While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing had a far more powerful person on her mind. The Senior 2 from Beijing No. 35 High School dreamt of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled(实现) her dream. On October 11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese Journalists who went to the Kremlin(克里姆林宫), Moscow, to interview Putin.
Li felt nervous before talking with Putin.“But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease,” she said.
Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership. “He looks very cool,” Li said. During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be officials in the future. Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests and personalities.
Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last August after applying for the opportunity. “Journalists” work is by no means easy. You need to do lots of homework on your interviewee,”she said. She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare time.
Li’s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist. “We fully support her, as long as it does not affect studies,”said her father. Previous in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young Journalists, she wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic(流行疫情).
Li has learnt a lot from her experience. She said learning to manage her time and develop the confidence to speak with important people were not things she could learn in class.
56. The underlined word “interviewee” in the fifth paragraph probably means _____.
A. the person who interviews others
B. the person who is interviewed
C. the person who know how to interview
D. the person who plan to interview famous people
57. Which of the following best describes Li Jing’s parents’ attitude towards her being a student journalist?
A. They think to a student journalist is purely a waste of time.
B. They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies
C. They consider it is quite good for Li Jing if it doesn’t affect her studies.
D. They neither support it nor object to it.
58. Li Jing is different from those students of her age because __________.
A. she doesn’t like pop star Jay Chou
B. she hates meting with the NBA hero Yao Ming
C. she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming
D. She dreams of meeting the president powerful Russian leader
59. Which of the following statements is Not True?
A. Li realized her dream not just because of her hard work
B. Li was at ease at the first sight of president Putin
C. Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership
D. Li thinks impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people
60. It can be inferred from the passage that________
A. Everybody can be a journalist easily.
B. Putin will force his daughters to what he plans for them.
C. President Hu Jintao answered Lijing’s letter.
D. Journalists must get permission to ask questions.