I was diagnosed with cancer in September 2005, after discovering a small lump in my neck. All seemed well after the lump had been removed. However, a follow-up blood test revealed that the cancer had spread. I underwent chemotherapy(化疗), and within four months I lost nearly 20kg, all my hair and energy.
I got a tentative all-clear(解除警报)two days after my 28 the birthday. To me, it signaled a new start, and I couldn’t wait to get on with my life. The doctors told me that it would be months before I could get back to my old activity levels, but I just didn’t want to accept this. I wanted to be normal again –now, not in six months.
So I started by simply walking around Edinburgh. Each day I would get home four or five hours later feeling like I had run a marathon. After less than six weeks, I half-ran, half-crawled up Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. I spent the next couple of days in bed recovering, but soon after that I was back in the gym.
My diet had never been great before I fell ill --- I was a real vegetable-phobe(厌恶蔬菜的人), and to some extent I still am. Nowadays, though, I make myself eat more natural foods. I have discovered that a good blender and a slow-cooker help make foods I don’t like bearable.
When one suffers a physical setback, emotional support from others is important. Still, there are things only you can do for yourself; at the end of the day, you are the one going through it. I went back to work, and now have started a company to take my passion for health and fitness forward. I believe that what holds most people back is a poor mental attitude and lack of determination. You can achieve whatever you want; you just have to work hard at it.What do we learn about the author from the passage?
A.He was diagnosed with cancer after a regular blood test. |
B.He got back in the gym two days after his 28th birthday. |
C.His doctors asked him not to do any kind of exercise for six months. |
D.He wanted to recover from his illness as soon as possible. |
How did the author change his diet?
A.He started eating more natural foods. |
B.He began to like eating vegetables. |
C.He learned to cook by himself. |
D.He liked eating the foods he hadn’t liked before. |
Based on the last paragraph, the author thinks that_________.
A.the help and support of others are useless to sick people |
B.people can’t be mentally unprepared to decide things |
C.people should do everything by themselves |
D.hard-working people get what they want |
The author thinks the main thing in life is _______.
A.optimism | B.calmness |
C.passion | D.honesty |
What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Life Depends on Exercise |
B.Perseverance Is the Key to Success |
C.How I Bear Cancer |
D.How to Overcome Cancer |