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For five years, Columbus City Schools student Lashawn Samuel walked three miles round trip from his home to the Franklinton Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library to get help with his homework, and all that hard work has paid off. Samuel says this spring he was accepted to 12 colleges and universities, and several of them offered a full scholarship, including his number one choice the Ohio State University.

Now, he will be the first person in his family to go to college. He achieved his goals despite many challenges to his health, his personal safety, and his financial security. Samuel says his story is a testament of what can happen when you work hard and persevere, and lean on your community to get help when you need it.

Part of what has helped him are the words of world famous tennis professional Arthur Ashe. Ashe said about taking on challenges, “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” That is exactly what Samuel did when faced with the challenge of getting into college. Coming from poverty, Samuel had fewer opportunities than most but he made the most of those he did have.

Starting in eighth grade, Samuel would regularly walk from his home to the Franklinton Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, sign into the Homework Help Center around 3 pm, work until the center closed and walk back home. The entire trip was three miles. Sometimes, he would be walking home in the dark to his section eight housing.

During the course of those five years, Samuel got sick and had to be in hospital, struggled with having enough food to eat, and lost his friend in violence. He could have given up at any point but he didn’t. He just kept pushing.

“The kid has great perseverance and he just keeps going,” said Kelly Young, one of the Homework Help associates at the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

1.Why did Lashawn Samuel work so hard in his study?

A Because he was eager to get a full scholarship.

B Because he expected to become a rich man.

C Because he hoped to be a student of the Ohio State University.

D Because he wanted to be accepted to 12 colleges and universities.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Samuel says this spring he was accepted to 12 colleges and universities, and several of them offered a full scholarship, including his number one choice the Ohio State University.可知，Lashawn Samuel努力终于得到回报，其中包括他的首选就读俄亥俄州立大学，故选C。

2.Which difficulty that Samuel overcame was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A The life security.

B The health problem.

C The problem of finance.

D The limited resources.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句He achieved his goals despite many challenges to his health, his personal safety, and his financial security.可知，尽管他的健康、人身安全和经济安全面临诸多挑战，但他还是实现了自己的目标，文中未提及有限的资源，故选D。

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means _______.

A live in the present, plan for the future, and profit from the past

B try our best to do everything with the resources around us

C live for the moment with nothing but hope for the future

D change your working pace according to the place, time and resources

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句Coming from poverty, Samuel had fewer opportunities than most but he made the most of those he did have. 可知，由于贫穷，Samuel的机会比大多数人少，但他充分利用了他所拥有的机会。由此看出他深刻领悟了世界著名网球职业球员Arthur Ashe的名言——即利用我们周围的资源尽最大努力做好每件事，故选B。

4.Samuel’s success should attribute to many things EXCEPT______.

A the help of the local library

B his perseverance and faith

C Arthur Ashe’s material support

D the experiences in his life

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据全文内容文章可知，Samuel的成功应该归功于他的毅力和信念，归功于他生活中的经历，也离不开哥伦布大都会弗兰克林顿分校图书馆的帮助，文中并未提及他得到过Arthur Ashe的物质支持，故选C。