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When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals．The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano．It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life．But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten．
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end．My house, furniture and everything I'd owned was sold to pay debts that I didn't even know existed．In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family．
I'd lost everything except my four teenage children．I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii．Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive．I was afraid they were right．
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day．One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava（火山巖） pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance．It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved．I hadn't painted a picture in 15 years．I wondered if 1 could still paint．My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush．But after an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas（畫布） in front of me．And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too．The first painting sold for $ 1500．
The past six years have been filled with adventures．My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim （火山口邊緣） of the volcano．We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us．
The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality．I'm living freely and happily ever after．
小題1:Why did the writer go to Hawaii?
A．To make a living．
B．To spend her holiday．
C．To free herself from trouble．
D．To realize her childhood dream．
小題2:Which of the following is the writer's dream?
A．Get close to wildlife．
B．Live a free and happy life．
C．Live in nature with animals.
D．Become a successful painter．
小題3:We can infer from the passage that _____．
A．the writer had never done painting before
B．the writer's parents encouraged her to divorce
C．the writer's husband took away most of her money
D．the writer wasn't sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
文章講述了一個不幸的女人追求自己的夢想的生活的故事。
小題1:A 推理題。根據第四段第一行I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds可知我去夏威夷是為了謀生的，是為了工作養(yǎng)活四個孩子的。
小題2:B 推理題。根據文章倒數2,3段可知我的的夢想就是過著那種自由的快樂的生活。
小題3:D 推理題。根據文章第三段最后一句I was afraid they were right．可知我也懷疑自己是否能夠生存下去。
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