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Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She had learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health.

School was difficult for Susan and she was bullied (凌辱) because of her different behaviour. Her siblings,who were much older,had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth,Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended (假裝) as a microphone.

One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan^'s father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind,however,was found when she wa^s singing and she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation (欣賞) from the crowd.

When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain^，s Got Talent competition,her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition (試唱) considering the troubles she faced.

The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the writer,Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.

I love this book!In fact,I read the whole thing in one day!There is something in the stories that not only teaches the readens but also encourages us to reach for our dreams no matter how impossible they may wSeem to be!

() 1. What does the underlined part Her siblings in Paragraph 2 refer to?

   A. Susan's parents. B. Susan^，s friend.

   C. Susan's classmates. D. Susan's brothers and sisters.

() 2. What can we learn about Susan from Paragraph 3 ?

   A. She liked being alone. B. She was good at singing.

   C. She had different hobbies. D. She disliked volunteer work.

() 3. We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be .

   A. is based on Susan's life stories   B. is written to educate readers

   C. is very sad to read   D. is difficult to read

() 4. What does the writer probably think of Susan's life stories?

   A. Encouraging. B. Exciting. C. Worried. D. Boring.

Answer 1

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