Old John has worked as a school keeper in Hill Ford School. After walking into the school building every day, he cleans rubbish bins and bathrooms.

Last Friday, after he arrived at the school, instead of finding rubbish to clean up, he found almost 500 students lining in the hallway(大厅) with handmade cards and singing a happy birthday song to him. It was his 80th birthday. As he walked the long hallway, someone rushed to him and gave him a hug. They handed him so many cards as well and the cards filled several large boxes. Old John was touched by their expression of affection(关爱). He thanked them all. “It’s the sixteenth year in this school. They’re like my children.” Old John said.

On a regular day, students sometimes come up to find him and say they’re not feeling well or other times to tell him about something that happened at break time. He knows most of the students at the school, but can’t name each one. Some of them make him know them. Like Faith, who often leaves her school bag in the canteen, and Lucy, who just wants a hug.

Carrie, a reading teacher said,“He won’t brag(夸耀) on himself, but it doesn’t matter what he’s doing or where he is, he will stop what he’s doing at any time to give all his attention and take care of a child if that child is having a bad day. ”

He works circles around all the students, cleaning up the mess others don’t want to touch. He doesn’t expect a lot. Old John said he hadn’t planned to do much for his birthday, so he was touched as the students had prepared the surprise celebration.

Over the weekend, he worked through the handmade cards at his house. One card from a student stood out to him. It read “Old John, you are the most loved one in our school...”

1.Old John works as a teacher in the school, doesn’t he?

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2.How long has Old John worked in the Hill Ford School?

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3.What did the students do to celebrate Old John’s 80th birthday?

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4.How did Old John feel when he received so many birthday cards?

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5.What does a child get from Old John if the child is having a bad day?

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6.Why is Old John considered the most loved one in the school? (No more than 15 words)

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Perhaps you have heard of Peter Dinklage from the roles he has played in popular TV series such as Game of Thrones (《权利的游戏》). But few know of the man behind the character and his story. His life _______ that a little body can have huge energy.

The famous actor, who earned three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award, is just 135 cm tall. His father, mother and brother look like _______ people. But Dinklage has been different from the others since his childhood. The boy was born with a common form of dwarfism (侏儒症). As a result, Peter’s legs and arms stopped growing, while his head continued becoming bigger.

There’s no doubt that Dinklage’s look was a source of trouble at first. The boy was _______and bullied (欺负) by other kids. He felt lonely but he didn’t look down upon himself. When he was in the sixth grade, he played his first role in a school play. He was pleased by the audience’s _______ to the show. So he decided to become an actor in the future.

After he graduated from high school, Dinklage entered Bennington College, where he studied performing arts. He _______ met several special teachers and friends who managed to help him turn his unusual look into advantage there, which made him unique (独特的). Since then, he has acted in lots of famous films and TV series.

Dinktlage has been looked as a rote model for people with dwarfism. When Dinktage was asked in 2012 whether he saw himself as a spokesman (代言人) for the _______ of little people, he said, “Everyone’s different. Every person’s size has a different life, a different history, and different ways of dealing with it. My size doesn’t define (下定义) me. It’s just part of who I am.”

1.A.notices B.discovers C.reports D.proves

2.A.unusual B.ordinary C.rich D.stupid

3.A.laughed at B.showed off C.picked out D.looked after

4.A.duty B.response C.excuse D.stress

5.A.luckily B.seriously C.quietly D.rarely

6.A.disadvantages B.hobbies C.rights D.challenges

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