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In elementary school (小学), Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to (认为)as a "slow learner" by her
teachers. But she really wasn't slow at all. She just didn't understand the language used in the classroom. Her
problem was that she didn't speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.
When Guadalupe grew up, married (结婚), and had children of her own, she knew that her children were
clever. But some of their teachers didn't think so. The children were having trouble in school because they
didn't speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn't want people to think that her children were slow
learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practised English. She looked
up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn't easy, but
she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.
Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success (成功). One is
a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university (大学).
1. Guadalupe was called as low learner _____.
A. to make her study harder
B. because she wasn't clever
C. because she stayed at home
D. because she didn't speak English
2. According to (根据) the story, children who don't speak English _____.
A. may have more trouble in school
B. have trouble playing football
C. often write a diary
D. grow up to be teachers
3. Which happened first?
A. Guadalupe passed all her exams.
B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade.
C. Guadalupe had three children.
D. Her two sons won success.
4. The story is mainly (主要的) about _____.
A. learning to sing and dance
B. the problem of slow learning
C. going to a university
D. Mrs. Quintanilla's success
