Afraid that her son would be too tired, Ms. Wendy would sometimes tell the boy to skip school, but each time, Fabian would insist on going to school.
“I don’t like it because when I return to school, I don’t know what’s going on,” the 12-year-old boy explained. He suffers for SMA－a neuromuscular（神經(jīng)肌肉的）disease that leads to weakness in muscles－and gets around in a wheelchair.
Fabian’s determination to excel in his studies was evident when he was disappointed that he got a total score of 236 yesterday in his Primary School Leaving Examination. He was hoping for a score of at least 240, but his mother was full of pride. “I am happy with his results. He’s very motivated,” said Ms. Wendy.
When Fabian was two months old, he was diagnosed with SMA. Ms. Wendy, who used to go to other homes to teach piano lessons, started teaching lessons at home so she could take care of her son. Fabian proved to be a fighter. Ms. Wendy said, “ He would study every day on his own even though he was weak and his spine（脊柱）was already starting to curve quite badly.”
Fabian is also active in the Singapore Disability Sports Council, where he plays boccia（滾球）, a ball sport for those who require a wheelchair due to physical disability.
At just 133cm tall and weighing 14kg, he knows that he will have to rely on others all his life. “I’m afraid that when my parents grow older, they will not be able to carry me and that there will be nobody to carry me,” said Fabian. “But for now, I feel lucky that I get to go out and do a lot of things that I thought I couldn’t.”
His dreams aren’t lofty（崇高的）either－all he want to be able to do is work and provide for his parents. “I just want to study hard so that I can be a businessman, like my dad.” He is planning to apply to study at Victoria School.
【小題1】The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. going to school.               B. being absent from school
C. studying hard.                   D. suffering from SMA.
【小題2】We can know from the text that Fabian ______.

A．got the disease at the age of 12.
B．was proud of his exam results.
C．has no interest in any sports.
D．wants to be a businessman like his father.
【小題3】What do we know about Ms. Wendy?
A．She insists that her son go to school.
B．She used to be a piano teacher in a school.
C．She is satisfied with her son’s performance at school.
D．She fears that her son will be helpless when she is older.
【小題4】Which words can best describe Fabian?
A．Sensitive and weak.B．Active and optimistic.
C．Clever and strong.D．Stressed and concerned.
【小題5】What is the best title for the text?
A. He Is Disabled but He Is a Fighter.
B. A Great Mother and Her Special Son.
C. How to Fight Against SMA.
D. A disabled boy’s dream.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析【小題1】詞義理解題。結合后半句提供的原因because when I return to school, I don’t know what’s going on可知前面Fabian不喜歡的應是離開學校。這也與后面的return相呼應。
【小題2】推理判斷題。結合I just want to study hard so that I can be a businessman, like my dad可知答案。
【小題3】推理判斷題。結合“I am happy with his results. He’s very motivated,” 可知答案。
【小題4】歸納概括題。由Fabian is also active in the Singapore Disability和I feel lucky that I get to go out可知Fabian是積極樂觀的。
【小題5】文章標題題。結合文章內容可知盡管Fabian患病殘疾，但仍堅持上學和參與體育活動，在別人看來“Fabian proved to be a fighter.”所以選A。

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