I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn’t finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失常的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect something of myself. On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what dreamt about. Even when my electricity was cut off and I woke up at 5:30 am to pitch blackness, I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me. Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn’t have gotten me closer to my goal. Even poverty (贫穷 ) could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to cold email about 50 Harvard students so I could ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down. Every day I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations!”. A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land. Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?【小题1】What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?A．He experienced disability.B．He grew up in a happy family.C．He accepted special education.D．He had high expectation of himself.【小题2】What efforts did the author make to achieve his goal?A．He often wrote feedbacks on others’ essays.B．He spent more time preparing for the exams.C．He learnt from his peers from time to time.D．He consulted his teacher when having problems.【小题3】Which can best describe the author’s character?A．Intelligent and humorous.B．Courageous and friendly.C．Determined and hardworking.D．Generous and selfless.【小题4】Which of the following can be the main idea of the text?A．Perseverance can make your dream come true.B．Explanation of “Failure is the mother of success”.C．The longest journey begins with the first step.D．Hardship serves as a textbook of life.