In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later , I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt(收養(yǎng)) and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.
【小題1】When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be_____________
| A．a(chǎn) writer | B．a(chǎn) teacher |
| C．a(chǎn) judge | D．a(chǎn) doctor |
| A．She wanted to study by herself. |
| B．She fell in love and got married. |
| C．She suffered from a serious illness. |
| D．She decided to look after her grandma. |
| A．She was busy yet happy with her family life. |
| B．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons. |
| C．She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. |
| D．She was too confused to make a correct choice. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Little by little, one goes far. |
| C．Every coin has two sides. |
| D．Well begun, half done. |
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The film The Tides of Kirawira, which won two prizes at a recent television festival, was made by Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone. The couple are in
“We met in London when Mark was studying biology and I was at the Royal College of Art studying photography,” says
After completing their studies they took part in the management of a conservation area in the mouth of the River Fal in
By then, they both knew they wanted to work with wildlife in distant places around the world. Alkan Root, a famous East African wildlife film-maker, asked them to work for him. That was seven years ago and the job took them to the Serengeti to film crocodiles. Their films, Here Be Dragons and Devil Fish, were very successful.
“We love Africa but we have to come back to
61．Mark and Victoria have returned to England to ___________.
A. appear on television B. make a film about
62．Victoria regards her weekends learning to dive as __________.
A. a waste of time B. an unforgettable experience
C. an enjoyable activity D. good exercise for health
63．The purpose of filming in the River Fal was to _________.
A. earn money B. educate people
C. gain photographic experience D. make a television program
64．What does Victoria mean when she says “we have the best of both worlds” (last paragraph)?
A. They can live in both a tent and a house.
B. They can film in Cornwall as well as in Africa.
C. They can visit both friends and family at the same time.
D. They are happy and successful both in Africa and
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
The film The Tides of Kirawira, which won two prizes at a recent television festival, was made by Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone. The couple are in England to visit friends and family before heading back to Tanzania for their next film. Their work takes them to some of the world’s least – known areas but they still find themselves drawn back to England, particularly to Cornwall, where their work and personal relationship developed.
“We net in London when Mark was studying biology and I was at the Royal College of Art studying photography,” says Victoria. “We both learned to dive at the same pool in London and went on diving weekends in the country. It was a terrible place, freezing cold, where dived in wet suits full of holes. But that is where our relationship developed.”
After completing their studies they took part in the management of a conservation area in the mouth of the River Fal in Cornwall. “We were shocked. Nobody seemed to understand the river’s ecological importance. So we thought, why don’t we make a film to show people what a special place it is? Neither of us had any experience of filming but we took part – time jobs until we had enough cash to buy an underwater camera and some film.” A television company agreed to provide money for the work and the film they produced about the underwater life of the River Fal was shown on television and won a number of prizes.
By then, they both knew they wanted to work with wildlife in distant places around the world. Alkan Root, a famous East African wildlife film – maker, asked them to work for him. That was seven years ago and the job took them to the Serengeti to film crocodiles. Their films, Here Be Dragons and Devil Fish, were very successful.
“We love Africa but we have to come back to England every year,” says Victoria. “We need to return to see our friends and family. For us, Africa is temporary and England means permanence. It’s the difference between living in a tent in Tanzania and a house in Cornwall. We are lucky … we have the best of both worlds.”
1．Mark and Victoria have returned to England to .
A．a(chǎn)ppear on television B．make a film about Cornwall
C．have a break between films D．receive a prize for their new film
2．Victoria regards her weekends learning to dive as .
A．a(chǎn) waste of time B．a(chǎn)n unforgettable experience
C．a(chǎn)n enjoyable activity D．good exercise for health
3．The purpose of filming in the River Fal was to .
A．earn money B．educate people
C．gain photographic experience D．make a television program
4．What does Victoria mean when she says “we have the best of both worlds” (last paragraph)?
A．They can live in both a tent and a house.
B．They can film in Cornwall as well as in Africa.
C．They can visit both friends and family at the same time.
D．They are happy and successful both in Africa and England.
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