My name is Brooke Parsons,and the story of my life is different.One day,in April,1993,I was home alone when I had a stroke.When my parents came home,they took me to the hospital to learn what lay ahead for all of us.The stroke has left me with permanent brain damage.The doctors suggested I quit school.However,I chose the opposite.
After returning to high school,I learned very slowly.I had to decide whether or not to complete the twelfth grade in 2 years.Thinking I would fail if I chose to do it in one year,finally I made my decision.The staff at school were very supportive and helped me through the rough times.Finally,I graduated from high school.Graduating from high school was a huge achievement for me.That was an opportunity for me to be really proud of just how far I had come with all the odds I had to beat.
I can now walk,talk,dress myself,feed myself and be the independent person I am today.I have achieved my VCE and I am now at university,studying to be a social worker.I have been a scholarship winner.I have become a life-long member of the local musical band.All of these achievements are beyond my imagination.Now I am even in a novel called Second Chances by Neil Mitchall.
I could have easily listened to the doctors when I first had my stroke,but I decided I was going to prove them wrong as they did not know me,nor did they know just how determined I would be.
It's a big world out there.I have done and achieved so much and never once will I allow the odds to get the better of me,as there is still a whole lot more things out there for me to do.I love life and I am living it to the maximum.
(1)How was the author affected by the stroke?(no more than 6 words)
He suffered permanent brain damage.
He suffered permanent brain damage.
(2)What decision did he make after returning to school?(no more than 10 words) To finish twelfth grade in two years.
To finish twelfth grade in two years.
(3)What did the author's efforts bring him?(no more than 10 words) He has achicved more than he could imagine.
He has achicved more than he could imagine.
(4)What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? (no more than 10 words) I detemine not to be defeated by difficultics .
I detemine not to be defeated by difficultics .
(5)What do you think of the author and why? (no more than 20 words) He is brave and determined because he didn't give up easily and overcame many difficulties brought by his brain damage.
He is brave and determined because he didn't give up easily and overcame many difficulties brought by his brain damage.