Marvin, a friend of mine, was the kind of guy who was always happy and had so

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Marvin, a friend of mine, was the kind of guy who was always happy and had something positive to say. Being a natural motivator, Marvin was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation whenever he or she was having a bad day.

Several months ago in his restaurant, Marvin was held at gunpoint by four armed robbers. They panicked and shot him. Luckily, Marvin was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local hospital. After 18 hours of the operation and weeks of medical care, Marvin recovered with pieces of the bullets（子弹）still in his body.

It is really a miracle（奇迹）for Marvin's surviving the robbery. When I met Marvin after the terrifying accident, I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. Marvin replied,“As I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices:I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I refused to choose to die. ”Marvin continued,“The nurses kept telling me that I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and from the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses,I read,‘He's a dead man. 'I knew I needed to take action. ”“What did you do?”I asked. “Well,there was a big nurse shouting questions at me ,”said Marvin. “She asked if I was allergic（过敏的）to anything. ‘Yes,’I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled,‘Bullets. ’Over their laughter I told them,‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive,not dead. ?’”

“Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining,I can choose to accept their complaining or to point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life,”Marvin concluded.

【小题1】What happened to Marvin several months ago?

A．He was attacked by terrorists.

B．He got shots in a gun battle.

C．He met with a car accident.

D．He was badly wounded by robbers.

【小题2】Why did Marvin think he needed to take action in hospital?

A．He couldn't bear the rudeness of a big nurse.

B．The medical staff was not skilled enough to save him.

C．He had to encourage the doctors and nurses for the operation.

D．He was in danger and had to follow the nurses instructions.

【小题3】Which of the following can best describe Marvin according to the text?

A．Humorous and optimistic.

B．Unique and selfless.

C．Positive and cautious.

D．Outstanding and ambitious.

【小题4】We can infer from the text that ______________ .

A．Marvin was allergic to bullets

B．Marvin's survival depends on luck

C．Choices mean success

D．attitude is important in life.

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Ryan Hickman is only seven years old, but he’s already been saving for his college fund with profits he’s making from his recycling business.

When Ryan was three-and-a-half, he went with his dad to the local recycling center and made money from a few bags of cans and bottles. When he learned money can be made from that, Ryan decided recycling was his future.

“We had gone to the center with a couple of bags, and he really loved the actual act of putting all the cans and bottles into the machine and getting the money from it, and that kind of act got him hooked, ” described Damion Hickman, Ryan’s father.

Ryan told his parents that he wanted to give empty plastic bags to all the neighbors and hoped they would save their recyclables for him. Not only did the neighbors save their cans and bottles for Ryan but so did their co-workers, families, and friends. Soon after, Ryan started his own business, Ryan’s Recycling, and has since recycled over 200,000 cans and bottles. Every week, he and his family sort through bags of recyclables and they take them to the local recycling center where they are sorted and weighed.

So far, Ryan has saved more than $ 10,000 for college from his profits and he also sells T-shirts on his website and donates the profits to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach. “For the sea lions to get food and medicine,” he said.

Ryan has an important message for everyone, “If you already recycle, just keep on recycling. If you don’t recycle, start recycling.” Always a great businessman, Ryan added, “If you want to buy one of these T-shirts, it’s $ 13 on ryansreecycling.com.”

【小题1】When did Ryan think of recycling as his future?

A．When he was taken to the recycling center.

B．When he was 3 years old.

C．When he got some rewards for selling T-shirts on his website.

D．When he learned recycled cans and bottles could be sold for money.

【小题2】What did Ryan do when he planned to begin his career?

A．He went to ask his family and neighbors to sell him the used bottles and cans.

B．He gave empty plastic bags to all the neighbors to get their used cans and bottles.

C．He went to the local recycling center first and sold the cans and bottles.

D．He and his family sorted through bags of recyclables of their own.

【小题3】Which of the following words can best describe Ryan based on this passage?

A．Caring and determined.