Although half a century has passed, Shao Guohua never forgot the film ticket his teacher gave him that warmed his heart when he was a boy. Shao entered primary school in Zigong, Sichuan Province, in 1960, Back then, sports and watching movies were the students’ favorite times.
Once, the school organized a trip to the movies for the students, and many of Shao’s classmates signed 签约 up for it. But the boy had no money to buy the 0. 05-yuau ticket. When his classmates lined up to enter the movie theater, the boy stood alone outside. Then Shao’s Chinese teacher Mo Xunru saw him and bought a ticket for him.
He can’t remember what movie it was, but Shao never stopped being thankful to his teacher. “Ms. Mo made forty or fifty yuan a month back then, so a 0.05-yuan ticket may not be a big deal for her. But for me, it moved me deeply,” said 63-year-old Shao.
After graduating from primary school, Shao moved to another city along with his parents. In the following years. he tried to find his former teachers and classmates, but failed. It wasn’t until this year that Shao visited his teacher Mo Xunru after 50 years.
“The reunion 重聚 was emotional,” said Shao, who is over sixty himself now. “The 89-year old Mo did not hear well anymore and seemed to not know me at first sight, but she was still as kind as she used to be.” Shaoleft l,000 yuan to his teacher as well as a letter which reads: “Dear Ms. Mo, wish you good health. Your student: Shao Guohua.”
29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Shao Guohua entered the primary school in 1961
B. Mo Xunru was Shao’s Chinese teacher.
C. Shao Guohua never left his hometown.
30. Why didn’t Shao Guohua enter the movie theater at first?
A. Because he didn’t like the film.
B. Because his classmates didn’t like him.
C. Because he had no money to buy the ticket.
31. When did Shao see Ms. Mo again?
A. 50 years after he graduated from primary school.
B. After he graduated from university.
C. The writer doesn’t tell us.
32. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Shao Guohua gave his teacher 1,000 yuan.
B. A teacher bought a movie ticket for her student.
C. A man repaid his teacher for a movie ticket after half a century.
