Education is not an end, but a means(手段) to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees(学历) refuse to do what they think to be "low" work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful(害羞) these days. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor. We can live without education, but we will die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

1.The writer wants to prove that _____.

A. our society needs all kinds of jobs

B. our society needs free education for all

C. a farmer is more important than a professor

D. people with university degrees earn more money

2.According to the passage _____.

A. work with hands is dirty and shameful

B. work with hands is low work

C. work with hands is the most important

D. we can't regard work with hands as low work

3. The purpose of education is _____.

A. to choose a system of education

B. to let everyone receive education

C. to prepare children for their future work

D. to build a perfect world

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).

One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).

Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.

“ For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams. Which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life. “says Liu Wei。

Liu’ s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’ s Got.Talent(中国达人秀)and a wondenful performance(演奏)playing the beautiful Marriage D ‘amour with his two feet on the piano.

Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encourage him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

1.Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

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2.How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

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3.Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?

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4.Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

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5.How did the audience feel when they watched Liu ’ s performance?

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