Inmylivingroomthereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloom(开花)whereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980swhenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourvilleKentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.

DorothytaughtinaschoolInHarlanCountyKentuckyAppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlanIfollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourneyIcrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimesgivingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.RatherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountainsIfounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.

Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschoolallgloom(忧郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”(lunch).Incaseyoudon’tknowpokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswildespeciallyonpoorground.

Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertificationDorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterwardsheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictoryasifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemealsheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(传家宝)buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings. (360words)

1.“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto__________.

A．aprogramdirectedbyDorothy

B．acoursegivenbytheauthor

C．anactivityheldbythestudents

D．anorganizationsponsoredbyUnioncollege

2.Inthejourneythea