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Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.
Reporter: Mr. Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?
Mr. Shum: Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons. First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚. I have no arms and only one leg.
Reporter: Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?
Mr. Shum: Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet. No, I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.
Reporter: I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disabled person, but can we talk first about your handicap?
Mr. Shum: Well, in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”? I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped” means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.
Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?
Mr. Shum: No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old. After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.
【小题1】Mr. Shum is a painter who has no ____.

A.mouthB.teethC.feetD.arms
【小题2】Mr. Shum thinks himself first as ____.
A.a personB.a painter
C.a hitD.a star
【小题3】He doesn’t like the word “handicapped” because it suggests ______.
A.he can do anything
B.there are some things he can’t do
C.there are something he can do very well
D.he doesn’t want others to look him down
【小题4】What does the underlined word “firmly” in this passage mean?
A.紧紧地B.随意地
C.缓缓地D.轻轻地
【小题5】What can we learn from Mr. Shum’s story?
A.Comfort in living by painting.
B.Pleasure of living with a brave mother.
C.Help gives people happiness.
D.What really matters is how you face it

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