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While the rest of the world worries about India and China's growing power, India is _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (密切关注）its competition.
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A．besides B．beyond C．away D．off
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi “Father of the nation”－Mahatma Gandhi Born October 2,1869 Porbandar, Gujarat, India Died January 30,1948 New Delhi, India Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(October 2,1869-January 30,1948),(Devanagari), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the Charismatic(有魅力的；有吸引力的)leader who brought the cause of India’s independence from British colonial(殖民)rule to world attention．His philosophy(哲学)of non-violence, for which he has influenced(影响)both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change．
By means of non-violent civil struggle(非暴力反抗), an idea he developed from the teachings of Leo Tolstoy and Henry David Thoreau, Gandhi helped bring about India’s independence from British rule．
Early life Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a Hindu family in Porbandar, Gujarat, India．They were descendants(后代)of traders(the word “Gandhi”means grocer)．
Gandhi was an ordinary student in his youth at Porbandar and later Rajkot, and almost passed the exam for the University of Bombay in 1887, joining Samaldas College．
At the age of 19, Gandhi went to University College, of the University of London, to train as a barrister．His time in London, was influenced by a vow(发誓)he had made to his mother on leaving India to observe the Hindu giving up meat and alcohol．Although Gandhi experimented with becoming “English”, taking dancing lessons for example, he couldn’t stomach his landlady’s mutton and cabbage．She pointed him towards one of London’s vegetarian restaurants．Rather than simply going along with his mother’s wishes, he read about, and became vegetarianism(素食主义)．He joined the Vegetarian Society, was elected to its Executive Committee(执行委员会), and founded a local chapter(草案)．He later treasured(珍惜)this with giving him valuable experience in organising and running institutions(协会)．Some of the vegetarians he met were members of the Theosophical Society, which had been founded in 1875 by H．P．Blavatsky to further brotherhood．Although he hadn’t shown a particular interest in religion(宗教)before then, he began to read works of, and about, Hinduismand other religions．
［问题导入］How do you think of “father of the nation”?
A father’s view：“Father of the nation”must be given a person who has done lots of unusal things．
A leader’s view：The name is not for an ordinary person．
A journalist’s view：Sun Zhongshan is Chinese people’s “Father of the nation”．I admired him．
A teacher’s view：Sun Zhongshan can’t be considered as Gandhi who was an Indian person．
A worker’s view：I think their hard struggle and suffering is not worth the name “Father of the nation”．
My view：________
India first, college can wait!
It was an opportunity 19-year-old Jodi Sagorin felt she couldn’t pass up.
The California student had received an admission letter to New York University, but she wanted to follow a calling to volunteer in India. When she got an offer to do just that, she decided there would be no better time to do it.
“It matches everything I’m interested in,” she said. “It’s just one of those things; it was meant to be.”
Last month, Sagorin packed up her belongings and headed over to Uttar Pradesh as an intern(实习生) for Drishtee, an organization that works for the economic and social development for the needy in India.
During her stay in India — for up to seven months — Sagorin will help with programs involving micro-finance, entrepreneurship(创业), healthcare and women’s empowerment.
Since her younger days, Sagorin had read inspiring stories of change makers throughout the world and decided she wanted to get involved somehow.
She decided volunteering would be the path she’d take and NYU could wait. She wanted to make a difference even when others said it wouldn’t be possible.
When Sagorin broke the news about deciding to put off college, her parents felt pride, nervousness, fear and excitement.
“We’re really proud of her of wanting to do this,” said Mike Sagorin, her father. “We’re a little concerned about a 19-year-old girl going out there by herself and hope she’ll be safe.”
Sagorin and her family researched everything they could about the organization and bought more than a dozen books about the country.
Before her trip to India, Sagorin raised $3,500 to pay for her travel and living expenses, along with some to donate to the people she would work with in India.
She has promised to send various levels of gifts — from a personal postcard to a personalized video touring the Taj Mahal — to those who pledge money towards her trip.
(Visit Sagorin’s blog at ifyouneverdid. com for more information.)
56. Sagorin chose to go to India instead of New York University because ____.
A. she decided that going to university would be a waste of time
B. she could put off college but only had one chance to volunteer in India
C. she had long dreamed of going to India to work for the needy there
D. New York University didn’t appeal to her
57. Sagorin became volunteer as a result of ____.
A. her determination to change the world B. her parents’ encouragement and help
C. the training she’s received at school D. being inspired by Drishtee volunteers
58. Which statement shows that Sagorin’s parents supported her decision?
A. They were a little worried about her safety in India.
B. They gave money for her travel and living expenses.
C. They helped her to get more information about India.
D. They were proud of her for choosing not to go to university.
59. The underlined word “pledge” probably means ____.
A. help to collect B. decide to return C. refuse to donate D. promise to give
60. What is the main point of the article?
A. To prove helping the needy is a great experience.
B. To call on teenagers to follow Sagorin’s example.
C. To introduce a volunteer named Sagorin and the decision she made.
D. To encourage more volunteers to work for Drishtee.
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