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John Cooper was in his last year of high school. He was living a very hard life because his father and mother just passed away (去世). He did not have many friends. He was short and fat and he was not confident. His grades were poor and he felt that his life was going nowhere. However, he wanted to change himself so that he could have a new start in college.
John went to his teachers. They told him that he should make small changes first. One of his teachers taught him to start with easier things. After that, John played sports every day during the holiday and started to eat more healthily to lose weight. He started talking to more people so that he could make more friends. He knew that he had to express himself. He started to study more rather than crying all the time.
On John's first day of college school, he was a totally different person. His classmates could not recognize him. John was now smart and outgoing. He also kept studying hard. Everyone wanted to be friends with him. Most important of all, John recovered(恢复) from the sadness of his parents' death at last.
( )1. What is the right order of the following things?
a. John started to go to college.
b. John started to make small changes.
c. John's parents passed away.
d. John recovered from the sadness of his parents' death.
A. c-b-a-d
B. a-b-c-d
C. b-c-d-a
D. c-d-a-b
( )2. What small things did John do?
A. He exercised every day.
B. He ate less to lose weight.
C. He only talked to his friends.
D. He cried all the time.
( )3. What does the underlined word “recognize” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Know.
B. See.
C. Find.
D. Have.
( )4. Who helped John at last?
A. His parents.
B. His friends.
C. His classmates.
D. His teachers.
( )5. What would be the best title of this passage?
A. Poor John.
B. Never Say Never.
C. A New college.
D. Best Teachers.

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