Christopher Reeve was a successful actor，famous for the Superman films．But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back．The doctors thought he would die．However，he made amazing progress．At first，he couldn't breathe without a machine，but he learnt to breathe on his own．

Christopher made speeches all over the USA about his experiences，This encouraged a lot of people with all kinds of problems．

From their home，Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

“Four days after the accident，I came to understand my situation．The doctors said I was not going to pull through．Those days were terrible．But my wife Dana said，‘You are still you and I love you．Be confident in yourself’．And that saved my life．Since that moment I have never thought of giving up．Of course，I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself，but I've never had any thoughts of killing myself．”

What do you think of your family?

“Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．”

How do you spend your time?

“I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help．With the progress of new medical research，I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day．So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!”

Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．His riding accident．                       B．His marriage．

C．His death．                             D．His films．

2．The underlined sentence “I'm far too busy to think of giving up!” means _________．

A．So far I have been busy thinking of giving up

B．I'm so busy that I have no time to think of giving up

C．I'm so busy that I have to think of giving up

D．I have been so busy．So I have no time to think

3．Why did he spend most of his time on charity work?

A．Because he wanted people to remember him．

B．Because his wife asked him to do so．

C．Because he thought he would die soon．

D．Because he wanted to help disabled people．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine．

B．His speeches encouraged a lot of people with problems．

C．His parents got on well with each other before the accident．

D．Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself．

Born on March 19th, 1955, in Germany, Bruce Willis has always had a strong personality and a gift(天赋) for acting．He was a very energetic teenager and became active in different drama clubs．His first leading role was in the very successful TV series (系列) "Moonlighting" and his first great success was "Blind Date", "Die Hard", "Hudson Hawk", "Armageddon" and a number of other unforgettable Hollywood hits followed．

Bruce Willis is of medium-height and well-built．What makes him so attractive is his smile and his laughing eyes．He looks great in expensive suits, but he prefers casual ( 随便的) clothes．

Of course he is not only well-known for being good looking．He is a talented (天才的) actor with a complicated (复杂的) personality．He looks also a very sociable and outgoing person．His life and career (职业) have shown that, with determination (决心) and a strong will, you can succeed in whatever you choose to do．

Bruce Willis was married to film star Demi Moore, with whom he has three beautiful daughters．Unfortunately, his married life was not as successful as his career．That's why he got divorced (离婚)．Of course he loves his children and tries to spend as much time as possible with them, although he sometimes feels he doesn't see them enough．

Bruce Willis is indeed a unique (独特的) personality, whose character has many sides．One thing is for sure; his talent and fame will continue to shine for many years to come．

1．In his teens, Bruce Willis         ．

A．wasn't very active

B．decided to join drama clubs

C．has to make a 1iving by doing part-time job

D．watched a lot of TV series

2．People find Bruce Willis attractive because         ．

A．he is well-built

B．he is famous and talented

C．of his facial (面部的) features

D．funny performance

3．The article tells us that Bruce Willis has a complicated personality because        ．

A．he's very talented, strong and successful

B．he's rich and famous

C．he loves going to parties with his friends

D．he's divorced

4．In his everyday life, Bruce        ．

A．has a perfect family life

B．doesn't want to see his children

C．is unable to see his children very often

D．hates to talk about his wife

5．The article tells us that Bruce Willis        ．

A．is a very talented and successful actor

B．is only interested in money and fame

C．doesn't have a very successful career

D．will not have a bright future