“Ididn’thearthemcallmyname”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens(AT)asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2013.“Areyouready?”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid“Ishookmyheadnoandthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain."

Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehanLouisiana—shewasstilloncloudnine.

“Iwassoshocked!Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.”Presentintheaudience(观众)thatdaywere:hermotherandfatherolderbrotherherfriendsandherdanceteacher.

UnderstandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethereATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete.“She’salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I’vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She’sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I’velearnedtogetoverbadlife’sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.”

Oneofthosebadlife’sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealotalotalot...”

AsMissLouisianaTeenshetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSAShelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedrivinginadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.

WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreadersshesaid“Don’tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatwayitiseasytobeyourself.

1.Theunderlinedwords“oncloudnine”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.

A.frightenedB.troubledC.veryhappyD.veryangry

2.Shelleytakesherdanceteacherasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis_______.

A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced

3.WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?

A.Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.

B.Shegavedanceperformance.

C.Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.

D.Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.