still trying to find how long it could be infectious.

8．What does the author think of hugging Joyce?

A．Unbelievable. B．Negative. C．Illegal. D．Ordinary.

9．When interviewing Ebola survivors，the author .

A．kept comforting them with hands B．couldn't touch them with hands

C．held their hands to show sympathy D．couldn't help comforting them with hands

10．Ibrahim Koroma values his certificate because it .

A．is a sign of his contributions B．has been the only one for him so far

C． shows he is a healthy person D．is a great honor to have it in his village

11．We can learn from the passage that .

A．Ebola can only survive a few days B．Ibrahim's neighbours treat him badly

C．there were once 17 people in Ibrahim's family D．Ebola still influences Ibrahim's life

I sat in my seat as my new grade six classmates found theirs. In the front of the class stood our new math teacher, watching us. "Come on .We don't have all day. Get settled please."

The bell rang.

"OK. Welcome to a new school year. I'm Mr. Stevens and I'm sure I'll learn all your names in no time." He walked around the class handing out math books. When it was done, he returned to the front of the class and looked at us. We stared back. "What are you waiting for? Get started?" he said.

We looked at him----confused. Wasn't he going to teach us?

"Is there something wrong with your ears? You're not all deaf, are you?"

One brave boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. "Mr. Stevens, aren't you going to teach us?"

"Rubbish!" Mr. Stevens replied, "You're smart kids. Open your books and get down to it. If you have any trouble or any questions, raise your hand, and I'll come to help you."

My friend Paul and I exchanged glances and opened our books to the first chapter. A competition began. Paul and I spent all our free time at home working through the lessons. Mr. Stevens, keeping his words, helped anyone who was stuck in a problem. We worked like dogs and finished two and one half math books that first year . It was a turning point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me realize I was good at math and also able to reach the top of any class I attended.