V. Answer the questions.
Nick was born with no arms or legs in Australia. He had only two little toes on one foot. When his mother first saw him, she cried sadly, "Please take him away."
Throughout his childhood, Nick dealt with not only his own disability, but also sadness. He often asked a question, "______ 2 ______, Mum?"
He didn't have an aim in life, not knowing what he could or should do. A key turning moment came when he read a newspaper article about a man fighting against a serious disease. Nick realized he wasn't alone and began to accept and face his disability.
Nick learned to do more and more things on his own: cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on computer, playing sports and much, much more.
As time went by, he began to achieve greater aims. In Grade 7 Nick was elected captain of his school swimming team. He continued his studies and got a double bachelor's degree.
Since the age of 19, Nick has encouraged others by sharing his personal stories through public speeches. He believes there's a hidden meaning behind each of the difficulties in our life. Our attitude (态度) plays a key role in solving them; attitude is attitude.
Now Nick is the president of an international organization and also has his own speech company: Attitude Is Attitude.
Nick's life is the best example of how attitude matters.
1. How did Nick's mother feel when she first saw her son?
2. What question did little Nick probably ask his mum?
3. When did Nick begin to accept and face his disability?
4. What is Nick able to do by himself in daily life? (give at least two examples)
5. How does Nick encourage others?
6. What can you learn from Nick's story?
答案：1. She felt sad.
解析：文中明确提到“When his mother first saw him, she cried sadly...”，所以答案是She felt sad.
2. Why do I have no arms or legs? / What's wrong with me? (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
解析：根据前文“Nick was born with no arms or legs”以及“dealt with not only his own disability, but also sadness”，可推测他可能会问关于自己身体状况的问题，比如为什么没有胳膊和腿等。
3. When he read a newspaper article about a man fighting against a serious disease.
解析：文中提到“A key turning moment came when he read a newspaper article about a man fighting against a serious disease. Nick realized he wasn't alone and began to accept and face his disability.”，所以答案是When he read a newspaper article about a man fighting against a serious disease.
4. He can clean teeth, brush hair, type on computer, play sports, etc. (At least two examples.)
解析：文中明确列举了“cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on computer, playing sports and much, much more”，任选至少两个即可。
5. By sharing his personal stories through public speeches.
解析：文中提到“Since the age of 19, Nick has encouraged others by sharing his personal stories through public speeches.”，所以答案是By sharing his personal stories through public speeches.
6. Attitude matters. / Where there is a will, there is a way. / We should face difficulties bravely. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
解析：从Nick的故事中可以学到态度的重要性、要有意志力、勇敢面对困难等，合理即可。
