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  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. I agreed.

  During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had mus-cular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症) , When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, 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 obstacles and going for my dream.

  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. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was differ-ent. 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 went to my briefcase and 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 over-coming obstacles 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 earned 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 mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. 1 also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that 1 don ‘t have long to live anymore. But I still smile as much as 1 can.

  I told you someday 1 was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know 1 ‘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 boy wanted to meet the author because________.

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A.he was interested in weight lifting

B.he wanted to get a gold medal.

C.he admired the author very much

D.he wanted the author to know him.

2.The underlined part “Why me?” in the third paragraph probably means “________”

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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 not give a gold medal to me?

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

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A.Matthew is a determined boy

B.Rich used to have the same disease

C.Matthew became a champion finally

D.Rick regarded Matthew as normal

4.The boy refused the author’s medal because ________.

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A.he wanted the picture instead

B.he did not like to be pitied by others

C.he did not know he would die soon

D.he himself could earn one in the future

Soccer star, Rudy Kass, is likely to be allowed out of hospital today after having treats for mus-cle problems that stopped him from playing in an important European cup game in Frankfurt on Thursday.

    "The cause of the problem is still unclear. Something is eausing Rudy pain, but the doctors are not sure what, "said Rudy's doctor."I hope we will all know the answer tomorrow, so that treatment can begin."

Rudy, one of Germany' s highest paid centre - forwards, has been in hospital for two nights since suddenly leaving the field in the second half of a game that ended in his team' s defeat.

“I am Sure that result would have been different with him,” said the team’s manager, Klaus Koch. “But we were not willing to take any risks. The pain was unusual and we want to make sure that the problem is solved now once and for all.”

    Doetors say that it is hard to know if Rudy hurt himself while passing the ball, or whether the damage is the result of years of strain and stress. If so, it could mean the end of his career. Football fans wait nervously for the doctor's final assessment(评估诊断).

1. Which of these statements is true according to the passage?

     A. Rudy Kass is out of hospital.

     B. Rudy Kass plays for Frankrurt.

     C. Rudy Kass'team lost its last game.

     D. Rudy Kass' doctors can't agree with one another.

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ______.

     A .The cause of Rudy's pain is now unknown 

B. The treatment will begin soon

     C. Rudy's doctors are hard - working      

        D. Doctors are concerned about Rudy's pain

3.By saying “I am sure that the result would have been different with him”, Klaus Koch means that ______.

    A. he does not allow his team to take risks

    B. he is not happy with Kass' performance

    C. he thinks Kass should leave the team

    D. he believes the team would have won their last game with Kass

4. How do the fans feel?

    A. Frightened.   B. Happy.    C. Anxious.     D. Disappointed.

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