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Texico High School is renewing its professional arts program.
For years, one teacher taught the professional arts and was in charge of the Future Farmers of America
and Leadership programs. This year, community and school leaders decided to give the professional arts
program more attention.
The school decided to bring back the program after a survey of the students. The students wanted
professional arts classes. To lead the program, the school invited Terry Whitener. Whitener taught leadership
and professional arts in Anthony, Texas.
"It is difficult to do both well," he said. Whitener took carpentry (木工活) classes while he attended Texico
High School. "There were a lot more activities back in the 1980s than when I came here this year," he said.
The school has bought new equipment for the carpentry workshop for Whitener's classes.
Whitener said the classes were to give the students a leg up when they left high school "Not all students
are going to college," he said. "Even if they do, this program gives them helpful skills." Whitener said he wanted
to teach students carpentry classes from a career (生涯) standpoint (立场).
"Measure twice, cut once. I tell them no boss is going to want to pay them to do a job twice, when they
could do it right the first time," he said. "Traditionally, all the guys were going to be farmers. That's not true
anymore. More kids will use these skills in a career instead of on their own field."
"This is something I'm going to do after high school," said Zayne Meeks, one of Whitener's students. "It
gives people better opportunities to get better experience and then a better job."
Another student, Lucas Waltners, said he was unsure of what he wanted to do after high school, but that
the skills learned in Whitener's class would be helpful either way. "This is something I'll know how to do if I
ever need to do it," he said.
1. What is "the Future Farmers of America"?
A. It's a farm.
B. It's a school.
C. It's a program.
D. It's a company.
2. Which of the following is TRUE about Whitener?
A. Whitener is a leader of the school in Anthony, Texas.
B. Whitener was a teacher who taught leadership and professional arts in Anthony, Texas.
C. Whitener learnt carpentry from his parents when he was in High School.
D. Whitener wants the students who attend his carpentry classes to be farmers in the future.
3. From the passage we know that Whitener's classes are to help the students _____.
A. prepare for their future life in some way
B. learn how to do carpentry work well only
C. how to find jobs in the future
D. how to become a leader
4. The best title for this passage may be _____.
A. Texico High School activity back in the 1980s
B. Carpentry classes in Texico High School
C. Texico school renews professional arts program
D. Future farmers training
