I am glad to be your guest speaker today.It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself.I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years.I chose this job so that I could travel the world.And the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons.I have seen famines, wars, earthquakes, poverty and death.But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness.
In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children.Some were as young as four years old.They lived in the streets and survived by begging or stealing.But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them.Within me year, she was looking after two hundred children.She clothed them, fed them and taught them.She gave them hope.
Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake.In one place, I found an old lady whose house was in ruins.Her son was missing and rescue workers said there was no chance that he was still alive.But the old lady did not give up hope.For four days, she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself.She did not stop until she found her son.He was alive.
Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious medical condition.He had “undergone” twenty operations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital.I thought he would be sad, but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life, we need role models that we can admire and learn from.When my lire was difficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.
(1)
This passage is a ________.
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A.
1etter to some students
B.
speech given in a school
C.
news report from a journalist
D.
diary from a teacher
(2)
The author chose to be a news reporter in order to ________.
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A.
have more experience
B.
travel to some poor countries
C.
have the chance to travel around the world
D.
report something about poor children
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.
The Indian children made their living by stealing from the author.
B.
Lady Rosa was a teacher in a primary or middle school.
C.
The old lady’s son was saved by rescue workers.
D.
The author of this passage is now in China.
(4)
The word.undergone” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.