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     When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing
course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary
responded in typical teenage fashion.From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about
doing was taking a typing course, " she recalls.
     The show business thing worked out, of course.In her career, Mary won many awards.Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don't know how to
use a computer, " she admits.
     Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an awardwinning
actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I
felt there was a need for a book like this, " she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics
to know that things get better when we're selfcontrolled and do our part in managing the disease."
     But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches.In her book, she describes that awful day, almost
40 years ago, when she received two pieces of lifechanging news.First, she had lost the baby she was
carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes.In a childlike act, she left the hospital and
treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow
up-again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her.Only then did she kick her threepackaday
cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
     Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she
refuses to fall into selfpity. "Everybody on earth can ask 'why me?' about something or other, " she insists. "It doesn't do any good.No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments.Sometimes we can make things better by helping others.I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up
this second time.I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

1. Why did Mary feel regretful?

A. She didn't achieve her ambition.
B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school.
D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

2. We can know that before 1995 Mary ________.

A. had two books published
B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer
D. supported the JDRF by writing

3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her ________.

A. living with diabetes
B. successful show business
C. service for an organization
D. remembrance of her mother

4. When Mary received the lifechanging news, she ________.

A. lost control of herself
B. began a balanced diet
C. tried to get a treatment
D. behaved in an adult way

5. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

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         One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well
    (a blog), according to a report published in April,2009.
         They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人稱的) description of
    the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices
    appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories.
         We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁癥), and whose
    son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (懲罰 ) him.
    He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother."
         And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began
    showing the first signs of Parkinson's disease." Sometimes when I'm running I'll come to a long downhill, and
    my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (擺動) the way it used to. It's like running before Parkinson's, and that's the best feeling.
         And then there's the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her
    church and feels lonely."They're not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms
    around me some day."
          To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (鏈接) below to all the Patient Voices we've heard from in the past 12 months.
    1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness?
    A. In 2009.
    B. In 2008.
    C. In 2003.
    D. In 2002.
    2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ .
    A. a series of suggestions from patients
    B. a magazine published by patients
    C. a series of patients' stories
    D. a blog shared by patients
    3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son  _____.
    A. might have killed himself
    B. died of bipolar disorder
    C. was killed in an accident
    D. didn't want to stay at home
    4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson?
    A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson's disease.
    B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon.
    C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson's disease.
    D. She didn't like running before she had Parkinson's.

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