学生啦：课时作业（十一）Unit4 SectionⅡGrammar andusage Integrated skillsNext week,Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam.But she won't be taking the examfor herself.Since 2007,she has helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams byacting as their scribe(抄写员)，reading them the questions and then writing down the answersthey give.When Ms.Nagaraj was growing up in Bangalore,the IT capital of India,her father lost hisjob after a back injury.The family suddenly found itself struggling.She thought she'd have to dropout of school.Luckily,her mother managed to raise enough money to educate her through highschool.Today,she's a project coordinator for an IT firm.One day,as she was helping a few visually damaged children cross the road,it struck herhow difficult even everyday tasks could be for them,let alone finishing their education.Ms.Nagaraj wanted to help those children.In India,most children with sight challenges do not have access to specialized schooling.Even for those who attend mainstream classes,timed exams-key for Indian educationalinstitutions,where scores are especially important-present additional difficulties."Many ofthem balk at the thought of writing exams and drop out,"says Ms.Sundararaman,a localeducation expert."And so,their education comes to a sudden stop,midway."Having a scribe canbe the difference between passing and failing.Over the past 12 years,word about Ms.Nagaraj's work has spread-so much that she nowgets requests from people from all over India.She has also set up a network of volunteers thatposts requests through a WhatsApp group.Ms.Nagaraj is keenly aware of ongoing challenges,the chief of which is that,every once in awhile,she has to refuse requests from students to give them the answers during exams.Anotherchallenge is to expand the circle of scribes.Despite these,she is very grateful for having theopportunity to help others."I have no complaints.Actually,I feel very blessed,she says.1.What do we know about Ms.Nagaraj from Paragraph 2?A.She suffered from a back injury.B.She struggled to finish her high school.C.She raised enough money from an IT firm.D.She had to work to help support her family.2.What does the underlined word "balk"in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Become hesitant.B.Feel unsatisfied.C.Are hopeful.D.Are surprised.3.What challenge does Ms.Nagaraj have to overcome?A.The limited number of scribes.B.The large quantity of exams to take.C.The request to repeat questions in the exam.D.The building of a network of volunteers.