In 1952,I was in the 9th grade. That was the year I made friends with Rajdeo Singh,a .boy who lived in one of the villages around our small town. The son of a farmer,he was the first member of his family to go to school. Although a year older than me,Rajdeo studied in the 7th,grade at another school.

    At school,I did well in all my subjects except one: (梵語) .It was a real problem. If I failed ：in Sanskrit,I'd not pass the matriculation exams (學(xué)入學(xué)考試) .

  “How strange!” Rajdeo said. “I am weak in all subjects except Sanskrit. I could help you. Look at the verbs. First of all you have to learn their shabd roop and dhatu roop by heart."

   I did as I was told. I remembered those word 介廠所加/訓(xùn)5 (構(gòu)詞法) as if they wei*e ar/í/?m沖V:(算術(shù)) ； tables. Rajdeo had such a practical way of teaching. He told me about short-cuts and strange relationships in the rules of grammar,and I was beginning to see Sanskrit much like I saw mathematics,which I liked. Rajdeo came to my home almost daily always;prepared,without expecting or taking anything in return. Of course,Mother always gave him meals whenever he visited.

   I started to enjoy his lessons so much that I got through high school with more than 70 percent in Sanskrit!Although I never needed Sanskrit at work,learning the ancient language wasn,t useless after all. Recently,when my grandchildren,too,found Sanskrit studies difficult,I could really help them out,in the way Raj deo did.

   I've had many teachers through college and at work. Yet I always remember Rajdeo Singh as a very good teacher — a student actually,altho?gh I lost touch with him and my hometown ages ago.

5. What do we know about Rajdeo Singh?

   A. He lived in a big city.

   B. He was an excellent student,

    C. He came from a poor family.

   D. He was younger than the author.

6. The author felf that Rajdeo Singh's  way of teaching was .

   A. strange   B. old

    C. stressful   D. effective

7. After learning Sanskrit with the help of Rajdeo Singh,the author .

   A. got a good job

   B. made a lot of money

    C. found Sanskrit useful in life   

    D. graduated fròm high school successfully

8. Which of the following can best describe Rajdeo Singh?

   A. Humorous. B. Friendly,

    C. Brave.   D. Honest.

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