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Amiya Olden could have been a poster child for a reading crisis that affects nearly 2
million Michigan residents older than 16:They read below a sixthgrade level,which makes
it difficult to find jobs and to improve their lives.Among them,Amiya is one.
Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High School.She
handed her diploma to her mother,who read it to her."Then when someone asked me to
read it,I could remember the things she read,and I knew what I had to say," recalled
Amiya Olden."When we would go out to restaurants with my aunts,and that's when I
really would get upset,I would see words on the menu but I couldn't read!"
But don't feel sorry for her.She changed her life by reaching a point where she'd read
enough.Two summers ago,she took charge of her life when she walked into ProLiteracy
Detroit to improve her reading.Nineteen months ago,she was reading at a secondgrade
level；now at a fifthgrade level.
Olden now splits her days between her classes at ProLiteracy and the library,where
she checks out books and reads them.She says she hopes her improved reading skills
will help her find a good job.
And she has advice for others,who have trouble reading.
"Don't give up on it," she said."Even though it can be challenging and you might get
frustrated sometimes,practice does help.If you really want to be able to go somewhere,
go out to a restaurant and you have to read signs and things like that,you want to know
what you want to eat and where you want to go...If you want to succeed in life and grow,
you have to read.More importantly,you have to feel confident that you can."
1．Amiya's mother read the diploma to her so that________.
A．she could encourage her daughter to improve her reading
B．her daughter could remember the content of the diploma
C．they both could remember the particular moment
D．she could show off before her daughter
2．Amiya attends ProLiteracy Detroit to________.
A．get another diploma
B．improve her reading level
C．find a good job in the training center
D．be a poster child for the reading crisis
3．From the passage we can see in Michigan________.
A．many people can't find good jobs due to poor reading
B．the job market pays too much attention to reading
C．most students can't graduate from high school
D．the reading crisis affects only poor people
4．Which of the following is true of Amiya?
A．She is 16 years old now.
B．A good job has been offered to her.
C．She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty.
D．Most of her time is divided between her classes and the library now.
5．With the study at ProLiteracy Detroit,Amiya is now________.
A．puzzled
B．discouraged
C．confident
D．learned
