When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt
studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were
only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or
getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father
that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to
college.” Instead, he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to
the toy factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a
very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be
friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music
and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke
to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your
time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the
workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father
and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And you have another choice, but I think getting
married is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day. From then on, I
studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed
studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my
father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my
father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much
better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a
teenager.
A.Russia B.Japan C.China D.England
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be
________ than in school.
A.more terrible B.more colorful C.busier D.more boring
3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.
A.decided to
work there B.changed her
romantic idea
C.wanted to get
married D.argued with
her father
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The writer
studied languages after she went into the college.
B.The writer
now works at the United Nations.
C.The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go
back to school.
D.The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good
man.