Nikenson’s dad died when he was 3,and his mom in often couldn’t afftord his school fees,so he got kicked out of school sometimes．But Nikenson would steal back onto the school grounds and stand outside the open classroom windows to listen，day after day．He studied on his own，keeping pace so that when his mom earned a few dollars,he could enter class again．

    Against all difficulties．Nikenson graduated from high school this year，first in his class,with straight A’s，and was elected class president．Nikenson is a reminder of the basic saying of life today：gift is universal,but opportunity is not．

    Fortunately，with the help of some American people，Nikenson is now receiving a university educatios．He’s benefiting from a program started by Bohan,a young American who was teaching in a Haitian high school．Bohan asked his family and friends to help other Haitians go to college．The program grew and became the Haitian Education and Leadership Program，or HELP,sending hundreds of young men and women to Haitian universities．

    “Education works，”Bohan said simply．“Good education works for everybody,everywhere．It worked for you，for me，and it works for Haitians．”“Over time,I’ve concluded that education may be the single best way to help people help themselves,whether in America or abroad．Yet,as a nation，we don’t put enough money in education．So in this holiday season,I'd suggest a moment to raise a glass and celebrate those who spread the gift of education．”

    One clever new high school graduate．Elice，was working as a worker in a village and earning just $50 a month．HELP sent him to college to study industrial engineering,and he just graduated and found a job at a European company as an engineer for $1,500 a month．

    “The only difference is his access to education,”said Bohan．

(1) Why was Nikenson not allowed to enter class sometimes?

A. Because his father died at an early age．

B. Because he often something in the school．

C. Because his family was too poor to afford school fees．

D. Because he liked standing outside the open classroom windows．

(2) The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means________．

A. chances are also important to gifted people

B. wise people can succeed in everything they do

C. gift is more necessary than opportunity

D. in life people with gift don’t need opportunity

(3) What’s the purpose of Bohan starting HELP?

A. To collect money for poor Americans．

B. To build more high schools in Haiti．

C. To send poor American students to study abroad．

D. To help Haitians receive a university education．

(4) According to the passage．Bohan thinks________．

A. everyone should work for good education

B. education can make a big difference in life

C. more people will spread the gift of education soon

D. Elice ought to be one of the HELP’s members