Ibrahim became disabled after contracting polio (小儿麻痹症) when he was three years old. At first his parents, like many other parents of disabled children in Niger, did not want to send him to school. They were worried he would be laughed at by his classmates.
Despite his disability, and his parents’ doubts, Ibrahim was determined to go to school. “When I was eight,” Ibrahim says, “other kids of my age were going to school while I stayed at home. I did not like that. So, I pestered (缠着) my parents until they finally let me go to school.”
Ibrahim’s parents sent him to a private school nearby. Although the journey to and from school was a short one, it still wasn’t easy for Ibrahim. He had to use his hands to help him move along, protecting them with plastic slippers. But at least he was getting an education.
However, after only a year in school, Ibrahim’s education was interrupted when his parents separated. His mother did not have the means to continue paying for his tuition.
In 2007, Ibrahim received some money to be fitted with a leg brace (支架), corrective shoes and his first pair of crutches (拐杖). Now that he was more mobile than before, the most important thing for him was to find a way to go back to school.
“I wanted to start school again last October,” Ibrahim says. “After my mother told me she could not afford it, I went to visit some of my relatives for support. And I collected 5,000 francs CFA (US $8) to pay my tuition for half a year. I will find the rest of the money somehow.”
Ibrahim attends a school in which he is the only disabled student. According to his teacher, he is among the top five students in a class of 55.
小题1:Why did Ibrahim’s parents prefer Ibrahim to stay at home?
A．There was a lot of housework for him to do.
B．They had no money to pay for his tuition.
C．There were not enough schools in the country.
D．They were afraid the students would make fun of him.小题2:How did Ibrahim go to school before his parents separated?
A．He went to school on his wheelchair.
B．He went to school on his parents’ bicycle.
C．He walked to school with the support of his hands.
D．He walked to school using a pair of crutches.小题3: Ibrahim’s education was interrupted because of his _____.
A．parents’ doubts
B．lack of tuition
C．physical disability
D．terrible mood小题4:The best title for the passage might be _____.
A．A long way to go
B．Determined to learn
C．The only disabled student
D．I did not like that