D

    Andrea Pasinetti is from America. He is the founder of “Teach for China”(TFC) program. The program takes teachers to rural places in China and offers children there the chance of getting good education!

    Although Andrea is a foreigner,he cares much about the education in rural China. He loves what he is doing now. He believes this is “the big thing” he wants to do in his life. Since 2008,Andrea has tried to change the future of rural children with the program.

    It is hard for Andrea to keep the program working well,but the result is great. TFC now has 210 teachers and has helped more than 30  ,000 students. The number of teachers is still increasing. TFC’s aim is to send 1  ,000 teachers to rural schools by 2015. Andrea says, “We have an ambitious plan for the future,and I hope the program can help more children.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，簡要回答下面的問題。

1. Where does Andrea come from?

2. What's TFC program?

3. What has Andrea tried to do since 2008?

4. How many students has TFC helped now?

5. What's TFC’s aim?

D  閱讀提示:安德烈-帕西內(nèi)蒂是一個關(guān)注中國教育的美國人。當(dāng)看到中國偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的孩子們沒有接受教育的機(jī)會時，他創(chuàng)立了“美麗中國”項(xiàng)目，為他們帶去實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的機(jī)會。

1. He comes from America.根據(jù)短文第一段第一句話“Andrea Pasinetti is from America. ”可知，安德烈來自美國。

2. It takes teachers to rural places in China and offers children there the chance of getting good education!根據(jù)短文第一段第三句 話“The program takes teachers to rural places in China and offers children there the chance of getting good education!”可知答案。

3. He has tried to change the future of rural children with the program.根據(jù)短文第二段第四句話“Since 2008.Andrea has tried to change the future of rural children with the program."可知答案。

4. It has helped more than   30,000 students.根據(jù)短文第三段第二 句話“TFC now has 210 teachers and has helped more than   30,000 students. ”可知答案。

5. It's to send   1, 000 teachers to rural schools by 2015.根據(jù)短文第 三段第四句話“TFC’s aim is to send   1,000 teachers to rural schools by 2015. ”可知答案。

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