Life was not always a bed of roses for Hanan. She was born into a life of poverty and suffering Her parents were lowly-paid farmers who barely made ends meet, they Old not nave the means to send Hanan to school.
When Hanan was nine, her parents passed away due to exhaustion and ill health. She was then sent to the local orphanage. There, she was finally given a chance to learn. She was a very bright student who was hungry for knowledge and learnt very quickly. Two years later, Hanan was finally adopted by a rich businessman and his wife. Hanan lived happily with her new adoptive parents. They sent her to a proper school and enrolled her in many classes to help her catch up with her peers. She devoted much time to her studies and got good grades n school. Her adoptive parents were very proud of her. Hanan continued to thrive under the loving care of her new attentive and supportive parents. Hanan continued to excel in her studies. This was because she came from a poor background and treasured the chance to be given a proper education. She eventually did well enough to go to university.
There. Hanan studied psychology. She was interested in specialising In child psychology. She wanted to be able to make a difference In their lives. She started volunteering her time and services at an orphanage during her free time. She often told the children in the orphanage her own life experiences. She was a motivation to many of them there. It made her appreciate her life more and strengthened her determination to help other children like herself.
Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d :
1- The best title to the passage is ……………
a) Hanan’s determination to excel b) Hanan’s miserable life
c) Hanan’s supportive parents d) Life with poor children
2- The expression ‘her parents passed away’ means ……………
a) her parents were very ill b) her parents immigrated
c) her parents dismissed her d) her parents died
3- According to paragraph one, why did Hanan not attend school ?
a) She was suffering from ill health.
b) She wanted to lie in a bed of roses.
c) Her parents could not afford to send her to school.
d) She wanted to play with other children.
4- Which one of the following pieces of information is not true ?
a) Hanan spent two years in the orphanage.
b) Hanan was deprived of food at the orphanage.
c) Hanan’s parents passed away when she was nine.
d) Hanan was given education at the orphanage.
5- How did Hanan find her adoptive parents ?
a) She was devoted to them b) She was support of them
c) She slowly grew to have an affection for them d) She was very proud of them,
6- What does ‘this’ refer to ?
a) Hanan’s doing well in her studies.
b) Hanan’s loving for her adoptive parents.
c) Hanan’s coming from a poor background.
d) Hanan’s treasuring the chance to receive a proper education.
7- Why did Hanan choose to study child psychology ?
a) She wanted to volunteer at the orphanage,
b) She wanted to be different from her parents.
c) She wanted to help Other Children who had a similar background in hers,
d) She wanted to find out why children like herself turned out that way.
8- The underlined word ‘there’ refers to the ……………
a) orphanage b) university c) village d) school