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Sitienei, a 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother, has become the world’s oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is from a small1.in Kenyan. She has spent most of her life 2. as a midwife(接生婆), helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn’t have a chance to go to school when she was 3. . So she wants all the children in her village to 4. .

The head teacher at the school said, “I’m proud 5. her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with 6. . ”He also said, “She is doing well considering her 7.. I can say I have seen a big difference in this school 8. she came. ”

Sitienei often said, “I want to tell children, 9. girls in poor areas, that 10. will be your wealth. ”She added, “With education, you can be whatever you want to be—a doctor, a teacher, a scientist, and so on. ”

11.A. school           B. village          C. town          D. city

12.A. reading          B. writing         C. playing      D. working

13.A. young            B. old              C. famous        D. free

14.A. study           B. work            C. leave        D. listen

15.A. for             B. with            C. of           D. in

16.A. her              B. me             C. him           D. you

17.A. chance          B. age            C. skills       D. ways

18.A. after            B. when            C. since        D. before

19.A. naturally       B. especially       C. luckily     D. certainly

20.A. friendship     B. future           C. competition   D. education

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：

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3. as a midwife, helping women to give birth to babies. ”可以判断出她年轻时没机会上学。故选A。

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