We were talking about engagement when my boyfriend, Jack, had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him; the only way I could stay sane(保持清醒) was to dance. I became very good and critics praised me, but I could feel was the ache in my heart, no knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. And then one day a letter from him came:“I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget me.”
I made my decision there and then I left the city. When I returned I had bought myself a cane(拐杖) and learned to limp convincingly. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one suspected the story. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter. Then I travelled to the hospital. They had pushed him outside in his wheelchair. I leaned on my cane and limped to him.
I told him he was not the only one who had lost a leg, even if mine were still attached to me. I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident. “ There is a whole life waiting for us out there! And I am not going to carry you—you are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps towards him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket.” Now show me you are still a man,” I said. He bent to take his cane and struggled out of that wheelchair. I could see he had not done it before, because he almost fell on his face. But I was not going to help. Finally he managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.
What I showed to him was engagement rings. And I would limp with him for the rest of life.
小题1:The author felt ache in her heart though critics praised her dancing because_______.
A．She wasn’t sure if Jack still loved her.
B．Jack became handicapped and couldn’t walk
C．Jack asked her to forget about him
D．She was afraid that Jack might die in the war小题2:What decision did the author make after she received Jack’s letter?
A．To see Jack in the battlefield.
B．To leave the city for travel.
C．To give up dancing.
D．To see a reporter.小题3:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A．She visited a hospital.
B．She broke her leg.
C．She helped push Jack’s wheelchair.
D．She had a car crash.小题4:After they met in the hospital, Jack ______.
A．gave her the engagement rings
B．got rid of the cane
C．picked up the hope of life
D．lived without a wheelchair小题5:Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A．Strong and optimistic
B．Clever and faithful
C．Timid but faithful
D．Brave and helpful.
