Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people ? a third of the town ? rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her.
"A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(裝置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun.
"People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."
【小題1】What's McCarty?

Many high school students want to go ______ for ______ education.

 A. abroad; further   B. abroad; farther     C. to abroad; further   D. to abroad; farther

書(shū)面表達(dá)
某市教育局將每年9月1日定為愛(ài)心慈善日（今年活動(dòng)的主題是“人人為貧困孩子獻(xiàn)愛(ài)心”）。請(qǐng)你以學(xué)生會(huì)的名義寫一封倡議書(shū)，內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：（括號(hào)中的詞匯可供參考）
1．許多孩子因貧困而上不起學(xué)。(too…to…)
2．他們沒(méi)有足夠的學(xué)習(xí)用品和衣服。
3．每個(gè)孩子都有上學(xué)的權(quán)利。(have the right to do sth)
4．我們應(yīng)當(dāng)盡最大的努力去幫他們，比如……    (try one’s best to…)
5．希望他們和我們一樣享有在學(xué)校接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)。(the same…as…,  get an education)
注意：(1)文章開(kāi)頭、結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；(2)詞數(shù)：70左右。

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son, but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
　　Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent –– teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
【小題1】Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the  first paragraph?

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers.  “I know how  1   you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said.  “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would    2 not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to   3 the teacher and left the classroom.  The teacher looked at the   4  students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last  5    . ” Two more students decided to go. Seven students remained.  The teacher then handed out the 6  .  There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just  7  an A in this class.  Keep believing in yourself.    
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test  8  any teacher could and should give.  Students who are not   9  in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is  10   in real life.  The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have  11  both successes and failures. 
They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education   12  from events in their lives, and have become   13  people.     
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.  You are a big kid now, and you   14  that  you have some limits (限制).  However, there is   15  you can’t do or learn or be.  Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”
【小題1】A.  luckily        B.  terribly        C.  hard
【小題2】A.  dislike        B.  help            C.  prefer
【小題3】A.  thank         B.  praise          C.  fight
【小題4】A.  following     B.  relaxing       C.  remaining
【小題5】A.  chance        B.  trouble         C.  test
【小題6】A.  results        B.  presents        C.  papers
【小題7】A.  given         B.  sent            C.  received
【小題8】A.  where         B.  that            C.  what
【小題9】A.  confident     B.  necessary       C.  mysterious
【小題10】A.  unusual       B.  impossible      C.  true
【小題11】A.  broken off       B.  dreamed of      C.  learned from
【小題12】A.  and          B.  or             C.  but
【小題13】A.  ruder        B.  cuter           C.  better
【小題14】A.  decide           B.  forget          C.  realize
【小題15】A.  something     B. anything        C.  nothing