Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.
Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.
Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them. Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.
“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”
“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, “The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
1.How many members are there in Rashida’s family?
A．Seven B．Eight C．Nine D．Ten
2.According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is ．
A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition
B．a program to help poor girl students to get university education
C．a program to help poor girls to study hard
D．a program to help the poor families
3.Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?
A．To show they are better than their schools
B．To encourage them to get good education．
C．To show them what they are like
D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors
B．Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot．
C．Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability．
D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp
5.The best title of the passage is ___________．
A．Poor Girls in Ghana B．Girls’ Career Camp
C．Camfed Ghana D．Students in Ghana Dream Big
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 42 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t 43 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 44 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension of 47 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 48 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 49 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 50 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 51 . At that moment, feeling Mother’s 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 : a person like me, capable of fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 57 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __58 .
“It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 60 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
1. A. fooled B. tricked C. puzzled D. shocked
2.A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
3. A. write B. type C. grasp D. glance
4.A. seldom B. adequately C. little D. much
5.A. fail B. win C. forgive D. gain
6.A. realize B. understand C. sense D. recognize
7. A. holding back B. putting away C. holding on D. coming out
8. A. attitude B. attempt C. arrival D. admission
9. A. by B. upon C. beside D. against
10. A. tightly B. attentively C. gently D. cheerfully
11. A. enough B. little C. all D. nothing
12.A. forehead B. face C. fingers D. back
13.A. content B. break C. conquer D. control
14.A. therefore B. although C. yet D. however
15. A. more B. excellent C. strange D. huge
16.A. wound B. pride C. success D. hurt
17.A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
18.A. supplied B. offered C. paid D. contributed
19. A. different B. distinct C. pleasant D. sympathetic
20.A. crying B. striking C. tapping D. sewing
— He’s fifteen years younger than you!
— _________ ?
A. What may B. So what C. What if D. What about it
The police set about arresting the suspect ______ they found enough evidence to prove him guilty.
A. immediate B. as long as C. the moment D. as far as
It is said that about 60% of housewives have a brand before entering the store．
A．in mind B．on sale C．in possession D．on purpose
— Why does he never pick up the waste paper on the ground?
— Maybe because he thinks it’s beneath his to do so．
A．honesty B．dignity C．property D．quality
