Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother’s poor health.

School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled(凌辱) because of her different behaviour. Her siblings, who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.

One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan’s father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation(欣赏)from the crowd.

When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain’s Got Talent competition, her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition(试唱) considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.

The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.

I love this book ! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams—no matter how impossible they may seem to be!

1.What does the underlined part “Her siblings” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Susan’s parents B.Susan’s friend

C.Susan’s classmates D.Susan’s brothers and sisters

2.What can we learn about Susan from Paragraph 3?

A.She liked being alone B.She was good at singing

C.She had various hobbies D.She disliked volunteer work.

3.We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be_______.

A.is based on Susan’s life stories

B.is written to educate readers

C.is very sad to read

D.is difficult to read

4.What does the author probably think of Susan’s life stories?

A.Encouraging B.Discouraging

C.Worried D.Boring

In a history class, our teacher, Mrs.Bartlett asked us to make a poster in groups about the culture that we were studying. She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our ______.

The next day, I was told to be in a group I would ______ want—the boy who was too weak in English, and the two girls who wore strange clothes. Oh, how I wanted to be with my ______ !

With tears in my eyes, I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. She ______ me and seemed to know what I was there for. I told her I should be in the “good” group. She gently (轻轻地) ______ a hand on my shoulder(肩膀). “I know what you want, Karma,” she said, “but your group needs you. I need you to help them. Only you can help them.” I was ______ and moved. Her words encouraged me.

“Will you help them?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. Then I ______ walked over to my group. I sat down and we started. Each of us did a part according to our interests. Halfway through the week, I felt ______ enjoying our group. We did a good job together. My group members weren’t thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them ______ Mrs. Bartlett.

At last, our group got an A. But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs.Bartlett. She was the one who should truly ____ it. Mrs. Bartlett brought out the potential(潜能) in four of her students.

1.A.classes B.books C.choices

2.A.often B.never C.always

3.A.boys B.girls C.friends

4.A.laughed at B.looked at C.lived with

5.A.placed B.pushed C.washed

6.A.useful B.surprised C.thirsty

7.A.deeply B.lazily C.bravely

8.A.myself B.herself C.yourself

9.A.except B.with C.for

10.A.receive B.start C.give

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