A nervous 11-year-old called Anthony showed up at Peter Mutabazi’s doorstep around 3 a.m., wearing blue sleepwear and a gray Batman blanket over his shoulders. Having been abandoned at a hospital by his adopted parents and desperately needing a place to stay for the weekend, he carried a bag holding a sweater, a pair of sneakers and not much else.
It was January 2017. Mutabazi wasn’t ready to take in more kids—he had just said goodbye to two foster(寄养的) brothers and needed time to regroup. Then he remembered what it was like to feel scared, alone and unwanted. As a boy, he fled from his home where his parents abused him and lived on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, before a stranger paid his high school tuition(学费), leading to a college scholarship and an eventual move to the US.
Within minutes of his arrival, Anthony asked Mutabazi if he could call him dad. The boy, who had been in the foster care system since he was a little kid, never left Mutabazi’s house that weekend as planned. Mutabazi adopted him and gave him his last name.
Last month, Mutabazi formally adopted two more children: brothers who had lived with him for three years. Mark, 8, is the new boss of the house while Luke, 7, is a shy boy with a sweet smile. Their family is an unconventional one—he is Black, and his adopted kids are White—but Mutabazi, 49, believes that love transcends racial differences.
Since becoming a foster father in 2016, he has hosted about three dozen kids of all races and cultures. Some of his foster children are reunited with their families, while others remain in his care. Mutabazi shares glimpses of his life as a foster dad with his 328, 000 followers on Instagram to encourage other men to be active fathers and signal that a healthy family is based on love, not skin color.
24. Why did Anthony show up at Peter Mutabazi’s doorstep?
A.He hoped to help Mutabazi. |
B.He begged for more sneakers. |
C.He fled from a hospital secretly. |
D.He wanted Mutabazi to adopt him. |
25. What happened to Mutabazi when he was young?
A.He was abused by his brother. |
B.He was brought to the US by his parents. |
C.He was sponsored by a stranger for education. |
D.He loved playing on the streets of Kampala, Uganda. |
26. What does the underlined word “transcends” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Goes beyond. |
B.Walks through. |
C.Runs after. |
D.Takes off. |
27. What does the author want to convey in the text?
A.Hard work pays off. |
B.Love really makes a difference. |
C.Education is a key to success. |
D.The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine. |