It would have been a success story if Fullerton High School senior Fernando Rojas, the son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth grade, was accepted to college. But the 17-year-old achieved a surprising clean sweep — he was accepted to every Ivy League school.

"I didn't think I would get into any," Rojas said on Saturday. "When I got all eight, it was a blessing and surprising joy.” The first call came from Yale University in February. Within weeks calls, emails and letters followed from Dartmouth College, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Princeton University. Rojas also was accepted by Stanford University and two nearby schools, the University of California, Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton.

He is one of four children of Raul Rojas, 59, and wife, Maria, 56, who moved to Fullerton from Jalisco, Mexico, in the early 1980s. Raul is a machine operator, and Maria is a seamstress. A national speech champion, Rojas thought that if he applied to the eight Ivy League schools, he might get into one. Sal Tinajero, Rojas' speech coach at Fullerton, said "His biggest motivation was his parents to know that their hard work meant something."

After visiting several campuses, he settled on Yale, which costs $64,000 a year with room and board. He is responsible for $6,000; Yale scholarships and federal grant money cover the rest. "I loved Princeton," Rojas said. "It was a beautiful campus, but it felt very stressful. Stanford was too big and overwhelming."

Rojas attributes his academic success to hard work and the guidance of his older brothers. "I went into high school knowing what I was supposed to do," he said. He'll mostly take it easy during the summer before heading to Yale in late August. He's considering majoring in Latin American studies and perhaps a career as a lawyer or in international affairs.

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1.What is “a surprising clean sweep” to Rojas?

A He is the son of both of Mexican immigrants.

B He stopped schooling when he was seventeen.

C He was admitted by every Ivy League school.

D He did not like sweeping the floor at all.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据文章第1段最后1句的...he was accepted to every Ivy League school可以得知他被每一所常青藤的大学都录取了。

2.How did Rojas feel when he got all eight?

A He felt very excited.

B He felt very confused.

C He felt very frightened.

D He felt very frustrated.

解析：选A。A。推理判断题。根据第2段第2句的When I got all eight, it was a blessing and surprising joy可知他收到了意外的惊喜，所以他感觉到很是兴奋，也就是he felt very excited。

3.Which school is NOT in the Ivy League school?

A Cornell University

B Brown University

C Columbia University.

D Stanford University.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据第2段可知，他收到的常春藤大学录取通知中不包括Stanford University，所以这所大学不属于常青藤联盟。

4.How much will Yale help him cover his fee a year?

A 6000

B $58, 000

C 64000

D 70000

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据第4段which costs $64,000 a year with room and board. He is responsible for $6,000;可知学费是$64,000；而他自己只需要支付$6,000；所以耶鲁大学为他支付的学费是$58, 000。

5.What made Rojas so successful?

A Latin American studies.

B Being a lawyer in international affairs.

C His being diligent.

D The guidance of his parents.

解析：选C。C。推理判断题。根据文章最后1段第1句的Rojas attributes his academic success to hard work and the guidance of his older brothers.可知，是他自己的努力和他哥哥们的指导让他取得了这样的学术成就。