BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoholdanAll-SchoolReunion(重聚).Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformer(以前的)teacherswereonhandstotellsto
BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoholdanAll-SchoolReunion(重聚).Over450
peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformer(以前的)teacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYatestheEnglishteacherforfiftyyearswasoneofthem.
SomepeoplebegantotalkinalowvoicewhenMs.Yateswasaboutspeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestowalkaway.Theywouldn’tliketolistentoanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandjustmadethemworkhard.
ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak“Ican’ttellyouhowhappyIamtobehere.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation(毕业)butIhavefollowedyoualltheway.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotosofmystudents.AlthoughIdidn’tshowupinpersonIwenttoyourcollegegraduationsweddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildreninmyimagination.”
Ms.Yatesstoppedforalittlewhileandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued
“IthoughtthatifIpushedyouashardasIcouldsomeofyouwouldsucceed.”
“Thereisnogreatercomfortforateacherthantoseetheresultofhisorheryearsofwork.Youhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandpride(骄傲)formeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyoualldeepinmyheart.”
Therewasasilenceoverthestudentsforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping(鼓掌).Theclappingthenturnedintocheering.LawyerstruckdriversbankersandmodelswerecryingbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherintheirhometown.
1.Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?
A.Tellingstoriesabouttheolddays.
B.Apicnicontheschoolplayground.
C.Sightseeinginthepark.
D.Students’speechesintheoldschoolbuilding.
2.WecaninferfromParagraph2that_______________.
A.somestudentsweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates’speech.
B.somestudentsweretiredfromthereunionactivities.
C.moststudentsdislikedMs.Yates’waysofteaching.
D.moststudentshadlittleinterestinthereunion.
3.FromwhatMs.Yatessaidwecanlearnthat________________.
A.shewenttoallherstudents’collegegraduat