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When Meggy finished her double master's degrees, I can remember watching her get her diploma.
As her line moved forward to the side of the platform, she seemed to have more energy than she could
handle.
Meggy was in the Shriner's Hospital for months when she was three, and went back for another
series of operations when she was four. When the doctors told her parents that she would never walk,
nobody told baby Meggy. She willingly did the foot exercises each day. Her face reflected much
concentration as she moved across the room, but when she reached her destination, she smiled.
Her mother, with the same strong determination, would read The Little Engine That Could to
Meggy. I can still hear them repeat the words of the children's story, "I think I can! I think I can! I think
I can!" When the engine made it over the enormous hill with the toys for the children, Meggy would laugh
as she and her mother sang, "I thought I could! I thought I could! I thought I could!" With that same faith
and hope, Meggy learned to run, skip, play games, and ride a bike.
The social and academic requirements of colleges and graduate schools were difficult for Meggy. As
she studied far into the night, she kept her eye on her goals, on the people she would help. She graduated
first in her class and continued her preparation for teaching in graduate school.
As I heard her name being called to receive her master's diploma, I watched her walk
with grace and purpose toward the Dean. As she went down the stairs of the platform,
a bright smile broke forth, and I could just hear her thinking, "I thought I could!"
1. Meggy can be best described as a girl with .
A. courage
B. humor
C. patience
D. determination
2. Her mother read The Little Engine That Could to Meggy to .
A. inspire her
B. make her laugh
C. kill time with her
D. teach her to sing
3. The biggest challenge for Meggy was probably to .
A. teach others
B. speak before many people
C. learn how to walk
D. find her goals in life
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Hope in life
B. I thought I could
C. Learn to develop yourself
D. Follow what you desire
