DearStudents

Iamdelightedtobeyourguest.

Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmyself.Ihavebeenanewsreporterforthepastfifteenyears.IchosethisjobsoIcouldtraveltheworldbutthejobhastaughtmemanyunforgettablelessons.Theworkissometimesdifficult.Ihaveseenfamineswarsearthquakespovertyanddeath.ButIhavealsoseencouragehopeandhappiness.

InIndiaIvisitedacitywherethereweremanyhomelesschildren.Somewereasyoungasfouryearsold.Theylivedinthestreetsandsurvivedbybeggingorstealing.ButthenawonderfulladycalledRosaopenedahomeforthem.Withinoneyearshewaslookingaftertwohundredchildren.Sheclothedthemfedthemandtaughtthem.Shegavethemhope.

AnothertimeIwasinTurkeyafteraterribleearthquakeinoneplace.Ifoundanoldladywhosehousewasinruinshersonwasmissingandrescueworkerssaidtherewasnochancethathewasstillalive.Buttheoldladydidnotgiveuphope.Forfourdaysshemovedheavystonesoneatatimebyherself.Shedidnotstopuntilshefoundherson.Hewasalive.

HereinChinaImetayoungboywithaseriouscondition.Hehadundergonetwentyoperationsandspentnearlyhiswholelifeinhospital.IthoughthewouldbesadbutwhenImethimhissmilewassowarmandwelcoming.

Inlifeweneedrolemodelsthatwecanadmireandlearnfrom.WhenmylifeisdifficultItrytorememberthecourageandgoodnessofthesethreepeople.

1.Thespeakerisgivingaspeechtostudentsin________.

A．India B．Canada C．Turkey D．China

2.Theunderlinedword“famine”inParagraph2means________.

A．extremelackoffoodB．joy C．luck D．pleasure

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutRosa?

A．She’sarichladyandshelikestohelpthehomelesschildren.

B．She’sagreatmotherandshelooksafterthehomelesschildren.

C．She’sakind-heartedwomanandsheprovideshousesforthehomelesschildren.

D．She’sagoodteacherandsheteachesthehomelesschildren.

4.ForwhatdoesthespeakeradmiretheTurkishwomanandtheChineseboy?

A．Theirbravery. B．Theirluck. C．Theirage. D．Theirstrongmind.