carter’s mother Shawnda Cook recorded every step of her recovery process. “I sometimes feel sad and upset,” Cook said. “But there are more amazing feelings, like ‘Wow, this girl has the strength to move on, and we need to look up to her.’”
Carter missed most of her senior year celebrations but said graduation would not be one she missed. And that was just what she did on May 21, when she walked across the stage on her own to receive her diploma. “It’s almost impossible to get it done until it’s done,” Carter said, “So, if you put your mind into it and work for it, you will do it.”
1. Why was it hard for Carter to attend her graduation?| A．Because she didn’t get her diploma. | B．Because she was hurt in an accident. |
| C．Because she wasn’t allowed to do so. | D．Because she missed part of her lessons. |
| A．She received the diploma for Carter. | B．She helped Carter with her schoolwork. |
| C．She recorded Carter’s recovery process. | D．She took Carter to school celebrations. |
| A．About one month. | B．About two months. |
| C．About four months. | D．About six months. |
| A．It is never too old to learn. | B．Blood is thicker than water. |
| C．Learn to walk before you run. | D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
2 . Giorgio Lo Porto posted a video on Tik Tok about his new neighbor and their common piano talent! The post showed the cooperation of playing out music at the same time with two pianos separated by one wall.
Giorgio's neighbor's name was Emil, who was 78 years old. Emil's wife had passed away in December. The only comfort left to Emil was his piano. He spent days alone at home because of gloom, only looking forward to playing his wife's favorite piano song every night.
When Giorgio heard the music coming from the other side of the wall, he could really feel how moved the old man was. One day, Giorgio suddenly got an idea — writing a note to his new neighbor and hoping to duet (合奏) a piece of music. Then, Giorgio put a piece of paper reading “you are heard, and not alone" on Emil's door. Thus, Giorgio began to play the piano with Emil every night. And a new friendship started.
Later, Emil wrote back "Dear Giorgio, I knew very little about you, but you lit my life, and we shared music with the world. I'll keep playing, thinking of how powerful music can be."
Music comes from two pianos between a wall. You can be the light to somebody else's darkness.
1. Why did Emil play the piano every night?| A．To teach Giorgio music. | B．To keep his wife in mind. |
| C．To play duets with his wife. | D．To show his performing ability. |
| A．Sadness. | B．Patience. | C．Excitement. | D．Nervousness. |
| A．It was refused by Emil. | B．It was passed through a wall. |
| C．It saved Emil from loneliness. | D．It changed Emil's liking for music. |
| A．Hard Practice of Famous Pianists | B．A Video of Loneliness on Tik Tok |
| C．A Funny Story about a Piano Show | D．Music on Friendship between a Wall |
