Mother Teresa chose poverty as her way of life; this is illustrated by________

回答{TSE}题： Going Her Own Way When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic "'finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria- or her mother. By this time, she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark. Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school, something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools, the students followed a very traditional program of studies, with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature,and Italian literature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools. Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modern than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people-including Maria's father-believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore, they did not think it was proper for girls to study them. Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finally did, with her mother's help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family.Maria's father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helped her. In 1883, at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects, the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient. {TS}Maria wanted to attend a

A. private "finishing" school

B. school with Latin and Greek

C. technical high school

D. school for art and music

Such joy. It was the spring of 1985, and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony. As she left, she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West Wing drive, and there she was, turning my way. What a sight: a saint in a sari commixing down the White House hall. As she came nearer, I could not help it: I bowed. "Mother", I said, "I just want to touch your hand." She looked up at me -- it may have been one of God's subtle jokes that his exalted child spent her life looking up to everyone else -- and said only two words. Later I would realize that they were the message of her mission. "Luff Gott," she said. Love God. She pressed into my hand a poem she had written, as she glided away in a swoosh of habit.

I took the poem from its frame. the day she died. It is free verse, 79 lines, and is called "Mother's Meditation (in the Hospital)." In it she reflects on Christ's question to his apostles: "Who do you say I am?" She notes that he was the boy born in Bethlehem," put in the manager full of straw.., kept warm by the breath of the donkey," who grew up to be "an ordinary man without much learning."

Donkeys are not noble; straw is common; and it was among the ordinary and ignoble, the poor and sick, that she chose to, labor. Her mission was for them and among them, and you have to be a pretty tough character to organize a little universe that exists to help people other people aren't interested in helping.

That's how she struck me when I met her as I watched her life. She was tough. There was the worn and weathered face, the abrupt and definite speech. We think saints are great organizers, great operators, great combatants in the world.

Once I saw her in a breathtaking act of courage. She was speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in 1995. All the Washington Establishment was there, plus a few thousand born again Christians, orthodox Catholics and Jews, and searchers looking for a faith. Mother Teresa was introduced, and she spoke of God, of love, of families. She said we must love one another and care for one another. There were great purrs of agreement.

But as the speech continued it became more pointed. She asked, "Do you do enough to make sure your parents, in the old people's homes, feel your love7 Do you bring then each day your joy and caring?" The baby boomers in the audience began to shift in their seats. And she continued. "I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion," she said, and then she told them why, in uncompromising term. For about 1.3 seconds there was complete silence, then applause built and swept across the room. But not everyone: the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore, looked like seated statues at Madame Tussaud's, glistening in the lights and moving not a muscle. She didn't stop there either, but went on to explain why artificial birth control is bad and why Protestants who separate faith from works are making a mistake. When she was finished, there was almost no one she hadn't offended. A US Senator turned to his wife and said, "Is my jaw up yet?"

Talk about speaking truth to power! But Mother Teresa didn't care, and she wasn't afraid. The poem she gave me included her personal answers to Christ's question. She said he is "the Truth to be told.., the Way to be walked.., the Light to be lit." She took her own advice and lived a whole life that showed it.

Who was the exalted child?

A．Mother Teresa.

B．the author.

C．I.

D．God.

回答{TSE}题： Going Her Own Way When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision aboutthe course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education,Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school,though some attended private Catholic "finishing" schools. There theylearned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make politeconversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria ——or hermother. By this time,she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She readconstantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her mathbook to the theater and tried to study in the dark. Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. Thatmeant attending the public high school, something that very few girls diD．InItaly at the time, there were two types of high schools: the"classical" schools and the "technical" scbools. In theclassical schools, the students followed a very traditional program ofstudies,with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature, and Italianliterature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primaryschool usually chose these schools. Maria,however,wanted to attend a technical school. The technicalschools were more modem than the classical schools and they offered courses inmodern languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people includingMaria's father believed that girlswould never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore,they did notthink it was proper for girls to study them. Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and sciencewere the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up forthe technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finallydid,with her moher's help,though for many years after,there was tension in thefamily. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helpedher. In 1883 ,at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia ScuolaTecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school isdifficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects,theteaching methods were very traditional, Learning consisted of memorizing longlists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were notsupposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers werevery demanding,discipline in the classroom was strict ,and punishment wassevere for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient. {TS}Maria wanted to attend__________

A. private "finishing" school

B. school with Latin and Greek

C. technical high school

D. school for art and music

Since failure is the mother of success，we need failure ______.

A、by the way

B、in a way

C、in the way

D、on the way