As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school has only three rooms, one for Grades1,2 and 3,and the other for Grades 4,5and6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level(水平). To my surprise, though the test was easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons and reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were improving themselves. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their level is becoming higher and higher, and we are good friends now.
I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful to me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.
The writer is a volunteer teacher. He comes from __________.
A.Guangxi | B.Xiamen |
C.Shanghai | D.Longzhou |
The writer found there were only______ room(s) in that school.
A.two | B.three |
C.six | D.one |
In the passage, the underlined phrase“my heart sank” means that the writer _______.
A.felt upset | B.was happy |
C.got angry | D.seemed busy |
The writer found the students’ level was _____ he expected after the first test.
A.just as | B.higher than |
C.lower than | D.more than |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard. |
B.The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer. |
C.The students level became higher and higher with the help of the volunteer teacher. |
D.There were not enough classrooms for each grade. |