【Manyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestion"Mrs.Kindredwhydoyouteach?"WithouttakingtimetoreflectIanswered"BecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife."Eve】

　　Manyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestion"Mrs.Kindredwhydoyouteach?"WithouttakingtimetoreflectIanswered"BecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife."EventhoughIwassincerethatwasn'taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn'tletitslide.

　　"Letmegetthisstraight"hesaid"Youwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?"HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfused.I'moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwittyorswift.

　　EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteachtherearedayswhenIwonder.OnthosedaysIremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:

　　It'sinmyblood.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacherandshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled(逐渐灌输)inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.

　　Teachingisawaytomakeadifference.Ifyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshore.Youcan'thaverippleswithouta"stone."Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifferenceandthat'swhatIstrivetodo.

　　Igenuinelyloveteenagers.IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.LifeisfullofupsanddownsandifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflifeIwanttodoso.Ifthey'llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththemIwanttodotoo.

　　Teachingisn'tforeveryonebutIknowImadetherightcareerchoice.

　　Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?

　　A.Becausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievable.

　　B.Becausethewriterwasinsincere.

　　C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.

　　D.Becausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstand.

　　Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?

　　A.Stupid. B.Honest. C.Conservative. D.Polite.

　　AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.