Three generations go to college together祖孙三代一同上大学

殷芝青

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1 The first day of school is a special milestone forany student， but for one family in Wisconsin， its extraspecial. Two sisters， their mom and grandmother willall be attending Carthage College this fall. Mia andSamantha will attend college this year with their motherAmy and grandmother Christy.

2 Amy said， “I'm really proud to be watching my daughters grow up and be moremature and have new experiences， but now also to see my mom accomplish something thatshes always wanted to.”

3 Mia shared that she always felt her two older role models would return to schoolsomeday. To 19yearoldSamantha， their entry to university was rather a surprise.“ I wasclearly already admitted， and Mia was admitted. And then all of a sudden， they were like，‘Oh， we're going too，” Samantha remembered.“ It was really surprising. I didn't expectit.”

4 A motheroffive，Amy has worked at Carthage College for over two decades butknew she wanted to enroll someday. Calling herself“ Carthage's biggest fan”， she said shefelt like she now had the time to pursue higher studies.

5 As for 71yearold Christy， she retired three years ago but is still eager to learn. In fact， she still continues to support and volunteer at local nonprofit organizations. Christysaid she was also motivated by her son Joshua， who is pursuing his second mastersdegree. She has decided to go forward with a masters degree in business， design andinnovation alongside her daughter.

6 The women are inspirational to anyone who doesn't want their age to block theirdreams. Amy advised everyone to go after what they want because life is too short.“ Put thatdoubt aside and just go for it，” she said. Christy added，“ Never hesitate to follow your fear.In my life， its led me to my greatest opportunities and it's also built my greatest strengths.If I always stayed in my comfort zone， I wouldn't be where I am today.” Way to go， ladies！

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1. Why is the first day of school an extra special milestone for the family in Wisconsin？

A. All the families will go to the same college.

B. Different generations will be schoolmates.

C. Twin sisters will go to college with mom.

D. They all get scholarships this autumn.

2. How did Mia feel about her mother and grandmother's attending college？

A. Calm.B. Excited.C. Motivated.D. Surprised.

3. What do we know about Christy from paragraph 5？

A. She retired at the age of sixty.

B. She has five grandchildren in all.

C. Her majors are the same as Amy's.

D. Her son graduated from the same college.

4. What message does the author want to convey to readers？

A. Follow your heart.

B. Many hands make light work.

C. Rome was not built in a day.

D. There is no royal road to learning.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Christy said she was also motivated by her son Joshua， who is pursuing his secondmasters degree. 克里斯蒂說，她的儿子约书亚也激励了她，他正在攻读他的第二个硕士学位。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。句中的she was also motivated by her son Joshua是省略了引导词that的宾语从句，作动词said的宾语；who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Joshua。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

accomplish feel like pursue inspirational put aside lead to

1. Motherhood won't stop me from_________my acting career.

2. She failed to_________the task because she was in poor health.

3. I didn't really_________going out， but I am glad I made the effort.

4. This academic year students will be motivated by_________teachers.

5. People will accept suffering that can be shown to_________a greater good.

6. Encourage children to_________some of their pocketmoney to buy presents for their moms.