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仁爱版英语八年级下册Unit5_Topic2_阅读理解专练 仁爱版英语八年级下册Unit5_Topic2_阅读理解专练 PAGE / NUMPAGES 仁爱版英语八年级下册Unit5_Topic2_阅读理解专练 博爱版英语 8 年级下册 Unit5 Topic2 阅读理解专练 Life is not easy, so I ’dlike to say, “Whatever happens, believe in yourself.” When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I was afraid to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad and could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was a speech competition (竞赛） . My mother encouraged (鼓舞 ) me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school! “Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win. ”Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself ”. I did my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With mother’s great love, I did well in the competition. I couldn ’tbelieve my ears when the news came that I won the first place. I heard the cheers ( 赞叹 ) from the teachers and students. Some classmates looked down on me before, but now they all said “Congratulations (庆祝） !”to me. When I do everything now, I try to tell myself to be confident and I will find myself. 1. The writer was ____ when he was young. A. unhealthy B. shy C. smart D. brave 2. What does the underlined word mean? A. 书法 B.绘画 C.演讲 D.魔术 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. I wanted to take part in the competition myself at first. B. My father helped me a lot. C. My teacher encouraged me to take part in the competition. D. I was afraid to take part in the competition at first. What did the writer do to prepare for the competition? A. He spoke before his classmates every day. B. He talked about the topics with his teachers. 1 / 3 C. He practiced the speech more than one hundred times. D. He chose the topic “ Don’ t speak to strangers! ’’ 5. What happened after the competition? A. There was something wrong with his ears. B. Some students looked down on the writer. C. The