AMysonhaspoliomyelitis(小儿麻痹症)andhesufferedfromitalot.Whenhewasyoung,mywifeandItookhimtoseetomanydoctorsandgotdifferentkindsoftreatments.Butstill,hecouldn’twalklikeanormalkid.Sohewaslaughedatbyhispeerforhiswalkingstyle.histearsburntoureyeslikesulphuricacid(硫酸).Then,hebecameafraidofgoingtoschool.Hewouldn’tgoanymore.Onenight,mywifehadabreakdownandshoutedathim,“Itellyou,mykid,youmightbelikethisforever.Youareafreakinotherpeople’seyes,andperhapsitwouldneverchange.Butinmyeyes,inyourdad’seyes,youarenotafreak!Youarenot!Evenifyouare,weloveyouandwewillloveyouforever!”Mysonspokenothingfortwodays.Hedidn’teatorsleep.Wecouldreadhashurt.Wehopedsomethingwonderfulwouldfallinourfamily.Onthethirdmorning,hestruggledtowalktomycar,withhisschoolbaginhishandofcourse.Heraisedhisheadhighandhuggedme,saying“Iwanttogotoschool.Nothingwillbeatme.”Youknow,fromthenon,hewasneverafraidofbeingmockedordespisedanymore.Ifhecouldn’tavoidtheselooks,hechosetolookatthemintheeyes.Later,somethingnicereallyhappenedandmysonwenttoMIT.Whenhewasaskedhowhemanagedtobearthepressure,hesaid,“Becauseofmyparents.”Mydearfellows,ifyoucaretoomuchabouthowotherpeoplelookatyouorwhattheiropinionsare,youwillneverbecomewhatyouwanttobe.1.Theauthor’ssonwaslaughedatbypeers,because.A.hedidn’tdowellinhislessonsB.hewalkedinastrangewayC.hewasfromapoorfamilyD.heoftenburstintotears2.Afterhearingwhatthemothersaid,theson.A.quarreledwithhismotherandlefthomeangrilyB.wenttoschoolunwillinglywithoutspeakinganythingC.burstoutcryingcomplainingabouthisbadexperienceD.didn’tsayanythingwithouteatingorsleepingfortwodays3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Theboywasbravetofaceanydifficultyafterbeingencouragedbyhismother.B.Theboyachievedsuccessandwasadmittedtoafamousuniversity.C.Theboyfinallycouldwalklikeanormalchildaftersometreatments.D.Theboyowedhissuccesstohisparentsandwasgratefultothem.4.Fromthepassagewecansaytheboyis.A.confidentandoutgoingB.braveandhard-workingC.wiseandeasy-goingD.determinedandbraveBAreyouconcernedaboutyourbodyimage?Thesedays,bothwomenandmenaresurroundedbymagazinesandwebsitesfulloftipsaboutdieting,exerciseandfashion.Nottomentionhairstyles!Gonearethedayswhenallmenhadtothinkaboutwaswearinganicesuittobesmartandhandsome.Thingshavechanged.Now,asurveybytheUniversityoftheWestofEngland(UWE)hassuggestedthat80%ofmenconfesstobeingunhappyabouttheirbody.Thebiggestbodyissuesforthemwerebeerbelliesandlackofmuscles.SomethinksuddenvanityisduetothepressureorinfluenceofrolemodelsweseeonTVandinmagazines.Peopleendupwithaperceptionofwhattheperfectbodyshouldlooklike.Butnoteverybodywantstoputintheefforttohaveperfectpecs(胸肌)anddazzlingwhiteteethlikeArnoldSchwarzenegger.Anopportunisticentrepreneurhaseveninventedamusicale-enhancingshirttobewornunderaman’sclothestomakehimlookmoreofahunk.ButJoeWarner,theformereditorofMen’sFitnessmagazineintheUK,thinksthepaddedshirtisjustagimmick.Hethinksmanypeopleinthecountryateobese,oroverweight,andshouldaccepttheyneedtodomoreexercise.Warnersays,“Ithinkit’sarealshamethatpeoplestillwantshortcutswhenitdoesn’ttakeanawfullotofefforttosettothegymorgoforawalk.’’Exerciseisalwaysagoodthing.Butwemustn’tforgetthatbeautyisonlyskindeep.Characterismoreimportantthanappearance.SobeforeIheadofftothepub,itmightbeworthspendinganhouratthegym.I’mnotlookingtogetasix-pack(块块隆起的腹肌)，butlookinghealth...
