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Gretchen Alexander is sightless. But she refuses to allow her blindness to limit her life activities. She enjoys archery，golf，softball，sailing and water skiing，as well as a number of other activities that those of us who are sighted have yet to learn. She also speaks to groups about living life fully. When speaking to a group of high school students，she was once asked if there was anything she wouldn't try. “I've decided to never sky dive，” she answered. “It would scare the heck out of my dog.”

Why do some people rise above their problems and live life fully，while others become defeated? Merle Shain explains it this way：“There are only two ways to approach life: as a victim or as a gallant fighter. And you must decide whether you want to act or to react...”

When discouraged，a victim reacts，perhaps in pain or self­-pity. But a fighter will act. A fighter will make a decision to change that set of circumstances that left him or her discouraged. Or a fighter will decide to accept those circumstances with grace and move ahead anyway. A fighter will decide to act with courage. A fighter will take responsibility for his or her happiness. No matter how afraid，a fighter will refuse to give in to the most defeating of all human emotions—helplessness. A victim reacts. A fighter acts. It's your decision. It's a decision about whether you will live your life fully with courage，or you will be forever defeated by harsh circumstances. Make it well，for it may be one of the most important decisions you ever make.

Will you be a victim or a gallant fighter?

1．The best title for this article would be ______.

A．Gretchen Alexander's Life    B．Merle Shain's Attitude to Life

C．Victims and Fighters         D．The Way of Life

2．What can we learn about Gretchen Alexander from this passage?

A．She is more athletic than those of us who are sighted.

B．She is discouraged when her dog is scared.

C．There is no limitation to her life activities.

D．She is a brave fighter.

3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “______”．

A．life          B．choice    C．courage       D．circumstance

4．The third paragraph mainly talks about ______.

A．the difference between a victim and a fighter    B．the reactions to helplessness

C．decision-­making                           D．a fighter's responsibility

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