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More excited than ever, Benjamin Giroux, a 10yearold boy with autism (自闭症)，came home from school on April 7. To celebrate National Poetry Month, his fifthgrade teacher asked her students to write a poem about themselves and every sentence should begin with an “I” .
Benjamin couldn't wait to start writing, so he sat down and didn't look up until he finished it. He showed the poem to his parents, who immediately choked up.
“I am odd (奇怪的). I am new.” Benjamin wrote in the poem. “I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't and that's not fair. I feel like a boy in outer space. I touch the stars and feel out of place.”
“At first, we feel hurt that he feels lonely, misunderstood and odd at school，” Mr Giroux said. “As the poem goes on, we realize that he understands that he's odd and that so is everyone else in their own way. This is what Ben wants everyone to know.”
Benjamin was supposed to read his poem aloud to the class the following day, but upon waking up that morning, he refused to go to school and stayed at home. He didn't think his poem was any good, so his dad posted it on the Internet in the hope of getting some encouraging comments from families and friends. When the National Autism Association saw the poem, they posted it on their page, where thousands of strangers shared how much the poem inspired them. The family has heard from hundreds of parents thanking Benjamin for showing how their own kids may be feeling at school.
1．Why did Benjamin feel excited on April 7?
A．He had a task to finish.
B．He wrote a good poem.
C．He had good news to share.
D．He had been praised at school.
2．How did Benjamin's parents feel upon reading the poem?
A．Touched. B．Worried.
C．Surprised. D．Sad.
3．What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Everyone has odd hobbies.
B．Everyone is odd as they are.
C．Everyone is worth respecting.
D．Everyone has their own lifestyle.
4．What happened to Benjamin's poem after being posted on the Internet?
A．It changed parents' ideas about raising kids.
B．It was read aloud in his class.
C．It caused a heated debate.
D．It received wide praise.
