My 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship to a private school． It's only a modest discount， but the scholarship means she'll bypass the snaking waiting list-provided my husband and I can fund the ﹩20，000 a year． Should we pay the private school fees， or choose free education instead？
I always assumed my children would go to private school， like I did． Not because my family is wealthy， but because I believe that the best education is private． It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school． They'll go to a private high school， I told myself． Yet here we are， My eldest is now in her last year of primary school， and my husband and I will struggle to afford private school． If so， I could increase my work hours． My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a solid income， but that's not quite how it turned out．
During many sleepless nights， I felt troubled by the decision． Although I want the best for my daughter， I have my own dreams too． I can't sacrifice everything for my precious girl． I explain that I want to be a positive role model for my daughter， and an unhappy parent is terrible strain on a family． I point out that not even the privilege of private school will protect my children from disappointment or struggle． And finally， it's decided． My daughter is going to the public school behind our home． She couldn't be more pleased．
It's taken me a little longer， but now I'm content． More than my fancy private school education， it's my family that shaped me． With high school now 25 years in the past， I can no longer remember the mathematical problems and Shakespearean quotes I once knew so perfectly． The lessons from my childhood home． however， have proved impossible to forget．



From the passage we know that ______ ．

A. the scholarship her daughter won could cover most of her school fees
B. her two children attended their local private primary school
C. the writer had a good job and a sold income
D. it took a long time for her to make the final decision

Why did the writer want her daughter to go to a private school at first？ ______

A. Because her daughter earned an academic scholarship．
B. Because she wanted her daughter to receive the best education．
C. Because she wanted her daughter to skip the waiting list．
D. Because her daughter's potential was wasted at the public primary school．

The underlined word "strain" in Paragraph 3 refers to ______ ．

A. anger
B. comfort
C. burden
D. relief

What does the passage indicate？ ______

A. Parents should make every sacrifice for their children．
B. Finance should be taken into account when it comes to education．
C. Private school education is not as good as public school education．
D. Rather than school education， family influences a person most．