Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we________the national flag (国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was________and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

Can I really do it?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher________me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it. I’m sure you’ll do well. ”

“Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great________for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents________. I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel________. When did I last give a talk to so many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I________in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

“Take it easy,” I said to________. “Don’t be nervous. You can do it. ”

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me! I couldn’t even stand up.

I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!”

I________a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

I don’t know________I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do.

1.A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at

2.A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful

3.A. asked B. asked for C. said to D. showed

4.A. chance B. news C. time D. message

5.A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen

6.A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised

7.A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood

8.A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents

9.A. took B. held C. put D. left

10.A. when B. how C. why D. whether

After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed. During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症).When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming(克服)difficulties and going for my dreams. I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Clearly, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me. When we finished talking, I pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You won that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:Dear Rick, My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday that I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me. Your friend, Matthew

1.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 “Why me?” probably means .

A. Why do you come to see me? B. Why do I have to stay at home?

C. Why does the disease fall on me? D. Why give a gold medal to me?

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Matthew knew clearly about his illness.

B. Matthew once got his own gold medal.

C. Matthew thanked Rick for his kindness.

D. Matthew lived happily and brightly all his life.

3.Rick wrote the passage with the purpose of .

A. expressing his pity to all the disabled children

B. telling an experience of meeting a disabled child

C. describing his unusual friendship with a disabled child

D. showing his admiration towards the disabled child

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