DawnLogginsahomelessgirlfromBurnsHighSchoolisgoingtoHarvardUniversityinthefall.
Dawngrewupinapoorsituation.Herhousehadnoelectricityorrunningwater.Soshehadtodoherhomeworkinthedark.Shelivedwithherparentswhotookdrugs.
OnesummerDawnlefthomeforaone-monthprogrammeinNorthCarolinaforoutstandinghighschoolstudents.Whenshecamebackshefoundherhouseemptywithagovernmentnoticeonthefrontdoor.HerparentshadleftalreadyandDawnbecamehomeless.
Afterlearningthatteachershelpedherinanywaytheycould.SherylKoltonabusdriveratBurnsevenletDawnliveinherhouse.
Dawndidn'tlethersituationstopherdrivetobesuccessful.AsahighschoolstudentshejoinedindifferentschoolactivitiesatBurns:bandclubphotographyclubandcross-countryclub.Inhersparetimeshegaveoutnewspapersanddidsomeotherpart-timejobstomakeextramoney.AtthesametimeshegotA.sinallsubjects.
"WhenIwasyoungerIwasabletolookatalltheterriblesituationsandmadeadecisionformy?selfthatIwasn'tgoingtoenduplikemyparents"Dawnsaid.
Dawnapplied(申请)tofourNorthCarolinauni?versitiesandherdreamoneHarvard.InMarchthisyearshegotareplyfromHarvard.Itsaidthatshewasnotonlyadmittedtotheuniversitybutalsoofferedafullscholarship(奖学金).
Dawn'sstoryhasgonearoundtheworld.Peo?plehavesentbestwishesandmoneytoher.Dawnisthankfulfortheirkindness."WhenIgettouniversityIhopetostartanorganizationtohelpotherstudentsintroublesothattheycancontinuetheireducation.AndIknowmyfutureisgoingtobegreat.”shesaid.
( )1.AfterDawncamebackfromthesummerprogrammeshe .
A.repairedherhousewithherfriends
B.gothelpfromteachersandSherylKolton
C.livedwithherparentsinadarkhouse
D.workedasawriterforanewspaper
( )2.Theunderlined phrase "admittedto"probablymeans .
A.toldtoleave
B.invitedtoreport
C.askedtoclean
D.allowedtoenter
( )3.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe
A.AFamousUniversity
B.AYoungTeacher