ItwasAndriaBaker’shighschoolgraduationpartyandthetimehadcomeforherfathertomakegoodonapromisethathehadmadeheryearsagowhenshewasafourth-grader.“Afteryoustartedonyourfirstdayofkindergartenandcont
ItwasAndriaBaker’shighschoolgraduationpartyandthetimehadcomeforherfathertomakegoodonapromisethathehadmadeheryearsagowhenshewasafourth-grader.“AfteryoustartedonyourfirstdayofkindergartenandcontinueitthroughyourlastdayofhighschoolandI’llbuyyouacar.”TimBakerhadtoldthechild.
ThroughtheyearsAndriaBakerkeptupherendofthebargainwillingherselftogotoschoolonthosedaysevenwhenshefeltundertheweather.Shedidcarryouther13thyearofuninterruptedcomingtotheclassroomwithherfinaldayatConstantineHighSehoolevenwhenshewasill.
AtSunday’spartyherfathergavetheyoungwomanthekeystoanew$17000PontiacG6.TimBakerwhoteachesseventhgradeatConstantineMiddleSchoolsaidhehasnoregretsaboutthedeal.“WithoutadoubtitwaswortheverypennyIspent”hesaid.Thelookonhisdaughter’sfacewhenshesawthecarwasgreat.Bakersaid“Whensheturnedaroundafterseeingthecarshedidnotknowwhattodo.Wegotherintothecarandshejustsatthere.Thensheranintothehousetogetherdriver’slicenseandsheandherbestfriendgotinthecaranddrovedowntheroad.”
AndriaBaker19saidshethinksshewouldhavegoneaheadwiththatevenifanewcarhadnotbeenpromisedher.“AlotofmyfriendsthoughtIwascrazybutIjustkeptgoing.”shesaid.BakerplanstogoafteraneducationdegreeatAlmaCollege.
“InmysophomoreyearIhurtmyankleinabasketballgameanditwasreallypainful”shesaid.“AlsothatdayIcaughtacoldandtheteacherlookedatmeandsaid‘I’mnottheteacherwho’sgoingtosendyouhome.’”
61.Whatdoesthephrase“shefeltundertheweather”mean?
A.Shefeltthattheweatherwasverycold. B.Shedidn’tfeelgood.
C.Herbodychangedwiththeweather. D.Shelikedtheweatherverymuch.
62.WhenAndriaBakersawherpresentshefelt________.
A.surprisedandexcited B.sadandcrazy
C.frightenedandworried D.upsetandangry
63.Fromthetextwecanknowthat________.
A.bothAndriaBakerandherfatherstayedinthesameschool
B.herfathermadethepromisefromthedaywhenshebeganherschool