When US teenager Jake Olson isn’t playing football or golf for his high school, he’s often offering inspiration(靈感)through his new book about his own life.

These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.

It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle(肌肉) memory— repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature — have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.

Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was a baby and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation(動(dòng)力).“If I was going to sit on the couch all day, feeling sorry for myself, I wasn’t going to do anything. I decided that I was going to go out and persevere (堅(jiān)持不懈).” he said.

It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. “It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true talent in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,” Jake said.

Jake’s father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. “Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there’s a setup,” Jake said. “In every one of us, there’s more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.”

1.We can learn from the article that Jake Olson ▲ .

A. was born with blindness

B. has great muscle memory

C. was going to sit on the couch all day

D. is trying to find the cure for his disease

2.According to the article, Jake’s family members ▲ .

A. have pity on him deeply

B. once gave up hope on him

C. encouraged him to write the book

D. admire his efforts and determination(決心)

3.The purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to ▲ .

A. explain what “a happier life” means

B. ask people to get on well with disabled people

B.help people get better life through his experiences

C. encourage people to discover and use the potential

4.The underlined word “setback” is closest in meaning to ▲ .

A. failure B. fight C. idea D. success

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