“ The only thing holding you back is yourself．Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago．
After the accident of falling from the 18th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord(脊髓)was seriously injured．All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover(康复)．
After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises , I could not make any more progress for over a year．What was worse , I suffered a lot from depression(绝望)．On top of this , I suffered from insomnia , making every minute of the light seem to last forever．Hopelessly , mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong．
At that time , I thought that I would never be able to walk again．I would never love and be loved．I would never be able to earn even a penny．I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people．Life was meaningless．
Now two years has passed．My hands are 80％ recovered．I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already．Although I don't earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need．What's more , I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend．Through my blogs(博客), many people get to know me and like me．I can bring happiness to them．I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them…．You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed．
So, my friends, never say never．As long as you are alive , there is always hope and possibilities．It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams．(382 words)
(1)
What's the writer's present job?
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A．
A singer．
B．
A typist．
C．
A professor．
D．
An interpreter．
(2)
What does the underlined word “ insomnia” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?
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A．
失眠
B．
失忆
C．
麻木
D．
低烧
(3)
All of the following words can be used to describe the writer's present life EXCEPT ________．
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A．
helpful
B．
meaningful
C．
painful
D．
hopeful
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?
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A．
She gets a lot of help through her blogs．
B．
She is in love with a young man at present．
C．
She got medical treatment soon after the accident．
D．
She had no job and earned little before the accident．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
