Question

In 1996, Joe Richman had been working as a radio reporter on US national radio for several years and was looking for a new idea for a radio programme. He met a teenager called John Cutler. John had Tourette's Syndrome—a brain illness. This meant that Josh did not always have control of his movements and speech.

John was just beginning high school when he agreed to work with Joy on a story about his illness. Joe wanted John to keep a radio diary of his daily life. He gave John a tape recorder and asked him to record what happened to him every day. John and Joe agreed that an important part of his story would be talking to his school friends about Tourette's Syndrome. John was embarrassed(尷尬) to record at school—his friends might laugh.

One day, John took the tape recorder to school, but he kept it inside his bag all day. He was too afraid to bring it out. After months of feeling afraid, he took the tape recorder out on lunch time. What happened next was a total surprise. John tells it best:“Everyone jumped at the chance. Everyone started asking me questions about that, I had never really talking about it to anyone—except my mom and dad. ”

That was an important day in John's life because he learned to be more open about his condition. Now John says he wants to do radio diaries until he's 80 years old. He learnt a lot about himself by doing the radio diary. It made a great radio programme, too. Being a reporter is like having a passport. You can ask questions, be curious and explore new worlds. Radio is the perfect way to be on the radio and everyone likes to listen!

1.Who was Joe Richman?

A. John's teacher. B. A radio reporter.

C. John's doctor. D. One of John's classmates.

2.What did Joe want John to do?

A. To keep a radio diary of his daily life. B. To talk to his school friends.

C. To take the tape recorder to school. D. To control his movements and speech.

3.How did John's classmates feel when he recorded for the first time?

A. Afraid. B. Shy.

C. Excited. D. Strange.

4.What did John learn by doing the radio diary?

A. To be more open. B. A lot about himself.

C. To make more friends. D. Much about radio programme.

Answer 1