“Ididn’thearthemcallmyname”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens(AT)asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2013.“Areyouready?”iswhatsheheard.Then
“Ididn’thearthemcallmyname”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens(AT)asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2013.“Areyouready?”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid“Ishookmyheadnoandthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain."
Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehanLouisiana—shewasstilloncloudnine.
“Iwassoshocked!Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.”Presentintheaudience(观众)thatdaywere:hermotherandfatherolderbrotherherfriendsandherdanceteacher.
UnderstandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethereATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete.“She’salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I’vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She’sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I’velearnedtogetoverbadlife’sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.”
Oneofthosebadlife’sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealotalotalot...”
AsMissLouisianaTeenshetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSAShelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedrivinginadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.
WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreadersshesaid“Don’tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatwayitiseasytobeyourself.
1.Theunderlinedwords“oncloudnine”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.
A.frightenedB.troubledC.veryhappyD.veryangry
2.Shelleytakesherdanceteacherasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis_______.
A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced
3.WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?
A.Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.
B.Shegavedanceperformance.
C.Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.
D.Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.