阅读理解BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformert
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BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYatestheEnglishteacherforfiftyyearswaswheeledtothePark.
Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromandoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombined.
ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:
“Ican'ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven'tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduationbutIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven'tappearedinpersonIhaveattendedyourcollegegraduationsweddingsandeventhebirthyourchildreninmyimagination.”
Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:
“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcouldsomeofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoyme.RegardlessofourmotivesIcanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyouchosenpath.”
“Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”
Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Teeclappingturnedintocheeringthenintoadeafeningroar(呼喊).LawyerstruckdriversbankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.
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Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion