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　　Once I spoke at a high school．After the speech, I was asked to see 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．

　　He was Matthew．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 weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障礙)and going for my dreams．

　　I spent over an hour talking to Matthew．Never once did he complain．He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams．Obviously, he knew what he was talking about．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 ound his neck．I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming 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 got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before：

　　Dear Rick,

　　My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me．The doctors tell me that I don't have long to live any more．But I still smile as much as I can．

　　I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I'll never make it．But I know I'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 wished to meet the author because ________．

[　　]

A．

he admired the author very much

B．

he wished to take part in the Olympics

C．

he hoped to make friends with the author

D．

he enjoyed going in for weighting lifting

(2)

Which of the statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Matthew was good at weight lifting．

B．

Rick had the similar disease as a child．

C．

Matthew remained optimistic in face of disease．

D．

Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion．

(3)

Why did the boy refuse the author's medal?

[　　]

A．

He thought he was not worthy of it．

B．

Rick looked on the medal as treasure．

C．

The gold medal was very dear to Rick．

D．

He didn't want to be pitied by others．

(4)

What can be inferred from Matthew's letter?

[　　]

A．

Rick was unhappy before death．

B．

Rick kept in touch with Matthew．

C．

Matthew sent some pictures to Rick．

D．

Matthew got an Olympic gold medal．

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;
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