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One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positiveout of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11.

I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism（目击恐怖袭击）.

My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn't understand how something this terrible could have happened.

It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy(悲剧). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant（宽容的）. Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short to let myself get worried over small things.

People go to work and don't come back. One moment they're living and the next minute they're not. And, it doesn't matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

You try to learn from what happened. You can't be used up by it. You can't live by it. All you can do is just live.

1. The word "positive" in the passage probably means ______.

A. bad            B. good          C. real           D. terrible

2. When did the writer know it was an act of terrorism?

A. Late in the morning.

B. After his wife told him.

C. After he saw a plane crash into the North Tower.

D. After he saw another plane fly into the South Tower.

3. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

A. A fire starting.                 B. A plane flying.

C. A terrible accident.             D. An act of terrorism.

4. From September 11, the writer has realized that ______.

A. he has become less tolerant towards others

B. he should get worried about little things

C. life is too short to care about others

D. people should make the most of every minute they have

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A. A Report about September 11     B. September 11 and My Family

C. September 11 and My Turn      D. The Tragedy of September 11

【回答】

1B 2D 3D 4D 5C

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：阅读理解