Mypetdogdiedrecently.ButbeforeyoufeeltoosorryformeormydogyoushouldknowthatMatty—wenamedherafterthefamousbaseballplayerChristy“Matty”Mathewson—wasabout17yearsold.Shelivedalonghappylifebeforeshegotsosickthatwehadtoputhertosleep.

IhavetosaythatwhenwefirstsawMattyIdidnotwantapet.ButMattyturnedout(结果是)tobeawonderfuldog.Mattywasabigpartofourfamilylifeforyears.

That’sagoodlesson.Sometimesthingsdon’tturnoutthewayyouthoughttheywould.Theyturnoutbetter.Seeifthissoundsfamiliar(熟悉的)toyou.Youjoinasportsteam.Aftersomepracticeorgamesyoufindyoudon’tliketheteamasmuchasyouthoughtyouwould.Maybeyoudon’tlikethecoachortheotherkids.Orperhapsyoufindoutyou’renotgoingtobethenextLeBronJamesorMiaHamm.Youwanttogiveupbutyourmumanddadsayyouhavetoatleastfinishtheseason.Youdon’twanttobutyoustaywiththeteam.Andsurprise:Thingsgetbetter.Youmakeafriendormakeafewgoodplays.Maybethecoachtellsyouyou’regoingtobeagoodplayer.

Mostkidsandadults(成年人)areprettysuretheyknowexactlywhattheywant.ForexampleIwaspositiveyearsagothatIdidn’twantadog.Butlifeisfullofsurprises.Wechangewithtime.That’swhyit’simportantforustotrynewfoodsnewhobbiesandnewsports

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( )1.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatMatty________.

A.livedahardlife

B.diedbecauseofanaccident

C.was17yearsoldwhenshedied

D.wasnamedafterafamilymemberofthewriter

( )2.MiaHammisprobablya(n)________.

A.moviestar B.sportsstar

C.animaldoctor D.schoolteacher

( )3.Theunderlinedword“positive”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”inChinese.

A.遗憾的 B.庆幸的

C.失望的 D.肯定的

( )4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mattywasanimportantpartofthewriter’sfamily.

B.Thewriterdidn’twantMattywhenhefirstsawher.

C.Thewriterlearnedalessonfromhispetdog.

D.Mostkidsknowexactlywhattheyaregoodat.

( )5.Bytellingthestoryofhisdogthewriterwantsusto________.