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Tyler Perry was born on September 13, 1969, in New Orleans. He had a difficult childhood, suffering years of abuse(虐待)at the hands of his father.

One day, watching Oprah Winfrey's talk show, Perry was inspired by a comment about how writing about difficult experiences could lead to personal breakthroughs. He started a series of letters to himself, which became the ba?sis for the musical I Knoxv I've Been Changed, While the show was about child abuse, it also touched on forgiveness―a main theme in many of his works. Perry put on the show at an Atlanta theater in 1992. The musical's run lasted only one weekend and drew only 30 people to see the show.

Disappointed yet determined , Perry continued to work while reworking the show. He staged the show in several other cities, but success still didn't come. Broke, Perry was living out of his car for a time. In 1998, Perry tried one more time to win over theatre audiences. He rented out the House of Blues in Atlanta for another production of I Knoxv I've Been Changed, Soon Perry was performing to sellout crowds and the musical was moved to a larger theatre. After so many years of hard work, he finally succeeded.

For his next project, Perry adapted(改编)T. D. Jakes's book Woman, Thou Art Loosed , which proved to be quite popular. His next effort , howev?er, brought to life his most famous character―Madea. The sharp-tongue grandma first appeared in his 2000-year play, I Can Do Bad AIL by Myself. Basing Madea on his mother and several other women in his life, Perry played the unusual character himself. She next appeared in Diary of a Mad Black Woman(2001). Developing quite a following, Madea had appeared in a num?ber of plays, including Madea's Family Reunion (2002) and Madea's Class Reunion(2003). Perry toured a lot with his shows.

6.When Tyler Perry was young, he .

 A.     tried his best to get on well with his father

B.     led a poor life because of lack of money

C.     was treated very badly by his father

D.     showed a great interest in acting

7.We can infer that I Knoiv I've Been Changed .

 A.     is about Oprah Winfrey's talk show

B.     aims to tell people never to cheat others

C.     is based on the Tyler Perry's life experiences

D.     tells parents how to get along well with their kids

8.What do we know about I Know I've Been Changed when it was first put on?

 A.     It was a big failure.

B.     It attracted many people.

C.     It encouraged Tyler Perry a lot.

D.     It was well received by people.

9. According to Paragraph 3, what does the Tyler Perry's story tell us?

 A.     West, east, home is best.

B.     Every coin has two sides.

C.     The early bird catches the worm.

D.     Where there is a will, there is a way.

10. What can we know about the character Madea?

A.     She was from T. D. Jakes's book.

B.     She was played by an old woman.

C.     She was well received by theatre audiences.

'D.  She wasn't accepted by theatre audiences at first.

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Five and a half years ago my father was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time, we had no idea that he was 1 ill. The opera?tion did not 2 well and he remained unconscious(没有意识的).Due to the laws of our state,we were 3 to keep him on a ventilator(呼吸机)for 72 hours against his wish of stopping medical treatment if he was too ill.

At the end of day two,I was 4 in the waiting room and watching oth?ers walk their fathers around who had had 5 Typically,I am very happy for others that are 6 , but that evening, I guess I was a little 7 because I finally realized I would 8 be able to hold my father's hand and walk down the hall again.

    I had to jump up and run down the hall to  9 everyone. This was not in

my nature but I just had to be  10 . After running for what 11 like a long time, I went into a restroom. I sat in a stall and 12 for at least five minutes.

     When I came out of the stall there was a  13   by the sink. I went to 14   on the water to wash my face and she came to hug me though I didn't know her. She held onto me  15  I finally stopped crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel, wet it and 16  it to me. She looked at me and smiled and then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my 17 .

     She 18  me that you do not need to be a conversationalist to help heal the hurt in others. Never 19 to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a  20 in someone's life without ever speaking one word.

1.  A. slightly                    B. seriously
   C.  probably                      D. simply

2.  A. get                         B. go
   C.  make                         D. plan

3.  A. inspired                      B. trained
    C.forced                       D. forbidden

4.    A. sitting                   B. playing
   C. chatting                      D. reading

 5. A. dinners                        B. doubts

  C. ideas                       D. operations

6.  A. changing                      B. recovering
   C.  returning                       D. leaving

7. A. angry                        B. pleased
  C.curious                        D, foolish

  8.  A. even                           B. still

   C.  never                        D. always

   9. A. catch up with                  B.  adapt to

C.  play jokes on                  D.  get away from

  10. A, single                        B. alone

    C.negative                     D. impolit

11. A. looked                    B. sounded

   C.  went                        D. seemed

  12.   A. cried                        B. shouted

    C.  laughed                     D. complained

13.  A. doctor                      B. manager
   C.  stranger                       D. nurse

14.  A. turn                      B. put
    C. take                           D. try

15.  A. but                             B. since
    C.  when                             D. until

16.  A. said                          B. handed

    C.  lent                            D. sold

17.   A. face                            B. hair
    C. heart                               D. leg

18.  A. taught                       B. promised
   C.reminded                        D. introduced

19.  A. learn                        B. hesitate
    C.continue                           D. dream

20.  A. choice                          B. mistake
    C.difference                         D. decision

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