All of us have read thrilling（驚險的）stories in which the hero had only a limited time to live．Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but we were always interested in discovering just how the hero chose to spend his last days or his last hours．

Such stories make us think and wonder what we should do under similar circumstances．What happiness and regrets should we find in thinking about the past?

Sometimes, I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow．Such an attitude would emphasize （強調(diào)）sharply the values of life．We should live each day with appreciation which is often lost when time stretches（延伸）before us with more days and months and years to come．

Most of us take life for granted．We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future．When we are in pleasant health, death is unimaginable．We seldom think of it．The days stretch out endlessly．So we go about our little task, hardly aware of our dull attitude towards life．

The same attitude, I am afraid, falls on the use of our abilities and senses．Only the deaf appreciate hearing; only the blind realize the importance of sight．But those who have never lost hearing and sight seldom make the fullest use of these abilities．Their ears take in sound hazily, without concentration, and with little appreciation．People seldom realize how good it is being in good health until they have fallen ill．It is the same old story of not being grateful（感激的）without missing．

1．When reading the thrilling stories, we usually ________．

A．have curiosity about the hero’s limited life      

B．show great interest in our own lives

C．find many regrets in thinking about the past    

D．have pity on ourselves

2． From the passage, we can learn that ________．

A．if we want to live an excellent life we should die tomorrow

B．the disabled are eager to lose their abilities and senses

C．each of us should treasure what we have today

D．most of us are able to make full use of our time

3．The underlined word “hazily” in the last paragraph probably means ________．

A．happily              B．unclearly             C．freely             D．sadly

4．The best title for this passage may probably be ________．

A．Not Being Grateful without Missing         B．Giving a Hand to the Disabled

C．Making Use of Our Senses                            D．Learning from Thrilling Stories

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