A Great Challenge

My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become something, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _______ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled (奋斗,努力)to achieve tasks that came easily to most. I had _______ in writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor even with teachers helping me, and my speech was _______ to understand. My writing was not at the level it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were problems.

My mother observed all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph. D. , decided to _______ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to struggle alone. After a while, we did indeed conquer (击败,战胜)all the problems that had _______ me. She spent hours every day teaching me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. Without her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave _______ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high because she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _______ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a successful person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college.

She used her gifts as a _______ to help her child, and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.A.mind B.decision C.brain D.feeling

2.A.problems B.excuses C.worries D.abilities

3.A.easy B.hard C.cool D.clear

4.A.find B.keep C.change D.study

5.A.helped B.treated C.troubled D.pleased

6.A.information B.advice C.promise D.pleasure

7.A.put up B.pushed up C.looked up D.gave up

8.A.singer B.doctor C.worker D.teacher

People are hurt by acid rain. A young boy named Marco lived in New Jersey. He liked to open his mouth to catch the fresh tasting water in the past. This time it was acid rain. It came from pollution created by the factories close to Marco's home. Marco didn't know that this kind of rain would make him sick.

Marco, who has asthma(气喘), had a serious attack. He had to go to hospital. He felt terrible. He couldn't breathe. People with breathing problems suffer when they are exposed(裸露) to acid rain. People who eat plants or animals that have been exposed to acid rain can also have serious problems. Some other health problems have something to do with people eating animals and plants affected by acid rain.

Acid rain burns the leaves on plants and trees. They should be green and healthy, but acid rain destroys them. The rain usually does not kill the trees, but their leaves are destroyed. Then, the plants get weaker because they can't make the food that they need. Forests in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States have been especially harmed by acid rain. Besides, Acid rain also hurts the soil in the forests, nonliving things, such as arts and buildings.

We should work together to make this bad rain go away. Acid rain will go away if the pollutants in the air go away. Every family can reduce pollution by using clean energy and electricity. They can also drive less. If everyone helps, acid rain will go away sooner.

1.Where did Marco live in the article?

A.In New Mexico. B.In New Jersey.

C.In New York. D.In New Orleans.

2.Why did Marco feel sick?

A.He was exposed to acid rain. B.He ate plants exposed to acid rain.

C.He ate animals exposed to acid rain. D.He drank the acid rain.

3.What does acid rain do to plants?

A.Make their leaves weaker. B.Make them grow faster.

C.Make them stronger. D.Make their leaves greener.

4.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Acid rain may cause health problems.

B.Acid rain usually doesn't kill a tree.

C.Acid rain doesn't do harm to nonliving things.

D.The less pollution, the less acid rain.

5.What's the last paragraph mainly about?

A.How to protect our environment.

B.Call on people to work together to prevent acid rain.

C.Call on people to use clean energy and electricity.

D.Call on more people to drive less.

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