三、任务型阅读
Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was scared to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others. It seemed that she felt afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life.
But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, "If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a change. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse." Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, "Why not have a try? After all, I had nothing to lose."
The first thing Jane did was lose weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.
A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up（鼓起）the courage to sign up for the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!
After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she became more and more confident.
Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop.
15. Why was Jane not confident before?（不超过10个词）
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16. How did Jane lose weight?（不超过10个词）
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17. What did Jane share in the speech competition?（不超过5个词）
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Because she was fat and others (often) laughed at her. ; She had a strict diet and did exercise (every day). /By having a strict diet and doing exercise (every day). /By going on a diet and doing exercise (every day). ; Her story. /She shared her story.