We go to school every day to become a better
person. So how can we become powerful and start
changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US
First Lady Michelle Obama. During her 'visit to China, from March 20-26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education and youth empowerment with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education* In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having humble (貧寒的) roots doesn't matter as long as you have perseverance（毅力）
Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices（犧牲） on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 am and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged(氣餒 WJ)... I would remember something my mother. always told me. She said: 'A good education is something that no one cart take away from you.''
Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons（開闊眼界） in her speech at Peking University. "As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. It's not enough to get good grades in school. It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying overseas could also benefit future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems such as climate change, Mrs. Obama said.

【小題1】From the first paragraph , what kind of views did Mrs. Obama share with the students ?

A professor told his students to go into the city slums（貧民窟）to study the life of 200 boys． He asked them to write reports about each boy's life in the future．Every one of the students wrote, "He doesn't have any hope．"

Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study．He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys．Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died． Nobody knew what had happened to them．They tried very hard and found the other 180 people．Among them, 176 had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists．

The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further．Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, "What made you successful?" Each one answered with feeling, "There was a teacher"．

The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people．

The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, "It's really very easy． I loved those boys．"

1． Why did the students go to the slums?

A． To help the poor children．                       B． To look for a good teacher．

C． To study the life of some young boys．     D． To become successful people．

2． Of the 180 boys, how many were known to be not successful?    

A． 4．                      B． 20．                    C． 24．                    D． 176．

3． What changed the boys' life?    

    A． The professor's study．                               B． The teacher's love．

C． Their parents．                                      D． The slums．

4． Why was the second professor surprised?

A． Because some boys had died              B． Because most of the boys lived a hard life．

C． Because a few boys didn't have hope．D．Because the earlier reports were wrong．

5． Which of the following is not true?

A． Some of the boys became doctors．

B． The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher．

C． The teacher still remembered the boys．

D． The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher．

　　A professor（教授）told his students to go into the city slums（貧民窟）to study（研究）the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy's life future（將來）. Every one of the students wrote,“He doesn't have any hope.”

　　Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys. Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died. Nobody knew what had happened to them. They tried very hard and found the other 180 people. Among them 176 had become successful（成功的）as doctors, teachers and scientists.

　　The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living near the place and he was able to ask each one,“What made you successful?”Each one answered with feeling,“There was a teacher”.

　　The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile,“It's really very easy. I loved those boys.”

(1）Why did the students go to the slums?

A．To help the poor children.

B．To look for a good teacher.

C．To study the life of some young boys.

D．To become successful people.

(2）Of the 200 boys, how many were known to be not successful?

(3）What changed the boys' life?

(4）Why was the second professor surprised?

A．Because some boys had died.

B．Because most of the boys lived a hard life.

C．Because a few boys didn't have hope.

D．Because the earlier reports were wrong.

(5）Which of the following is not true?

A．Some of the boys became doctors.

B．The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher.

C．The teacher still remembered the boys.

D．The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher.