【AndrewEngelwaspuzzled.Hewassittinginclassbuthadnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomeworkpaidattentiontolecturesandtakennotesbutnothingwasfamiliar.“Everyoneissomuchclevererth】

　　AndrewEngelwaspuzzled.Hewassittinginclassbuthadnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomeworkpaidattentiontolecturesandtakennotesbutnothingwasfamiliar.“EveryoneissomuchclevererthanIam”hethought.Itwasastrangefeelingashewasalwaysagoodstudentinhighschool.

　　Hefeltevenmorepuzzledafewdayslater.Hegotlostonhiswaytohisfavoritecinema.What’sworsehebeganhavingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeaking.Heasked“What’sfordinnerMom?”afterhehadjusteaten.PoorAndrewhewasonly15!

　　HisparentswereworriedandtookAndrewtoseeadoctor.Abrainscan（扫描）madeitclear:Andrewhadamalignantbraintumor(恶性脑肿瘤).Itwaspressingonthepartofthebrainthatmakesnewmemory.Heshouldbeoperatedonassoonaspossible.Andrewwasscared!

　　DoctorsremovedthetumorbutAndrew’smemorywasstillpoor.Hewastoldhewouldprobablynevergobacktoschool.Andrewwaseagertoenterauniversitybutitseemedthathisdreamwouldn’tcometrue.

　　“EventhoughtheytoldmethisIknewIwantedtogobacktoschool”Andrewsaid.“Iwantedtogetmymemoryback.”

　　Andrewbeganbyauditing(旁听)anEnglishclassatanearbyschool.Inclasshetooknotescarefullyandreadhisnotesseveraltimesadaythentypedthemagainandagain.Hestudiedtwelvehoursadaysevendaysaweek.Heworkedtentimesharderthanotherstudents.In2007atage29hegraduatedfromalocaluniversity.SixmonthslaterAndrewfoundajob.

　　【小题1】Andrew’sstrangebehavior(行为)includingallthefollowingexcept_________.

　　A．havingnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingaboutB．gettinglostonhiswaytohisfavoritecinemaC．havingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeakingD．notknowingwhohewas【小题2】Theunderlinedword"scared"inthethirdparagraphmeans“__________”.A．veryfrightenedB．veryexcitedC．verysurprisedD．veryhappy【小题3】ThetumorinAndrew’sbrain__________.A．didn’tdamagehismemoryB．didn’thavetoberemovedC．causedhisforgetfulnes