When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I have lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark would not let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said,”You are all going.”;
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We did not want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. in 2003, Mr Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages. It was the most amazing experience of my life. It is my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
Without Mr. Clark, the writer______.
A. might have been put into prison.
B. might not have won the prize.
C. might have joined a women’s club.
D. might not have moved to Atlanta.
The Essential 55 is______.
A. a show. B. a speech C. a classroom rule D. a book.
How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?
A. None. B. Three. C. Fifty-five. D. all
In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that______.
A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelling.
B. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs.
C. a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores.
D. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students.