Somepeopleliketocollectstamps.Otherspreferpostersorcoins.ButPinkyBhutiaisdifferent.Shecollectschildren.Inhermountainvillage,inSikkim,sheisknownasthewonderfulyoungwomanwhoadopts(领养)allthechildrenshecan.
Somepeopleliketocollectstamps.Otherspreferpostersorcoins.ButPinkyBhutiaisdifferent.Shecollectschildren.Inhermountainvillage,inSikkim,sheisknownasthewonderfulyoungwomanwhoadopts(领养)allthechildrenshecan.
Pinkywas14whensheadoptedherfirstchild,aNepalibabygirl,whoseparentspassedaway.Pinky'sparentsdidnotmind.Pinkyleftschoolandstartedworkingfulltimebecauseshehadababytofeed.Today,shehastwelveadoptedchildren,andtwosonsfromhermarriage.
Pinkyisabout30yearsoldandshecomesfromacommonfamily.Ifyoupassedheronthestreet,youwouldn'tgiveherasecondlook.Shelivesinabrownmud-washed(泥刷的)house.Thereisavegetablegardenoutside.Redhenswithnoisychicksrunalloverthegardenlookingforfood.
Ifyouaskherwhysheprovidesahometosomanykids,shesmilesshyly.Buthereyesareserious.“Iknowwhatitistobepoorandhungry.”Asachild,heronlydreamwastoeatafullmeal,andherfavoriteamusementwaswatchingpeoplewithshoesandimaginingwhatitfeltlike.Byadoptingpoorandhomelesschildrensheismakingsurethattheyneverfeelthathopeless.
Pinkyfeelsveryproudwhensheseesherchildrenhappyandbright.Heroldestbaby,SaritaRai,isnow20yearsold.Then,thereis19-year-oldNimbbewhocametoPinkybecausehermotherwasunabletolookafterher.Shestartedtoworkinagovernmentofficetwoyearsago.Ten-year-oldBhimand14-year-oldKumarcametoPinkyfiveyearsago,aftertheirfather'sdeath.TheystartedlivingonapatchoflandgivenbyPinkyandgrewvegetablesforsale.
“Ilikechildren.It'snotonemoremouthtofeedbutonemoresoul(灵魂)saved,”Pinkysays.
AfterPinkyadoptedherfirstchild,she________.A
begantoraisesomechickens
B
didn'tgotoschoolanymore
C
askedherparentsforhelp
D
lefthermountainvillage
Byadoptingthosepoorandhomelesschildren,Pinkywantsto________.A
teachthemtogrowvegetables
B
offerthemgoodjobs
C
makesuretheyliveinhope
D
helpthembecomerich
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A
Pinkylikescollectingc