九、閱讀短文,回答問題(共4小題;每小題2分,滿分8分)
I am Samuel. When I was a child, I had to go to a special education school because of my dyslexia (誦讀困難). People around me always told me that I was different and I couldn't do anything like normal (正常的) kids when I was young. Few of them were willing to encourage me.
At the age of 5, I started to go to that special school called People of Appraisal. Although (盡管) that special school helped me a lot with my communication (溝通) skills, I still wanted to be a normal kid in a normal school. At the age of 7, I was in Grade 1 at Creswell Elementary School in Opelousas Louisiana. I became an excellent student and my life began to change for the better that year.
Although I have dyslexia, I always keep trying in my life and don't let others influence (影響) me. Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman (大學一年級新生) and an excellent student in my college. Now I do believe in myself and I know that I will succeed in anything I do if I try my best. I've learnt that patience (耐心) goes a long way. Now I don't need anyone to tell me my weak points and what I can't do.
前3題每題答案不超過8個詞,第4題答案詞數不限
1. Why did Samuel go to a special education school when he was a child?
答案：Because of his dyslexia.
解析：根據“When I was a child, I had to go to a special education school because of my dyslexia (誦讀困難).”可知答案是Because of his dyslexia.
2. What did the special school help Samuel with?
答案：His communication skills.
解析：根據“Although (盡管) that special school helped me a lot with my communication (溝通) skills...”可知答案是His communication skills.
3. When did Samuel go to college?
答案：At the age of 37.
解析：根據“Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman (大學一年級新生)...”可知答案是At the age of 37.
4. What do you learn from the passage?
答案：We should keep trying and believe in ourselves. No matter what difficulties we meet, we can succeed if we try our best and have patience.
解析：文章講述了Samuel雖有誦讀困難，但通過不斷努力和保持耐心，最終成為優秀大學生的故事，從中我們可以學到要堅持努力、相信自己，遇到困難不放棄，只要盡力并保持耐心就能成功。
