Myalarmo’clockringsinmyearsat5:00everymorning.Onhearingthering,Iwillgetoutofbedandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisquietasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleepinpeace.Insteadofgoingforalongru
Myalarmo’clockringsinmyearsat5:00everymorning.Onhearingthering,Iwillgetoutofbedandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisquietasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleepinpeace.Insteadofgoingforalongrunasusual,todayIchosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDandstartedmoving.Sweatrolleddownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartbeatwildlyasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovementbeforeamirror.OfcourseIfeltextremelytiredtowardstheend,butasmilespreadacrossmyface.IsmiledbecausetheDVDwasover,andthereappearedabrightersmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.
Whilesomepeoplearefondofchocolate,shopping,smoking,orwork,whatIneedistakingexercisetopasseachday.Peopleshaketheirheadswhentheyseemerunwithsweatingheavilythroughthetown.SomelooksurprisedwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteofchocolatecake.Theyseemgreatlypuzzledbymy“nothankyou,”orbymychoicetojusthaveavegetablesalad.Ihavecometorealizethatitdoesn’tmattertojustsay“No.”toanykindoffoodthatIdon’twanttoeat.
Doyouwonderwhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5:00a.m.everymorning?Whatmakesmerefuseicecreamfirmly?Commitment—I’mdeterminedtochangemylifewithawaywhichcannotonlyfreemefromdailyanxiety,butalsoincreaseenergyandself–confidence.Andaboveallitwillsurelyhelpmetokeepgoodbodyshapeandmaybeextendmylife.Thisistherealreasonwhythere’sahugesmilespreadingacrossmyfacewhenIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitmejustrightandlookperfectlyonme.IneverdoubtthatIcannotmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandoutwithoutsuchcommitmentandsweat.
小题1:Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor___________.A.desirestolookdifferentfromothers.B.expectstodevelopagoodbodyshape.C.hasdifficultygettingalongwithothers.D.behavesstrangelyeverymorningshegetsup小题2:WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Othersdon’tunderstandtheauthor.B.Othershelptheauthorbyofferingherfood.C.Theauthordoesn’tunderstandothers.