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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first
graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students
walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest
and one of the saddest time of your life." At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have
gotten to know have to leave."
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed. When I
came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn't the
money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a
change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my current one, though
I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he
could get me hired. I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a s student
had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had
learned in my class - not about math, but about life - would be things she would remember long after
the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so
with renewed dedication and a deeper sense of satisfaction - I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.
1. Hearing his colleague's description for the first time, how did the author feel?
A. He quit agreed with his colleague.
B. He was very puzzled
C. He thought it very funny.
D. He was very sad.
2. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph refer to?
A. University colleagues.
B. Life memories.
C. Decorations in the hall.
D. Graduates' clothes.
3. The author wrote this passage to .
A. express his devotion to being a teacher
B. compare two different graduation ceremonies
C. talk about the meaning of graduation
D. give advice on how to be a good teacher
