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To make sure students are educated, teachers and officials will not allow any student to drop out of school in Shanxi.

At the No. 4 Middle School in Shouyang county, teachers and school officials noticed that one student, Du Wenhui, had not attended for several days after the new term began in September. They realized something had happened to her. So they drove to Baiyun, Du’s home village some 40 kilometers away. During their visit, the teachers were told that Du is from an impoverished family, which cannot afford to support the schooling of its two children. In Shouyang, as well as the rest of the country, tuition is free. However, students need to pay for their meals, housing, exercise books. They were told that Du went to work so that her younger sister could continue her education. The school held a meeting to discuss to help Du. The school and the local government later offered a support program for Du and she soon returned to school.

In Zuoquan county, a student called Cao Ruyue was faced with a similar situation to Du’s. She entered Zuoquan Middle School in 2017 but decided to give up because her family could not support her education. With the help of the government, Cao finished her senior high school successfully and entered Shanxi University of Finance and Economics this summer.

In Shanxi as a whole, the province has done a lot to help impoverished students continue their education. For instance, between 2016 and 2019, the province offered a total of 9.5 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) in loans(贷款) to nearly 1.5 million students.

1.What does the underlined word “impoverished” mean in Chinese?

A 高贵的.

B 贫穷的.

C 幸福的.

D 富裕的.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据其后的“她的家庭无力负担两个孩子的教育费用”可推断，这是一个“贫穷的”家庭。故选B。

2.Why could Du Wenhui return to school soon?

A Because her sister went to work.

B Because her parents found a good job.

C Because she received a support program.

D Because her classmates raised money for her.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段The school and the local government later offered a support program for Du and she soon returned to school.可知，学校和当地政府后来为她提供了一个支持项目，她很快就回到了学校。故选C。

3.What’s Cao Ruyue’s problem?

A She didn’t pass the exam.

B She didn’t get along with her classmates.

C Her parents hope she could marry soon.

D Her family couldn’t afford her schooling.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第三段a student called Cao Ruyue was faced with a similar situation to Du’s可知，一位名叫曹如月的学生也遇到了和杜文慧类似的情况，而杜文慧就是因为家庭负担不起学习费用而辍学了，因此曹如月也是因为家里没有钱而决定放弃学业。故选D。

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Shanxi Helps Students Attend School.

B Shanxi Helps Students Do Better at School.

C Shanxi Helps Students Find Good Jobs.

D Shanxi Helps Students Enter the Universities.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。文章主要是通过两个学生的实例，介绍了山西省帮助学生上学的情况。故选A。