7、Being the bead of high school for many years. I grew tired of budget meetings funding cuts, and many other administrative chores(雜務(wù)). I started to dream of retirement. Sinning in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandhiken quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. I told myself that I wouldn’t sign myself up for any committees any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.
My first day of retirement came last I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me leisurely read the paper, clamed a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On the second day. I conked breakfast read the paper…On the third day…This is retirement? I med to tell myself that it was just the transition (過渡), that those golden moments were right round the comer and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing.
A farmer colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the pores neighborhoods. Would I interrupt my newfound “happiness” and return to the students just this once? One trip. That’s all. My hags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of responsibity of the young people on the trip. When I returned home. I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students schuss North America to assist them it their voluntary work.
Now, it seems the tables have turned. Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment(責(zé)任感)to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and suffer because to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return. I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I’ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construeliem . Of school in twenty-one corutries!
1.What did the writer expect to do after retired?
A.To stay away from busy schedules. B.To write some great books.
C.To do some voluntary work. D.To plan for his future.
2.Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
A.He missed his students in that country.
B.He couldn’t refuse his colleague’s favor.
C.He was concerned about the people there.
D.He was not satisfied with his retired life.
3.The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) means that the writer .
A.improved the situation in his school
B.felt happy to work with students again
C.became a learner rather than a teacher
D.changed his attitude toward his retired life
4.What does the writer think of his retired life now?
A.Disappointing B.Troublesome. C.Promising. D.Meaningful.
7、ADCD


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Being the bead of high school for many years. I grew tired of budget meetings funding cuts, and many other administrative chores(雜務(wù)). I started to dream of retirement. Sinning in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandhiken quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. I told myself that I wouldn’t sign myself up for any committees any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.
My first day of retirement came last I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me leisurely read the paper, clamed a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On the second day. I conked breakfast read the paper…On the third day…This is retirement? I med to tell myself that it was just the transition (過渡), that those golden moments were right round the comer and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing.
A farmer colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the pores neighborhoods. Would I interrupt my newfound “happiness” and return to the students just this once? One trip. That’s all. My hags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of responsibity of the young people on the trip. When I returned home. I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students schuss North America to assist them it their voluntary work.
Now, it seems the tables have turned. Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment(責(zé)任感)to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and suffer because to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return. I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I’ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construeliem . Of school in twenty-one corutries!
1.What did the writer expect to do after retired?
A.To stay away from busy schedules. B.To write some great books.
C.To do some voluntary work. D.To plan for his future.
2.Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
A.He missed his students in that country.
B.He couldn’t refuse his colleague’s favor.
C.He was concerned about the people there.
D.He was not satisfied with his retired life.
3.The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) means that the writer .
A.improved the situation in his school
B.felt happy to work with students again
C.became a learner rather than a teacher
D.changed his attitude toward his retired life
4.What does the writer think of his retired life now?
A.Disappointing B.Troublesome. C.Promising. D.Meaningful.
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